This Is Why We Love Amsterdam So Much

We now always make it a point to have longer layover to have the opportunity to explore a new city somewhere in the world. This time, we have 10 hours in the Netherlands after landing in Amsterdam on our way to Portugal.
I have to say, we truly crushed it on this Amsterdam layover! It all started with a quick train ride to Zaanse Schans, a Dutch Windmill village not too far from the city. This place was simply stunning and is in fact a UNESCO World Heritage Site. From the cheese, the hot chocolate and of course, the beautiful sights it is a must do when in the Holland.
From there, we made it all the way back, by train, once again downtown Amsterdam to visit their largest market named Albert Cyup Markt. While walking around there we decided to make up our own Netherlands street tour and it all started with the best Stroopwafle in Amsterdam at Rudi's. It was AMAZING!!!
Now, before leaving, I had to go check out the world famous Amsterdam Red Light District. It`s the kind of place that you hear about online and in movie and I was very curious. Well, it was as expected, don't take your kids there and if you have something to celebrate, ENJOY!
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Chapters:
0:00 Welcome to Amsterdam
1:25 Zaanse Schans or Windmill Village
8:26 Self Guided Food Tour
13:27 Walking Around Amsterdam
14:12 Red Light District
17:06 Time To Move
#amsterdam #netherlands #amsterdamtravel

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  • @DaveMani
    @DaveMani22 күн бұрын

    Click here to see another epic adventure in Europe! ➡️ kzread.info/dash/bejne/loaX0bOMppOYms4.htmlsi=a5PXYCGWDO8jjSaa

  • @jay.s
    @jay.s23 күн бұрын

    Hahaha. It made my day when you tried to explain the red light district and keep it family-friendly at the same time😅. Tracey's reactions were also quite funny 😂. Great video though, as always!👍🏼

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    23 күн бұрын

    Loll this part of Amsterdam doesn't even seem real to be honest! 😅🇳🇱

  • @AlferinkAlferink
    @AlferinkAlferink17 күн бұрын

    I appreciate you being so polite and respectful. Intelligent and cheerful people like you are always welcome here in the Netherlands. I wish you a pleasant journey and a good reunion with your family.❤

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    17 күн бұрын

    Wow thank you so much. We really appreciated our day there and can't wait to visit again. 🇳🇱

  • @peternjoroge508
    @peternjoroge50822 күн бұрын

    The story telling with those sound tracks is just amazing, as someone who knows video editing I appreciate how awesome your videos are edited. I Love you guys very much

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    22 күн бұрын

    Wow thank you so so much! :)

  • @Mashariki_0
    @Mashariki_021 күн бұрын

    Fun grass 😂😂😂😂. I hope an Amsterdam/ Netherlands series will pop up in the future, this was fun

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    21 күн бұрын

    We will for sure go back but in the mean time, get ready for our 4 videos in Portugal! :D

  • @victorobote8766
    @victorobote876622 күн бұрын

    People like the guy from stroopwaffles are awesome. Y’all make me feel like I’m traveling with anthony Bourdain the way you guys captured him talking and demonstrating. Keep it up!

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    22 күн бұрын

    Wow, that is quite a nice comparison haha. You're too kind Victor. :p

  • @Vivaspecifico
    @Vivaspecifico12 күн бұрын

    I love when they are in Europe. It is so nice to see.

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    12 күн бұрын

    Well, we are leaving Kenya in August and will be traveling internationally for a few years so get ready! :)

  • @anthonyllido9720
    @anthonyllido972021 күн бұрын

    New subscriber here. I truly wish both of you greater wealth and success in every possible way. Peace and love always 💝💝

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    20 күн бұрын

    Welcome aboard! And also, thank you so much for the kind words. :)

  • @abocas
    @abocas20 күн бұрын

    Oh, went to those places also 😊 There are many places which have the village look and feel in Holland. They love their gardens 😊 and fish. Try their fish and chips .... if you are still there. A lot of the food is inspired by their former colonies. Love it. My neighbor here in Kenya is from north of Amsterdam.

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    20 күн бұрын

    Thats awesome! We'll make sure to try the fish and chips next time then. :)

  • @najmakassim7414
    @najmakassim741421 күн бұрын

    Hey Dave and Traci Absoulyetly enjoyed this video!

