My First Holiday with a Boyfriend... (Not quite what we expected!)

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  • @TheJoelWood
    @TheJoelWood  2 роки тому +4

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  • @brettsnyder3568
    @brettsnyder3568 2 роки тому +14

    Rotterdam has amazing architecture and museums - can't believe you missed Foodhallen Rotterdam and Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen, etc.

    • @rjkka7260
      @rjkka7260 5 місяців тому

      yeah they missed a lot..............................bloody hell typical english tourists

  • @advicebyGeorge
    @advicebyGeorge 2 роки тому +16

    You two are adorable together! Cute trip. Thanks for sharing.

  • @goindown71
    @goindown71 2 роки тому +13

    I like Keegan's sense of humor. You two compliment each other well. While I don't like the term "power couple" I love how you both have created your own paths and are each thriving in them. A few days ago I saw Keegan's Tedx Talk for the first time....Well done!!!

  • @tomcrawford2350
    @tomcrawford2350 2 роки тому +28

    Most of Rotterdam was bombed during WWII and was rebuilt new so there is not very many historic places to see. You should have driven to Kinderdijk (30-minute drive SE of Rotterdam) to see the largest collection of windmills in one place in The Netherlands if you wanted to see something "touristy."

    • @TheMexxodus
      @TheMexxodus 2 роки тому +3

      It's like Coventry in the UK. You did as you say pass the town hall, but the remaining okd buildings like the church and old harbour, you've missed. And the modern architecturen like Erasmus Bridge, Cube Houses, ... You also missed. But you gotta love the modern urbanism of Rotterdam, like Coventry.

    • @adscri
      @adscri 2 роки тому +5

      2.6 square km of the city centre was totally wiped off the map. Had Keegan read up on some history perhaps his comments would not have been so very unkind.

  • @DaveLara
    @DaveLara 2 роки тому +2

    Omg, I shouldn't post this but I must. The shot of Kegan's posterior as you went into the shop...lucky you.

  • @BobsCreativeDays
    @BobsCreativeDays 2 роки тому +5

    Cute to catch Keegan expressing his love for you. Thanks for sharing this small part of your trip with us. Keegan had me in stitches when he said Hull because I heard hole. Laughed when I realized what he had been saying. See you tomorrow.

  • @erincassidy-cernanec9755
    @erincassidy-cernanec9755 2 роки тому +3

    Every time you film together - I CAN'T EVEN!!! too cute!

  • @peterstaiff2211
    @peterstaiff2211 2 роки тому +3

    Thanks for adding your holiday vlog. I didn’t think you were show it on your non Patreon channel. So was pleasantly surprised.

    • @TheJoelWood
      @TheJoelWood  2 роки тому +2

      I haven’t shown the actual family holiday vlog but I’ll show this one and Amsterdam too!

  • @ccrr6243
    @ccrr6243 Рік тому

    Hey I love when they have pictures, its so easy to pick what to eat

  • @callie3396
    @callie3396 2 роки тому +4

    You are so much more entertaining traveling with your boyfriend. I hope you have more trips planned with your cutie!

  • @dailycharmaddict
    @dailycharmaddict 2 роки тому +1

    Another cute one! We cycled from Amsterdam to Bruges; the smaller villages are really lovely. I love their way of life ❤ and Keegan is such a teddy bear 🧸 I love when you soft soap! 😊

  • @davidlocke3489
    @davidlocke3489 2 роки тому +4

    You are such an A lister Queen. I really hope it works out with you and your boyfriend. He seems very down to earth.

  • @lelandpeck4585
    @lelandpeck4585 2 роки тому +11

    Thanks guys, If I'm not mistaken, Rotterdam is Europe's largest port and I think it's also the financial center of the Netherlands. Anyway, thanks for the vlog. Looks like you all had a great time there.

    • @Beachbum471
      @Beachbum471 2 роки тому

      Just wondering what they teach in World geography in England, I quite certain that I was aware of Rotterdam when I was 16 years 😂

    • @assafnaor5752
      @assafnaor5752 2 роки тому +2

      Sorry Amsterdam is the finanical center

  • @col62
    @col62 Рік тому

    Gosh just noticed whilst watching you two walk in shopping area there’s a C&A store. They closed in UK decades ago 😂😂

  • @rawilson7768
    @rawilson7768 2 роки тому

    Thanks for showing us around part of the Netherlands.

