What a respectful, friendly and attentive visitor you are ! I am sure that all European countries will welcome tourists like you and those who are like you,
Yea they should show every visitor these vidz on how to behave as a guest in The Netherlands 😆 & @MoreJps if you try another ''kroket'' try & see if they got ''van dobben" kroket thats probably my fav. meat ragout fillin for a kroket w some bread & mustard 🤤😅💯 & wholesome vid again! Keep them coming & have fun in The Netherlands ❤
you must be the one tourist that comes to NL and says to be at a coffeeshop and actually is at a place where they serve coffee and actually gets a coffee
You don't know if he had the special brew...😜 But yeah, should call it coffeestore instead of coffeeshop if it only sells coffee and no 'recreational' blends to prevent confusion
@@mjwemdee 😆I got into the same kind of local in Romania, it had a board on top of the door written BAR,and under it, with small letters ,,and recreational products'' so ,me being an idiot,i entered and asked for a beer😆 The answer was they don't sell beer,only recreational products,at wich i replied: i recreate with cold beers😆 ,so they bursted laughing...they laughed a lot......very funny people in that bar.....
Hahahaha that was also my first thought, when in search of a place to drink coffee, don't ask directions to a coffeeshop unless u want that "special coffee"
I love that you made your trip about exploring different places beyond just Amsterdam. That's the way to do it! I absolutely hate when people judge the Netherlands solely based on Amsterdam, especially when there's so much more to discover within the country. And our country is small, so no excuse to be in Amsterdam for days.
Native Utrechter here: great to hear you had such a wonderful time in our lovely city! And you seem like the perfect, friendly and considerate tourist. If you should return to Utrecht, I've got some tips :): - The tower that you mentioned, the medieval Dom, really is a must see. Because of an old law no building in the city is allowed to be higher than the Dom. - Rent a kayak at the Oudegracht to cruise the canals and discover the city. I would recommend either taking the Biltse Grift/Zilveren schaats route (see parts of the city that you can't see by bike or foot) or go sailing to Amelisweerd. The last route takes you out of the city more into nature (do bring some picknick stuff with you). - If the weather allows, go nature swimming at veilinghaven or the Munt quay (for free) in the city. - For more off the beaten tracks go for drinks and often life music (in the evening/night) at the Nijverheid (on an old industrial site). Close by is the Nar, which is my favorite place to go out, they have a nice outside also, the vibe is relaxed and they often have great DJs. Sometimes also on a saturday/sunday during the day. The Ekko is also fun (which is a bit closer to city centre). For more 'traditional'' life music you can go to the oude pothuys. Best and very cosy/atmospheric cocktailbar is Behind Bars; very small and great place to chat with people. Fun buildings to go in for a drink or a look: Olivier bar, set up in a hidden Catholic church (when Catholic churches were officially not allowed but tolerated) and restaurant/bar/hostel Bunk, set up also in an old church. - Food: Because of our (regrettable) history the Netherlands has great Indonesian or Indo-Dutch food and Surinamese food. In Utrecht I would recommend Blauw (Get a Rijsttafel, it a typical Dutch-Indo dish) or the more wallet-friendly Indonesia Asli. For the best Surinamese (vegetarian) roti, go to Moksi & Tandoori. De Klub is also a great restaurant with seasonal more European/Dutch dishes. For a quick and more budget friendly bite go to Spagetteria (Italian pasta) or Kimmade (vietnamese). - Go browsing in old antique and curiosity shops on the Oudegracht. My favorite is de Oude Pijplade. Even if you don't buy anything, super fun to walk around their vault cellar. - There are a lot of hidden small parks and playgrounds in the city that are very fun to walk around in (google it and you'll find the map). In the middle of the city there is also the very lovely and quiet 18th century botanical garden (Oude Hortus), you can enter for € 5,-. Hopefully you'll come back to our great city. Have fun on the rest of your European trip!
After watching you watch videos about foreign countries, it is so great to see you really walking through the streets and taking it all in. Seeing someone having a good time is always a pleasing experience, but now with the extra layer of you stepping from the screen into the reality.
@@Kaido_928 As was said, he didn't. He stayed in Amsterdam, which is why ended at Sloterdijk. Tourists should not skip Amsterdam, that just childish. Obviously there are tourist traps, but plenty of great places to visit. Museums, historical buildings, great bars, etc. The problem is that people only go to Amsterdam, while there is so much more to the Netherlands.
Welcome in the Netherlands. Kroket tip... nibble with your front teeth first to test how hot the inside is. Otherwise it could be the equivalent of pouring hot lava down your throat. ;-)
or, order a 'broodje kroket', where you get the kroket on a white bun; then, how to do it: is to smash the bun on the top, to you flatten the kroket...
It’s vacation period in Utrecht area. Schools and universities are closed, and a lot of people are abroad for their family holidays. Also because it’s a university city it looks and feels empty. Come back next week and it will be much much busier. Glad you enjoyed Utrecht :)
ahh, so great to see you back on your travels and as always, great commentary and explorations. You certainly demolish teh stereotypical view of American tourist. Smart, respectful, adventurous and super nice. Keep exploring, the best way to be young!
Did you miss the fact that half the Cathedral, the Nave, fell down in a storm in 1674 and the city fathers being tight Dutchies, just bricked up the end, which is why that stunning tower is separate from what's left, with a nice square in between? 😛🤣
I think the current consensus between meteorologists and historians is that it was likely a powerful tornado (very rare in the Netherlands) that neatly took out the middle section of the church while leaving the rest standing
i get what you mean - it feels like many visitors to Australia only go to Sydney and maybe the Gold Coast. pretty frustrating thinking how much they've missed out on. happy to report I've been to dozens of towns and cities across NL in my few visits there, from middelburg to maastricht to apeldoorn, and i look forward to seeing much more in the future 😁
As an American citizen living in Hamburg for so many years I am very happy not to be in the US. I don’t intend to go back. And I am happy with my decision for Germany and especially Hamburg. The only thing I regret is, not spending more time in the Netherlands. I love Holland so much!
I love watching you trying our food and enjoying our country and trying to pronounce Dutch words, you're so cute man. You're a wonderful guest, come back soon!
That church tower in Utrecht is the highest in the Netherlands. They built a replica in a Dutch-themed park in Japan, and to honour the original, they made it just a few meters lower. Cool stuff :)
And so much easier to get to the top. Went to the Laurenskerk tower and it was the steepest tightest stairwell you can imagine. Someone actually panicked and started hyperventing.
0:34 That water right there has been a highway for decades. 50 years ago it was a canal, but they turned it into a highway. In 2016 they said: let's undo that, and make it a canal again. And in 2020 it was done.
I'm about to book a trip to the Netherlands! You're doing a great job of showing why it's rated as one of the world's ten best countries to live in. I have relatives there and have visited many times. Utrecht is an awesome city. The tourist bureau in the Netherlands should be paying you!
I found your channel yesterday. You are a very nice guy and I love it that you are so interested in our little country and talks so respectful of it. Tourists like you we like to have here. You would fit perfectly here when you want to live here. 😊
Fun to see my old stomping grounds through the lens of a foreign visitor! Utrecht is one of our "university cities", so many of the locals you've seen could very well have been students.
