Comments by "Lynott Parris" (@DenUitvreter) on "American Reacts to 400 Year Old Canal House Tour in Europe" video.
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Great about Amsterdam is that the city was planned with foresight back then. It was planned for the merchant as a family business, so for maximum canal access for the most houses with had both living and storage spaces. So limited width, also the gardens at the back were mandatory, they already new there had to be green, recreation and a bit of peace and quiet in cities. It also had to fit within the fortifications, so very compact.
If you want to live in Amsterdam you have to trade floor space with about anything, location, atmosphere, light, parks nearby, views, practicality, number of rooms (more than one even), ceiling height, windows you can sit in, if you want lots of square meters you are going to pay a heavy price. There is no point in living in Amsterdam and being at home a lot anyway.
I've rented a room in an older part of Amsterdam (Grimburgwal), it was also lovely in atmosphere and view. It was not even a top floor but there was only a section of the room I (6ft4) could stand upright with shoes on thanks to the building being crooked over time. That doesn't work, I had to find a new place.
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