Amsterdam Mini Cruise

A short video showing parts of the journey to and from Amsterdam.

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[Shroomman]

I always wanted to go visit Europe sometime in my future

[Hawker Hurricane]

4919991
If you ever decide to visit England, I'd recommend Yorkshire (not just because I live here; it's just a genuinely great county).
Visit here and it gives you loads of information.

[Shroomman]

4920010
I was actually thinking of England as my first place to visit throughout Europe and I heard a lot of interesting things from Yorkshire and also London, but when it comes to Wales that place seems to be made fun of for some reason, As an West coast American don't know why this is but I heard from people throughout Britain just making fun of that place

I don't see why its made fun of so much...but..eh I'm an American I don't know this stuff

[AMG-guy63]

4920251
Some people often tend to think of Wales as a laughing stock because of a couple of things.

1) When England started to bring Scotland, Wales and Ireland into the UK, Wales was the only one that didn't really resist that much, whereas my home country, Scotland, had the Jacobite rebellion (but that's a LONG history lesson) and the Irish gained their independence after a three year conflict four years after the end of WWI (again, very long story), as well as the IRA.

2) Wales has the record for the longest town name in the world: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.

3) The Welsh language is confusing to a lot of people with pronunciation, and that town name above is proof of that.

4) This report, which flips both ways.

I don't think of Wales as a bad country per se, and I like tuning into Wales Rally whenever it's on, it's just that there's a few better options to look at.

I also encourage you to come to Scotland as well. It's too big to provide one specific area, but if you're interested in history and hill climbing's your sort of thing, then Glencoe is a good shout. Ben Nevis, the tallest mountain in the UK, is pretty nearby, and there's a fair bit about the Glen Coe Massacre, if you're interested.

If not, Edinburgh's always a great place to visit. Edinburgh Castle sits on top of an extinct volcano, and the Scottish Parliament, which I could only describe as being a bit like the US Capitol, is open for visits there. There's also a big deal in Edinburgh about the author J.K. Rowling, who wrote the Harry Potter series (although I don't see why, she's a good writer but I don't really like the Harry Potter books or films).

I've only ever been to Yorkshire once when I came back from Normandy back in 2014 iirc, but I need to go back to see more of it at some point.

[Varinki]

I have to get to Europe some time.