My city, UUUUUU! I recognised almost everywhere you went xD . Broodje Ben vs Broodje Mario is a long-running and well-known dispute in the city. We have a lot of bicycles here, even for the Netherlands, and car traffic is heavily discouraged in most of the city centre; they basically turned many roads into giant bicycle paths where cars are "guests" and expected to give way. Glad you liked the place!
@jeroenvanderveen3190 that must be a sight haha, at Neude right? A bit of clutter for 10 minutes, some socialising and onto work or University. I wouldn't mind being in that jam.
while I was wondering when is JP visiting NL this summer, you were just out-side watching the boats passing by in front of my house, 8:30 🙃 fyi loving the way how open you observe the world around you! A better world starts with an open mind and respect for the different people you meet.🙏
@@Wazaarbazaar I'm Dutch and moved to the USA almost 30 years ago. I've heard all the mispronunciations. Even Americans trying to correct me that Gouda (kaas) is pronounced as "Gooda". If there is a "u" in there, they would pronounce it as they would pronounce letters oo. The name Wouter is then pronounced as Wooter, etc. I gave up.
There are more places in the Netherlands without canals. 😁 The frikandel is also fried. Both are not so healthy, but very tasty. 😃 Thank you for sharing your experiences in our country.
Hi, I love to see you walk all my favorite spots! The cathedral at 9.00 in your walking tour used to be conected to the big tower next to it. The Dom Tower. One of the very rare tornado's in the Netherlands distroyed a part of the church in 1674, They never rebuild it. I am glad you enoyed Utrecht so much! Hope you have a realy good time in Germany too.
Geeky addition for readers who can't get enough of history with years and dates and all 🙂 Not only did they not rebuild that part of the church, they did not even fully clear out the rubble until 1850. The main reasons for that were that the people were traumatized and both the city and the church were broke. The reason for that happened two years earlier: 1672, "The Year of Disaster", the only year in Dutch history that received a nickname. The Netherlands were simultaneously invaded by Hamburg and by Louis "The Sun King" XIV, and attacked by England. Holland remained save behind a line of fortresses and inundated lands, but Utrecht is not Holland. Also, Utrecht was stupid and thought it would not need protective water works (and that water works would benefit the competing city of Amersfoort, and how horrible would that have been, right) Aaaanyway. So, while Holland was safe, Utrecht was attacked by the French, and quickly surrendered to avoid too much plunder and massacre. The plundering still happened, and within a week the rich city of Utrecht became destitute. The then protestant (and wealthy) Dom church was re-consecrated as catholic (and now dirt poor) church. Some catholic couples in Utrecht took the opportunity to get married in the Dom church. Amsterdam noted this, and did not forget or forgive, in the eyes of Holland, Utrecht was now a city of cowards and traitors... and papists! Eventually, the Dutch army, under Prince William III (the one of the Glorious Revolution of 1688) drove away the French. But when the French left Utrecht, they took all the money and all the valuables with them. And nobody was willing to help Utrecht rebuild. And then, two years later, after a sweltering hot last day of July, the storm came. Storms, like years, did not get names, back then. This one did though: "’t Schrickelik Tempeest" ("The Terrible Tempest"). It ravaged the land from Brugues to past Amersfoort, but Utrecht was hit like no other, many houses, and every single windmill was destroyed, as were several churches, and as was part of the (now re-re-consecrated as a Protestant) Dom Church. This, people, both in Utrecht and outside it, believed, could not have been a coincidence... And like in 1672, no help from Amsterdam or anywhere else would come for Utrecht. And why would it, this was clearly an act of God! Especially since while the middle of the church was just about pulverized, the tower and the choir remained completely untouched. So, with no money and the people devastated, the ruins remained ruins. But the story does not end there, oh no. Because: few people would visit those ruins... but many who did were men, from all ranks and walks of life, seeking intimate relations with other men, among the nooks and crannies that the rubble offered. This was not widely known outside the 17th/18th century "gay scene", but the sacristan of the church did know. And this became a big problem in 1730 when the then sacristan, who lived in the Dom Tower, was held to account for being a corrupt, drunk piece of work. He escaped prosecution by spilling the beans about the depravity that regularly took place at his doorstep. The scandal shook the whole country. The least of the result of it that locals in Utrecht to this day call themselves "Utrechter" and not, as the demonym was until 1730, "Utrechtenaar", which even centuries after was only ever used as a pejorative. The more serious result was that hundreds of gay men were persecuted, and 80 were murdered. Bigotry, too, was probably all the incentive that the people needed to actually start doing something about the ruins. And in the end, that did bring a little bit of good, too, because the ground under the Dom Square has a LOT of history: there are remains of an older church, and beneath that, the remains of a major Roman fortress from when Utrecht was still called "Ultra Trajectum". archeologists have done a lot of digging there, and the last time they did, they kept the dig site open for people to visit, it's basically an in-situ museum that you can roam around in holding a flashlight (that has a laser pointer that activates displays, it's kind of neat). With 2000 years of history, there is a lot of stuff there!
"There's this tower here, but it was closed" 😂 Arguably THE tower of the Netherlands, the Dom of Utrecht. It's got such a special history. You should go see it anyway, even if you can't climb it 😊
So cool you went to Utrecht! I used to study there(early 2000s)🙃 Broodje Mario is a classic and I’m happy it still exists! Utrecht is a true student city, full of bikes and has a beautiful medieval centre🥰
Hi hi, A small cultural thing in the Netherlands: we like to see your eyes. Sunglasses that block that are not appreciated or people think it is polite if you take them off. Good luck! Mark
Welcome to my home town. first half minute, going down the escalator… Behind you, there’s the largest bike parking garage of the world. That became one of the main tourist attractions of Utrecht.
@@theoteddy9665 it’s a place when you can enjoy and there are drinks usually and such. But there are places where you can buy too, not to smoke. Coffee-shops for to smoke.
You are touring properly. My days of dossing around Europe are gone now, but I am so glad I did it when I could. I meet so many people who've never experienced European cultures at that level, and you can tell from their outlook - people who think Nando's is exotic.
I love the way you discovering different countries and not only tourist spots, but also suburb from city's, taking our transport and bike system, and try to see how the Dutch are living in their country. You did see more than a tourist in a week. I love that you are trying to learn the culture of the countries. I did see all your vlogs, and thank you, for the experience to see, how a foreigner sees our country. i really enjoyed your travels.
Well done on visiting other places than Amsterdam. I have seen it change in the 30 years since I first went. We discovered a little city called Amersfoort, which we love, away from the noise, dirt and expensive places to stay in Amsterdam.
Great to see you walking through Utrecht which is my "local " city when I visit my Dutch friends who live just a few miles away. Glad you saw the Dom Tower. Love your Dutch pronunciations always good to have a go at it ! Looking forward to more of your videos Joel !
For someone that has been living in Utrecht for quite some time, it's fun to see you walk around and hear your experiences! 2:51 I was really surprised you hadn't experienced this before. It's very common in The Netherlands to pay after you're done eating or drinking; inside, but also when you sit in the outside area of a place. It feels very hospitable, since you can stay as long as you like, order more, and just pick up the bill at the end. Maybe if they had bad experiences at some point they change it, but it rarely happens to me that I'd have to pay immediately. I usually only ask for that when I'm in a hurry, so that I can get up and go anytime without having to worry about the bill. 7:07 In Utrecht on their days off when it's warm, a lot of people tend to go to the parks near the water and bring some food and drinks. Then after the sun sets or around dinner time they go for a bite to eat and maybe the cafe later. But even then on warm days, a lot prefer to sit in outside areas of restaurants and bars and enjoy that. We don't have good weather all the time, so we grab the chance when it's there!
