Quotes about Amsterdam: Sayings about the Dutch Capital
Last Updated on 27th June 2024 by Sophie Nadeau
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Venice of the North, Capital of the Netherlands… Whatever you call it, Amsterdam is a truly unique and beautiful city that’s well worth a visit on any European adventure. Best known for its abundance of tulips, canal houses, and easy biking trails, here are 10+ quotes about Amsterdam that will make you want to pack your bags ASAP and whisk yourself away to the Dutch capital.
10+ Quotes about Amsterdam: Sayings about the Dutch Capital
“I am a village boy, and Amsterdam for me was always the big town.”– Anton Corbijn
“But words are water in Amsterdam, they flood your ears and set the rot, and the church’s east corner is crowded.” –
“In Europe, I always have fun bike riding in Amsterdam.” – Ezra Koenig
“Some tourists think Amsterdam is a city of sin, but in truth, it is a city of freedom. And in freedom, most people find sin.” ― John Green, Author of The Fault in Our Stars. If you want to see the Fault in Our Stars Filming Locations in Amsterdam for yourself, you can check out my movie locations guide.
“…the curious Dutch classification gedogen, which means ‘technically illegal but officially tolerated.” – Russell Shorto
“Amsterdam is like the rings of a tree: It gets older as you get closer to the center.” -John Green
“Amsterdam has more than 150 canals and 1,250 bridges, but it never seems crowded, nor bent and bitter from fleecing the tourist.” – Julie Burchill
“I love Amsterdam. The city is vibrant and alive. It’s fresh and so open. It’s definitely one of my favourite places.” – Stefon Harris
“My experience in Amsterdam is that cyclists ride where the hell they like and aim in a state of rage at all pedestrians while ringing their bell loudly, the concept of avoiding people being foreign to them.” – Terry Pratchett
“I get inspired in certain places. You have to write in places like Amsterdam or Paris or New Zealand, when you’re standing on a yacht, looking out at the middle of the ocean.” – Action Bronson
“Here people cycle with a reckless swagger, talking on the phone and eating breakfast.” – David Nicholls
“Stand outside De Eland, on the Berenstraat Bridge over the Prinsengracht, and you see what real Amsterdam life is like.” – David Hewson
“Amsterdam was a great surprise to me. I had always thought of Venice as the city of canals; it had never entered my mind that I should find similar conditions in a Dutch town.” – James Weldon Johnson
“I think Amsterdam is to Holland what New York is to America in a sense. It’s a metropolis, so it’s representative of Holland, but only a part of it – you know, it’s more extreme, there’s more happening, it’s more liberal and more daring than the countryside in Holland is.” – Anton Corbijn
“In Amsterdam, the water is the mistress and the land the vassal.” -Felix Marti-Ibanez
“Amsterdam lives and breathes creativity. One moment you walk into a building from the 17th century, and the next you find yourself in a hub of creative start-up companies.” -Marcel Wanders
“Ireland is also quite nice. So is Amsterdam.” – Diane von Furstenberg. Want more reasons to visit Amsterdam? Check them out here!
“Amsterdam is not Holland. It is a city that attracts people from all over Holland. And lots of international tourists and party people.” – Eddy de Clercq
“Call me a pig, but isn’t it brilliantly refreshing how early the Dutch eat dinner? When they’re still laying out the cutlery in achingly hip Barcelona, they’re hanging the closed sign on the restaurant doors of old Amsterdam.” – Julie Burchill
