come book shopping with me in Amsterdam 📖 + book haul
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- čas přidán 30. 07. 2024
- featuring the lovely @BasicallyBrittx & @SabinesBookNook
a chill day in my life book shopping in Amsterdam, going to the Van Gogh Museum, visiting Waterstones and The american book center, and a little book haul at the end!
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Hi! My name is Leonie and I am a 25 year old girl who loves talking about books! From YA to non-fiction to classics, I read it all (although fantasy will always be my fave). I live in the Netherlands and go to university, but make booktube videos in my spare time :)
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27 years old is still so, so young! Toni Morrison debuted at 39, Mark Twain at 41, Annie Proulx at 57... the list goes on. Today's world convincing us that people peak in their 20's is such a sham. Especially in the field of writing, which is such a slow, longterm activity and/or process - on so many levels. Point is: you're doing great!
Thank you for this it genuinely made me feel better ab myself ❤
@@bertagalindo1392 you're welcome, hope you're good
That postman is an entire vibe and I love that for them.
17:15 the postman singing opera while doing his job is such a cute fictional moment 😭✨
I was thinking the same thing!
As a writer who likes to look at maps for spot on locations, its actually insane how close the Netherlands is to EVERYTHING in Europe.
paris, berlin and london are less than 4 hours away with the train!
God, I wish I was in Netherlands..
@@AnahadSandhawalia same.
@@TheBookLeo this is insane! Living in a huge country as Brazil, this really hard to imagine! It would take so much longer to go to one extreme to another of my country 😅
@@AnahadSandhawalia Listening the postman singing.
That about Van Gogh not finding his calling for art until 27 really hit me, too, as I'm literally 21 trying to figure it all out with zero clue 😅. I have qualities and talents but sometimes struggle to find how I can bring meaning to them
i completely relate to struggling how to find meaning to your skills!
I think finding meaning can be really hard, because the question is, if something is meant to fully financially support you, or if it is meant to be a true non-monetized hobby, or inbetween. I can only truly enjoy my hobbies if I know I am just making them for me, to feel happy and to create something that does something for me! Meaning is such a weird concept!
I am 30 and still have not figured out much xD A few things maybe but... still clueless. And that is the fun of life. It keeps your brain engaged haha
@Annikania I guess when you embrace your passions, you discover an outlet for the sides of you that aren't stimulated at your day job. It's not something you “have to do,” but rather something you “want to do” because you love to do it. It's funny you say meaning is a 'weird' concept because meaning is what you give to something, not what something gives to you
@@PinAda92 that's such an interesting take on it, I never considered it like that before xD
I took a few days off but I'm back with an Amsterdam video! How have you guys been doing? :D
Super tired and barely hanging in there, but still keeping my head up xD Or trying to
Next time you take a week off, let people know so they don't worry about you. Please.
I'm great! Can I recommend 2 pieces of brazillian lit for you ? I'm from Brazil btw:
- Barren Lives by Graciliano Ramos (One of my all time favourites);
- Dom Casmurro by Machado de Assis.
I think you'll enjoy it
I'm from Portugal and I would LOVE to go to Amsterdam 😭😭 I had no idea you guys have waterstones omg so lucky!!!!
We miss you Leonie
im so envious of anyone who speaks fluent dutch, it's such a beautiful language
really?! as a dutch-speaking person i find the language quite harsh to listen to most of the time haha
😂😂😂😂😂
@@vyn409 its funny how the grass always seems greener on the other side haha! i love the sound of Dutch and even more of German but ive heard so much from native speakers of both how harsh or unpleasant the languages are. maybe theyre just being modest about their language 😅
@@htdtrr76 its not modesty its just that dutch is a pain to learn even when youre born in the netherlands
And there are sooooo many exceptions that even latin is easier to learn
And the words are not flowy
@@Angelo-uw9eofair enough lol, guess enjoying the way a language sounds is a whole different story to having to actually go thru the pain of learning it
Just wanna say that thanks to stumbling upon your videos I actually got the desire to get back into reading books properly. I even renewed my library card a week or so ago, and have made it a goal to try and read at least 20 different books this year.
that makes me so happy to hear!
that's an awesome goal & way to go by using the library. so much better for the Earth☮️
The train not stopping for Britt and sab was hilarious and the food looked so good. The Van Gogh thing didn’t surprise me since I knew he started his art journey late but it’s a good to remember that fact every once and awhile because to me it tells me that it’s never too late to start a career and that it’s ok to not have everything figured out before the age of 20.
I'm 35, and the only accomplishments I have are attaining a Master's degree that I"ve never used outside of writing blogs related to the subject and writing some fanfics that I think still hold up even a decade and change later in some cases. So yeah, don't rush yourself, Leonie. You have an entire lifetime to do all the things you want to do, whatever that may be.