  • @shangri-laj9578
    @shangri-laj9578 2 роки тому +2

    You two look so cute together. Joel I am proud of you 18 days down and 12 to go!!!

  • @jonathan-cd7wy
    @jonathan-cd7wy 2 роки тому +1

    Hi, I always enjoy your November vlogs, the second place you visit seems quite and safe. Romantic getaway

  • @keithfoester7326
    @keithfoester7326 2 роки тому +1

    keegan is always eating. i love it. more of both of you eating please!

  • @crinkle2649
    @crinkle2649 2 роки тому +6

    How have you never heard of Rotterdam? Bless your heart

    • @TheJoelWood
      @TheJoelWood  2 роки тому +1

      Just nothing iconic has come from there I suppose

    • @crinkle2649
      @crinkle2649 2 роки тому +1

      @@TheJoelWood after you two were walking around and nothing was there, I thought yeah that's why he hadn't heard of it. So I get it now.

    • @Sandra_Kidd
      @Sandra_Kidd 2 роки тому

      Get an education Joel. Seriously.

  • @missybelmont9830
    @missybelmont9830 2 роки тому +1

    Love you two together ❤️ 💗 💓 💛 💕 💖 ❤️ you are glowing, Joel

  • @thomasconnors6755
    @thomasconnors6755 2 роки тому +2

    The two of you are so cute together and you are a lots of fun ❤️

  • @LoveLeighEating23
    @LoveLeighEating23 2 роки тому

    And thanks for showing us what your members would see a little clips of it. I appreciate that so I can make a decision.

  • @paulpjy4996
    @paulpjy4996 2 роки тому

    Thank you again love when you share time with you and Keegan.

  • @msbeaverhausen7226
    @msbeaverhausen7226 2 роки тому +3

    I LOVE the closed captioning. Some of the words/phrases crack me up. At the end of the vlog you said that "we just went for a dip" and it said "d%ck" at the beginning Keegan said that a building was a hotel and somehow, it came out as" I think it's a Nutella"🤣🤣🤣

    • @goattrader3326
      @goattrader3326 2 роки тому +1

      I've noticed the cc doesn't understand the British accent any better than I do. "We just went for a d*ck" kinda got my attention (since I'm gay too.) LOL

  • @brentfisher6484
    @brentfisher6484 2 роки тому

    Fun tour of Rotterdam...(it's mostly new architecture so not much 'visual history'). Love the American (or as we say, 'Meri-can') accents. (Do we REALLY sound like that? Yikes!!!) Have a great holiday!

  • @crinkle2649
    @crinkle2649 2 роки тому +1

    Keegan, it takes awhile to get all of the Christmas decorations up all over town, and they need to be up before Christmas.

  • @richardhunter7363
    @richardhunter7363 2 роки тому +1

    Cycling in the Netherlands compared by the UK is a totally different experience - bikes take priority over cars so very much safer. The Natural History Museum at Lieden is well worth a visit and a trip out on the lakes/canals. I've been looking at a number of holidays in the The Netherlands - my fav at the moment is to cycle from Amsterdam to Bruges and stay in a barge that shadows you as you cycle.

  • @robertschwartz4810
    @robertschwartz4810 2 роки тому

    I didn't know Keegan was such a celebrity there. The last few days he's been all over my UA-cam algorithm! Very interesting story.

  • @dww2006
    @dww2006 2 роки тому

    Costco in Canada had Christmas decorations up in August. Trees and lights.

  • @vincentimbesi3947
    @vincentimbesi3947 2 роки тому

    Very cute video! Keegan sounded very American when he said Harvard! I should know I live here. 😊

  • @danielmkubacki
    @danielmkubacki 2 роки тому

    Joel, you and Keegan are so cute together. Thanks for taking us along. When you were in Rotterdam you missed out on seeing Grote of Sint-Laurenskerk a beautiful church built in 1499. That waffle looks so good. I hope you two had fun in Netherlands. Have a great day, Joel.

    • @TheJoelWood
      @TheJoelWood  2 роки тому

      Oh wow I just googled it - beautiful!

  • @lizalawsky3055
    @lizalawsky3055 2 роки тому

    Throughout the whole of the Netherlands most shops except supermarkets are closed Monday mornings.

  • @LittleMissPyeWacket
    @LittleMissPyeWacket 2 роки тому +1

    This was a really nice vid, love the chemistry between you both!

