Exploring Zaanse Schans. Village of Windmills. The BEST Day Trip from Amsterdam.

[@Nyck461]

This place is really a paradise . I visited there in august 2023 and it was a breathtaking. The entire tour was fantastic and see the mills in action is amazing.

[@Jamesnu]

Absolutely! It's so gorgeous! I would imagine that it looks even better in August than when I saw it during October.

[@CruisingWithChooChoo]

I fell in love with ZAANSE schans while watching you experience it. Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us.

[@Jamesnu]

Thank you for watching! Zaanse Schans is truly a beautiful place!

[@johwa9680]

It is impressive that you can even go inside and see how it looks like inside!

[@Jamesnu]

Definitely! It was really neat!

[@tomahern8967]

Great video! Seems like a beautiful and picturesque village! The old windmills with the colorful wooden homes and canals gives it a charm and elegant atmosphere. The wooden shoe workshop looked fascinating as well as the goat wearing a jacket.

[@Jamesnu]

Thank you! Yeah, it was a stunning place all around and a really great day! Although, I still wish that I was able to get a pancake. Next time though!

[@markpriest589]

Magical. thanks for bringing us along.

[@Jamesnu]

Thanks for watching! It really was a great day!

[@Jacqueline4113]

Hi James, many tourists think that the Zaanse Schans is an old town but it has only been here for sixty years. The houses and windmills have been brought here from all over the Zaan region to preserve them for the future.

[@Jamesnu]

Hi Jacqueline! Absolutely! Zaanse Schans may not have as long of a history as other places in the country, but I feel like it's still a beautiful place and I really enjoyed my time there.

[@MariskaArbeidsdeskundige]

They have been rebuild.

[@paolaparra5913]

Thanks for your video! Would you think is worth taking a guided tour to enjoy the experience? Or it's something anyone can do on their own

[@Jamesnu]

Thanks for watching! I don't think a guided tour is necessary. Almost everything is very close to each other and it's a very tourist friendly town.

[@catherinelouis72]

Ahhh Zaanseschans I've been so beautiful I love it!! I was in d Netherlands in Feb, my sis n family lives in Zoetermeer, n my nephew lives in Amsterdam, I wish I can move there so peaceful n stress free

[@Jamesnu]

Nice! I agree! The Netherlands is such a beautiful country with so much to see and do! I really enjoyed my trip there as well!

[@patriciarogers9592]

Just lovely!

[@Jamesnu]

It was a beautiful place and a great trip!

[@SuckPacifierBoy]

Thanks for sharing 🙏

[@Jamesnu]

Thanks for watching!

[@sanderjansen5187]

10 min, you can see my house😂. Great view from my bedroom every morning.😂

[@Jamesnu]

Nice!

[@emalinahafiz2638]

You are so lucky❤

[@brodypilcher3643]

That looks great out in the country…seems like a whole different way of life over there…good job my man

[@Jamesnu]

Thank you! Yeah, it was a beautiful place and a nice refreshing change from my typical life in NYC.

[@brodypilcher3643]

@@Jamesnu i am sure it was….I had a question about NYC and was wondering is the weather comfortable enough to visit in April or do I need to wait a little later?

[@Jamesnu]

@Brody Pilcher It's usually pretty nice in April. Although most of the trees don't have their leaves yet, but it's also a bit outside of the typical tourist season, so attractions are usually less crowded.

[@brodypilcher3643]

@@Jamesnu that sounds pretty good to me that way it won’t be as crowded…thanks man it won’t be long we will make it official and plan the trip

[@ichbinlot8100]

thank you for this video..now i know how to get there.

[@Jamesnu]

Thanks for watching! I hope that you have a great time there!

[@doreendart2519]

Great souvenir for your Mom!

[@Jamesnu]

Thank you! She liked it!

[@MariskaArbeidsdeskundige]

It is touristic, but real people live there. My grandfather painted those houses and my teacher lived there when I was in school.

[@Jamesnu]

Nice! Yeah, it's definitely touristy, but it is very scenic and beautiful.

[@tummytub1161]

Great video and mindset! Personally I love listening to the sound of the sawmill working. But one big thing, as Zaankanter (someone from the Zaan area) we don't like to be associated with Amsterdam

[@Jamesnu]

Thank you! Yeah, it's a beautiful and peaceful area and I really enjoyed it! Understood, next time, I won't make the Amsterdam association.

[@tummytub1161]

@@Jamesnu I'm kinda messing with you, it's not that bad, were used to it by now. Did you know Zaandam was the first industrial city in Europe?

[@Jamesnu]

@tummytub1161 Haha! No worries! No, I didn't know that. With each passing day, Zaandam surprised me more and more. It really has a fascinating history!

[@Haley-ne6or]

The Netherlands looks so beautiful. I’d love to go there someday. Sucks that you have to pay for public bathrooms though lol

[@Jamesnu]

Haha! Yeah, the bathroom situation was the one negative of an otherwise great day in a beautiful place! Although, I still would've liked to have gotten a pancake at that restaurant though.

[@sophiereyucel4589]

Was there today.The place is surrounded by big industrial buildings! Not so pretty but interesting and 15 minutes by train from Amsterdam centraal.

[@Jamesnu]

Yeah, it's definitely easy to get to from Amsterdam.

[@deepeyes1723]

Absolutely stunning village. Is cheese cake factory and wooden shoe museum all nearby walk? Seems lot of walking tour though

[@Jamesnu]

It's a beautiful place indeed! Actually the shoe museum and cheese place are right near each other. I did do a bit more walking to see the windmills though, but it was worth it!

