48 hours in Rotterdam Netherlands (from an Amsterdam resident!)

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@RealConstructor 10 месяцев назад

I was born near Amsterdam, I grew up near Amsterdam, went to school in Amsterdam and live near Amsterdam, but Rotterdam is a nicer city, down to earth, working people, no arrogance and no misplaced bragging. Rotterdam earns the money by hard work (in the biggest port in Europe), The Hague spends the money (because that’s where the seat of government is) and Amsterdam claims the money (because they’re the capital).

@aWanderlustForLife 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for explaining your perspective!

@Man-in-the-green 9 месяцев назад

Working people? So in Amsterdam they don’t work? How come Metro Amsterdam is the area where the money is made?

@jokevandermeer68 9 месяцев назад

@@Man-in-the-greenwelk geld?

@dimrrider9133 8 месяцев назад

@@Man-in-the-green by people from Breda and Rotterdam lol do you really think pico bello can build that ;p

@daphneschuring5810 8 месяцев назад

I have born close to Rotterdam but I don't know the places to visit in Amsterdam to eat.

@jusssie010 8 месяцев назад

I was born in Cappelle aan den IJssel but grow up in Rotterdam when I turned 3. Our old house became to small so we moved to Zevenkamp one of the surburbans of Rotterdam.. It's an amazing city I go to school, work, live and have fun with friends! I think what makes Rotterdam my favorite city is public transportation, mixed cultures, having one the biggest ports in the world, art and more.

@aWanderlustForLife 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for sharing 😊

@WillHsiung 10 месяцев назад

Great timing for the video as I’ll be staying in Den Haag from 9/12-15 as part of my Netherlands trip from Chicago and plan to spend the day in Rotterdam on the 13th.

@aWanderlustForLife 10 месяцев назад

Excellent! I also have the Rotterdam guide linked in the description if you're looking for more info. Sadly, I don't have a proper Den Haag video yet, but I hope you have a good trip!

@JasonRamosNJ 9 месяцев назад

I visited Rotterdam it rained soo hard I could only do The Giant Food Hall. I couldnt believe I was soo close to the yellow tree houses and all of these great things. I have to hunt down the Picasso! Thank you for your content!

@dimrrider9133 8 месяцев назад

cube houses ;p

@scottman895 10 месяцев назад

Rotterdam looks awesome! I really like all the different food options there. I will for sure have to visit Rotterdam sometime!

@aWanderlustForLife 10 месяцев назад

Yes, please do! It has such a cool vibe.

@cheenergies 3 месяца назад

Excellent and very informative video especially for foodies. Thank you.

@aWanderlustForLife 3 месяца назад

As a foodie, this means everything. Thank you!

@explorer88 9 месяцев назад

Rotterdam seems like a good city to be, appreciated your tips on Welcome card, to save money, water taxi is fun, Markthal is interesting place to explore. Thanks for making this video and sharing.

@aWanderlustForLife 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video!

@hidavidwen 8 месяцев назад

Ah cool, didn't know about the Foodhallen in Rotterdam-gotta check it out next time! I like how there's actually space...I go to the Amsterdam one quite often but it's usually too busy, and I usually up losing my voice by the end of it hah

@aWanderlustForLife 8 месяцев назад

I totally get that. Amsterdam's Foodhallen got crowded fast. We lived nearby when it opened and it was an instant hit!

@BrigittevTien 8 месяцев назад

Although Amsterdam is gorgeous I’m a Rotterdam person 😊 The huge crowds in Adam scare me and Rdam is just a bit more relaxed I feel. You showed it beautifully and now I am hungry 😂

@aWanderlustForLife 8 месяцев назад

Thank you! Amsterdam does have a lot of quieter parts, too. We have so many amazing neighborhoods that people miss. But Rotterdam is pretty awesome 😎

@BrigittevTien 8 месяцев назад

Maybe I need to check your Amsterdam videos (if you have them 😉)

@danikhan662 9 месяцев назад

Beautiful place 😊, Enjoy life Friend

@JulesStoop 10 месяцев назад

4:47 Still by far the largest. By gross tonnage it’s larger than Europe’s No. 2 (Antwerp) + No. 3 (Hamburg) + No. 4 (Amsterdam) added together. Looking at TEU’s (container) throughput, its ~30% larger than No. 2 (Antwerp) and ~60% larger than No. 3 (Hamburg).