  • @HayleyTief
    @HayleyTief 2 роки тому

    The only thing I know about Rotterdam is the Cube Houses. I imagine you would have liked to have seen those if you had known about them prior, I'd certainly like to!

  • @LoveLeighEating23
    @LoveLeighEating23 2 роки тому

    Great tip Keegan😳I never thought of that.

  • @gwynethglas-brown9171
    @gwynethglas-brown9171 2 роки тому

    Sadly joel Monday morning the shops are shut in the Netherlands they open in the afternoon except some supermarkets
    Looked like Great Family Holiday 😜

  • @TheRainbowCoach
    @TheRainbowCoach 2 роки тому +2

    Wow, you shopped at the village of Boxtel. 😉 That's so nearby. And then to the direct other side of Eindhoven (which is where I live) to Westerhoven (of all places 🤪😀). Did you know Center Parcs is a Dutch invention? 🙃 Rotterdam really has it's nice places, but you have to know where to go... and not to the actual city centre. 😅

    • @cavlizzy
      @cavlizzy 2 роки тому

      I have been to Rotterdam twice.... it has some great museums there!! (which I love seeing) One had a wonderful Dali exhibit in 2004 that I got to see. I read that 7 priceless paintings were stolen from one of them around 2012! (and the mom of the thief burned them in her stove to protect her son! Picasso, Matisse, 2 Monet's, etc..)

  • @chriscansdale6389
    @chriscansdale6389 2 роки тому

    Good for a laugh as always, especially when you bounce off each other.. cant say I've been anywhere where the shops were closed until midday, except for Anzac day here in Australia (our specific remembrance day) and even then, people are desperate when things open at 1pm... would never have thought Keegan as a bit shy..
    Joel, whats the story behind Keegan's 'shop local' mantra?

  • @xadam2dudex
    @xadam2dudex 2 роки тому +3

    Whoa you never heard of Rotterdam ? It's modern architecture is famous .. Its Delfshaven neighborhood is home to shopping along the canal and Pilgrim Fathers Church, where pilgrims worshiped before sailing to America .. There are lots of bars, pubs and night life .. The maritime Museum is interesting

  • @hugshoney3409
    @hugshoney3409 Рік тому

    You guys are a trip!!😂❤😊❤

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. 2 роки тому +1

    You know what, you have a great eye for fleeces! Get those fabulous jackets and look cool 🔥

    • @TheJoelWood
      @TheJoelWood  2 роки тому +1

      They were so cool werent they!!!

    • @PokhrajRoy.
      @PokhrajRoy. 2 роки тому

      @@TheJoelWood They were very cool!

  • @h.louise4746
    @h.louise4746 2 роки тому +1

    3:21 As a Harvard student, LOL! PS: Harvard & Yale have an active rivalry going on, specifically when it comes to who has the best college football team. Games are always intense! There's one coming up. Let's go, Crimson!

  • @Thulani-H
    @Thulani-H 2 роки тому

    This man is supper funny. I love him. His a keeper Joel.

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. 2 роки тому

    3:18 Lady Diana made the Harvard Sweatshirt into a Fashionable Item. I think that moment told us we can do it too.

  • @joemalick
    @joemalick 2 роки тому

    Nice vlog, but I agree, Rotterdam seemed dead. 🙂 Bummer, but at least you guys got socks! 😂😂😂 Until later today … ❤❤❤

  • @TinaR622
    @TinaR622 2 роки тому

    I loved the market in Rotterdam, and there are good views from the top of the Euromast…looks like Monday morning is not the best time to visit 😮

  • @hollykinslow5193
    @hollykinslow5193 2 роки тому

    You look like you're having fun! That chocolate waffle looked AMAZING!! Now I'm craving waffles 🧇!!!

  • @jobhartgers1854
    @jobhartgers1854 2 роки тому

    For your information, the proper name is the Kingdom of the Netherlands or for short The Netherlands. Holland is a part of The Netherlands., like in the West of The Netherlands. On Mondays, most stores in The Netherlands are closed till noon, which is why there was not much going on in the inner city of Rotterdam..

  • @EphemeralProductions
    @EphemeralProductions 2 роки тому +1

    So glad you guys enjoyed the holiday!!! Hugs

  • @danielintheantipodes6741
    @danielintheantipodes6741 2 роки тому

    I understand that Rotterdam was heavily bombed in WWII because it is a major port.. Most of the city is a re-build, very little surviving. Thank you for the video!