[@SuckPacifierBoy]

感谢分享. 🙏

[@wael5699]

great video

[@Jamesnu]

Thank you! I appreciate it!

[@namelessnelly]

Beautifully captured! Also wanted to mention sometimes 'touristy' is ok! Right? 😊 What month did you visit?

[@Jamesnu]

Thank you! Yeah, there's nothing wrong with a popular place. I went in October.

[@dionisia5755]

Thank uou for the video ..how long the trip from.cebtral station.in armterdam to zaanes chanz by train or by bus.. ? Thank you

[@Jamesnu]

Thanks for watching! The trains from Amsterdam Centraal vary in time, but it could take as little as 17 minutes to get there, but there's a bit of a walk from the Zaanse Schans station. The bus is a bit more direct.

[@dionisia5755]

Okey..not bad ..thank you very much for taking a time to response

[@maryandrews8128]

Thanks!

[@Jamesnu]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it!

[@somemale]

Wish I knew about this place when I was in AMS last year. Gives me another reason to visit AMS again though. Is it easy to walk around and get to those spots with less people?

[@Jamesnu]

Yeah, it was probably good that I went when it wasn't prime tourist season since I bet it could be pretty crowded.

[@klettervestje8]

Zaanse Sjans is something else.......

[@c.d.g.9949]

Only a Dutch person understands this pun. An explonation for the English readers. A "schans" is an earthen wall that was raised against the enemy. In this case the 80 y war against Spaniards from 1568 til 1648. You can call it an earlier form of fortification It is pronounced "sjans" and that means that you are attracted to the opposite sex.

[@sekojaisekojai6510]

nice view..

[@Jamesnu]

Indeed! Thanks for watching!

[@tinarina4747]

A question what app you use to edit your video?

[@Jamesnu]

I use Adobe Premiere and sometimes Adobe Premiere Rush for shorter videos.

[@skatingcanuck9837]

Just to clarify even the cafeteria where you bought food did not have a free washroom? So all but one windmill in the Netherlands are there as a tourist attraction? Were they ever functional, or built as tourist landmarks?

[@Jamesnu]

I can't remember if there was a washroom at the restaurant or not. I'm not sure about the status with the windmills, but they're beautiful.

[@skatingcanuck9837]

@@Jamesnu I was asking because I heard that in Europe you sometimes have to even pay for them when you are a patron. Have you paid for a washroom at a restaurant? I haven’t been to Europe in a while.

[@Jamesnu]

@@skatingcanuck9837 I've never paid to use a washroom in Europe, but I've seen spots like McDonald's or Burger King have coin operated turnstiles in front of their washrooms in Austria.

[@linglingluxury]

Nice ✨🌷✨🌷😍

[@Jamesnu]

Thank you! Thanks for watching!

[@Enya_]

‘I wish it was a nicer day..’ Yeahh, we say that a lot in the Netherlands 😂

[@Jamesnu]

Haha! Well, it was at least decent out. It could've always been worse.

[@Enya_]

@@Jamesnu very nice! It’s beautiful there 🥰

[@kbietj_]

do we have to buy tickets??

[@Jamesnu]

Nope.

[@doreendart2519]

Can we stand in the middle of the grass with the windmills behind us? I’m trying to plan a family picture.

[@Jamesnu]

I think so. I saw others do it.

[@eprohoda]

James- total superb , wanna a promotion?! =))

[@Jamesnu]

Thank you!

[@friendlydog82]

Their close time is 5pm or 6pm? And Washrooms needs to pay to use? That is pretty European.

[@Jamesnu]

Yeah, especially in a very touristy place like this.

[@manasbehera-cd3fj]

If I have to choose one place out of gienthoorn and ZAANSE SCHANS. Which one should I choose?

[@Jamesnu]

I never went to Gienthoorn, but it does look pretty amazing! I would say if you're coming from Amsterdam, I would go to Zaanse Schans just because it's very easy to get to, but if time and distance isn't an issue, I would probably go to Gienthoorn.

[@manasbehera-cd3fj]

@@Jamesnu thank you for the recommendation. I got my answer.

[@mildomcduff]

Instead of paying for a washroom just go Dutch and go in the canal.

[@Jamesnu]

Haha! I'll remember that for next time!

[@markies74]

@@Jamesnu Don't. The fine is 140 Euro's. Not kidding

[@thomaswhite4344]

Help please get me down from the Windmill Blades that will teach her she shouldn’t have told me a joke about my poor Aunty in the first place so she will stay on the Windmill Blades until the A303 Sparkfords Dualling is completed by late December 2024/Early January 2025 while we’re watching the Dualling we’ll shall have lunch at one of the 2 service stations

[@leonieduplessis4467]

Just American will give comments like that

[@Jamesnu]

Thanks for watching!

[@eugeka167893]

When you visit Kinderdijk before going to Zaanse Schans, you realize that Zaanse Schans is not all that. If you are in Amsterdam, take courage and go to Kinderdijk. That's the place to see real windmills. No offense to the video.

[@Jamesnu]

Indeed. I just wish I had more time for a visit.

[@NicolLauren-q4w]

Pfeffer Streets

[@RonaldWalker-x4g]

Becker Crescent

[@AlexK-yr2th]

Zaanse Schans is NOT a town but a neighborhood of Zaandam. Just another clickbait video full of misinformation. Rule of thumb is that if you cannot pronounce it, don't vlog about it. Same as when you can't pronounce "Parmesan", don't eat it.