That was a fantastic ride. As it was evening, I guess that’s why the motor traffic was so light. I loved the way the tram rips into the curves. Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺
Amsterdam has relatively light motor traffic by international standards, due to abundant bikes, walkability, and public transport (though other Dutch cities are even quieter). That's not to say it never gets busy, but I'd say this level of traffic didn't seem that unusual to me :)
To elaborate a bit, Amsterdam tries to separate modes of transport as much as possible. For example, the street you see around the 16:00 to 17:00 mark is unusual because it has trams, cars, and bicycles all sharing the same road. Also, driving and parking in Amsterdam isn't exactly encouraged. The left-wing local council removed some 30,000 parking spots from the city, and has lowered the speed limit in many roads. So while you can drive your car in Amsterdam, it's not easy, and some of the (underground) car parks, like the one to the right at 2:15, are very expensive. In the 1960s, Amsterdam followed the mass hysteria of prioritising the city for private cars. After some disagreements and outright riots - they wanted to pull down some of the historic centre to make space for a city motorway - they realised that cities are made for people, not for cars. Nowadays, Amsterdam is a very liveable city, although not quite reaching the level of the top performers in Austria and Switzerland.
@SeverityOne Thank you so much, S O, for your reply. How on earth did the authorities get away with wiping out so many car parks? What a bold move to make a city more people-friendly. Were they kerbside parks? Were they turned into bike lanes? Isn't it marvellous what can be learned from a virtual tram ride!
@@brucewilliams8714 OK, I need to correct myself: it's not 30,000, but 11,200 on a grand total of 265,000 on-street parking spots, and another 167,000 in multi-story car parks. Still, it's a lot. The historic centre of Amsterdam dates back to the 17th century. Even though several canals have been filled in and turned into roads, there are narrow streets next to canals, and pavements that are narrow by Dutch standards. You can park cars there, but often right next to the canal. Also, you either need a permit to park in Amsterdam, or you have to pay for it. The local council regulates how many of these permits are issued. And as said, the current local council is quite left-wing. Currently, there is a coalition of the social-democrats, the greens, and the social-liberals. The idea is to make the city more liveable. Public transport in Amsterdam isn't perfect, but it's pretty awesome nonetheless. You don't need a car to go anywhere. And if you come from outside the city, there are places where you can park your car and then continue using the train, metro, tram or bus.
A pleasant late winter afternoon tram journey through the suburbs of Amsterdam. It is amazing just how easy it is to traverse those interlaced sections far from the maddening crowds of tourists who clutter up the place in the summer.
Heres something you may find interesting. :) The name of my country has nothing to do with the interesting and delicious bird ''turkey''...... .....but the name of the bird does have a connection with the name of my country, let me explain. :) Name of my country has always been Türkiye, it's been known as such since around the 1200's. The name it self has a suffix, '' -iye '', that is Turk-iye, where the -iye suffix means 'land of/belonging to', just like the Latin suffix of '' -ia '', which exists in such country names like Austr-ia, Austral-ia, Latv-ia, Roman-ia etc etc again meaning 'land of/belonging to'. Many would remember the country Czechoslovak-ia which changed it's name to Czech Republic and a few years ago changed that to Czechia (that is Czech-ia). The Latin suffix -ia probably originates from Turkish -iye as Turkish is much older, ancient Turkish been over ten thousand years old. Spelled in different languages in different ways to phonetically resemble '' Türkiye '' we got various spellings like; Turquía (in Spanish), Turchia (in Italian), Turquie (in French) Turkei (in Germn) and Turkey (in English) all trying to resemble the pronounciation of ''Turk-ia'' thus Turkiye. Mind you this was way before the animal we currently know as 'turkey'' was found by the europeans when they explored the north americas. The bird was first sent to europe from north americas in the year 1519, so up until that point there was no bird named 'turkey'.... ...they came across the bird and thought it was a specie of the fowl/chicken they had been buying from the country of Turkiye at the time, so they named the bird ''Turkey Fowl'' meaning ''Turkish Chicken''..... ....just like how a dog breed is known as German Shepherd (because it's from Germany), American Bulldog, British Terrier, Greek Harehound etc etc. In time you don't get to call the Greek Harehound as simply as ''Greek''; or you don't call the British Terrier as ''British''; or the German Shepherd as ''German'', but in time the Turkish Fowl started to be called just ''Turkey'' and later ''turkey'', and has been going on for hundreds of years. Now in modern times, this is causing confusion, especially when we have people across the world unable to point to their own country on the map, this ''confusion over the naming'' needed to be corrected. So my country decided to rectify this confusion that has been going on for so long and corrected the name to Türkiye, which it always was. Basically we didn't change the name of our country, we changed the mistake made in the English language. : ) So, there's some tid bit information for you to have a great day, if you read upto this point you have a great night too, ohh just have a wonderfull life. : ) Best wishes. ;)
They removed a few stops on the way. I remember stops near the Riksmuseum and the Spui. Konigsplein is also not in front of the Albert Heijn store anymore. I also think there was a stop between Centraal Station and Nieuwezijds Kolk, almost in the Harleemerstraat crossing.