As a Belgian who mass produce frikandel (we allso call them curryworst). I may tell you: we all love them and they only got more popular as a filling of the "WorsteBroodje" : a bread-sausage. You don't want to know what it's made from. Most of us know & we still opt to forget cause it's so good ;)
At 10:03 you see a litte girl statue before the Saint John's church, that is Anne Frank, she lived a short time in Utrecht, before her family moved to Amsterdam in the 30's.
Hey Joel, if you’re still in the Netherlands i recommend to visit Rotterdam also beautiful and modern city it’s quite different compared to Utrecht, Amsterdam and Haarlem. I can even show you around if you like? Love your content man. Keep up the good work
Utrecht looks amazing! I love how you’re trying all the local foods, especially the kroket! 🌟 Can't wait to see where you go next! Maybe a hidden gem somewhere? 🍻
Ow wow, you came to my hometown!! The city where I was born, went to high school and uni!! Love seeing all the familiar places!! Wish we could have said hi!!
Don´t miss out on the Dutch "joppie sauce" (traditionally served with Dutch-(french) fries) ...that´s a signature dish of the Netherlands and we need you to US-taste-test it 👍🤓
Its 99% the same as the sauce from mcdonalds & personally i wouldn't count it as a signature "dish". I'd be more interested to see him try something like "berenhap" or "kapsalon" or "turkse pizza", those are all pretty baller & much more of a "dish" then just your fav sauce 🤣😉
Utrecht has many parcs where you can just sit and relax and picknick alone or with friends. I love Utrecht! Went to university there and lived there for 4 years. Still in my heart ❤️
Sloterdijk is neat, but I dread changing trains there. sometimes there isn't enough time to go from the platform on one side to the other platform across the street.
@@italorossid Based on about 25 years of experience i can only conclude that the main Dutch train service (NS) is just sh*t, they keep spending money on advertisement saying that they're pretty great (?!?!?!) but when compared to neighboring countries its both more expensive and less on schedule. It's still way ahead of places like America but it's behind places like Germany. Also the whole "OV fiets" thing is weirdly scammy, if you have a monthly subscription for the train it literally says "includes OV bicycle" and then if you use one they send you a bill, bunch of a-holes 🤣 Oh also fun, if you travel only 4 days a week, NOT having a subscription is cheaper....?! The NS are a bunch of dogs, they know we all get our bosses to pay for that subscription so we probably won't care enough to do the math, but that's just dirty.
@@suicidalbanananana I've been 4x to Germany in two years living in the Netherlands and the DB has been consistently late every time lol I have a traject vrij abonnement precisely because I need to use it 5 days a week. Using it 4 days is indeed almost the same as not having it. I come from Peru so mediocre trains are still a huge improvement, if you've ever seen anything about traffic in Lima. I basically needed to take Uber type services everywhere and the NS is cheaper lol
Burning your mouth on a kroket is part of the Dutch integration course haha. Nice you're taking the Dutch experience to such a level in such a short time. Great choices for your visits too. Not sure how long you'll be in The Netherlands but if you want another part of our staple food you gotta try both Indonesian and Surinamese food. Surinamese food especially can pack a punch in spice. It's a unique cuisine and together with Indonesian food the most unique food you're gonna find in Europe.
Come to Limburg. There are very few canals, none in the cities but lots of history, especially in Maastricht. Also, you need to eat krokets and fricandellen sparingly. We call them cholesterol bangers. You also do not want to know what they put in frikandellen (free-kahn-dellun). They also sell frikandellen in Germany but those are just meatballs.
Those cathedrals both in the Netherlands and also in Belgium are huge and they stand out more because the terrain is so flat. In his famous song about his native Belgium - Le Plat Pays (The flat land) - Jacques Brel sings: "Avec des cathédrales pour uniques montagnes" - with cathedrals as the only mountains, which refers to those huge churches with tall towers that soar above the flat landscape.
The reason we pay after is because we Dutchies like to sit in cafe's for hours, just chatting. If you have 5 beverages and you pay for each one immidiately you just waste time (your own by searching for money every time and the waiters who have to come to your table every time). Its just easier to have a drink, then another one, then another one, maybe a piece of cake, another drink and then pay for all of it at the same time. The waiters put it on tab in the computer and by the end they often repeat to you whats on the tab so you know they didnt cheat you.
I worked for 11 years in Utrecht and I love to see your images. Utrecht is a fascinating city. The oldest part is a Roman castellum (military fort) . Under the ground of the Cathedral in the centre.
Cool to follow your adventure here in the Netherlands. You visited a lot of places that are in fact older than the country (as a Kingdom (1814)) itself. Utrecht has been an official city (with city rights) since 1122. The Dom church and tower were finished in 1382, which started in 1321.
@@embreis2257 That is true for a lot of churches here, because a lot of them are older than the Protestant movement. Also, a lot of those Catholic churches did get their interiors stripped and repainted (to cover Catholic paintings) by the Protestants - the well-known "beeldenstorm".
Really enjoying your Netherlands films. Allover Europe you'll find that for most of the day things are extremely quiet. I'm in the UK, windows open and all I can hear atm is the wind in the trees, a few birds and occasional car. The Bavaria beer you mention is actually Dutch. I've had it here and it's a decent drink and very budget friendly. Lovely the planting scheme when you got back to Amsterdam, a nice "prairie" feel, and yes, in the summer, sunset is late giving lovely long warm evenings. Glad you are enjoying the food and atmosphere!
As a Dutchman 🇳🇱everything is very recognisable. But I really enjoy experiencing my country through your eyes. It makes me appreciate my country more ❤ Thank you!
that big tower is the biggest of NL! And it's almost done with the renovations, you probably couldn't walk underneath it because they're removing the final pieces of the cladding needed. Maybe you noticed how bright it looked, that's because it's all naturestone that hasn't weathered yet since the big renovation is just completed. You actually got lucky to see it, a year ago it would've been a block of constructionwork.
Tip for eating a 'kroket'..ask for loads of mustard...first put up some mustard... then take a careful first bite...avoid the filling there cause you burn your tongue...put again first mustard on the filling to cool it and take your second careful bite...etc etc
Frikandel Speciaal has been a dutch treat since the 1954 when food manufacturers started experimenting with snack bar foods after the regulations became stricter for human food production. Not recommended for daily consumption, due to the high fat content and calories, but it is surprisingly delicious, if you're a meat lover. Contains mostly ground pork with medium fat content, and often has a small percentage of other animals (beef, horse). Often lightly spicy too as they often add a pinch of finely ground roasted black pepper. Goes down best with either a coke or a beer of choice.
I'm amazed that you always travel to northern Europe. There's a reason that most northern Europeans holiday in southern Europe and not vice-versa. Would love to see you experience the south!
It is so funny that you ended up with the pub "Cafe Focus" in the "Koekoekstraat" , it is a cafe where generally old people come to. I have lived in that street for 20+ years.