Nice 👍
ahhhh love all the cozy vibes of your book shopping vlogs! amsterdam is beautiful
thank you
The Bell Jar absolutely BROKE me, definitely check in with yourself while reading because it put me in a really weird headspace
Yeah, I consumed that book in an afternoon and I still think about it regularly
My grandparents were from The Netherlands, and they ended up bringing my family to the US, and there's something so great about the fact that I can see this and be like, wow I could've lived there. (I'm quite jealous, actually). There's something about the atmostphere... There's so much history and beautiful architecture, and so many lives have been lived there. I'm so glad that I could see this video! Thanks!
i love the postman singing omg that was sweet 🥺 leo your videos always make my day, the vibe is so perfect!!! tysm
a trip with friends to the Van Gogh museum, a cute cafe, and bookstores... in Amsterdam... HOW DOES IT FEEL TO LIVE MY DREAM
I love to hear you speak Dutch in your videos 🥰 I’m trying to learn it myself, it’s such a pretty language
The singing postman kinda just made my day, like this is so wholesome....✨😅
Also, I like how your book hauls are not like "I bought 100 books", but that you are really taking your time to consider what books you really want to read.
The food that you and your friends had at The Last Crumb looks soooooo delicious!
The Netherlands is one of the countries that I've always wanted to visit! Thank you for showing us a bit of Amsterdam. I will live vicariously through videos like this until I get a chance to visit for myself!
this video was really comforting. i watched while i was working on my thesis and it helped me ease the tension, so thank you!!! all your videos have this comforting aura! and recently i bought the illuminae files and norwegian wood by murakami, im already reading the second one!!
That postman singing was even more beautiful than the bookshops in Amsterdam.
The Cat Who Saved Books is such a beautiful book. It's the perfect book for booklovers and there is a talking cat. It was my favorite book last year and I gave it to everyone for christmas. I also highly recommend the audiobook. The narrator is so good.
I just love the general vibe of your videos lately! They're so good!
As someone who lives in Amsterdam myself it's so much fun to see the city in cosy vlogs like this! Gives me a whole new appreciation for it:) Also the tram leaving while some people are still in there has happened to me multiple times too, Amsterdam's tram drivers are ruthless hahah
My friend brought me to that exact coffee shop when we were in Amsterdam (she lives in a city very nearby) and she also told me it was a hidden gem 😂 this video brought back such happy memories, I can't wait to go back 💕
hearing you and your friends talk brought back the desire to learn Dutch that my holiday in Amsterdam last summer awakened ahah
I only live like, 4 hours away from Amsterdam and I've still never been. I have no excuse (other than gas prices) but I promised myself to go this year... As a half American/ half German, I love hearing you guys speak Dutch because it sounds like a mix between the two :) Thanks for such a beautiful, cozy vlog!
these amsterdam vlogs just take me back to my own trip there and I miss it SO much! I visited the van gogh museum too :') thanks for the cozy vibes
I'm going to Amsterdan this year and this video made me so excited for it!!
your videos never cease to relax and bring me joy✨️ also, yoh can add a little cold water in your tea if it turned out too hot to drink and it balances it out
Amsterdam is ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!! Thank you for showing us around ❤Love this kind of videos.
I absolutely adore these videos. Watching them gives me a break from my day to relax.
Thank you so much
I really appreciate your reasonable book buying and accumulation. You are a hero and an inspiration.
The Bell Jar, Letters to a young poet, such great buys!! Enjoy them!
Hey Leonie, I'm watching this video right after my exam. I passed it but I'm still jittery and this is helping me calm down. Thanks for that 😊
I wanted to go to a book store you already went when I visited Amsterdam last summer. I had a little time, so just went to the American Book Center and bought a couple of books. Glad to see that you were there as well! Greetings from Costa Rica!
This was such a delightful video. Friends, museum and book shops in a beautiful location? What a dream.
OMG I used to live in Zaandam and the newspaper lady was also singing every time, I loved it so much 🥰❣
i don't think i could've walked out without that Resurrectionist book. that looked gorgeous! i've added it to my own list, lol.
Oh my goodness your pink sweater with the clouds is adorable!! I loved this vlog!! I'm looking forward to reading: Bunny, My Year of Rest and Relaxation, The Bell Jar.
love this video😍hanging out with friends and showing the comfortable vibe, really enjoy it！plz take more videos like this, want to see more sceneries❤
I visited Amsterdam today and went exactly to that coffee place you went to, it was so pretty and the food was delicious!! I’m there tomorrow too, so i’ll definitely check out the bookstores ! Your videos are so amazing 🌞
The video was so calming and aesthetic, It is so comfortable to watch and vibe with the feeling when you're buying books 😌😌 Makes me wants to read some books UWU.