  • @karenritter3888
    @karenritter3888 2 роки тому

    Looks like you had fun exploring.

  • @deetles98
    @deetles98 2 роки тому

    No chocolatiers? LOVE Dutch/Belgian chocolate!!!😊

  • @bethwerve282
    @bethwerve282 2 роки тому +1

    Why so few "likes", guys? This is our Joel!!!

  • @Jamnicity
    @Jamnicity 2 роки тому

    You and Keegan are always entertaining, even if there’s nothing to do! 😄 Too bad Rotterdam was a bust. At least you got some cute socks. 😊

  • @EvieVermont
    @EvieVermont 2 роки тому

    It's true; I've only ever been to Amsterdam!

  • @joemalick
    @joemalick 2 роки тому

    Nice vlog, but I agree, Rotterdam seemed dead. 🙂 Bummer, but at least you got socks! 😂 Until tomorrow … ❤

  • @lisas572
    @lisas572 2 роки тому +3

    When's Keegan gonna go to Florida?

    • @TheJoelWood
      @TheJoelWood  2 роки тому +1

      We've booked to go next year with the kids!

    • @lisas572
      @lisas572 2 роки тому

      @@TheJoelWood So happy for you guys.

  • @jenniferrichardson8474
    @jenniferrichardson8474 2 роки тому

    A shop being closed or having shorter hours on a Monday isn't that uncommon. I'm from Augusta, Georgia and worked in a Bridal Salon/Formal Wear Shop for several years. We kept longer hours on the weekends, but we were closed on Mondays. Sometimes we used Monday to order customer dresses and inventory, rearrange dresses on the floor or change the window displays. But always closed to the public.

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. 2 роки тому

    All my love to you, Keegan and your lovely family ❤

  • @passingthroughtime3033
    @passingthroughtime3033 2 роки тому +1

    You would of all had way more fun in Florida. 🌴🌞🌴🌞🌴🌞🌴🌞🌴🌞🌴🌞🌴🌞🌴🌞🌴

  • @deniselegere5927
    @deniselegere5927 2 роки тому

    I live in Massachusetts and we pronounce Harvard “Havid”😊

  • @LoveLeighEating23
    @LoveLeighEating23 2 роки тому

    Y’all ARE SO DANG CUTE TOGETHER!!🥰

  • @slmon66
    @slmon66 2 роки тому

    You should have went to the cube houses. By the market house. Then got a speed boat taxi and went the the ss rotterdam an old liner. That a hotel. Brilliant. You missed out. Big time.

  • @donna2kayak
    @donna2kayak 2 роки тому

    You compliment each other! You may have been bored.. but I was totally entertained!

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. 2 роки тому

    I get so scared of just walking so I create mini-itineraries in my mind just to feel less lost. However, spontaneity takes over scheduled travelling.

  • @ggeminim
    @ggeminim 2 роки тому

    @ 7:29 a Greek guy says "I don't understand that", but any Greek watching does 🤣🤣

  • @davee7877
    @davee7877 2 роки тому +1

    On the lam in Rotterdam
    OK, Keegan's attempt at an American accent sounded specifically valley girl😆

  • @travislake9537
    @travislake9537 2 роки тому

    How do you film your videos almost a month in advance? 😧

  • @bikerpaul68
    @bikerpaul68 2 роки тому

    'Guys, we're in Europe, so we're driving on the wrong side of the road.' Joel, Britain is in Europe. It may not be in the European Union any more, but geographically it's in Europe! Oh - and Rotterdam has some famous modern architecture, not just Central Station but also (eg) the Market Hall (Markthal).

  • @stephenhawkins1913
    @stephenhawkins1913 2 роки тому +1

    My family came through Rotterdam as Holocaust survivors to England
    We know it well

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. 2 роки тому

    Not Joel and Keegan igniting my sweet tooth with the footage of delectable desserts.

  • @50hellkat2
    @50hellkat2 2 роки тому +2

    Joel's choice in that furry jumper looks like something "David" from Schitt's Creek would warm to. Just saying Keegan has a point. 🤫😉

  • @cavlizzy
    @cavlizzy 2 роки тому +1

    Rotterdam has some fabulous museums! 7 priceless paintings were stolen from one of them around 2012. (Picasso, Matisse, Monet, etc) Then they found out that the mother of one of the thiefs BURNED them in her stove to protect her son. (both were arrested) So disturbing & pointless to destroy art!! Luckily I got to see them in 2004 before this happened.

