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This city is so particular that if there are bakeries, perfumeries in the world,
and any other store that ends in "ries".
Obviously there had to be a condoneries in some part of the world.
Well, I welcome you and can only be found in a city like Amsterdam
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Hi everyone!
Welcome to a new video!
I am Oscar Alejandro and as you are seeing...
Yes, look, I'm in Amsterdam, here in the Netherlands.
And did you know that this city is one of the most rogue on the planet?
Precisely in this video I will tell you the most amazing things about this city
but for that I will not be alone.
And I have the honor that one of my favorite YouTubers accompanies me in this adventure.
I want to welcome the only one, the unique Alex Tienda.
Good Morning! It's good to be on your channel as a guest.
Thank you very much for bringing me to Amsterdam.
Alex, and for me it is an honor that in this adventure that, by the way,
we are so far from our homes, we can be together.
But at the same time so close, thanks to YouTube.
Thank you very much for seeing us every day,
for tune in us to your beautiful computers, your cell phones.
What will happen at this time?
Look, we are going to divide right now
because I'm going to present some of the things in Amsterdam.
Amsterdam is a great place is a destination with many interesting things,
and so that you can enjoy more of these beautiful contents about this destination,
we are going to split up.
You are going to record...
The 10 most amazing things about this city, and you?
I'm going to the other side of the city to show you 10 interesting facts.
10 fun facts about bicycles in Amsterdam.
So we are going to separate.
But I'm going to see you in your video, and you will appear in mine.
Yes, soon we will be sharing some of the things we find
so that also the people of your channel see some of the things that I find in Amsterdam.
And in my channel, also enjoy watching the discoveries you make in Amsterdam.
So, this is how this count begins.
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Let's start our ranking.
And in this position I want to highlight the fast food franchise "FEBO".
You can only find this place here in the Netherlands
and it is estimated that there are only 60 stores of this fast food franchise.
And why does a fast food restaurant seem so surprising to put it in this ranking?
Well, the way to sell the products will undoubtedly leave you with your mouths open.
We are going to enter the restaurant...
And notice, immediately you can see the surprising and the different...
See, these are showcases and inside we can find all the variety of food
that you can find in this place.
For example, there are croquettes, there is also a type of breaded chicken,
but there are also apparently empanadas.
Let's check the prices.
€ 2 for this.
This also cost € 2.
Almost everything costs the same.
This other sausage also costs € 2.
And here we see this hamburger that we can see that is with cheese or bacon,
we can understand it easily.
And here it is waiting for someone to take it.
But how is the procedure? I'm very excited because I haven't done it, this is my first time.
I was waiting until I could record this video.
You can do it with a credit card and simply put it here.
Otherwise you can use a € 2 coin
We will do it immediately.
I put my coin in here, okay?
And supposedly if I do this...
And look at how this window has been opened.
I can took out my croquette at once.
I close the window and we already have the food in our hands.
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Friends, number 9 position.
And here I want to highlight the transport system of this city
It is impressive!
What is passing next to us is a trolley car
that rolls throughout the city in perfect coordination with cars, with buses,
and nothing happens.
To ride one of these trolley that run throughout the city,
there are routes, there are many lines.
And you simply have to be clear about where you are going.
For example, the one that is leaving is on route number 2.
But, for example, that which is coming there is from route 11.
We can see it at the top.
One of the things that impresses me the most is the exact timing of each of the routes.
For example, in this station we see that the trolley of route 2, 11, 12 pass...
It tells us exactly how much time we have left for the next train to arrive.
In 2 minutes, in 4 minutes, in 8 minutes... So people can plan,
and don't waste his time.
But obviously we have to find out how much it costs to ride the transport system,
and for that there are these machines that are in each of the stations.
And we go to the screen, for example there are different types of modality.
There is the one hour travel ticket.
There is a day trip.
Two days...
The one-hour ticket costs € 3.20.
The one-day ticket costs €8.
The two-day trip costs € 13.
We are going to buy a ticket, quantity, 1... € 8.
And we just have to put our card here, tap it...
And here tells us the price.
€ 8... Present card.