I love your book shopping vlogs! The Van Gogh Museum looks amazing.
Thank you for the bookshop recommendations! Now I know where to go when I visit Amsterdam in July 💛
Ah, Van Gogh Museum :) There’s also a fantastic Vermeer exhibition coming up at the Rijksmuseum! Lots of beautiful paintings of his from all over the world (or well, mostly from Europe and the U.S., but still) There’s a lot of interest, tickets are going fast!
ohhh a Leonie video
just what I needed to have nice pretty day🥺💖
Ah this is so cool to see! I went to Amsterdam on a solely bookish trip (I live in Aachen, Germany, so pretty near) and I also went to those two major English bookstores! They are amazing!
yesss De Laatste Kruimel was super close to where I did my internship and it is genuinely the best place to have lunch in Amsterdam as far as I'm aware (although I've never actually sat inside, I didn't know they had a second floor!) ABC is definately my favourite bookstore in Amsterdam, their sci-fi/fantasy section is so much larger than that of Waterstones or any of the other bookshops.
i'm also reading the same edition of letters to a young poet and i'm loving it so far!
I have the exact same edition of the bell jar and I started it a few days ago, I'm in LOVE with it so far! Audibly gasped when I saw you hold it up 😂
I love your Amsterdam vlogs, I miss this place very much this is such a relaxing city
This was such a beautiful and perfectly aesthetic video! Thank you for sharing your bit of happiness with us!
I was in Amsterdam in 2019 (I worked in The Netherlands that summer), but back then I haven't picked up reading as a hobby so unfortunately I haven't checked out the bookstores which I fully regret now. 😔 But I started to write a list about bookstores around the world which I want to visit someday and I have Waterstones and The American Book Center on it. Thank you for showing me, Leonie! Those are definitely gonna be on it! 😊
I visited Amsterdam last December very much because of you. The vlogs you made walking around the city where you live left me completely in love with the beauty of the Netherlands and I ended up aiming to get to know the Netherlands. I didn't find it appropriate to invade your privacy and ask where you live, so I thought Amsterdam was a good start and I could still realize the dream of going to the Van Gogh Museum and the Anne Frank house. I loved this part of my trip and being able to do a boat trip through the canals. Amsterdam is even more beautiful than I imagined. I hope to come back in a period with the most pleasant weather and see the tulip fields 🧡
Loved seeing more of Amsterdam! And I'm a fan of your postman 😆👏
I absolutely love your vibe. I’ve been watching your videos occasionally and realize that we have many things alike and it would be amazing to have a friend like you that I would talk hours 😅
The Bell Jar is also on my list, and I've also got a copy of it. Guess I would save it for summer, since there are too many on the spring reading list already, and it does fit the estival mood very well.
Wow your video had such a wonderful atmosphere! My respect for all of the work you must have put into filming, cutting and picking the scenes, everything was so on point! Splendid 💫 I am happy for you, you found soms books you were searching for.
Viele Grüße aus Deutschland!
I feel in love with this bookstores😭😭✨✨✨✨✨✨
Leo, this was the best vlog I've ever seen in my entire life.
I love that the carpet at Waterstones looks exactly the same no matter what city it's in!
im learning dutch right now and it's super fun to hear it spoken in this vid!
I started reading Shadow and Bone after binging the first season of the show. You are the one who inspired me to check it out and dip my toe in the Grishaverse. I was very curious by the whole aesthetic that feels familiar to the part of Europe where I'm from. I plan to read the trilogy then the duology, fingers crossed it become a new fantasy fave!
Anyway, thanks for that and for showing us a bit of Amsterdam! 💜Much love from Moldova
There’s definitely a lot of mixed feelings on the shadow and bone books, but I’d definitely encourage you to read the six of crows duology if you haven’t already, bc it’s WAY better that SAB
I'm going abroad alone for the first time in a week to the Netherlands, and one of my ideas was to check out bookstores in Amsterdam! You've given ideas on places to indulge (: Also, this may sound odd, but as a viewer from southern California, observing your outfits gives me a little idea of what is reasonable to wear in colder weather! Thank you as always for another video 💗
Have the best time! I travelled alone in Europe and Amsterdam was one of my stops and I would definitely go back 🤗
ooohh highly recommend warm sweaters, scarfs and hats for this type of weather!!
Doing well. Good to see you again. Tchaikovsky and Haydn were both musical geniuses who didn't really hit their stride til late 20s, early 30s too. It's never too late! 🙂Have you checked out the Dragonology Chronicles? I'm working on them now. Interesting. Have a great week, Leonie!
haven't heard of those books! hope you have fun with them :)
Oh, The Yellow Wallpaper - never thought I hear about it in a vlog video. So great!
