Jackie in The Netherlands | My First Time in Amsterdam!
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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2024
- Hey guys! This video seems a bit chaotic, but that's because I was constantly in awe of everything! Amsterdam really took me by surprise, and I'm so happy to share my first time in this unique city with you all!
1. Foodhallen Amsterdam: www.foodhallen...
2. Vondelpark: www.hetvondelp...
3. Park Plaza Victoria Amsterdam (our hotel): www.parkplazav...
4. Jordaan neighborhood: en.m.wikipedia...
5. Amigo Grill Restaurant (where we had dinner): www.amigogrill...
6. Excalibur Café: www.excaliburc...
7. Spite House info in Alexandria, VA: en.m.wikipedia...
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That cool building on that square you 'stumbled upon' is today a royal palace (the palace at Dam square). However, it was built in the 17th century when the Netherlands was a republic, as the new Amsterdam city hall. Its opulence and symbolisms are a sign of Amsterdam's place in the world in the middle of the 17th century (one of the richest cities in the world) when the Dutch merchant fleet (mainly in the form of what is to this day -when corrected for inflation- is estimated to be the most valuable company in the world ever, the VOC -the world's first publicy owned multinational) basically ruled world trade. All of the statues, reliefs, marble floors are designed for one purpose only: to imprint the power of Amsterdam on the visitor. Even if it lacks a monumental grand entrance. At the time it was the largest non-religeous building in Europe.
I love the parks and the architecture in Europe's cities the most.❤ Explore on foot, you're doing it right.
I'm truly just amazed by everything. Yes, I like going by foot and maybe getting to see the less "touristy" areas, too! 😊
Awesome video! Keep up the good work, Jackie!
Thank you! 😄
American expat in the Netherlands.
Jovies home, she had a lot of video’s with a many interesting subjects
Or
Ava, Dutch Americano
Jordaan is based on the French word “Jardin = garden (tuin in Dutch) when the Huguenots flie from France and arrived in Amsterdam they found the district were they were living look like a garden (Jardin) hence Jordaan
As my ancestors did in 1572
Wow, thank you for that information! 😊
That big square you were on (at about 11 minutes) is De Dam. That is the most important square in Amsterdam, and maybe in The Netherlands. The big building you were standing in front of is the Royal Palace. Here, important people from other countries are received by our king.
Next to it is the Nieuwe Kerk. Here, all kinds of important commemorations and ceremonies are held. Also, our king was crowned here, and the ceremonies were held when our former queen died.
Right across the palace is "Het Nationaal Monument," the national monument. Here, all the people that died in WW2 and the soldiers that fell in peacekeeping actions like in Bosnia or Lebanon are commemorated. This happens on the 4th of May, Nationale Dodenherdenking.
All in all, an important place.
Awesome, thank you for that information.
The Van Gogh museum! ❤ I soo want to visit there if ever in Amsterdam. Top of my list
Yes! I'm so bummed that we missed that. Hopefully we can go next time!
Well, now you are really lost your way, not! This is the Dam as in AmsterDAM, the center of the city, originally a dam in the Amstel river, with the National Monument and the Royal Palace, the pigeons, famous hotel Krasnapolski and luxurious warehouse De Bijenkorf, Madame Tussaud and the Grote Club (gentlemens club), De Nieuwe Kerk, the most famous shopping streets de Kalverstraat at one side, de Nieuwendijk at the other, het Rokin to het Muntplein and het Rembrandtplein and de Damrak to het Centraalstation. De Damstraat is just ahead and leads to the red light district and china town.
De bird with the long neck is called a "reiger" in Dutch, so almost the same as the German word and heron in English.
Oh wow lots of amazing food. looks all so good.
Eet smakelijk!
Have a breakfast or lunch at the "Wintertuin" (Winter Garden) of Hotel Krasnapolsky. It has a great interior !
I'll have to check that out next time!
6:29 Underneath this water is a recent opened bike parking, on the right right you can see the entrance. It is pretty impressive inside.
Oh, that is so cool!
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The bird is probably a 'reiger' which is a heron in English if I'm not mistaken. The gazebo is actually a bandstand.
Heron was the word I was looking for! 😅 Oh, that is neat!
What a nice video. Good 2 see you enjoyed it. I like Amsterdam a lot and go there regularly. When I visit Amsterdam I use P+R. You park your car in the outskirts of the city and take public transportation into city centre. Visit Amsterdam Noord next time. Just exit centraal station on the other (water) side and take the ferry. It's free btw. As you live in Germany visit Maastricht as well! Must see city!
Very nice video. 👍👍 you showed some beautiful places which are not that typical tourist like. Maybe next time read some historical facts about Amsterdam in preparation and then visit them. It will give you even more joy and fun.
Thank you! Yes, I really need to do that for next time! I definitely wasn't prepared. 😅
12:40 That sign says Dutch pancake. You know a place is touristy, when they market a Dutch version of pancakes in English, telling you that it's Dutch, instead of using the Dutch word for pancake.
The reason you'll find a lot of tilted or sagged houses in Amsterdam is that the city is build on a swamp. The houses rest on wooden poles that stick very deep. Most of it was done in the 17th century.
Wow, that is so cool! 😮
Americans visiting Europe always crack me up! They get overexcited very fast seeing a ordinary overcrowded city. 😂
No shame here! 😂
Eet smakelijke in dutch. Damplein hoofd plein van Amsterdam😊.
You should not only stick to amsterdam you should visit more cities if you have the time like the Hague and rotterdam and the beach and you should visit in the summer for good weather nice vlog❤
I also visited Den Haag!: ua-cam.com/video/M9Bc8B3w0zo/v-deo.html
Thank you so much! I loved The Netherlands and definitely want to come back! ❤️
Bon appetit is "eet smakelijk" in Dutch 😊
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Is there anything you'd recommend I see or do next time I'm in Amsterdam?
go to Rotterdam 👍
@@19Darshan63 I'd love to visit Rotterdam!
@@jackieingermany You should go to Haarlem next time, it's like 15 min outside Amsterdam and a trip with the train costs like 9 euros. A nice city with huge market and lost of stuff to see.
@@noabakker3848 cool! Maybe I'll be able to do that next time I'm able to visit.
I like the Netherlands and that comes from a German
But our Food is way better
Those Ducks are geese. The reiger is a Heron in English.
bitter #ballin lol
I'm sorry, but if you go somewhere, don't you do some homework beforehand? In that way - especially if you vlog - you can deliver some data?
Normally, I would like to do that! However, this visit was pretty last minute, so I really wanted to just explore the city without any real "plan." I hope that makes sense. Since my channel is mostly about my experiences, some videos may be researched beforehand, and others may be a "spur of the moment" thing. But even when I don't plan beforehand, I come back with something that I never knew before, and I think that's still really special. 😊
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A reiher in German = reiger in Dutch = heron in English
Thank you! I was saying herring. 😅🤦♀️
Smakelijk eten. Dutch for enjoy your food.