Mate you've got many Dutch followers, hook up with some of them and let them be your tour-guide, that way you'll see much more hidden gems and make the trip much more worth while.
I am living close to Utrecht and have worked there many years. It's a much better place to be than Amsterdam, because that is basically a Dutch-themed amusement park, infested with tourists. Broodje Mario is legendary! And you don't want to know what's in a frikandel. A friend of mine calls it a "kadaverstaaf" (cadaver stick) 😊
You are the man!! Going to Utrecht and eat a ‘Broodje Mario’!!! I was eating them 30 years ago and still crave them. Lived there for 15 years and still missing the city
Fun fact: there are more bicycles in The Netherlands than there are people 😂also yeah croquettes are dangerous for the mouth especially when you don't know how piping hot they are lol they also come in many kinds of stuffing like potato and calve meat bami and nasi (think of western chinese food that contains noodles or rice) croquettes and bitterballen are best eaten with a ice cold beer 🙂and its nice you've visited Utrecht since from what i keep hearing is that tourists only think of Amsterdam being the only place in The Netherlands while there are 11 other provinces you can visit besides Amsterdam (Amsterdam being the 12th province) with their own cultures and places you can visit as a tourist.. also you should've gotten stroopwafels from a store they are pretty good! or should've tried going to a turkish bakery and get a turkish pizza and/or sandwich donner (broodje döner) and i recommend putting garlic sauce on it you could also get some lettuce on it but from experience i wouldn't put any toppings on them besides the garlic sauce on the sandwich donner because they'll put less meat in it
So cool to see you really like the vibe here in the Netherlands. Sometimes we might forget how beautiful it is here, calm, peaceful. And also the rest of Europe has great things. But I every time I am glad I am back on dutch soil again haha. And about being the only tourist, I think there are maybe a lot of tourists in Utrecht, but they may be dutchies too from other parts of the country. I did 3 weeks ago. I live in the north and dont come to the south side so much.
@@Michael_from_EU_Germany How does that relate to Feeburg's comment? You're so proud of that little piece of knowledge you really try to post it as many times as possible, don't you?
Utrecht! My home town. Great to see you like my town. There's of course lots more to see. Too bad you didn't go to Kafé België with 200 kinds of beer! And you may have missed the renewed shopping mall Hoog Catharijne.
The Dutch beers: try the Abbey beers, made by monks or made by other people close to the abbey. In Dutch: abdij bier.... Strong tast and very popular in our country. You drink it in special glases which are collectors items
Again great video! Another city you might enjoy is Leiden. Just 30 min from Amsterdam by train and historical connected to the USA because of the founding fathers. And also canals and birth city of Rembrandt van Rijn. Enjoy it
Good to see you in Utrecht! It's the beating heart of the Netherlands, right in the centre! Away from tourist hot spots, it's normal to pay in cafes and restaurants when you're ready to leave, usually they won't ask if you want to pay, you ask them. They won't rush you, you take your time. Utrecht is a bustling city because of Utrecht University and higher education colleges. Lots and lots of students for a relatively small city. It's has an equally bustling night life because of it and lots of cultural events. Not many foreign tourists find their way to Utrecht, but there will be Dutch dagjesmensen, people who visit for the day. Kroket is great to eat as a sandwich, so on a bun or bread, with mustard. It's great to see you enjoying and appreciating our kikkerlandje!
What a respectful, friendly and attentive visitor you are !
I am sure that all European countries will welcome tourists like you and those who are like you,
He is somebody, to
Fall in love with and besides to appreciate the best guy on this planet
And he didn't criticise the Holland, which locals don't like.
Yea they should show every visitor these vidz on how to behave as a guest in The Netherlands 😆 & @MoreJps if you try another ''kroket'' try & see if they got ''van dobben" kroket thats probably my fav. meat ragout fillin for a kroket w some bread & mustard 🤤😅💯 & wholesome vid again! Keep them coming & have fun in The Netherlands ❤
@@rolij.3315you are very weird and creepy
Weird
you must be the one tourist that comes to NL and says to be at a coffeeshop and actually is at a place where they serve coffee and actually gets a coffee
You don't know if he had the special brew...😜
But yeah, should call it coffeestore instead of coffeeshop if it only sells coffee and no 'recreational' blends to prevent confusion
Our local coffeeshop in Vlissingen has a coffee machine but they don’t have a licence to sell coffee apparently! Weed yes, coffee no 😂
@@mjwemdee 😆I got into the same kind of local in Romania, it had a board on top of the door written BAR,and under it, with small letters ,,and recreational products'' so ,me being an idiot,i entered and asked for a beer😆 The answer was they don't sell beer,only recreational products,at wich i replied: i recreate with cold beers😆 ,so they bursted laughing...they laughed a lot......very funny people in that bar.....
Hahahaha that was also my first thought, when in search of a place to drink coffee, don't ask directions to a coffeeshop unless u want that "special coffee"
A good coffeeshop sells both 😉
I love that you made your trip about exploring different places beyond just Amsterdam. That's the way to do it! I absolutely hate when people judge the Netherlands solely based on Amsterdam, especially when there's so much more to discover within the country. And our country is small, so no excuse to be in Amsterdam for days.
Exactly true.
Native Utrechter here: great to hear you had such a wonderful time in our lovely city! And you seem like the perfect, friendly and considerate tourist. If you should return to Utrecht, I've got some tips :):
- The tower that you mentioned, the medieval Dom, really is a must see. Because of an old law no building in the city is allowed to be higher than the Dom.
- Rent a kayak at the Oudegracht to cruise the canals and discover the city. I would recommend either taking the Biltse Grift/Zilveren schaats route (see parts of the city that you can't see by bike or foot) or go sailing to Amelisweerd. The last route takes you out of the city more into nature (do bring some picknick stuff with you).
- If the weather allows, go nature swimming at veilinghaven or the Munt quay (for free) in the city.
- For more off the beaten tracks go for drinks and often life music (in the evening/night) at the Nijverheid (on an old industrial site). Close by is the Nar, which is my favorite place to go out, they have a nice outside also, the vibe is relaxed and they often have great DJs. Sometimes also on a saturday/sunday during the day. The Ekko is also fun (which is a bit closer to city centre). For more 'traditional'' life music you can go to the oude pothuys. Best and very cosy/atmospheric cocktailbar is Behind Bars; very small and great place to chat with people. Fun buildings to go in for a drink or a look: Olivier bar, set up in a hidden Catholic church (when Catholic churches were officially not allowed but tolerated) and restaurant/bar/hostel Bunk, set up also in an old church.
- Food: Because of our (regrettable) history the Netherlands has great Indonesian or Indo-Dutch food and Surinamese food. In Utrecht I would recommend Blauw (Get a Rijsttafel, it a typical Dutch-Indo dish) or the more wallet-friendly Indonesia Asli. For the best Surinamese (vegetarian) roti, go to Moksi & Tandoori. De Klub is also a great restaurant with seasonal more European/Dutch dishes. For a quick and more budget friendly bite go to Spagetteria (Italian pasta) or Kimmade (vietnamese).
- Go browsing in old antique and curiosity shops on the Oudegracht. My favorite is de Oude Pijplade. Even if you don't buy anything, super fun to walk around their vault cellar.