@ArturoHernandez-jj8os 2 месяца назад

Que bonito está ese restaurante señorita, parece que está en un jardín rodeada de árboles y toda clase de plantas verdes 🤩🌷🌿🌳🌵🌴🧇🧀🥧😜

@dimrrider9133 8 месяцев назад

Coming from Breda and helped to rebuild Rotterdam for 30 years but also worked in Amsterdam at the Holland Casino as a carpenter i can tell you that Rotterdam is by far my favo city and even more the people 😎

@willemkaret1568 9 месяцев назад

Next time, get a taste of the Rotterdam music scene. People dancing open air salsa on Stadhuisplein on summer Tuesdays with Striktly, Sunday morning concert (EUR 7,0) at Heerenhuyskamerconcerten in Dudok in het Park (have lunch afterwards at the venue), Sunday afternoon free concert at Stadspark Grote Kerkplein in front of Laurenskerk, young professional musicians at Batavierhuis. Rotterdam has a conservatoire world music so there are many talented musicians playing all over the city at any opportunity they get.

@aWanderlustForLife 9 месяцев назад

Thank you for the tips!

@LZuli 9 месяцев назад

Rotterdam. I was born there so it just feels like home to me.

@aWanderlustForLife 9 месяцев назад

Totally get that!

@johnveerkamp1501 10 месяцев назад

ik geef je helemaal gelijk. Amsterdam is verschrikkelijk geworden !!!!

@gerrylanter8109 10 месяцев назад

Gefeliciteerd! Ben het totaal niet met je eens, maar als je dat vindt: mijn zegen heb je! Ik zou zeggen: mijd de stad dan als de pest (als je er niet zelf woont tenminste, in welk geval ik je zou adviseren om zo snel al je kunt naar een andere stad te verhuizen). En voor de rest: groeten uit Amsterdam!

@Man-in-the-green 9 месяцев назад

@@gerrylanter8109😂 Helemaal mee eens. Het is nu even een trend dat al die zogenaamde echte Rotterdammers en andere provincialen Rotterdam te gek vinden…

@JasonRamosNJ 9 месяцев назад

Question are you taking a tram, driving, or walking the day? Happy Anniversary!

@aWanderlustForLife 9 месяцев назад

Thank you! Walking and tram 😊 We don't drive in NL as there's not much need!

@Aaaaaron320 8 месяцев назад

010❤❤ obviously!

@danikhan662 9 месяцев назад

You Come to My Country and Must Visit my Country, My Country Beautiful Places, Waterfalls .😊

@dutchyjhome 10 месяцев назад

Hey Jessica, Mokum is not really a synonym for Amsterdam on it's own, it is an easy made mistake, even by the local Amsterdammers. Mokum is a Yiddish word for town or city. The Jews in The Netherlands (and who knows even abroad as well) used to have (may be even still have) the habit to refer to a town by mentioning Mokum and than the first letter of the town they refer to. So Amsterdam would be Mokum A and so in that same fashion Rotterdam would be Mokum R and Utrecht would be Mokum U. Mokum therefor does not mean anything more or less than Town or City in general. You may find the entire story about the term "Mokum" on wikipedia, even in English for those who do not speak Dutch.

@aWanderlustForLife 10 месяцев назад

In my experience it's become a nickname from the Yiddish word. I've spoken to many native Amsterdammers and it seems to be a common thing.

@urbandiscount 5 месяцев назад

It used to be that Amsterdam was known as "Mokum Aleph", ie " A-town and Rotterdam as " Mokum Resh", " R-town". Mokum is indeed from Hebrew, Roffa is "straattaal", like Agga for The Hague and Nimma for Nijmegen. Amsterdam is of course "Damsko"

@yan9845 9 месяцев назад

hello bella! come in monaco please .? I 'm waiting you ! sooo serious ! 🥰

@koosvanleeuwe2580 9 месяцев назад

WIEL RENNEN silecone spray op weg( s.nachts) laat ze klere krijgen met race fietsen..alles af gezet😅

@auntclaudia 10 месяцев назад

Rotterdam! Born and raised. No contest 😊😎😁

@aWanderlustForLife 10 месяцев назад

Ohhh, hi! Then I would love to know a spot we didn't go to that we need to visit next time...if you're willing to share 😊

@auntclaudia 10 месяцев назад

Hi! I am not a foodie. Dus aan mij heb je niets op dat gebied.

@Man-in-the-green 9 месяцев назад

Rotterdam born, but very glad I live in Amsterdam. ❌❌❌

@freeminded2205 10 месяцев назад

Holland is great . We live togheter we fight togheter and we party togheter . I love it al good life no nonsense .

@aWanderlustForLife 9 месяцев назад

Great way to see it.

@davidc.w.2908 10 месяцев назад

Team Rotterdam here, although I live in the USA and was born in Utrecht 🤛 Never been to Food Hallen. It looks like Chelsea Market in New York or something similar in Philadelphia.

