SUMMER IN AMSTERDAM
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New Amsterdam Travel Video- Summer is the most popular season in the Netherlands because of all the sunshine that is lacking during a good part of the year. So the Dutch get out there to make the most of it.
GIN FESTIVAL AMSTERDAM
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New Amsterdam Travel Video- 100 different gins, jenevers, vermouths and mixers are on offer at the 3rd annual Gin Festival Amsterdam. We tasted gin in a sauna, ate gin soaked oysters, sampled gin made from oranges, lemons and tomatoes and an Eco-friendly jenever that is made with unsold bread donated by local bakers.
Sample over 100 unique types of gin, jenevers & mixers: old classics, new twists, local Dutch, international brands, Eco-friendly. Even go to Gin School and learn which mixers go with which gin to make the perfect gin cocktail.
CHARDONNAY CRUISE ON THE AMSTERDAM CANALS
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New Amsterdam Travel Video- One of the best things to do in Amsterdam is to cruise the canals by boat. And in beautiful weather, it's one of the best ways to explore the city. And recently we did just that.
See the city by boat while sampling a variety of Chardonnay wines. Sun, canals & drinks...life is good.
ELFIA FANTASY FAIR @ DE HAAR CASTLE
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New AmsterdamTravel Video- Elfia is the biggest fantasy fair in Europe and in Spring it takes place at the beautiful De Haar Castle (Kasteel de Haar), outside of Utrecht. And it's amazing to see so many people dress up in so many spectacular costumes and outfits.
Stunning costumes at a gorgeous location make for a breathtaking and eye-popping good time. Get lost among the dragons, knights, fairies and monsters and create your own dream.
DUTCH POOP DAY @ ARTIS-MICROPIA
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New Amsterdam Travel Video- Can you believe that there is a National Poop Day in the Netherlands? It was on April 11th this year and the Micropia museum held a special event for the opening of their Tour of Poo. Along the route you'll discover poop's usefulness and its invisible microbes that help your body digest, survive and keep healthy.
National Poop Day in the Netherlands? Yes! And the Micropia museum has a Poop Tour where you can learn all about what poo can do for you!
CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL
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New Amsterdam Travel Video- Spring has sprung in Holland and thoughts turn to flowers and tulips. But did you know there are lots of cherry blossom trees in and around Amsterdam? The Amsterdamse Bos (Amsterdam Forest) which is a huge park on the southwestern edge of the city next to Amstelveen, has a good sized- cherry blossom tree orchard called the Kersenbloesempark (Cherry Blossom Park).
Visit a Japanese festival under the pink & white Cherry Blossom trees in the Amsterdamse Bos (Amsterdam Forest)
SPRING IN AMSTERDAM
/See the best things to see and do during one of the most beautiful seasons in the Netherlands. From popular events to the hidden secrets, learn about them here.
New Amsterdam Travel Video- Tulips! Keukenhof Gardens! Kingsday! Spring is almost here and it's a great time to be in the Netherlands. After a cold winter, the Dutch can't wait to get outside and enjoy the sunshine and warmer weather.
SKATING ON FROZEN CANALS & THE COOLEST ICE TRACK
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New Amsterdam Travel Video- Parts of the Amsterdam canals froze for over two days this Winter, enough so people could get out and ice skate on them. Since schaatsen is such a Dutch national pasttime in the Netherlands, and since the last time the canals froze was six years ago, locals wasted no time getting out there when the conditions were just right.
The Dutch love to ice skate, so when the canals froze, they took advantage of it while it lasted. Experience ice skating in the city center and see what it's like to ice skate in the middle of the outdoor ice track at the Olympic Stadium.
TOP 10 BEST AMSTERDAM FOODS
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New Amsterdam Travel Video- We present our Top Ten Dutch foods that you must try when you're in Amsterdam. In this tasty video we'll show you foods that are unique and the most popular in Amsterdam, so you can eat yourself through the city like a local on your next visit.
Gessell takes you on a tour of the tastiest, most iconic Dutch foods that you must try when you visit Amsterdam.
HOTEL NIGHT AMSTERDAM
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New Amsterdam Travel Video- One night a year Amsterdam locals can experience their city as a tourist during Hotelnacht (Hotel Night). Close to 40 different hotels offer residents steep discounts (most up to 50%) on room rates and host a wide range of parties and events. Almost 60 in all.
Locals can be tourists in their own city in hotels that offer deep room discounts and host fun parties & events. It's a weekend staycation!