- There are a lot of hidden small parks and playgrounds in the city that are very fun to walk around in (google it and you'll find the map). In the middle of the city there is also the very lovely and quiet 18th century botanical garden (Oude Hortus), you can enter for € 5,-.
Hopefully you'll come back to our great city. Have fun on the rest of your European trip!
After watching you watch videos about foreign countries, it is so great to see you really walking through the streets and taking it all in.
Seeing someone having a good time is always a pleasing experience, but now with the extra layer of you stepping from the screen into the reality.
Utrecht definitely feels very peaceful and quaint.
That's because most of the locals are on vacation,mostly on the Mediteranean coast, France,Spain,Italy,Greece,Croatia,etc
It's a good thing he skipped Amsterdam. All tourist should.
@@Kaido_928 He didn't. His first day was Amsterdam.
Come to Kanaaleiland
@@Kaido_928 As was said, he didn't. He stayed in Amsterdam, which is why ended at Sloterdijk. Tourists should not skip Amsterdam, that just childish. Obviously there are tourist traps, but plenty of great places to visit. Museums, historical buildings, great bars, etc.
The problem is that people only go to Amsterdam, while there is so much more to the Netherlands.
Welcome in the Netherlands. Kroket tip... nibble with your front teeth first to test how hot the inside is. Otherwise it could be the equivalent of pouring hot lava down your throat. ;-)
same with the kaassoufflé (cheese filled hot pocket -similar to kroket but more flat design)
biting into a piping hot kroket or bitterbal is a rite of passage for tourists imo.
one of the most authentic dutch experiences you can have haha
@@marky046 True! XD
or, order a 'broodje kroket', where you get the kroket on a white bun; then, how to do it: is to smash the bun on the top, to you flatten the kroket...
@@Wrecker3D Dude kaassouffle is ALWAYS too hot lol
It’s vacation period in Utrecht area. Schools and universities are closed, and a lot of people are abroad for their family holidays. Also because it’s a university city it looks and feels empty. Come back next week and it will be much much busier. Glad you enjoyed Utrecht :)
ahh, so great to see you back on your travels and as always, great commentary and explorations. You certainly demolish teh stereotypical view of American tourist. Smart, respectful, adventurous and super nice. Keep exploring, the best way to be young!
Did you miss the fact that half the Cathedral, the Nave, fell down in a storm in 1674 and the city fathers being tight Dutchies, just bricked up the end, which is why that stunning tower is separate from what's left, with a nice square in between? 😛🤣
I think the current consensus between meteorologists and historians is that it was likely a powerful tornado (very rare in the Netherlands) that neatly took out the middle section of the church while leaving the rest standing
"Broodje Mario" is an Utrecht classic :)
Waaaay better than Broodje Ben.
Exactly. And they make their own bread every day.
Absolutely. If you visited Utrecht but didn't get a Broodje Mario, you missed out on something great.
dubbel belegd/with double filling
Broodje Carlo is cheaper though!
Thanks Joe for being so kind about the Netherlands and having such a nice time heren 👍🇱🇺👍
But what has the Luxembourgian flag to do with this? 😉
@@ronaldvanhemiksem3544 i know Ronald i Just like this lighter blue beter that all 👍
So glad it's not just Amsterdam! I'm dutch but sometimes it feels like tourists thinks that Amsterdam "is" the Netherlands. We are not just weed!
i get what you mean - it feels like many visitors to Australia only go to Sydney and maybe the Gold Coast. pretty frustrating thinking how much they've missed out on.
happy to report I've been to dozens of towns and cities across NL in my few visits there, from middelburg to maastricht to apeldoorn, and i look forward to seeing much more in the future 😁
Born and raised in Utrecht. Moved out but always in my heart.
UUUUUUU! UTREG !
Utreg, mien stadtie!!
Still there every day
Same!
It's crazy how nostalgic your videos are while I live near all these places
As an American citizen living in Hamburg for so many years I am very happy not to be in the US. I don’t intend to go back. And I am happy with my decision for Germany and especially Hamburg.
The only thing I regret is, not spending more time in the Netherlands. I love Holland so much!
Well if you like NL, it is only a few hours by car to get here, or just hop on a train :-) and visit the towns/villages or the beach !
@@HansJongstra I have used to do that long ago, but now I am old and lazy!
@@HansJongstra hahaha i just wanted to say that,then i saw you did it already :)
Utrecht is one of my favourite cities, it is so conducive to chilling with beer and a snack, coincidentally one of my favourite activities
I love watching you trying our food and enjoying our country and trying to pronounce Dutch words, you're so cute man.
You're a wonderful guest, come back soon!
That church tower in Utrecht is the highest in the Netherlands. They built a replica in a Dutch-themed park in Japan, and to honour the original, they made it just a few meters lower. Cool stuff :)
And that church tower is the reason there is no skyline of tall buildings in Utrecht. The city wanted the skyline to be that tower and nothing else.
And so much easier to get to the top. Went to the Laurenskerk tower and it was the steepest tightest stairwell you can imagine. Someone actually panicked and started hyperventing.
@@roteredamus i would do do that in the Dom too, in fact even on my own steep attic stair... 😳🥺😅
0:34 That water right there has been a highway for decades. 50 years ago it was a canal, but they turned it into a highway. In 2016 they said: let's undo that, and make it a canal again. And in 2020 it was done.
I'm about to book a trip to the Netherlands! You're doing a great job of showing why it's rated as one of the world's ten best countries to live in. I have relatives there and have visited many times. Utrecht is an awesome city. The tourist bureau in the Netherlands should be paying you!
Loving the videos. Thanks for sharing your experiences. Always feels pretty special when you don't see other tourists. Keep them coming Buddy. X
0:15 thats why i usually recommend Utrecht instead of Amsterdam. Less touristy, more affordable and still a beautiful city.
Haarlem, is also a good city to visit and not Amsterdam.
And my own capital in the province of Limburg; Maastricht.
Mayonaise and curry in the frikandel. That's what makes it special with the onions.
although these onions were very big: I usually prefer them cut smaller ;-)
I found your channel yesterday. You are a very nice guy and I love it that you are so interested in our little country and talks so respectful of it. Tourists like you we like to have here. You would fit perfectly here when you want to live here. 😊
Fun to see my old stomping grounds through the lens of a foreign visitor! Utrecht is one of our "university cities", so many of the locals you've seen could very well have been students.
I used to work at University Utrecht (UU) as a facility worker and host at campus so i always had to cycle through the city
My city, UUUUUU!
I recognised almost everywhere you went xD .
Broodje Ben vs Broodje Mario is a long-running and well-known dispute in the city.
We have a lot of bicycles here, even for the Netherlands, and car traffic is heavily discouraged in most of the city centre; they basically turned many roads into giant bicycle paths where cars are "guests" and expected to give way.
Glad you liked the place!
Imagine living in a city with no gas fumes, blaring exgausts, traffic jams and accidents; that would be amazing right?
@@MusicheadRick Well actually Utrecht has a bicycle traffic jam almost every workday. Which is fine in summer but in autumn or winter....
@jeroenvanderveen3190 that must be a sight haha, at Neude right? A bit of clutter for 10 minutes, some socialising and onto work or University.