@seancutrufello2768 10 месяцев назад

Reading Terminal Market 😊

@aWanderlustForLife 10 месяцев назад

Ohhhh Utrecht is also a great city! If you have tips, please share 😉

@Tsuma_Vento 10 месяцев назад

Utrecht > Rotterdam

@aWanderlustForLife 10 месяцев назад

When we are able, it'll be our next NL excursion that we film!

@davidc.w.2908 9 месяцев назад

@@aWanderlustForLife It’s been way too long ago to be able to share useable tips. Most of the locations I went to are either gone or had an extreme make over.

@jeffafa3096 10 месяцев назад

Both have their upsides and downsides, but I am team neither. Slightly smaller cities like Haarlem, Leiden, Eindhoven, Groningen or Nijmegen are my choice!

@aWanderlustForLife 10 месяцев назад

Fair enough! I also love those kinds of towns.

@novafalcosmith 4 месяца назад

@@aWanderlustForLife do you have video tours on the smaller cities mentioned by the person above

@novafalcosmith 4 месяца назад

Are the smaller cities also cheaper to live in as far as rent goes? Also, are there any really good videos about those smaller cities to look at?

@internetbully100 10 месяцев назад

Im born and raised in Amsterdam but live in Rotterdam for the last 3 years and I love it, very relaxed vibe no mass tourism but the nightlife is a bit boring

@aWanderlustForLife 10 месяцев назад

I'm so glad you are enjoying your time there. Was it a difficult switch?

@internetbully100 10 месяцев назад

@@aWanderlustForLife not really I just had to switch to a slower gear , And what I really like is that I can go in to the city and not be overwhelmed by a mass of people, It's just more liveable.

@aWanderlustForLife 9 месяцев назад

That makes so much sense. I do find the center of Amsterdam overwhelming.

@karinbs831 10 месяцев назад

I was born and raised in Rotterdam so yes...I am team Rotterdam!!!

@aWanderlustForLife 10 месяцев назад

Makes sense!

@Man-in-the-green 9 месяцев назад

I’m born in Rotterdam, but I left when I was three years old. Just like Erasmus I never came back and live now in Amsterdam.

@precursor4263 9 месяцев назад

Incredible, as a Rotterdam resident (who also lived in Haarlem and shortly in Amsterdam) I am surprised by this video. You managed to go to every place that I dislike about this city and missed all the actually good stuff :(

@aWanderlustForLife 9 месяцев назад

I'm happy to learn! What is the good stuff?

@novafalcosmith 4 месяца назад

@@aWanderlustForLifeplease share

@gerbentvandeveen 10 месяцев назад

Team Rotterdam! Naturally! 1917. Is ww1 and not ww2.

@RobinsonVlas День назад

Rotterdam is the real capital of The Netherlands. Rotterdam is the best city.

@Feyenoord-el8ip 5 месяцев назад

010 always

@messaoudtafer724 10 месяцев назад

Hi How are you

@HansvanOostende 4 месяца назад

Always 010 Amsterdam -10

@koosvanleeuwe2580 8 месяцев назад

Zijn er veel😂 vw pick up romeinse strijd wagens op weg😅🎉

@Tsuma_Vento 10 месяцев назад

Born not too far from Rotterdam, now living in Rotterdam. But there is no question about it -- There is no comparing it to Amsterdam, at the end of day. However, neither city is really my favourite in The Netherlands. One thing about Rotterdam is that it's kind of all over the place with its architecture, which I am not particularly a fan of. The pier at Kop van Zuid looks absolutely dreadful with those huge Tetris blocks taking away from the view on the once imposing Hotel New York. I feel like the city government made a major mistake razing the remaining classic buildings down to the ground after the bombing, in favour of a completely modern styled city. They have taken it too far and not everything mixes well. In old drawings and paintings of the St. Lawrence Church you can see a lot of those were taken from the river Meuse... However nowadays the view on the church is obstructed on almost all sides. Markthal looks like a giant rabbit cage. Well, at least there's still Delfshaven. Amsterdam has way more charm, even with all the tourism and (VERY!) poor politics. Just looking at the city itself it is more unique.

@aWanderlustForLife 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for this! I'm not big on the architecture there, at least aesthetically. I am absolutely fascinated by it, though! I'm SO upset we didn't have time for Delfshaven but we will make a point next time. Not sure if you saw it, but we went to Schiedam the day before (it's the video just before this one). And we loved that. I think Rotterdam has its charms and feels more lively/"real", but I'll always be an adopted Amsterdammer at heart.