On every lijn the last few years GVB has redone things, the stops are further apart changing the actual tram haltes.Instead of 4 haltes they create 3, inconveniencing clients.
Something has sure improved. 35 years ago, I don't recall completing a single trip between Centraal and Leidseplein which didn't involve at least two jarring emergency stops!! Where have all those vicious 'unhumps' which prevented cars driving on the tramway gone? How were car drivers made to respect restrictions to the extent those things are no longer needed? BTW Some epic unpaid work as City Tourism Ambassador going on around Palais!!
Belachelijke halteafstanden Willemsparkweg en Koninginneweg, vroeger had je daar 5 haltes, laat de mensen maar lekker lopen dan lijkt het alsof de tram sneller gaat.
So what do they use in Oslo instead? Bear in mind that the public transport passes in the Netherlands work on any form of public transport in the entire country. If you check in in a tram in Amsterdam, and check out in a railway station in Utrecht, that is problematic.
The payment system for the tram network uses a check-in-check-out system so that you can hop on and off the tram with a simple tap of your RFID payment card.
@@OpenbaarVervoerNederland 1. They are uncomfortable 2. They use the rails before time 3. They are quite loud 4,. Because of their history,remember? I rode them in Basel / Bern / Potsdam / Erfurt / Freiburg I.Br and Budapest and they are all the same…
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Ik heb nu zin in aardappelschotel!
Ik eet liever pizza!!!!!
@@fransfrowijn9513ja Heerlijk bij New York Pizza MMMM lekker😋😋
Lovely, thank you for the ride. Greetings from England.
Leuk om een ritje te zien vanuit de cabine en de verhalen over broccoli te horen 😅
That was a fantastic ride. As it was evening, I guess that’s why the motor traffic was so light. I loved the way the tram rips into the curves. Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺
Amsterdam has relatively light motor traffic by international standards, due to abundant bikes, walkability, and public transport (though other Dutch cities are even quieter). That's not to say it never gets busy, but I'd say this level of traffic didn't seem that unusual to me :)
@@ssiwt Thankyou for your interesting reply. You highlighted something I hadn't thought of.
To elaborate a bit, Amsterdam tries to separate modes of transport as much as possible. For example, the street you see around the 16:00 to 17:00 mark is unusual because it has trams, cars, and bicycles all sharing the same road.
Also, driving and parking in Amsterdam isn't exactly encouraged. The left-wing local council removed some 30,000 parking spots from the city, and has lowered the speed limit in many roads. So while you can drive your car in Amsterdam, it's not easy, and some of the (underground) car parks, like the one to the right at 2:15, are very expensive.
In the 1960s, Amsterdam followed the mass hysteria of prioritising the city for private cars. After some disagreements and outright riots - they wanted to pull down some of the historic centre to make space for a city motorway - they realised that cities are made for people, not for cars. Nowadays, Amsterdam is a very liveable city, although not quite reaching the level of the top performers in Austria and Switzerland.
@SeverityOne Thank you so much, S O, for your reply. How on earth did the authorities get away with wiping out so many car parks? What a bold move to make a city more people-friendly. Were they kerbside parks? Were they turned into bike lanes?
Isn't it marvellous what can be learned from a virtual tram ride!