I wouldn't mind being in that jam.
while I was wondering when is JP visiting NL this summer, you were just out-side watching the boats passing by in front of my house, 8:30 🙃 fyi loving the way how open you observe the world around you! A better world starts with an open mind and respect for the different people you meet.🙏
Hey Jps, i like your personality. Just normal and down to earth (really Dutch haha) not over the top like a lot of other Americans!!
Thank you for sharing your experiences in NL.
Pronunciation tip - broodje = 'brood' as in road (but roll the 'r') and 'je' as in chuh
And ij is a form of y. Pronunciation is similar to the i in hi. Not exactly though, but better than "eezj"
i never understood why people dont use text to speech to hear how certain words suppose to sound like 😂
Stroepwafel - friek kandel 😂
helemaal met je eens
@@Wazaarbazaar I'm Dutch and moved to the USA almost 30 years ago. I've heard all the mispronunciations. Even Americans trying to correct me that Gouda (kaas) is pronounced as "Gooda". If there is a "u" in there, they would pronounce it as they would pronounce letters oo. The name Wouter is then pronounced as Wooter, etc. I gave up.
@@3deverything690which is funny because it’s the same sound as in “pronounce” or “sound”
There are more places in the Netherlands without canals. 😁 The frikandel is also fried. Both are not so healthy, but very tasty. 😃 Thank you for sharing your experiences in our country.
Utrecht is definitely one of my favorite dutch cities :) it's beautiful!
Nice to see you walking in my town. It is always special to see your familiar surroundings through the eyes of a stranger. Utrecht is very beautiful.
Hi, I love to see you walk all my favorite spots! The cathedral at 9.00 in your walking tour used to be conected to the big tower next to it. The Dom Tower. One of the very rare tornado's in the Netherlands distroyed a part of the church in 1674, They never rebuild it. I am glad you enoyed Utrecht so much! Hope you have a realy good time in Germany too.
Geeky addition for readers who can't get enough of history with years and dates and all 🙂
Not only did they not rebuild that part of the church, they did not even fully clear out the rubble until 1850. The main reasons for that were that the people were traumatized and both the city and the church were broke.
The reason for that happened two years earlier: 1672, "The Year of Disaster", the only year in Dutch history that received a nickname. The Netherlands were simultaneously invaded by Hamburg and by Louis "The Sun King" XIV, and attacked by England. Holland remained save behind a line of fortresses and inundated lands, but Utrecht is not Holland. Also, Utrecht was stupid and thought it would not need protective water works (and that water works would benefit the competing city of Amersfoort, and how horrible would that have been, right)
Aaaanyway. So, while Holland was safe, Utrecht was attacked by the French, and quickly surrendered to avoid too much plunder and massacre. The plundering still happened, and within a week the rich city of Utrecht became destitute. The then protestant (and wealthy) Dom church was re-consecrated as catholic (and now dirt poor) church. Some catholic couples in Utrecht took the opportunity to get married in the Dom church. Amsterdam noted this, and did not forget or forgive, in the eyes of Holland, Utrecht was now a city of cowards and traitors... and papists!
Eventually, the Dutch army, under Prince William III (the one of the Glorious Revolution of 1688) drove away the French. But when the French left Utrecht, they took all the money and all the valuables with them. And nobody was willing to help Utrecht rebuild.
And then, two years later, after a sweltering hot last day of July, the storm came. Storms, like years, did not get names, back then. This one did though: "’t Schrickelik Tempeest" ("The Terrible Tempest"). It ravaged the land from Brugues to past Amersfoort, but Utrecht was hit like no other, many houses, and every single windmill was destroyed, as were several churches, and as was part of the (now re-re-consecrated as a Protestant) Dom Church. This, people, both in Utrecht and outside it, believed, could not have been a coincidence...
And like in 1672, no help from Amsterdam or anywhere else would come for Utrecht. And why would it, this was clearly an act of God! Especially since while the middle of the church was just about pulverized, the tower and the choir remained completely untouched.
So, with no money and the people devastated, the ruins remained ruins. But the story does not end there, oh no. Because: few people would visit those ruins... but many who did were men, from all ranks and walks of life, seeking intimate relations with other men, among the nooks and crannies that the rubble offered. This was not widely known outside the 17th/18th century "gay scene", but the sacristan of the church did know. And this became a big problem in 1730 when the then sacristan, who lived in the Dom Tower, was held to account for being a corrupt, drunk piece of work. He escaped prosecution by spilling the beans about the depravity that regularly took place at his doorstep. The scandal shook the whole country. The least of the result of it that locals in Utrecht to this day call themselves "Utrechter" and not, as the demonym was until 1730, "Utrechtenaar", which even centuries after was only ever used as a pejorative.
The more serious result was that hundreds of gay men were persecuted, and 80 were murdered.
Bigotry, too, was probably all the incentive that the people needed to actually start doing something about the ruins. And in the end, that did bring a little bit of good, too, because the ground under the Dom Square has a LOT of history: there are remains of an older church, and beneath that, the remains of a major Roman fortress from when Utrecht was still called "Ultra Trajectum". archeologists have done a lot of digging there, and the last time they did, they kept the dig site open for people to visit, it's basically an in-situ museum that you can roam around in holding a flashlight (that has a laser pointer that activates displays, it's kind of neat). With 2000 years of history, there is a lot of stuff there!
Pickled herring with crunchy bread is heaven on earth.
"There's this tower here, but it was closed" 😂
Arguably THE tower of the Netherlands, the Dom of Utrecht. It's got such a special history. You should go see it anyway, even if you can't climb it 😊
I'm a dutchie from Utrecht n seeing you walking around in our beautiful city makes me happy
So cool you went to Utrecht! I used to study there(early 2000s)🙃 Broodje Mario is a classic and I’m happy it still exists! Utrecht is a true student city, full of bikes and has a beautiful medieval centre🥰
Hi hi,
A small cultural thing in the Netherlands: we like to see your eyes. Sunglasses that block that are not appreciated or people think it is polite if you take them off.
Good luck! Mark
Love how you speak about our fastfood as of it is a special thing.
Most of us don’t eat as much fastfood.
Welcome to my home town.
first half minute, going down the escalator…
Behind you, there’s the largest bike parking garage of the world. That became one of the main tourist attractions of Utrecht.
What a nice video you made. You catched the vibe of Utrecht really well.
Groetjes uit Utrecht :)
Coffeeshop is different from a Cafe.
Just a bit. 😂
At least in my youth "coffeeshop" was where you could legally buy light drugs like MaryJane!
moment a dealer isnt in a drug store?
@@theoteddy9665 some coffeeshops will call their employees "florists" lol
@@theoteddy9665 it’s a place when you can enjoy and there are drinks usually and such. But there are places where you can buy too, not to smoke. Coffee-shops for to smoke.
Fun fact, you walked right over the ruins of the 2000 year old roman fortress in Utrecht when you were near the cathedral.
You are touring properly. My days of dossing around Europe are gone now, but I am so glad I did it when I could. I meet so many people who've never experienced European cultures at that level, and you can tell from their outlook - people who think Nando's is exotic.
The water canals above decorated with flowers looks very beautiful in Utrecht.