I've never actually heard anyone talk about the resurrectionist, my son is obsessed with speculative fiction and he loved that book. So highly recommend it if that is a genre you enjoy. I adore Sylvia Plath, your edition of The Bell Jar is beautiful!
I love watching your videos. So Cozy and helps me wind down!
I just ordered Radio Silence and soon buy Stolen Heir as well. :)
Netherlands is such a beautiful country. I'll visit there in the future for sure! The vibeeeeeeeee
I finally bought The Starless Sea, I’m so excited to read it! Wonderful video as always Leonie 🥰
I also just bought a copy of The Bell Jar, really looking forward to reading it. side note: loved the singing postman :’)
Very nice to see Britt and Sabine again, and that lunch! mein gott, it looked so good. But most of all I was so stunned to see the actual typewriter I used in high school to learn the keyboard [haha I'm so funny]. Thx, Leonie, enjoyed.
The Bell Jar was straight out of my head, I've never in my life experienced someone's thoughts align so well with my own. That being said, it is a heavy book so take caution you're in the right headspace before starting it!
On another note, can't wait to get my hands on new Holly Black (hoping there is Jude and Cardan there as well)
the vibes here are absolutely exquisite!
So nice to hear Dutch in this video!! Including the correct pronunciation of Van Gogh 😍 It's funny because even as a native Dutch speaker I could never pronounce it this accurately, something about the g-sounds is just impossible with my Flemish accent 😆
oh, I just bought A room of one's own bc you recommended it!
the singing postman cameo was gold
Amsterdam looks beautiful! Thank you for sharing your trip. The book I'm most looking forward to this month is Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier. It's been on my shelf for so long and I'm finally prioritizing it. Happy reading!
This was lovely. Amsterdam's bookstores are next level ⭐
Watching your videos is the most aesthetic experience ever
So happy that you uploaded. I love your videos ❤️
thank you for watching!
Omg thank you for this video! I visit the Netherlands often because of my boyfriend and I didn't even know there's a Waterstones in Amsterdam!!! Need to go there next time :D
your little mushroom earrings are so pretty i'm obsessed with them
de laatste kruimel is the best discovery i've made since moving to amsterdam, so fun to see it in a video!
My new favorite youtube channel. I’m an instant fan!
This was so lovely, the friendship is amazing ♡
I still need to read The Stolen Heir
The postman singing with all his heart was the best part
(no hobestly I love every second of your videos)
It took me almost a year to read and digest sister outsider. One of the most influential books I’ve ever read and has radically changed my life for the better 12:07
That was so cool at the end with the singing mail carrier. My father was a mail carrier here in the US. I don't think he ever sang at work, however. I think I want to read "The Cat Who Saved Books". I have enjoyed other cat books by Japanese writers, such as "The Guest Cat" and "The Travelling Cat Chronicles".
When I went to Amsterdam in 2020 these are the exact same bookshops I went to and adored! Bought a lot of books there 😩
when your comfort channel post, love that for me 💛💛
i was in amsterdam for a few weeks in november and when i say i was strutting down kalverstraat on my merry way to waterstones and abc nearly everyday im not kidding ! theres just not as many to choose from in the bookstores here in athens so i was in heaven. I also really liked a small bookstore called evenaar which despite being mainly travel centered had some really nice fiction options on top of excellent vibes and putumayo CDS!!! Thank you for this cozy vlog i can use to relive it hehe
That's such a dream trip for someone like me. I'm currently reading Foreign Affairs by Alison Lurie and really enjoying it. It's from the 1980s and there's some dated attitudes, but I've gotten invested in the two American academics on a study in England and finding love drama.
Ohhh I just found your channel, I also live in the Netherlands and it was super nice to see some places I really love in Amsterdam as well! De Laatste Kruimel is always on my obligatory stop list whenever I have to go to Amsterdam haha
ABC is my absolute favorite bookstore, although I only visit the one in my town, the one in Amsterdam looks lovely
I look forward to binging your channel ❤
you are really my comfort chanel🌻. I'm going to Amsterdam next weekend and I'm looking forward to visit the Van Gogh Museum🥰
have fun!!
Oh have fun! The city center is really nice, and the reijksmuseum is also worth a visit! And, if the weather is nice, it is actually really cool and calming to do a boat tour through the Grachten. It sure is a really touristy thing, but I can totally recommend it. You can see a nice perspective on the city.
@@annikania2682 thanks for the great recommendations😄
The mushrooms earrings are SO LOVELY!!!
Love this vlog.
So much fun and cozy
"To a steep set of stairs"
So practically almost every set of stairs in Amsterdam HAHAHA
I never went to that place, I'll have to write it down for my next trip in the Netherlands!
I'm in love with this vlog ♥️
i love your vlogs so much!!