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It is amazing just how many people draw conclusions from having visited Amsterdam for coffeeshops and the Red Light District, without having cycled or gone outs
by rocgf 5y ago
It is amazing just how many people draw conclusions from having visited Amsterdam for coffeeshops and the Red Light District, without having cycled or gone outside of Amsterdam's city center.
The city center in Amsterdam is not the Netherlands, and it's not even the rest of Amsterdam. When you talk about how difficult it is for pedestrians in Amsterdam, that's a clear sign you're not a local and that you don't know what you're talking about.
Amsterdam's city center is historic, largely unchanged from almost half a millennium ago in terms of structure, with millions of tourists coming every year to visit. Take a 20 minute walk outside the touristic spots and you might be extremely surprised.
- sktrdie 5y agoYup. Also would still take Amsterdam city centre walking (full of bikes & with little pedestrian lanes), instead of most other city centers that have sidewalks but are entirely polluted with noisy and smoggy cars.
- alistairSH 5y agoWho said it was bad for pedestrians? I’ve visited as a tourist and didn’t find downtown to be problematic as a pedestrian. The street cars are handy. And renting a bike and leaving downtown was easy and enjoyable. All around excellent approach to transit, from what I saw. Edit - I see the other comment now. Lol. Not my experience at all.