I recently took a trip to the Netherlands and documented it a bit. I hope you enjoy joining me on this journey :) Music: www.epidemicso... www.epidemicso... www.epidemicso... www.epidemicso... #vlog #vacation #netherlands
The beer you showed, La Trappe, is actually very special. In NL you only have twoTrappist beers, which means brewed by monks. La Trappe and Zundert. In Belgium there are more, like Westvleteren, Westmalle, Rochefort, Ciney etc.
Well done Liera ... the Netherlands is so nice ..... I walked 27kms one day wandering around the north ..... good it is pretty flat ..... nice people too ! I am heading back there in September to visit friends i made on previous trips . I am in Australia so it is over 16000km or 10000miles away from me .... really enjoyed that , thank you so much x
I went on a trip to Amsterdam once while I was in college. It's a beautiful city. Lots of museums to visit, stunning architecture and interesting nightlife. I was mainly interested in the art museums; Stedelijk, Rijksmuseum and the Van Gogh museum. I'd like to go back to the Netherlands at some point to see more of the country. It was cool hearing about your thoughts on the architecture.
You should visit Maastricht here in the south of the Netherlands, gorgeous city. We also have a really nice coastline with lovely little towns all over.
Nice mix of the (almost) cliche staples like Kinderdijk and Koningsdag, the unusual for Americans La Trappe and Open Air Museum and your personal architectural interest Houthavens en Rietveld. Especially the last category makes for a interesting take on viewing a country. Cherry on the cake: You didn't butcher a single name which is quite an achievement for an American. Even 's Hertogenbosch and there you could have used the more colloquial Den Bosch. You nailed it. Kudo's.
Yeah it's windy and grey but look how spectacular those clouds at 3:00, almost like a painting. Nice that you've visited places a bit off the beaten path, Netherlands is so pretty, green pastures, rows of trees, sheep, low hanging sun, quaint houses, cobble stones everywhere.
Here I am, as a dutchman.. thinking absolutely nothing of those clouds as they are a common occurance here 😅 Thanks for giving me a little perspective :)
as an architect you might find it interesting that traditionally when building, the door and window frames are placed first and the walls are constructed around them, in most countries it's the other way around as far as I understand
Nice, beautiful, relaxing. I actually enjoyed the video and i am happy that you had a nice trip to our lovely neighbours (i am from germany). The dutch people are very welcoming, very friendly and they have a nice sense of humor. (at least in my personal experience)
great video! Arnhem for me is like two worlds; i hate the citycenter but with the river Rijn on the southside and sites like the Posbank, Rozendaal, Papendal, Burgers Zoo and so on on the Northern side it is still one of my favourite cities over here also!
A little added comment; I found out that the Palace Bridge, as the bridge in 's-Hertogenbosch is called, was designed by the same Dutch landscape architect that also designed the High Line in New York.
Hey, thanks for this little recap! Very happy you got to see so much of the country. The Netherlands is a really underrated destination country, even, or especially, outside the tourist center of Amsterdam. I could not agree more with your passing comment about the pedestrian streets in many city centers, and the totally different human experience compared to American urban design. We are transplants ourselves, having moved from the US to Europe (specifically Luxembourg) many years ago. When you really wrap your head around the form of the typical European city, it's like being struck by lightning: _people _*_live_*_ here._ And you realize that in comparison, in American cities, the humans are an afterthought and almost an inconvenience. Oh, and I also really appreciated your enjoyment of the open air museum. If you ever get to Denmark, there's an extremely similar multi-acre traditional village about half an hour north of Copenhagen. Probably my favorite of the things we did on our recent visit. My kids were in heaven and I spent hours just soaking up the historical detail. Thanks again!
> the humans are an afterthought and almost an inconvenience Oh my gosh that's so true, and I really wish it wasn't. Good to know about the museum in Denmark! I might start collecting a list of places for future visits :)
Your pronunciation is actually quite good! Well done. And the building Niewe Diep Distillery has their tastings and such in is an old renovated pumping station, not an old farm. 😉
Hey Liera, what a lovely video, I thoroughly enjoyed it. (great editing as well) I'm glad you enjoyed my country, you're welcome back any time. You should really visit the south the next time and specifically the city Maastricht, it's unlike any other city in the Netherlands. 😊🌷
The next time you visit Den Bosch you should try a specialty called Bossche Bol. It is a big cake covered with a layer of chocolate and completely stuffed with whipped cream. They are made by a bakery called Jan de Groot which is really close to the railway station, but every cafe, or restaurant gets them from this bakery, so you can get them all over the town.
