5 Things You Should Know About Amsterdam [ Shops Don't Accept Bills From €100 Or More ] "We can't accept that." Most shops and supermarkets
only accept bills from €50 or less. Unless you buy a new pc, a new car, Elon Musk: "Oh my f*** god." or the new limited edition Kanye West designer
shoes in some prestige fashion store. "The Lamborghini of shoes." Those stores accept higher bills
of course. Otherwise €50 is the max. "Is that all?"
"Yeah." What to do when you are for
example in a train station and you feel like buying a cola, and a snickers,
and a bag of chips (or crisps). "I say chips" "And I say crisp, and crisp is better
because it's a better word." In that case, I advise you to go to the
train-ticket-office or the metro-ticket-office, and ask them to exchange for €50 bills. And I'll give you an insider tip:
Put on your PUPPY EYES. [ No Photos In The Red Light District ] Many years ago, if someone tried
to take a photo of the prostitutes, one of the ladies could go outside
and angrily approach this person, grab his camera, take out the film roll,
throw it in the canals, and that would be it. And sometimes it led to fines for the prostitutes. But since the rise of the smartphone
we all got a camera in our pocket which makes it even harder for the prostitutes
to stop these so-called "photographers". If this would happen right now,
and a girl would go outside of course all the other bystanders would
take photos of the whole situation going on. And that footage again could
end up on YouTube, for example. It's not only disrespectful, but it can also be dangerous for the prostitutes who want to stay anonymous. "That is the reason why your sister remains safely anonymous". Some of them have a double life. Family and friends have no idea that
they're also prostitute on the side. Or maybe as a full-time job, I don't know. Or some of the girls come from another country,
and in their country it's punishable. They might even get killed. For many years there's been a sticker or an image of a camera with a cross through it
on the windows of the brothels. But it doesn't help a lot. Many people still try to get a souvenir
by taking a juicy photo or video. Don't behave like an animal, show some respect
and keep that camera in your pocket. [ Multiple Train Stations ] Amsterdam has multiple train stations, and
you'd save yourself some time and money by looking at the signs, and see
to which station the train goes. "You have to say which train." "When it was built, where it was stopping, how many wheels it had". And it all sounds very logic, but it's a common mistake
for tourists to take the wrong train from the airport So instead of going to Amsterdam Central Station
they go to the Amsterdam South Station. And when you arrive at Amsterdam South, there's
no direct train from the South to Central Station. In that case you have 3 options: 1: Either go back to the airport
and then take the right train. 2: or travel further (with another train)
to another station called Duivendrecht and then switch trains over there. 3: or you spend some extra cash and buy a metro
ticket, and then you can take the direct metro. Anyways you've seen this video
so just look at those signs. [ You Will Not Get Back Your €0,01 and €0,02 ] Since 2002 the Euro was introduced
in 12 European countries and nowadays there are 19
countries using this currency. It was just two years later in 2004 that the Netherlands allowed
stores to round up their prices. So for example if you buy something for €9,97 it will be rounded up to €9.95
and you'll get your €0,05 back. But if you buy something for €9.98 you will not get back any cents
because it will be rounded up to €10. "I want my money back". And if you pay digital, by card
or by watch or whatever then you pay the exact amount. Officially you're still able to
pay with these coins though. So if you've been to Germany or Spain or wherever and you've got a lot of those one and two cent coins you are officially allowed to use
them in your payment in any store. And it might happen that some
employee will refuse to take them. Maybe they will say something like "Yeah we
don't do that over here", "We cannot use them". "We cannot use it". But legally they have no choice
but to accept them. And maybe the employee doesn't even know You can tell them then. They have to accept the coins they can just put them in a separate jar. and that's also what most stores do,
they keep them all separate and then once every month or so
they send it to the bank. [ I Amsterdam Card? Museum Card! ] The "I Amsterdam Card" is always
advertised as THE card for tourists. But it all depends on your trip,
there can be a cheaper solution. One of my CouchSurfers came up with this idea. Maria was her name,
and it still is probably. And a CouchSurfer is a tourist who
sleeps in my living room on my couch. And that's my hobby. "I like this couch here". The "I Amsterdam Card" costs €65 for 24 hours. It will give you access to 70+ museums, also unlimited access to the public transport, you get a 1 hour canal-boat-trip, you can go to the zoo, lots of stuff. And anyways it's €65 for 24 hours and if you want to have this card longer,
it's gonna cost you more money. You'll see that on the screen right now. But if you are like Maria, my CouchSurfer,
and you just want to visit multiple museums Maybe you don't even take the public transport,
maybe you do, it will still be cheaper. Then the "Museum Card" is your option. The thing is, this card is normally meant
just for residents of the Netherlands. "But i'm not a resident, I live in Englewood". So you go online, you order this card and then within five working days, or something,
it will come to the address that you filled in. So what you can do; is you fill
in the address of your Airbnb or the address where you're going to go CouchSurfing Or maybe you've got a friend, some random YouTuber
who lives in Amsterdam. And you send it to his address. And this card will cost you €60 or €65 for a whole year And it gives you access to hundreds
of museums in the whole country. You don't have to stay a year in Amsterdam. But €65 for 24 hours or €65 for a whole year Maybe you're gonna come back a second time,
maybe you're just here for three days. And maybe you just go to three or four museums then already this card will be cheaper than
if you would pay for the museums yourself. So yeah I think it's really beneficial if you're
gonna visit Amsterdam for longer than 24 hours. Which I highly recommend you do anyways. Maybe you're here for five or six days,
then this is the option for you. So yeah depending on your trip, it's either the
"I Amsterdam Card" or "Museum Card" or maybe you just want to visit one museum,
in that case you don't need a card at all. Because i think the price of one museum
it already is like €25. €20 / €25. So if you visit three museums, you already got all
your money out of that one year "Museum Card". Oh, jolly!