@@brucewilliams8714 OK, I need to correct myself: it's not 30,000, but 11,200 on a grand total of 265,000 on-street parking spots, and another 167,000 in multi-story car parks. Still, it's a lot.
The historic centre of Amsterdam dates back to the 17th century. Even though several canals have been filled in and turned into roads, there are narrow streets next to canals, and pavements that are narrow by Dutch standards. You can park cars there, but often right next to the canal.
Also, you either need a permit to park in Amsterdam, or you have to pay for it. The local council regulates how many of these permits are issued. And as said, the current local council is quite left-wing. Currently, there is a coalition of the social-democrats, the greens, and the social-liberals.
The idea is to make the city more liveable. Public transport in Amsterdam isn't perfect, but it's pretty awesome nonetheless. You don't need a car to go anywhere. And if you come from outside the city, there are places where you can park your car and then continue using the train, metro, tram or bus.
A trip down memory lane. Thank you!
I can't believe how wonderful this was. Thank you for sharing. One day I'll be visting Amsterdam.
Very nice, like !!!
Sieht sehr geil aus, da bin ich gleich neidisch haha
A pleasant late winter afternoon tram journey through the suburbs of Amsterdam. It is amazing just how easy it is to traverse those interlaced sections far from the maddening crowds of tourists who clutter up the place in the summer.
Thank you for posting a great video. 😊🙏
Thanks for sharing a beautiful video...!!!!!..❤❤❤❤
Vroeger moest ik met lijn 2 altijd naar de stad voor mijn werk
Toen vond deze rit al 1 van de mooiste ritten door de stad.
En nu nog steeds 👍
Thank you for showing us the trip from the driver's cabin. It is a magnificent video
That brought back happy memories of days - and nights - spent in Amsterdam. Bedankt!
Heres something you may find interesting. :)
The name of my country has nothing to do with the interesting and delicious bird ''turkey''......
.....but the name of the bird does have a connection with the name of my country, let me explain. :)
Name of my country has always been Türkiye, it's been known as such since around the 1200's.
The name it self has a suffix, '' -iye '', that is Turk-iye, where the -iye suffix means 'land of/belonging to',
just like the Latin suffix of '' -ia '', which exists in such country names like
Austr-ia, Austral-ia, Latv-ia, Roman-ia etc etc again meaning 'land of/belonging to'.
Many would remember the country Czechoslovak-ia which changed it's name to Czech Republic and a few years ago changed that to Czechia (that is Czech-ia).
The Latin suffix -ia probably originates from Turkish -iye as Turkish is much older, ancient Turkish been over ten thousand years old.
Spelled in different languages in different ways to phonetically resemble '' Türkiye ''
we got various spellings like;
Turquía (in Spanish),
Turchia (in Italian),
Turquie (in French)
Turkei (in Germn) and
Turkey (in English)
all trying to resemble the pronounciation of ''Turk-ia'' thus Turkiye.
Mind you this was way before the animal we currently know as 'turkey'' was found by the europeans when they explored the north americas. The bird was first sent to europe from north americas in the year 1519, so up until that point there was no bird named 'turkey'....
...they came across the bird and thought it was a specie of the fowl/chicken they had been buying from the country of Turkiye at the time, so they named the bird ''Turkey Fowl'' meaning ''Turkish Chicken''.....
....just like how a dog breed is known as German Shepherd (because it's from Germany), American Bulldog, British Terrier, Greek Harehound etc etc.
In time you don't get to call the Greek Harehound as simply as ''Greek''; or you don't call the British Terrier as ''British''; or the German Shepherd as ''German'', but in time the Turkish Fowl started to be called just ''Turkey'' and later ''turkey'', and has been going on for hundreds of years.
Now in modern times, this is causing confusion, especially when we have people across the world unable to point to their own country on the map, this ''confusion over the naming'' needed to be corrected.
So my country decided to rectify this confusion that has been going on for so long and corrected the name to Türkiye, which it always was. Basically we didn't change the name of our country, we changed the mistake made in the English language. : )
So, there's some tid bit information for you to have a great day, if you read upto this point you have a great night too, ohh just have a wonderfull life. : )
Best wishes. ;)
Thank you, Kenan, for that excellent monologue. There was a lot in it I was not aware of. Well articulated.