  • @jorybennett5932
    @jorybennett5932 2 роки тому

    Holland is only two provinces in the Netherlands. The names are not interchangeable.

  • @SuperCommando60
    @SuperCommando60 2 роки тому +2

    oh jeez...and i thought poor geography was exclusive to us Americans! Rotterdam is one of the biggest port cities in the world, certainly the biggest for W Europe as pretty much all import and export for the continent travels through there. because of its strategically critical location, it was bombed into oblivion by the Germans in WWII. it was rebuilt into one of the top industrial cities in europe. I found it facsinating...went to the port and bought some frieten and mayo at a cart, and just looked at all the cranes and ships and all the activity. heavenly stuff for a infrastructure nerd like me

  • @stephenhawkins1913
    @stephenhawkins1913 2 роки тому

    Very very good vlog love you both

  • @chevychase
    @chevychase 2 роки тому

    There's a moment in "The History Boys' in which the boys make fun of Hull.

  • @DJMetzler337
    @DJMetzler337 2 роки тому

    What were the two songs after Mumford and Sons?

    • @dane3165
      @dane3165 2 роки тому +1

      I only heard The 1975, Somebody Else… that might be the songs you are referencing.

  • @RayASylvia
    @RayASylvia 2 роки тому

    I just follow you guys around on my laptop and I get tired your shoping segments should be a feature on QVC or HSN ... J&K Menswear for travel. LOL 🎁👕🎁👖🎁🥼🎁🧦🎁🥾🎁

  • @jimwilloughby
    @jimwilloughby 2 роки тому

    I think the only thing Rotterdam has going for it is that it is a huge port city for Europe.

  • @alanday5255
    @alanday5255 Рік тому

    Is TK Max the same as TJ Max?

  • @bkm2797
    @bkm2797 2 роки тому

    Apparently there are all kinds of cool places in Rotterdam, maybe next time. Enjoyed checking out the beginning of your trip, but sadly due to ridiculous amounts of fraud, I don't do anything financial on my technology, so Joel let me know if I can send you a check. Hope you have a wonderful time, see you when you get back.

  • @melissagayheart7716
    @melissagayheart7716 2 роки тому

    Keegan does a American accent as good as I do a British accent lol 😆

  • @Thisistrulyoddtv_Mark
    @Thisistrulyoddtv_Mark 2 роки тому

    Rotterdam or anywhere Liverpool or Rome cause Rotterdam is anywhere , anywhere alone anywhere alone lol ( beautiful south)

  • @Brooksie603
    @Brooksie603 2 роки тому +2

    You two should take a trip to the US on the East Coast during Halloween. You could go on hay rides, drink fresh apple cider (not the alcohol one), pick apples, and see all the decorations and the people dressed up. Just don't go to Salem Massachusetts on Halloween. It's too crazy there. Rhode Island is nice. I believe Taylor Swift has a house in that state too, or she did. Not sure if she sold it or not.

  • @alanday5255
    @alanday5255 Рік тому

    Both Harvard and Yale are competitive rivals in academic programs in medicine, law and management. Beyond that, Yale is more popular for drama and music, while Harvard is more regarded for its engineering and government studies

  • @kimberlysidor9427
    @kimberlysidor9427 2 роки тому

    What is bonfire night? Is it like Samhain or Autumn Equinox?

    • @luminiferous1960
      @luminiferous1960 2 роки тому

      It is traditionally called Guy Fawkes Night - see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes_Night
      It is a British holiday that celebrates the foiling of a plot to blow up the House of Lords in the British Parliament on November 5, 1605. Guy Fawkes was caught guarding the explosives that the Catholic plotters had planted under the House of Lords to assassinate the Protestant King James I and his parliament. The Observance of 5th November Act mandated an annual public day of thanksgiving for the plot's failure. Claims that Guy Fawkes Night was a Protestant replacement for older customs such as Samhain are disputed.

    • @doughmestic-bliss
      @doughmestic-bliss 2 роки тому +1

      The Gunpowder Plot in 1605 was an attempt to assassinate King James I during the state opening of parliament on November 5th by blowing the place up with barrels of gunpowder hidden underneath the House of Lords. In celebration of the plots failure and that the King was safe the public were allowed to light bonfires, the following year it was decreed that an annual celebration be held on that date which was the beginning of the bonfire night we know today. It is also known as Guy Fawke's night, named after one of the conspirators arrested guarding the barrels of gunpowder and it became tradition that kids would build 'guys' - effigies made with old clothes stuffed with newspaper and fitted with a grotesque mask - which would be burnt atop a giant bonfire.

