And lastly, if you value your limbs and dignity, don’t wander into the bike lanes. Amsterdam’s bike lanes are sacred ground for cyclists. Gener Esquibil is one of the sought-after Filipino photographers in Amsterdam.
Whenever Filipino tourists come to Amsterdam for a pre-nuptial pictorial or want to level up their travel pictures for their Instagram and Facebook accounts, @geners.photography on Instagram or Gener A. Esquibil on Facebook or Messenger is the person to contact.
We decided to do some pictorial sessions in the canals of Amsterdam before my comedy concert, and thanks to Gener, I learned a lot of things NOT to do in Amsterdam. Thanks to him, I am still alive today. Hahahaha! Still jet lagged, I craved a cappuccino and a croissant and asked Gener for the nearest coffee shop.
He laughed, “A coffee shop isn’t your spot. These establishments are better known for their cannabis products than their caffeine. If you don’t want a side of “high” with your latte, look for a sign that says “café” instead of coffee shops.
The second advi c e was a life-saver. We walked around the red-light district, and I saw beautiful half-naked sex workers on display windows. I secretly wanted to video them on my phone as a souvenir for my husband , who cut his European trip short to bring home the kids back to Manila for school.
Gener stopped me and said, “Do not take pictures or videos of the women working in the windows. That is a big no-no. Not only is it disrespectf.