@@roboftherock Thank you Robbie, very kind of you. Have a great day! :)
Zo, die Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal is mooi geworden, zeg!
Ja maar die oude situatie mooier vind ik
Beautiful city beautiful ride❤❤❤
Skön stad, skön kör
Vind lijn 2 wel 1 van de mooiste tramlijnen van de stad, vooral na het museumplein.
Amazing. We need more Amsterdam tram videos.
Thanks
красота!
thanks for the ride!
Amsterdam hat ein tolles Straßenbahnnetz!
Nice ride 👍
Porque en la mayoría de sus edificios/viviendas no tienen balcones. Y tambien sus calles no tienen árboles ?.Hermoso video. Gracias..
They removed a few stops on the way. I remember stops near the Riksmuseum and the Spui. Konigsplein is also not in front of the Albert Heijn store anymore. I also think there was a stop between Centraal Station and Nieuwezijds Kolk, almost in the Harleemerstraat crossing.
Yes
On every lijn the last few years GVB has redone things, the stops are further apart changing the actual tram haltes.Instead of 4 haltes they create 3, inconveniencing clients.
@@ajaxfan1957 same in my town. It is supposed to reduce journeys time. Not convinced it works everywhere.
Berasa jadi masinis tram & seperti lagi virtual trip di dalam kota Amsterdam
Something has sure improved. 35 years ago, I don't recall completing a single trip between Centraal and Leidseplein which didn't involve at least two jarring emergency stops!!
Where have all those vicious 'unhumps' which prevented cars driving on the tramway gone? How were car drivers made to respect restrictions to the extent those things are no longer needed?
BTW Some epic unpaid work as City Tourism Ambassador going on around Palais!!
hello, estou no brasil, obrigado pela carona!
Belachelijke halteafstanden Willemsparkweg en Koninginneweg, vroeger had je daar 5 haltes, laat de mensen maar lekker lopen dan lijkt het alsof de tram sneller gaat.
Klopt helaas..
Helemaal mee eens.
Heute fahren wir durch Amsterdam 😹😹😹🚈🚃🚃🚃🚃
In Oslo there's no check-in or check-out at all. A similar system was tested, but the people of Oslo didn't like it so it was scrapped.
So what do they use in Oslo instead? Bear in mind that the public transport passes in the Netherlands work on any form of public transport in the entire country. If you check in in a tram in Amsterdam, and check out in a railway station in Utrecht, that is problematic.
@@SeverityOne We don't use check-in and check-out. Here we use a trust system rather.
@@MichalBergseth-AmitopiaTV Yeah, a trust system wouldn't work in the Netherlands.
Nice !!!🥸
Мій улюблений маршрут. 😊
Ben naar het buitenland verhuisd, dus zal dit soort ritten niet vaak meer maken ;w; (Gelukkig heeft m'n nieuwe stekkie wel een tramnetwerk ^w^)
Beste kijkers excuse Bij halte Louwshoek was fout getypt "Johan Huizingalaan"
Ja, Ok, Ik ga Bij GVB Werken, Tramconoteur
@@mirjannaduznovicbuzuk5388Oke
Watching this is like eating a bowl full of orange pills. 😁
What is "please remember to checkout" mean??
The payment system for the tram network uses a check-in-check-out system so that you can hop on and off the tram with a simple tap of your RFID payment card.
@@maxnewts So the trip only costs how long the trip is? Like from one stop to another?
@@evilborg from what I gather, yes.
Kan je ook een keer eentje doen van de n85 naar gein
Goeie God, a helpful Dutchman! Beskaaft en behulpsaam!! Not in my experience.
😅lekker die 🌞
Интересное скрещение путей на узких улочках... без стрелок
I can't wait to LEAVE the USA so I can visit AMESTERDAM and my first stop is to ride their public transportation.
You re welcome in Amsterdam!
thank you so m uch@@OpenbaarVervoerNederland
I still don’t like the Combinos…nowhere…
Why?
@@OpenbaarVervoerNederland
1. They are uncomfortable
2. They use the rails before time
3. They are quite loud
4,. Because of their history,remember?
I rode them in Basel / Bern / Potsdam / Erfurt / Freiburg I.Br and Budapest and they are all the same…