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    21 күн бұрын

    I'm so glad! :)

  • @wh7798
    @wh779822 күн бұрын

    Hey, it's great to see how much you guys are loving my home country!Stroopwafels, kaasstengels, gehaktballen, bitterballen, broodje kroketje - they're all amazing, right? You did not try the raw haring with onion? Oh, by the way, there's this awesome shop called Lekker on Magadi road. Next to Brood (also from Amsterdam) They sell kroket, frikandel, kaassoufflé and stroopwafels. You should definitely check it out! Personally, I have a soft spot for the truffle cheese from Henri Willig. You know, the one with the purple wrapping? It's absolutely delicious! But having Christmas in Zaandam? Nahhhh. We haven't had a white xmas in 27 years. Let me give you a suggestion: Rovaniemi! Trust me, it's so much better!

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    22 күн бұрын

    Thank you so much for all of this! We sadly inly had 10hrs in Amsterdam for a layover but we REALLY want to go back and for sure will!

  • @BommeltjeNL
    @BommeltjeNL15 күн бұрын

    Guys, first time seeing one of your videos. Aside from the fun video there is some epic filming going on in the first half of the video and I'm not talking about the drone shots (they always look great). And of course the editing is also epic, but the variety of shots (not the subjects but the film techniques used) got my attention right away. My compliments for that. Dutchies love to see how foreigners experience the Netherlands (although you've only been in the Holland area). I'm 66 year young, always lived in the Netherlands, but I've never been to Zaanse Schans (with the windmills), so thanks for the great shots there. By the way, I was wondering, did you make the drone shots yourself? I also fly drones, but there are less and less areas where it's allowed to fly a drone and I believe it's also not allowed to film the Zaanse Schans with a drone. So it was great to see those shots 👍 Have fun in Portugal 👍

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    15 күн бұрын

    First of all, thank you so much for the kind comment. We had a great day in the Netherlands. For the drone shots, I normally do everything myself but even tho I do have a EU license, you're right about the restricted flight zone there so I licensed the footage.

  • @emilylondon
    @emilylondon20 күн бұрын

    New Subscriber! Looked like you had fun figuring the trains out, it took me a second to realise you scan your ticket at the top of the stairs. I visited Amsterdam recently and loved it. Ended up showing a lot of food places. Next time you go check out the Van Staple cookies.

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    20 күн бұрын

    The train scanning thing is VERY confusing indeed! Haha 😅

  • @Jacques.dAnjou
    @Jacques.dAnjou16 күн бұрын

    Come on guys if you’re serious about visiting my hometown. Try drop, try salmiak, have our salty candy!

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    16 күн бұрын

    Well noted! We shall be back. :)

  • @dwamburu1
    @dwamburu122 күн бұрын

    I remember buying some type of round shaped mandazis in Amsterdam, very nice and tasty.

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    22 күн бұрын

    Super nice indeed.

  • @Hrn250
    @Hrn25020 күн бұрын

    Very nice one 👍🏻 As a former resident of Amsterdam it is always nice to see how people enjoy our beautiful city. If you want to see very dutch architecture you must visit Marken next time , it’s a former island near Amsterdam with a lot of wooden houses. If you want good food, try Indonesian cuisine, especially the Indonesian rice table, which has become Dutch heritage. The bitterballen, kroketten and the stroopwafels are snacks. At the Rozengracht there is a very good Indonesian restaurant for instance 😊Amsterdam has many good affordable restaurants , area Utrechtse straat, Jordaan etc. The 9 streets is a beautiful area to walk around. Have fun with your next stay.

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    20 күн бұрын

    Hey thanks a lot for the suggestion as we will most likely be back! :)

  • @SirimonCliff
    @SirimonCliff22 күн бұрын

    Stunning.

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    22 күн бұрын

    It really is!

  • @yvobroekhoven972
    @yvobroekhoven97212 күн бұрын

    that camera sound and the photograph after "12th century"...

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    12 күн бұрын

    👍🏼

  • @aravind4090
    @aravind409022 күн бұрын

    Beautiful vlog 🤩😇

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    22 күн бұрын

    Glad you liked it!!!