AMSTERDAM LIGHT FESTIVAL- ADVENTURE THRU INNER SPACE
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New Amsterdam Travel Video- The Amsterdam Light Festival is a wonderful event where artists from all over the world install their fantastic light sculptures all over the city. This year's theme is "Existential", but as a whole it reminded us of a popular Disneyland ride from long ago, called "Adventure Thru Inner Space".
This year we creatively present the light festival as if you were riding the old "Adventure Thru Inner Space" ride at Disneyland, being shrunk down through a microscope to explore the molecular structure of a snowflake.
AMSTERDAM SNOW STORM
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New Amsterdam Travel Video- It doesn't snow much in Amsterdam, but when it does, it's glorious. We went out to film the first snowfall of the season and it was snowing hard. Everything was blanketed quickly and soon the city was a Winter wonderland again.
The first snow of the season came down hard and covered the city in beautiful white. Snow isn't common here, so you have to enjoy it when you can.
PYRAMID OF AUSTERLITZ- FROM ABOVE BY DRONE
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New Amsterdam Travel Video- A true Dutch hidden secret, the Pyramid of Austerlitz is a monument at the highest point of the Utrechtse Heuvelrug about 17 km east of Utrecht. Built in 1804 by the French during their occupation of Holland between 1795 and 1813, the pyramid stands 36 meters high and its obelisk rises another 13 meters.
Discover another Dutch secret, hidden deep in a Netherlands forest with amazing views from above from our drone. Both spectacular and historical!
HOW TO COOK TRAVEL MEALS IN 5 MINUTES
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New Amsterdam Travel Video- With more people staying in AirBnBs during their vacations, cooking one's own meals in apartment or house rentals is becoming more popular. But cooking utensils can be limited and not all meals can be prepared like they are at home.
Vicky Hampton, the Amsterdam Foodie shows you how to make a delicious meal from her new book which is full of recipes for travelers on the go & workers bored with their office lunches.
DUTCH CASTLES & COUNTRYSIDE BY BIKE
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New Amsterdam Travel Video- It's great fun exploring the Netherlands by bike. And it's easy too. There is a whole network system of bicycle paths with corresponding junction points plotted out on Dutch bicycle maps. There are even phone apps, like Route.nl, that suggest routes based on area and distance.You can also take your bike on the train for an additional fee.
Take a grand bike tour through the beautiful Dutch countryside of wooded hills, green grass farms and river waterways, passing old castles, storybook cottages, sprawling estates and lots of four-legged friends.
FLOWER MARKET ON THE AMSTELVELD
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New Amsterdam Travel Video- Amsterdammers love flowers and plants. They also love a good street market. So the flower market on the Amstelveld is a great place to go to buy your weekly stems and bouquets. Between March and October it happens every Monday morning on the Amstelveld, which is a well-known square between the Rembrandtplein and the Frederiksplein.
Every Monday morning, this small but pretty market comes alive on the Amstelveld. Flowers, plants, bulbs, cheese, chocolate, fruits & vegetables are all here at fair prices.
TOP 10 SHOPPING AREAS IN AMSTERDAM
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New Amsterdam Travel Video- In this helpful, handy video, Gessell shows you our top ten favorite shopping areas in the city. So if you're a shopaholic or just love to shop while on holiday, this is a must-see. Amsterdam has some of the best shopping in Europe.
Amsterdam offers you a wide variety of shopping choices from upscale, designer fashion to art & antiques to vintage & retro to concept stores with one-of-a-kind finds. If you're a shopaholic or just love to shop while on holiday, then come along with Gessell as she guides you to spots that have what you're looking for.
NEW SYMBOLICA RIDE @ EFTELING THEME PARK
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New Amsterdam Travel Video- The Efteling is the biggest amusement park in the Netherlands and one of the best in the world. What makes it so unique is its thorough use of theming and attention to detail, which rivals the Disney parks.
Explore one of the most magical & thrilling places in the world and experience their newest attraction which takes you on an amazing journey through a magical palace to meet the king.
VROLIK & FUNERAL MUSEUMS
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New Amsterdam Travel Video- At first glance the Vrolik and Funeral Museums appear very odd and creepy. But when you explore them, you realize that their informative insights and presentations give more meaning and fascinating depth to human subjects that we normally consider uncomfortable.
Gessell takes you to two weird but wonderful, small museums with fascinating but uncomfortable subjects. One collects human and animal body parts for scientific study, the other chronicles how the Dutch celebrate death. Warning! Not for the squeamish!
ABOVE THE WINDMILLS OF ZAANSE SCHANS
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New Amsterdam Travel Video- We love windmills! So much so that after filming the windmills of Zaanse Schans for our Experience Waterland video, we returned to get more exciting shots with a drone. The result is incredible aerial footage with birdseye views. Enjoy!