@urbandiscount 10 месяцев назад

As a Rotterdammer, I totally agree. In fact, we got this ugliness on purpose. The Van Traa plan specified the functionality of the apartment blocks and business offices. But the architect before, Witteveen, who was fired more or less, loved the archaic style of Dutch architecture and that's the style he wanted for the reconstruction. You can still see traces of this in Pannekoekstraat. If you want to know what Rotterdam could have looked like, go to Nijmegen. That city was also extensively bombed and rebuilt, in the archaic style, in fact. The result is far more harmonious than the disjointed cityscape that is Rotterdam.

@aWanderlustForLife 10 месяцев назад

@@urbandiscountThank you! This is really helpful. We've been before, but will pay better attention next time!

@sobhironi 10 месяцев назад

I live in Amsterdam, and I think it has become weird. Not sure about Rotterdam but I feel like Rotterdam is more for the local people

@aWanderlustForLife 10 месяцев назад

Amsterdam has definitely changed over the years, even in the nine years I've been here.

@DT-wp4hk 8 месяцев назад

For the locals? Totally not! The locals are starting to hate the city and its far left policy more and more. They know they are being discriminated in their own city.

@nicop.2312 9 месяцев назад

I worked in Amsterdam, but what a crazy city. It smell bad everywhere. People are hard and not nice. They think they are the best. Rotterdam is much nicer and make you feel better. People help you and friendly. You are who you are in Rotterdam. Amsterdam things are more in discussion. Not needed

@aWanderlustForLife 9 месяцев назад

I have to disagree...it rarely smells bad and, like everywhere, it depends on where you are in the city. I'll be honest, I didn't find much difference at all in service in Rotterdam than Amsterdam. And I've never felt that you couldn't be who you are in Amsterdam. It's always interesting how people can have such different experiences! Thanks for sharing yours!

@mambamba 10 месяцев назад

I like both cities for different reasons. I feel Rotterdam gives that more metropolitan feel and the people are more down to earth real. Rotterdam feels also more diverse and blended. Amsterdam can be a bit arrogant and over itself, I enjoyed the Amsterdam of 1990's when it was fun, shocking and liberal. Today Amsterdam is just too touristy, bland, and dirty for my taste.

@aWanderlustForLife 10 месяцев назад

That's the basic vibe that I got from Rotterdammers...that Amsterdammers are snobby. The problem is, I don't see that. So does that mean that I'm part of the problem? 🤔

@mambamba 10 месяцев назад

Perhaps you are so accustomed you do not realise or notice it and it is part of the way of things in Amsterdam. But if you live in a city that is not as arrogant you will clearly notice the nasty attitude at times.

@bepsnet 10 месяцев назад

I've never eaten herring with pickle before, it doesn't seem nice, and it brings the fish down in terms of taste. Such a shame. I was born in Rotterdam, but I was a skipper's child and therefore eat the herring as it is or with a little bit of onion.

@aWanderlustForLife 10 месяцев назад

I can understand that, too.

@nuuwnhuus 10 месяцев назад

Acid almost always elevates fish. 🤷🏻

@karinbs831 10 месяцев назад

I am from Rotterdam and never ate pickles on my herring

@user-xi6nk4xs4s 9 месяцев назад

I don't even like the onion on it. Just plain as it is, and Amsterdam, please don't destroy the fish by cutting it up.

@rranish 8 месяцев назад

Im a 010er for life!

@aWanderlustForLife 8 месяцев назад

Nice! Any favorite spot you want to share? 😁

@henrimessinghausen5185 10 месяцев назад

Roffa!

@aWanderlustForLife 10 месяцев назад

Any specific reason?

@henrimessinghausen5185 10 месяцев назад

Rotterdam has so many little gems, often a bit tucked away....you'd either need to know the city, read a tourguide or ask locals to find them.@@aWanderlustForLife

@aWanderlustForLife 10 месяцев назад

If you want to share your hidden gems, we'd love to check them out next time.

@lfrocha 10 месяцев назад

I love cinnamon, but you don't *have* to eat pasteis de nata with cinnamon. My portuguese don't. Eat as you'd like

@aWanderlustForLife 10 месяцев назад

Absolutely you should eat it how you want it. I love cinnamon!

@ervie60 10 месяцев назад

Those Dutch immigrants were what that tin said; IMMIGRANTS NOT ex PATS!!!!

@jackvandersluis1723 10 месяцев назад

No!😄

@aWanderlustForLife 10 месяцев назад

🙊

@JohnMulhall1 10 месяцев назад

Rotterdam is better - it just is.