When you have finished the purchase the ticket will come out at the bottom
and you are ready to ride the transport system throughout the city.
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And we arrive at number 8 position.
That is the number if we turn it up and down it is exactly the same,
and to be able to surprise us at this point
We have to look at the top of the oldest houses in Amsterdam.
We have to realize that all the old houses,
from this part of the city, they have a hook at the top.
And we also have to notice that many of the houses are leaning forward
and we might think: "Could it be that Amsterdam suffers the same evil that the Tower of Pisa,
and the city is leaning?"
The answer is no.
The design of these houses has to do with the fact that like most buildings they are so thin.
Notice, this is a building, this is another, the stairs are not wide enough
so that the furniture reaches the upper floor.
So the Dutch architects invented that they had to put a hook on top
and tilt the houses forward
to be able to put them like a cable, a rope...
And be able to pull the furniture from the bottom to the top,
and this issue that houses are so narrow was not a problem.
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And we arrive at position number 7.
And dear friends, when you visit this city come prepared with an umbrella,
with a brolly, or like me, with a waterproof jacket.
Because it is estimated that it rains practically throughout the year.
And it is not that torrential downpours come that do not allow us to go out,
but I don't know if you can see it through the camera,
but there are small drops of water that are falling right now
and that people, as you are seeing,
they are prepared with their jackets, with their umbrellas...
This is practically of the daily and obligatory use in the culture of this city.
So, when you visit Netherlands, don't forget this detail
because without a doubt you will end up more than wet.
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That's right, Oscar.
And in the position number 6 I introduce you the issue of traffic lights.
As we all know, traffic lights serve to avoid chaos in the city
as for pedestrian traffic, car traffic,
and in the case of Amsterdam, bicycle traffic.
But what we don't see in all the places we have traveled is traffic lights with sound.
But an additional indication that traffic lights have here in Amsterdam,
and that is very surprising, it's the sound issue...
In other parts of the world they also exist,
which is like a tac, tac, tac, tac...
And it has three different frequencies.
When you are going to start crossing the street,
it's like a very constant tac tac tac.
Right now you will listen.
And as time goes by, it slows down,
so that you have an awareness that your time to cross the street is about to run out.
It is starting...
People start to cross...
Look, people are crossing the street.
Start to slow down...
It's like telling you: "Hey, wait. You don't have time. Maybe it's not good to cross the street now."
And as time goes down the recommendation is that you no longer cross
because a bicycle can run you over.
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I want to welcome you to the only city where there are more bicycles than people.
Amsterdam, according to the last census, had approximately 810,000 people.
Imagine that there are more bicycles in this city.
And I want to show you, notice, this is a public bicycle parking lot
where the density is amazing.
Welcome to the Fietsflat!
I want to tell you that in Dutch "Fiets" is bike and flat is flat.
That is, this is a flat bike parking lot.
This starts to rise...
Woao!
But let's walk, because I want to get to the top of this Fietsflat.
I love it! Because what I can realize is that when people take them out,
as you are going to see, this man is going to pass behind me.
he is driving his bike down
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The city is so adapted to the issue of riding on two wheels
that on a ferry like this,
which transports people from one side of the city to another on the canals,
this ferry has special places for those who walk
and those who ride a bicycle.
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Oscar, in position number 4 I am going to share one of the things
that make me interesting and surprising about Amsterdam.
I've been all day as you can imagine riding a bike.
I want to pee.
And one would say: "Well, let's go to find a public toilet",
"Let's go to find a restaurant where we can borrow his toilet",
No!
Here in Amsterdam you will find around the canals
these little urinals,
that if you look, they are open to everyone.
Well, I think women can enter too, but mostly it's for men,
so that they come here to do their needs.
Now, the interesting thing is that everyone sees you, if you go outside.
We are not going to record it obviously, for the comfort of the person.
But a man is about to enter there who is going to pee.
So, as not to bother people, I return with you.
But this is one of the most amazing things I've seen here in Amsterdam.
And in the number 3 position we reached the controversial sale of cannabis in this city.
Since 1970 there is a policy of tolerance towards soft drugs
because the government decided to regulate the really harmful ones.