I love the way you discovering different countries and not only tourist spots, but also suburb from city's, taking our transport and bike system, and try to see how the Dutch are living in their country. You did see more than a tourist in a week. I love that you are trying to learn the culture of the countries. I did see all your vlogs, and thank you, for the experience to see, how a foreigner sees our country. i really enjoyed your travels.
Utrecht is a lovely city and you're right - it is less popular with the international crowds. Also, it has a huge parking for the bikes
Well done on visiting other places than Amsterdam. I have seen it change in the 30 years since I first went. We discovered a little city called Amersfoort, which we love, away from the noise, dirt and expensive places to stay in Amsterdam.
Great to see you walking through Utrecht which is my "local " city when I visit my Dutch friends who live just a few miles away. Glad you saw the Dom Tower. Love your Dutch pronunciations always good to have a go at it ! Looking forward to more of your videos Joel !
Great to see and hear you living live at its fullest. I wish a great time.❤
For someone that has been living in Utrecht for quite some time, it's fun to see you walk around and hear your experiences!
2:51 I was really surprised you hadn't experienced this before. It's very common in The Netherlands to pay after you're done eating or drinking; inside, but also when you sit in the outside area of a place. It feels very hospitable, since you can stay as long as you like, order more, and just pick up the bill at the end. Maybe if they had bad experiences at some point they change it, but it rarely happens to me that I'd have to pay immediately. I usually only ask for that when I'm in a hurry, so that I can get up and go anytime without having to worry about the bill.
7:07 In Utrecht on their days off when it's warm, a lot of people tend to go to the parks near the water and bring some food and drinks. Then after the sun sets or around dinner time they go for a bite to eat and maybe the cafe later. But even then on warm days, a lot prefer to sit in outside areas of restaurants and bars and enjoy that. We don't have good weather all the time, so we grab the chance when it's there!
As a Belgian who mass produce frikandel (we allso call them curryworst). I may tell you: we all love them and they only got more popular as a filling of the "WorsteBroodje" : a bread-sausage.
You don't want to know what it's made from. Most of us know & we still opt to forget cause it's so good ;)
At 10:03 you see a litte girl statue before the Saint John's church, that is Anne Frank, she lived a short time in Utrecht, before her family moved to Amsterdam in the 30's.
Hey Joel, if you’re still in the Netherlands i recommend to visit Rotterdam also beautiful and modern city it’s quite different compared to Utrecht, Amsterdam and Haarlem. I can even show you around if you like? Love your content man. Keep up the good work
Utrecht looks amazing! I love how you’re trying all the local foods, especially the kroket! 🌟 Can't wait to see where you go next! Maybe a hidden gem somewhere? 🍻
Ow wow, you came to my hometown!! The city where I was born, went to high school and uni!! Love seeing all the familiar places!! Wish we could have said hi!!
Don´t miss out on the Dutch "joppie sauce" (traditionally served with Dutch-(french) fries) ...that´s a signature dish of the Netherlands and we need you to US-taste-test it 👍🤓
Its 99% the same as the sauce from mcdonalds & personally i wouldn't count it as a signature "dish". I'd be more interested to see him try something like "berenhap" or "kapsalon" or "turkse pizza", those are all pretty baller & much more of a "dish" then just your fav sauce 🤣😉
Love to see you in our country, glad you enjoyed, also you got very good weather which gives a perfect vibe. Weather is often shaky here
Uitrecht is my favorite Netherlands city! Wonderful city, lovely people and really nice ways to have a nice evening...
Utrecht has many parcs where you can just sit and relax and picknick alone or with friends. I love Utrecht! Went to university there and lived there for 4 years. Still in my heart ❤️
Heyyyy, Sloterdijk 🤩, I walked in your footsteps yesterday, including some purchases at the Spar 😂👍
Sloterdijk is neat, but I dread changing trains there. sometimes there isn't enough time to go from the platform on one side to the other platform across the street.
@@italorossid Based on about 25 years of experience i can only conclude that the main Dutch train service (NS) is just sh*t, they keep spending money on advertisement saying that they're pretty great (?!?!?!) but when compared to neighboring countries its both more expensive and less on schedule. It's still way ahead of places like America but it's behind places like Germany.
Also the whole "OV fiets" thing is weirdly scammy, if you have a monthly subscription for the train it literally says "includes OV bicycle" and then if you use one they send you a bill, bunch of a-holes 🤣
Oh also fun, if you travel only 4 days a week, NOT having a subscription is cheaper....?! The NS are a bunch of dogs, they know we all get our bosses to pay for that subscription so we probably won't care enough to do the math, but that's just dirty.
@@suicidalbanananana I've been 4x to Germany in two years living in the Netherlands and the DB has been consistently late every time lol I have a traject vrij abonnement precisely because I need to use it 5 days a week. Using it 4 days is indeed almost the same as not having it. I come from Peru so mediocre trains are still a huge improvement, if you've ever seen anything about traffic in Lima. I basically needed to take Uber type services everywhere and the NS is cheaper lol
Burning your mouth on a kroket is part of the Dutch integration course haha. Nice you're taking the Dutch experience to such a level in such a short time. Great choices for your visits too. Not sure how long you'll be in The Netherlands but if you want another part of our staple food you gotta try both Indonesian and Surinamese food. Surinamese food especially can pack a punch in spice. It's a unique cuisine and together with Indonesian food the most unique food you're gonna find in Europe.
Nice to visit the town I was born in and still live in today !😊 Hope you had a wonderful time here and elsewhere in the NL🇳🇱
So glad you are enjoying Utrecht! My favourite city in Holland for sure!
Come to Limburg. There are very few canals, none in the cities but lots of history, especially in Maastricht.
Also, you need to eat krokets and fricandellen sparingly. We call them cholesterol bangers. You also do not want to know what they put in frikandellen (free-kahn-dellun).
They also sell frikandellen in Germany but those are just meatballs.
Those cathedrals both in the Netherlands and also in Belgium are huge and they stand out more because the terrain is so flat. In his famous song about his native Belgium - Le Plat Pays (The flat land) - Jacques Brel sings: "Avec des cathédrales pour uniques montagnes" - with cathedrals as the only mountains, which refers to those huge churches with tall towers that soar above the flat landscape.
The reason we pay after is because we Dutchies like to sit in cafe's for hours, just chatting. If you have 5 beverages and you pay for each one immidiately you just waste time (your own by searching for money every time and the waiters who have to come to your table every time). Its just easier to have a drink, then another one, then another one, maybe a piece of cake, another drink and then pay for all of it at the same time. The waiters put it on tab in the computer and by the end they often repeat to you whats on the tab so you know they didnt cheat you.
I had a friend in Glasgow who had worked in NL. When he came home, he rented a bike and rode it home. To Glasgow 😂 this was in the 70's.
Tnx for the video was really nice to see you enjoy Nederland!
I worked for 11 years in Utrecht and I love to see your images. Utrecht is a fascinating city. The oldest part is a Roman castellum (military fort) . Under the ground of the Cathedral in the centre.