  • @lifehacks1019
    @lifehacks101921 күн бұрын

    My first impression of Amsterdam through your eyes Windmills ☑️ Bike friendly ☑️ Picturesque☑️ Cheese ☑️ Redlight district- 🛑Need part 2 for proper assessment! 😂

  • @StefanRink

    @StefanRink

    20 күн бұрын

    Most of those windmills are in in my hometown Zaandam / Zaanse Schans, it's close but isn't Amsterdam thank God.. haha. But yes. 👍

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    20 күн бұрын

    Hahaha I couldn`t show too too much in the Red Light District as we are trying to stay `Family Friendly`. loll

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    20 күн бұрын

    Close enough tho! :P

  • @abhaykumarmaurya5419
    @abhaykumarmaurya541920 күн бұрын

    Love from india 🇮🇳❤❤❤

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    20 күн бұрын

    Cheers my friend! :)

  • @daluzsoares
    @daluzsoares21 күн бұрын

    that girl is so nice, she must be Dutch or an athlete or tennis player!!🤗🤗🤗

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    21 күн бұрын

    Haha she is nice :p

  • @briankamau3267
    @briankamau326722 күн бұрын

    Amazing amazing video

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    22 күн бұрын

    Thank you so much 😀

  • @MrElhabib123
    @MrElhabib12315 күн бұрын

    Dutch ❤lifestyle is fascinating 🤨

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    15 күн бұрын

    Fair enough loll

  • @jenmar9428
    @jenmar942820 күн бұрын

    Awwww… so great seeing you guys enjoying the Netherlands. ❤ You should come back so you can experience the Red Light District (In Dutch the locals call it *_De Wallen_* ). In the night, please do not film the girlies. During the day you won’t see the shenanigans. 😂 You guys are lucky. The gods of the weather treated you guys great. The weather these days was cloudy snd rainy.

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    20 күн бұрын

    We will 100% be back. We loved our 10hrs there so so much.

  • @joe_j
    @joe_j21 күн бұрын

    This trip was quite romantid...loool.. Now I want to visit Netherlands so baaad!

  • @joe_j

    @joe_j

    21 күн бұрын

    This is my favorite video so far ❤❤❤

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    21 күн бұрын

    We had such a good day and keep in mind, this was just during a 10hrs layover! Haha

  • @joe_j

    @joe_j

    20 күн бұрын

    @@DaveMani Loool... I even thought you'd stayed for some while

  • @athinaverivakis8835
    @athinaverivakis883515 күн бұрын

    What's the name of that little town with the windmills? I have a layover of 9 hrs in Schiphol in a few days and want to visit Van Gogh museum. You think I could do the visit to the town too?

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    15 күн бұрын

    Zaanse Schans

  • @mohamedmohamud-vx9xd
    @mohamedmohamud-vx9xd22 күн бұрын

    nice vlog

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    22 күн бұрын

    Thank you 😊

  • @hennybill3537
    @hennybill353720 күн бұрын

    Next time youre in the Netherlands try "nieuwe haring" (new herring). Its a boneless raw fish with onions. Delicious 😋😋

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    20 күн бұрын

    Well noted! :)

  • @jessicakallen
    @jessicakallen24 күн бұрын

    That district..eeek. Tracey your face says it all 😅 at least the waffles were great 😃

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    24 күн бұрын

    Haha the Red Light District is quite... unique to say the least! 😅

  • @XxXx-Evo

    @XxXx-Evo

    17 күн бұрын

    It is sad the red light district turned into some sort of circus. I lived near Amsterdam as a teenager, about 30 years ago. I sometimes ended up there without noticing. For me it was just a neighbourhood with a very nice atmosphere where people were minding their own business, away from the busy city center. Although there were criminal activities, I never felt unsafe. Now it is full of parties and drunk people, completely disrespectful to the other visitors. I wish they make a red light light district theme park for the tourists, so the real red light district can have a bit of her former charm back. I do not want to turn back time, it was not all nice back then, but I can't imagine anyone wants it like this...

  • @jooproos6559
    @jooproos655917 күн бұрын

    Its not a little river in the middle,its a canal!