The herb is not legal but it is allowed to load up to 5 grams or plant up to five plants.
They are sold in the Coffeeshop and you can only smoke inside the store.
As a curiosity, in all Amsterdam there are more than 250 authorized coffeeshops.
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Well, friends... I just left a popular coffeeshop here in this city.
And hey! Away from what one might think by the name,
because coffeeshop could be like a place where they sell coffee...
Well, they don't...
Here people come to use cannabis in any of their presentations.
And it caught my attention that you can't drink alcohol,
smoke tobacco or cigarettes...
You can only use cannabis products.
And it also caught my attention, that there is even music, people are relaxed.
And according to city regulations, cannabis cannot be consumed in the street.
Nor can you consume cigarettes, nor can you smoke or drink alcohol.
So if you want to come to consume these types of products
You can only do it in one of these places.
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I want to show you something extremely interesting,
and it is that places like this are found throughout the area of ​​the red district.
And what is this?
Notice, as it says exactly here, what does mean "red rooms for rent"?
Well, I'm going to put it simple, if a girl is engaged in this profession,
she can rent a red room for 150 € a night, for her to work.
She has up to 8 hours for her to work in this place.
And they are simply showcases, where they can sit there with some benches
to show off, to make her erotic movements, and get a customer...
A customer who wants to use their services.
Theory says that the rooms began to stain red
so that girls who had some kind of sexually transmitted skin disease
the red color will hide them.
Today that is not the reason,
it simply means that if the room is lit red,
it's because there is a girl.
But if you happen to see a room lit up in purple,
it's because she is a transsexual girl.
And if you have wondered why there are no men who exercise this office
here in this district of Amsterdam.
Well, I want to comment on a curious fact,
and some time ago a test was done to see if there was a market for men to work here.
But after six months they realized that very few people use them.
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Do you realize that particular blue color sign?
Where an adult apparently appears with a little boy holding hands.
Well, pay close attention!
That sign is to warn you that this alley that you are about to cross,
they are girls working on each side.
So, logically, if you have a child and you don't want them to see it and...
That can be a bit impressive!
I just went through it, and well...
They are... It's 5:00 pm right now...
and there is movement in this alley.
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Hey! Definitely the name of this neighborhood makes sense at night.
I can't believe how many people are walking the edge of the canals.
There is a lot of party.
I can understand the colors a little better,
and even you can feel a lot of smells.
We will take a tour of this whole area because without a doubt it is quite interesting.
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Now my dear friends we arrived at the position number 1,
and here I am going to tell you what surprised me most about Amsterdam.
Did you know that we are below sea level?
That's right! As you hear it!
It is no coincidence the name that bears this country,
which is called the Netherlands.
All this territory is well attached to sea level.
But without a doubt, thanks to technology and engineering development,
the people of this country have built some dams
which contains the ocean water so that it does not flood the city.
In this case you are realizing that they are open
to allow the passage of one of these boats
that do the tours through the Amsterdam canals.
But, as you realize, they carry the number of the year they were built.
Notice, 1993, on the other side too.
But later we see that they have the number 2013
I guess they were remodeled that year.
And that is because this nation is prepared for the future
and they know what is coming.
So if there is a rise in sea level,
what they simply do is block these gates, close the dam,
and do not allow the city to remain underwater.
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Alex, I am very sad because just thinking that much of the responsibility
for everything that could happen in this city lies with each of us.
It's in us!
So well... You know, if we don't want places like these,
and many others in the world disappear you have to take more care of the planet.
This, as Oscar told you, has to do with global warming.
If we don't put our grain of sand,
we could miss out on this kind of wonder that we have on our planet.
And all these amazing things that I just told you...
Well, they will simply cease to exist if we don't do our part.
We have to be responsible travelers.
So is.
How can they find you in your social networks, Alex?
Alex Tienda, I'm everywhere like @SoyAlexTienda.
On my YouTube channel, on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram,
There we will be waiting for you to share all the beautiful contents traveling around the world.
I imagine you have already seen Alex's video...
And if not, we will leave the link below in the description,
so that you will see the incredible things about bicycles, which together we discovered.
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