See: Discover the Roman limes in Utrecht (a TH-cam video)
Cool to follow your adventure here in the Netherlands. You visited a lot of places that are in fact older than the country (as a Kingdom (1814)) itself. Utrecht has been an official city (with city rights) since 1122. The Dom church and tower were finished in 1382, which started in 1321.
that makes sense. the church was built as a Catholic temple, that's why it looks so grand. Protestants probably would have built it differently
@@embreis2257 That is true for a lot of churches here, because a lot of them are older than the Protestant movement. Also, a lot of those Catholic churches did get their interiors stripped and repainted (to cover Catholic paintings) by the Protestants - the well-known "beeldenstorm".
Really enjoying your Netherlands films. Allover Europe you'll find that for most of the day things are extremely quiet. I'm in the UK, windows open and all I can hear atm is the wind in the trees, a few birds and occasional car. The Bavaria beer you mention is actually Dutch. I've had it here and it's a decent drink and very budget friendly. Lovely the planting scheme when you got back to Amsterdam, a nice "prairie" feel, and yes, in the summer, sunset is late giving lovely long warm evenings. Glad you are enjoying the food and atmosphere!
As a Dutchman 🇳🇱everything is very recognisable. But I really enjoy experiencing my country through your eyes. It makes me appreciate my country more ❤ Thank you!
that big tower is the biggest of NL! And it's almost done with the renovations, you probably couldn't walk underneath it because they're removing the final pieces of the cladding needed. Maybe you noticed how bright it looked, that's because it's all naturestone that hasn't weathered yet since the big renovation is just completed. You actually got lucky to see it, a year ago it would've been a block of constructionwork.
A coffee shop in the NL is usually a place to smoke pot, not to have coffee! You're a funny guy 😀
Tip for eating a 'kroket'..ask for loads of mustard...first put up some mustard... then take a careful first bite...avoid the filling there cause you burn your tongue...put again first mustard on the filling to cool it and take your second careful bite...etc etc
The tunnel looked quite colourful and lovely ❤
quite sure almost none of us would dare to enter this tunnel if it were anywhere in the US 🤞
@@embreis2257 it's full-on in the centre, full of people/traffic there always. you'd feel safe enough, though the piss smell might be awkward
hahaha at 3:41 this girl walks out of the cafe to take a pic of the newly applied graffiti. Love it.
Thats annother grumpy landlord😂
Thanks for you're video's, and to know that you have a great time here.
videos not video's
@@markylon And you missed the "your" instead of "you're" and the missing "[good] to know". Pretty bad for someone trying to appear smart.
Frikandel Speciaal has been a dutch treat since the 1954 when food manufacturers started experimenting with snack bar foods after the regulations became stricter for human food production. Not recommended for daily consumption, due to the high fat content and calories, but it is surprisingly delicious, if you're a meat lover. Contains mostly ground pork with medium fat content, and often has a small percentage of other animals (beef, horse). Often lightly spicy too as they often add a pinch of finely ground roasted black pepper. Goes down best with either a coke or a beer of choice.
I'm amazed that you always travel to northern Europe. There's a reason that most northern Europeans holiday in southern Europe and not vice-versa. Would love to see you experience the south!
It is so funny that you ended up with the pub "Cafe Focus" in the "Koekoekstraat" , it is a cafe where generally old people come to. I have lived in that street for 20+ years.
Mate you've got many Dutch followers, hook up with some of them and let them be your tour-guide, that way you'll see much more hidden gems and make the trip much more worth while.
@@Michael_from_EU_Germany next time than
If you want to look for tourists in Utrecht, they’re the people walking on the road or the bike path instead of on the sidewalk 😂
I am living close to Utrecht and have worked there many years. It's a much better place to be than Amsterdam, because that is basically a Dutch-themed amusement park, infested with tourists.
Broodje Mario is legendary! And you don't want to know what's in a frikandel. A friend of mine calls it a "kadaverstaaf" (cadaver stick) 😊
Nice to see you in my hometown. Enjoy!
When talking Dutch food, you should give a ''Kapsalon'' a try. One of the, if not, the most popular food after a night out
Nothing beats a Dutch 'frukôndel'..
Love how he said that, definitely going to call it that now xD
You are the man!! Going to Utrecht and eat a ‘Broodje Mario’!!! I was eating them 30 years ago and still crave them. Lived there for 15 years and still missing the city
Visit Delft the next time too.
In Utrecht did you notice the cathedral was cut in half? A tornado went through it in 1674.
Fun fact: there are more bicycles in The Netherlands than there are people 😂also yeah croquettes are dangerous for the mouth especially when you don't know how piping hot they are lol they also come in many kinds of stuffing like potato and calve meat bami and nasi (think of western chinese food that contains noodles or rice) croquettes and bitterballen are best eaten with a ice cold beer 🙂and its nice you've visited Utrecht since from what i keep hearing is that tourists only think of Amsterdam being the only place in The Netherlands while there are 11 other provinces you can visit besides Amsterdam (Amsterdam being the 12th province) with their own cultures and places you can visit as a tourist.. also you should've gotten stroopwafels from a store they are pretty good! or should've tried going to a turkish bakery and get a turkish pizza and/or sandwich donner (broodje döner) and i recommend putting garlic sauce on it you could also get some lettuce on it but from experience i wouldn't put any toppings on them besides the garlic sauce on the sandwich donner because they'll put less meat in it
So cool to see you really like the vibe here in the Netherlands. Sometimes we might forget how beautiful it is here, calm, peaceful. And also the rest of Europe has great things. But I every time I am glad I am back on dutch soil again haha.
And about being the only tourist, I think there are maybe a lot of tourists in Utrecht, but they may be dutchies too from other parts of the country. I did 3 weeks ago. I live in the north and dont come to the south side so much.
@@Michael_from_EU_Germany How does that relate to Feeburg's comment? You're so proud of that little piece of knowledge you really try to post it as many times as possible, don't you?
@@Michael_from_EU_Germany So your own assumptions make you sad. Well, can't say it bothers me.
Alfa beer is from a family owned brewery in the Dutch province of Limburg, they only use natural ingredients. Really good 😛🍻
Amersfoort is also well worth a visit 😊
Haha Polleke, nice one for snacks! Even the owner came to see how your Kroket was! :)
Utrecht! My home town. Great to see you like my town. There's of course lots more to see. Too bad you didn't go to Kafé België with 200 kinds of beer! And you may have missed the renewed shopping mall Hoog Catharijne.
The Dutch beers: try the Abbey beers, made by monks or made by other people close to the abbey. In Dutch: abdij bier.... Strong tast and very popular in our country. You drink it in special glases which are collectors items
Again great video!
Another city you might enjoy is Leiden. Just 30 min from Amsterdam by train and historical connected to the USA because of the founding fathers. And also canals and birth city of Rembrandt van Rijn. Enjoy it
Good to see you in Utrecht! It's the beating heart of the Netherlands, right in the centre!
Away from tourist hot spots, it's normal to pay in cafes and restaurants when you're ready to leave, usually they won't ask if you want to pay, you ask them. They won't rush you, you take your time.
Utrecht is a bustling city because of Utrecht University and higher education colleges. Lots and lots of students for a relatively small city. It's has an equally bustling night life because of it and lots of cultural events. Not many foreign tourists find their way to Utrecht, but there will be Dutch dagjesmensen, people who visit for the day.
Kroket is great to eat as a sandwich, so on a bun or bread, with mustard.
It's great to see you enjoying and appreciating our kikkerlandje!