@aWanderlustForLife 10 месяцев назад

Why do you think that? I'm always curious when it comes to people's favorites!

@Man-in-the-green 9 месяцев назад

Better in what Einstein?

@AdLockhorst-bf8pz 5 месяцев назад

Rotterdam is nowhere near as cramped as Amsterdam 🤷 because the Germans bombed the heck out of Rotterdam, and Rotterdam built back better. It's partly why Rotterdam was way ahead of 020 with its subway system. And it has 010 as its telephone area code ...

@utopianbrainfarts 7 месяцев назад

good thing tho is that god made you beautiful

@Ridder020 10 месяцев назад

Kan je geen Nederlands??

@aWanderlustForLife 10 месяцев назад

Waarom?

@Man-in-the-green 9 месяцев назад

Zegt ene Denzel uit Aruba. 😂

@Ridder020 9 месяцев назад

@@Man-in-the-green ik kom niet uit Aruba sukkel

@Ridder020 9 месяцев назад

@@aWanderlustForLifeomdat je in Nederland woont maar Engels praat, niet zo’n gekke vraag toch?

@bertkassing8541 10 месяцев назад

I cannot watch this :-)

@aWanderlustForLife 10 месяцев назад

🫣

@MrWo-qj2yh 9 месяцев назад

as an american i can understand why you like this above a real city

@Mdgd63 5 месяцев назад

I have viewed your video until 8:48and it's mostly about eating. You can do that in most NL cities pretty well. You just past the Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen and just say it's a plus for R'dam but didn't tell nothing about the building. Try to get to get to learn a city (030, 040, 050, 070 etc) not only by eating. Most youtube video's become the same in this way! (i'am from 030 so neutral in the A'dam-R'dam discussion. Both are different, mostly in architecture and mentality)

@aWanderlustForLife 5 месяцев назад

My videos are more food based. Though I believe there's a RU-vid channel for everyone's likes. It's more about how I experience the city, not as much educational content, per se. I experience places mostly through food and experiences, not really architecture, museums, etc. So this is me and how I tell my stories 😊

@jokevandermeer68 9 месяцев назад

We weten al eeuwen dat ROTTERDAM beter is dan amsterdam

@aWanderlustForLife 9 месяцев назад

Depends on who you are, I guess 🤷

@jokevandermeer68 9 месяцев назад

@@aWanderlustForLife NEDERLANDS GRAAG

@aWanderlustForLife 9 месяцев назад

It's an English channel, so I reply in English.

@jokevandermeer68 9 месяцев назад

@@aWanderlustForLife zet vertalen aan moeten wij ook

@cathychats 5 месяцев назад

Exactly .. so typical for people who live in Rotterdam... arrogant people

@scampishfoxx3138 5 месяцев назад

You eating your way through Rotterdam? That’s American for you.

@aWanderlustForLife 5 месяцев назад

Well, I am American and doing food related videos is kind of my thing.

@TrIpMo1981 8 месяцев назад

Alles is beter Amsterdam. Alle Nederlanders vinden Amsterdam niks behalve Amterdammers. 😂

@Be-Es---___ 9 месяцев назад

Amsterdam would be just as nice if you'd remove all the tourists.

@aWanderlustForLife 9 месяцев назад

Amsterdam is still my favorite.

@DarthQuola 10 месяцев назад

Groningen is better. You cheesehead hollanders

@aWanderlustForLife 10 месяцев назад

🧀 😁 I've only gotten to Groningen once and it rained the whole time 🤦 It's so hard to makes videos on this country sometimes! But I will come back. If you have suggestions, please share!

@DarthQuola 10 месяцев назад

@@aWanderlustForLife I see lots of content but it is mostly Amsterdam Rotterdam and maybe Utrecht or den Bosch. I understand that these are the coties most Lively to get a toerist visit. And yes it rains a lot in our country. But we have some great museums in the north. Yes it is a 3 hour train rode. Blame ns. I mean when there was natural gas to be had and earthquakes to given away they were scrambling to pump it up and sell it. Because it is relatively lightly populsted. Eg nobody lives there

@aWanderlustForLife 10 месяцев назад

I haven't done a video in Utrecht or Den Bosch yet, but we will. We also have videos on Almere, Lelystad, Woerden, Laag Holland area, Haarlem, Stavoren, Giethoorn and probably a few more. We'll get north again, but I always appreciate personal recommendations for the areas.

@cathychats 5 месяцев назад

Amsterdam is far more adventurous. Most people in Rotterdam feel like arrogant snobs IMO

@utopianbrainfarts 7 месяцев назад

tids and food tids and food.. s all i see i learned nothing bout rotterdam lady