  • @bartel-shop
    @bartel-shop 2 роки тому

    Amazing!

  • @rebeccashepard7507
    @rebeccashepard7507 2 роки тому

    A train you can put your car on? Did I hear that right? Please share what it is like. I find that fascinating.

    • @TheJoelWood
      @TheJoelWood  2 роки тому

      Yeah! Google the Euro Tunnel. You drive onto the train and either sit in your car or get up and walk about!

  • @TinyDancer250
    @TinyDancer250 2 роки тому

    Were you in Rotterdam on Sunday? That would explain it.

  • @VMeral
    @VMeral 2 роки тому +1

    Oh thank you! So glad you didn't go JUST to Amsterdam. Yeah Rotterdam isn't that special. Rotterdam got bommed during the WO II. That's why the city is modern and different from Amsterdam.
    And the stores? All the stores open at 12 o'clock on Monday. Don't know why tho. I promise that the Netherlands is more fun the rest of the week!!

    • @wPatrickSF
      @wPatrickSF 2 роки тому +1

      Maybe it has something to do with it being a University party town. They are just getting to bed at 5am.😉🥳

  • @dorismedvetz5796
    @dorismedvetz5796 2 роки тому

    Looks like fun waffles look yummy

  • @timmystauffer9094
    @timmystauffer9094 2 роки тому

    Did you get to Leiden or was that away from where you went?

    • @TheJoelWood
      @TheJoelWood  2 роки тому

      No we just went to Rotterdam, Westerhoven and Amsterdam!

    • @timmystauffer9094
      @timmystauffer9094 2 роки тому

      @@TheJoelWood If you go again you should try to get Coffee at the Waterline cafe-leiden if the waterline is still there.

    • @cavlizzy
      @cavlizzy 2 роки тому

      @@TheJoelWood It's too bad you missed The Hague! The Mauritshuis museum with "The Girl with the Pearl Earring" is worth seeing! Plus a full room of Rembrant's & much more.

  • @auldfouter8661
    @auldfouter8661 2 роки тому

    I would have thought that Rotterdam is one of the largest and busiest ports in Europe.

    • @spanish_realms
      @spanish_realms 2 роки тому

      Rotterdam counts as the 10th largest port in the world so definitely the largest in Europe. The top ones are now almost exclusively in China, number 1 being Shanghai. The closest european ones to Rotterdam are Antwerp (14) and Hamburg (17). This is according to the most recent figures I could find.

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. 2 роки тому

    Keegan’s version of ‘Harvard’ reminds me of the video where you two try to pronounce ‘bum’ and now I’m giggling because I’m immature 😂

  • @briankelly85
    @briankelly85 2 роки тому +1

    I think Amsterdam is to Holland what New York is to America in a sense. It’s a metropolis, so it’s representative of Holland, but only a part of it - you know, it’s more extreme, there’s more happening, it’s more liberal and more daring than the countryside in Holland is...

  • @kennethdodemaide8678
    @kennethdodemaide8678 2 роки тому +2

    Thanks for the travel advice. I now know to avoid Rotterdam. Maybe the reason for the late opening on Monday is that they are still recovering from the weekend lol. I love how you two play off each other. So cute. Thanks for sharing your trip Joel.

    • @TheMexxodus
      @TheMexxodus 2 роки тому

      The reason is simple: the retail/store laws from the 1930s oblige stores to have one (half) day closing time for personnel and store owners to do the usual administration and have a break (as they work during the weekend). And as Monday morning shoppers and revenue are scarce, it's become a tradition to close up shop till midday.

    • @kennethdodemaide8678
      @kennethdodemaide8678 2 роки тому

      @@TheMexxodus Thanks for that explanation. I thought it was a bit strange but now I understand. Love The Netherlands.

  • @colingarner6175
    @colingarner6175 2 роки тому +1

    Surely everyone’s heard of Rotterdam!! I’m guessing it’s full of sailors 😂

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. 2 роки тому

    Going to ‘Sissy Boy’ is now going to be on my hypothetical itinerary. TripAdvisor doesn’t say anything about that.