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    17 күн бұрын

    Fair point. 👍🏼

  • @Gohabs10
    @Gohabs1022 күн бұрын

    Amsterdam is an extraordinary city , the Dutch are most wonderful people. A foodie’s adventure . I have travelled there many times. But for the disrespectful, intimidating treatment by the security people at Schipol Airport each and every time I visited, I am deterred to travel there again.

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    22 күн бұрын

    So sorry to hear that... But don't let a couple people ruine your experience! :) Do you my friend.

  • @faith6007
    @faith600722 күн бұрын

    🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    22 күн бұрын

    Cheers.

  • @dwamburu1
    @dwamburu122 күн бұрын

    In Amsterdam or Holland in general people speak English very well.

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    22 күн бұрын

    True.

  • @sayedrahman8314
    @sayedrahman831420 күн бұрын

    I hope your next destination is Bangladesh🥰🇧🇩

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    20 күн бұрын

    We might actually come later this year! :)

  • @sayedrahman8314

    @sayedrahman8314

    20 күн бұрын

    @@DaveMani as your wish🥰🇧🇩

  • @picsandvidstv1348
    @picsandvidstv134821 күн бұрын

    I guess that famous street is where one of my friends tried to explain to me that they sell cookies (weed) and some adult 'toys'??!! I was shocked! Like what a different world we live in. In some other countries even by mentioning them you can get arrested!😮

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    21 күн бұрын

    Yeah... It's really wild! 😆

  • @dimrrider9133

    @dimrrider9133

    17 күн бұрын

    Its better to control it then people shoot each other for it ;p

  • @alifiyapachmarhiwala6698
    @alifiyapachmarhiwala669822 күн бұрын

    👍👍👌💐🌹

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    22 күн бұрын

    Cheers!

  • @harpalgajera2875
    @harpalgajera287522 күн бұрын

    That district...eeek nice cuntry 😊😊😊😊

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    22 күн бұрын

    It's quite something indeed! :p

  • @allisoncollins1259
    @allisoncollins125920 күн бұрын

    Dav is my uncle

  • @allisoncollins1259

    @allisoncollins1259

    20 күн бұрын

    Hi dav lol

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    20 күн бұрын

    Haha yes I am :p The coolest uncle actually. 😎👍🏼

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    20 күн бұрын

    Hi

  • @allisoncollins1259

    @allisoncollins1259

    20 күн бұрын

    Yes you are

  • @misstulips3736

    @misstulips3736

    18 күн бұрын

    Woow you guys were in Holland, next time stay longer, please. Karibuni

  • @martinmathu5723
    @martinmathu572322 күн бұрын

    Were there african foodstalls in the market ?

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    22 күн бұрын

    Yes a couple.

  • @dwamburu1

    @dwamburu1

    22 күн бұрын

    There are a sizeable number of Africans especially Somalis and Ghanians.

  • @dimrrider9133
    @dimrrider913317 күн бұрын

    The rest of the Netherlands call amsterdam disneyland and dont like it at all. Our country had way more to offer then this ;p

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    17 күн бұрын

    Fair enough. I can see why.

  • @dimrrider9133

    @dimrrider9133

    16 күн бұрын

    @@DaveMani Sorry i forgot to prove myself: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qZ1kmteSiqXOgtY.html

  • @Man-in-the-green

    @Man-in-the-green

    16 күн бұрын

    Liar. 😂

  • @dimrrider9133

    @dimrrider9133

    16 күн бұрын

    @@Man-in-the-green Kut neus hhaha

  • @dimrrider9133

    @dimrrider9133

    16 күн бұрын

    @@Man-in-the-green W4nker 16 million people from the Netherlands hate ajaks and amsterdam the arrogant punks :) kisses LOL

  • @chosenone599
    @chosenone59920 күн бұрын

    🚬😉

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    20 күн бұрын

    Cheers :)

  • @albertkassenaar7735
    @albertkassenaar77357 күн бұрын

    Zaandam is not Amsterdam

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    7 күн бұрын

    But it's fairly close. You got the point.

  • @ronald220964
    @ronald22096413 күн бұрын

    Zaandam chocolate capitol of the world all cocoa is being made here.

  • @DaveMani

    @DaveMani

    13 күн бұрын

    It smelled so good!!!