Getting Away From Amsterdam / Quieter Areas Of Netherlands - Backpack Travels & Double Decker Train
The Netherlands July 2025
Transcript
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Welcome everyone. Adam Doo here as the
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recording of the Sunday, June 22nd,
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2025. I'm here in Amsterdam, but I'm
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going to be heading south about 60 miles
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to another area of the Netherlands.
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Very windy and overcast today. I really
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like it. It's not as hot as it was the
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last couple days. I think yesterday
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there was a heat wave going through. But
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today going to take the train about two
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two and a half hour commute train wise
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down to where I'm going. I'm inviting
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you to join me.
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Very windy. It's good to have you here.
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Oh, also I'm just equipped with my my
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backpack. The hotel I'm staying at here
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in Amsterdam I still have for a couple
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days, but I have another hotel 60 mi
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south of here that I booked for the
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evening cuz where I'm going
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It's like really bright.
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Going to get an early start in the
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morning. So, don't want to don't want to
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have to take three-hour commute down
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there. So, went ahead and just change of
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plans. I'm headed down there. Join me,
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shall you? Taking the Amsterdam Central.
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Taking the train down to a place, I hope
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I pronounced this correctly, called
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Catuvel.
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Cat Shuvel.
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All right. I purchased a one-way ticket
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to Herren Bosque.
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And the next one is going to be at 3:11.
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Not demand.
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So I got time to get hyping hot
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caffeinated beverage prepared for my
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trip. It was like $34. $34
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to go one way there.
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Still so tempted on these mugs. There's
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an Amsterdam mug and there's also a
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Netherlands mug. Just you don't want to
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go down the crazy deep rabbit hole
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buying these mugs. Plus traveling.
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Traveling with them if you go to a few
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places and bringing them back is always
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something. And how many coffee mugs do I
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really need? I mean, I've already got
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like 330 of them. There's one leaving
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now.
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Mine doesn't arrive for a few minutes.
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But the reality is if I was at home, I
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didn't have to commute with those heavy
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mugs.
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I'd probably buy buy them cuz I got
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plenty of room at the house. Uh yeah,
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just traveling with mugs.
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They're pretty heavy. You start weighing
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down luggage. Looks like it's on time
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and I'm at the right station 4B.
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15001 hours 311. And the reason I'm
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choosing to do one way and not to go to
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my final destination by trains or buses.
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So I might grab a Uber from where this
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drops off and get over to my hotel for
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the evening. And then coming back, I
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might have a different game plan getting
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back up here to Amsterdam.
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Just kind of winging it. That's why
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that's why I'm choosing one way because
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there's there's other there's other ways
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to get back and forth. So, this is the
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way I'm choosing today.
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Oh, it's a double decker. I
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think that's supposed to be a smiley
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face
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Yeah, to switch sides. That other side
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was very warm in the sun.
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Actually, a lot of people got off at the
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last stop, too. It's really quiet on
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here now.
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middle bridges at a very fast rapid
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pace.
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And now prepare yourself for another
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train at a very fast, rapid pace. Going
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the other way.
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That was quick.
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Her talking bos.
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That's an interesting looking bridge
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over there.
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This is where I exit. Man, that was
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fast. It's like 50 minutes.
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Thought it was going to be a little
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longer than that, but got to love this.
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Got to love the speed train.
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running parallel to another moving train
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right there.
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Yeah, once you get out of Amsterdam
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southbound, a few stops kind of starts
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to clear up and there's like a lot more
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room on here.
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I wish the US had travel like this that
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was this simple. I mean, you can get
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around pretty easily in the US, but not
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this easily.
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Grab my bag and get moving. 4:07 p.m.
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here in the Netherlands.
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See, 400 p.m. here would mean it's 10:00
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a.m. at Home in Celebration, Florida.
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For those over on the West Coast, cuz I
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am in LA a lot. So, my correlation with
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time is Florida and California. Be 10:00
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a.m. in Florida, 7:00 a.m. in SoCal.
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All right, let's see what I can find in
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this town.
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There's another train that I can get
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over to where my hotel is for the eve,
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but I think I might just take an Uber
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over there. I think it'll be a little
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quicker. But I'm going to see what they
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have in this town and just see how the
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see where the day leads. See where the
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early evening leads, I should say. See
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what they have in the vending machine
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here at the Automont.
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Got some gummy gummy bears there. Some
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drop toppers. Oh, look up here. These
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are some different flavored Lays.
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Look at this paprika flavored Lays. How
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about some Thai sweet chili sensation
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Lays. This is some of the candy bars.
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Bounty,
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Sport Life gum, Kit Kat chunky.
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You see a lot of waffles over here in
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this area.
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Dutch stroop waffle.
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Yeah, it is. This is a mellow train
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station. Look at this. Very mellow.
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You know, I kind of like this only
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having a backpack
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commuting around. Wonder if I'll ever
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get to the point where I don't even have
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a suitcase. I travel pretty light. I
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could travel super light.
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Granted, I did leave back at the other
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hotel in Amsterdam. I did leave my
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actual rolling suitcase in there, but
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there's just something freeing about not
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rolling
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the suitcase around. Just having the
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thing on my back. There's something very
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nice about it.
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I just unlock something in my brain for
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future travels.
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It's going to be a backpack guy. I don't
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know. That might be tough. I already
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might be the most light traveler ever.
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We'll see how it goes. I'm on an
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escalator now. Got my Crocs on again
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today. I've been crocking it up. In all
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truthfulness, well, 100% truthfulness, I
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have no idea where I am right now. None.
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I just got off the train. know at some
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point I got to get over to my hotel
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which is like 25 minutes from here via
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ride share vehicle.
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I'm just walking around.
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I'm just walking.
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There is a fountain here with dragons on
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it.
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Look at that.
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People riding by on their bikes spitting
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dragons
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and a dragon up at the top.
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This is reality right now. This is
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awesome.
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Soaking it in.
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Soaking in the dragon at the top and the
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spitting dragons at the bottom. These
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carvings up here on this bridge.
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this pillar at the base of the bridge
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here over this river.
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Yeah, quaint little place.
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Well, cute. I don't know. Quaint's the
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word, but
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yeah, I guess you could use quaint. Very
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cozy. Lots of bikes. A little less
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hectic than Amsterdam.
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I
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mean, they just ate crap from the bike.
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They seem to be all right there. They
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got up awkwardly and rode off. Oh, he
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lost his tire.
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He lost his tire. His tire fell off.
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He's right over here. All right. Seems
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to be some steeples down that direction
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or like a church or cathedral or
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something.
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And you got this big tree in the center
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of the road. There is a fork in the
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road. You go either direction. And to
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follow any advice Yogi Barra give anyone
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when you arrive at a fork in the road,
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take it.
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Some pigeons over here. Actually,
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there's a crow right there. Not just a
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pigeon. We got a lonely solo crow.
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Hello.
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Lady's feeding the birds.
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Toughens a bag.
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It's like you got one crow there. Well,
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the crow flew off.
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Yeah.
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Usually you don't see the crows mingling
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with the pigeons.
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Crow flew off though. Once I got once I
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got the crow on camera, it's like I'm
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high tailing. I don't want to be seen
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Have a good day.
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Australia,
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huh?
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Australia.
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No. No. From Florida.
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Have a good one.
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I get confused a lot for an Australian.
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In other countries, people think I'm
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from Australia.
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Yeah, no plan. I have no idea what I'm
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doing. I'm just walking.
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No cars allowed through this area. They
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got the little stansion barricades up.
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It shows right here. If you try to go
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across them, that will happen to your
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vehicle. It'll be elevated on the front
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end. Big warning
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sign there. The exclamation point.
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This is the Staint Jan
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Cathedral. Saw a sign.
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Got the stained glass there. Really
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incredible building.
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the steeple over that way.
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All the decor carved into the walls.
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Really is always impressive to see these
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church buildings and just how much time,
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effort, and money went into all of this.
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And even on the ground, look at the
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carving work on the ground here.
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I do love stained glass. Very beautiful
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when the sun goes through it.
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Okay, I have ordered an Uber from here
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to Kachchville.
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I'll check into my hotel and then I bag
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away, recharge for a bit, and then see
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what's around the area that I'm staying
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in.
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I'll be here a couple minutes, four
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minutes.
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It's just so peaceful through here. So
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peaceful and beautiful.
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right here at this ery.
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Yeah, that's definitely a big boy. Every
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time I see a big boy, I'm reminded of
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Mos Big Boy in Burbank. [music]
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Whenever I'm in SoCal and I'm in the LA
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area near Hollywood and Burbank, I
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always try to eat at Bob's Big Boy. I've
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eaten there probably a hundred times.
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There are Fish's Big Boy also. There's
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Big Boys all over the US, but I think
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this might be my first international Big
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Boy that I've seen
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here in the Netherlands. He's holding
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It's like an apple core or something,
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but I think it might be something
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different than that.
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Oh, you know what that is? That was a
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like a milkshake or something with a
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straw coming out of it, but it has since
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been
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like it's not in the best shape anymore.
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And this is the flag for the
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Netherlands.
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A little bit of a a breeze, but it's
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having a hard time.
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Come on, flag.
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There we go. You notice how it's red,
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white, and blue. Similar
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to the US flag, also red, white, and
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blue.
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looked it up real quick and it said
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it is one of the oldestricolor flags
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used
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current day.
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Red, white, and blue in that order.
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Netherlands flag
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pole. There's a backpack up there.
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Wonder whose backpack that is. There's a
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skate park right here. No one's using
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it. Well, at the moment, no one's using
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I hear an owl.
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I was looking at these very interesting
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little bulbs on the foliage here. I hear
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an owl even at this time of the day.
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Well, 6:30 p.m., but still it's not dark
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yet.
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Just strolling around, enjoying the
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shade.
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You got this, pigeon. Come on.
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Do the owl noise.
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Okay, turn towards me. project
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from a diaphragm.
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Look like this neighborhood's making
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good use of solar powered
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roofs.
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All of these buildings here, these very
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unique looking buildings have solar
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power panels. Solar panels
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on top of the roofs.
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See right there?
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And up here as well.
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I have stated since my visit here to the
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Netherlands that the sun is really warm
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and permeating. So why not utilize it,
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right? Little solar goodness.
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I like this little stretch of road right
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here.
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Looks like houses. Could be businesses.
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Most likely houses. just like the look
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of it. Especially this one here.
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They're all similar, but also
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different in their own way. Example,
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this one all made out of brick.
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That is such a cool looking building.
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Juliana Strat.
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There's the corner of it. Corner of the
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road. It's on.
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Cring Loop Winkle.
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Name of the store. Looks like a thrift
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store of some sorts.
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Currently closed, but
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Some artwork in the windows. Yeah, looks
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like a little little vintage shop.
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No dogs allowed.
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This is like a really cute little
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downtown area right over here.
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a sculpture of a shoe maker.
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Yes, a shoe maker
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looking at his handiwork.
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He is uh gazing into that shoe,
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holding it up to the sun, making sure
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it's to his specifications.
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got his
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piece of machinery here. He's even
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wearing some of his own work.
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It's an old photograph of this area
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at Ada Raduse.
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Surprise,
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surprise. And
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Here's a squishy fruit with bean.
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Surprise mix. All these
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vending machines here.
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Another amazing looking church or
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cathedral
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There is a historical significance on
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this as well. The post canour
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could that possibly mean that that was a
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post office or a police station right
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there. Now, there is the dialect. Jouble
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reading that, but looks like there's
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some officers right there standing at
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the the window in the door front, which
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would
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I guess be right over there.
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Building still looks the same from that
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1915 photograph,
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which is kind of cool. Over here, if I
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was going to have a salon,
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I guess this could be my salon.
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Capson Adam.
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Notice how both of these two buildings
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are kind of set inward from the other
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buildings. These two all these made out
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of brick. These are very sturdy sturdy
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buildings. But I like that. Kind of
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reminds me of aville
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horror house.
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Yeah, this little town a much more
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low-key vibe.
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That Amsterdam
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just a train ride away. Another
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quiet, peaceful,
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plenty of elbow room.
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Oh, here's some Winnie the Pooh stained
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glass.
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Oh, I like this.
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Look at that. Classic
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classic bug style vest. That's a
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Volkswagen. That's awesome. Bicycle is
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an old Dutch bicycle, but it reminds me
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of the bike that the Wicked Witch would
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have ridden on even with the little
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basket and everything there. That's what
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that's kind of reminded me of. This is
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the brand name here. They haven't really
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showed too many of the brand names of
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some of the bikes here around the
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country. I don't know. That's got a
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couple flat tires. I think that might
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just be for decoration.
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Thing I notic is kind of interesting.
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So, you have bike lanes. The bike lanes
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is this reddish maroon color and a bike
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lane over there. Then you got the
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driving lane here in the middle. So, you
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got a bike lane going that way. Bike
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lane going this way. have a bike lane
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going this way, bike lane going that
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way, but all the cars, there's only one
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lane for the cars, which means the cars
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have to drive halfway over into the bike
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lane
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on either side. And this is not a
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one-way street. So, you got into the
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bike lane and then down this way, you'll
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see there's another car coming. So,
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sometimes the cars have to merge into
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the bike lane. Like, example, that one
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just went right into the bike lane when
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this other car is coming through. Now,
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that one's turning, but it could go
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straight because this is not a onelane
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road. It is a two-lane road. But you
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also have the bike lanes. I was noticing
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that in my Uber. He was driving me over
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this direction. I thought, "Wow, he's
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he's kind of just weaving all over the
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road." But the reality is he had to get
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to the other side with another car
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coming this way cuz this is only enough
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width for like one and a half cars. So,
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you have to get over into the bike lane.
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There's just no choice in the matter. I
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thought, "Oh, he's just kind of he's
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kind of weaving all over the road." But
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the reality is he didn't have a choice.
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You got to take
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you got to take out part of the bike
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lane sometime.
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All right. Nice relaxing day. A little
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train day. A little commuting day. Hey,
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little
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travel day into some small towns in the
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Netherlands. Getting out of the hustle
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and bustle of Amsterdam for a little
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bit. Thanks for watching. I'll see you
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in the next video, the vlog. Oh, what
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are you doing up there? What are you
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doing? A bird. That bird's going over
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there. Is that the same bird that was
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like howling at me earlier? Probably
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not. There's a There's a lot more birds
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than just that one. Thanks for watching.
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I'll see you in the next video. The
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flock is