Funny you say that, we intended to do just that, but it so happened that the bakery we had in mind was closed on that specific day. Next time though for sure!
Cool, I'm an Arnhemmer, born and raised. It is beautiful here. Should you ever come back to my country, I really recommend spending a few days here in Arnhem!
How fun, you visited my country! I'm happy you got to see some of the other cities in the south and easrt. I live near Arnhem, and used to bicycle by the Rietveld house in Utrecht every day when I went to uni there. Looks like you got to see some great places. I agree Arnhem has an unusual vibe, I think it's because there are several big parks that fan out from the city center and into actual woodlands, which gives the city a spacious feel even though it's densely built. Also great effort on all the Dutch names, you did very well.
This was so professional! Your commentary was really good, I liked that you were sitting in a very nicely kept Garden, it was very peaceful, I'm sure its appreciated you're not just there for the "Weed" like alot of tourists can be and you focused on the important things! (Not that id say no to a café session😆 ) Place kind of reminds me a little bit of My hometown Glasgow, the architecture mostly! Glad you had a lovely time !!
As a dutchie, I didn't know that much of den Bosch (s'Hertogenbosch) en Arnhem. I may just have to go there now. Very good pronounciation. I dont think I have ever heared an American speak so modestly .... makes you very likeable !
we are getting our own Highline in Rotterdam in a few years. As in NYC it is also on top of an old railway and it will be 2km (1,25 miles) long. You being an architect you should have swappen one of the other cities for Rotterdam, so mucn cool architecture and construction to see here. And you pronounciation of the cities is pretty good to be honest !
I am Dutch and I watch videos like this to see what's going on in The Netherlands for tourists. These are all places I never visited or have not even heard of.
Innovative people always love the Netherlands. The best lesson to learn is not to innovate too much so that everything loses the original identity. Or mix the old with the new.
Enjoyed this video a lot! Love the vibe. Next time visit some Dudok buildings! His architecture was very much inspired by Lloyd wright and “de Stijl”. The movement Rietveld was part of. The rietveld house is inspired by the works of Mondriaan, whose works are in the MoMa.
Hey Liera, I must say that your pronunciation of Dutch cities and towns are really spot on. BTW, you don't have to apologise if you would butcher any foreign names. Have fun. Enjoy. Greetings from the Hague 🇳🇱👌👍💐 (If necessary, excuses for the weather. It's bad this year)
If you ever come back to ‘s Hertogenbosch you might be interested in taken a short river cruise on the Dieze ( a small river) that runs under the city.
I understand why you like Arnhem though. It is one of the very few cities in the Netherlands that has elevation changes, and the bus to the Openluchtmuseum will highlight that. It passes the Cattepoelseweg and goes over the Hommelseweg and slowly but surely goes from the valley where Arnhem Centraal is to the top of the hill at the Schelmseweg. I love that trip too :) (When I was in the military, I was stationed in Arnhem so that is why I know a few bits about the city). When you ever have the time though, do yourself a favor and go to Arnhem by bus from Utrecht. You will not regret that trip. It is a shame that you did not get to see Rotterdam though. A lot of architecture to discover there ;) So I think you should come back one day. You could stay a lot cheaper in Leiden or Haarlem or Utrecht by the way now that you have Amsterdam out of the way.
Next time you visit in spring you should try to see the Bollenstreek. It is a beautiful region when the tulips are all coming out of the ground. If you combine it with the steam engine museum in Hoorn you can actually take a steam train through the fields. The Deltawerken in the south are great if you are an architect too. As are the Flevopolder dikes and cities on reclaimed land.
The Netherlands has a bit of variety regarding landscape/cityscape. Randstad (Amsterdam,Rotterdam and The Hague) is one. Then there are the coastal areas with to me Zeeland the most impressive as De Afsluitdijk. And of course we got mountains (Nits song Dutch Mountains 😅) in Limburg. No matter you have or haven't seen as long you had a nice time it is all good 🤠
I work at a Prefab concreet factory in the Netherlands. And make balons and stairs op to 18 ton's. Greetings from Bunschoten-Spakenburg the Netherlands. I also help bilding a new windmill in old style in Bunschoten-Spakenburg.
La Trappe is one of only two Trappist beers in NL. Brewed by monks. The other is Zundert. In Belgium, beer capital of the world, there are many. To name a few: Westmalle, Westvleteren, Ciney, Rochefort.
There are 19 windmills, I was born in Kinderdijk. All the buildings in the open air museum are original, they break them down and rebuild them in the park.
5:38 Rotterdam is creating such a thing. Or is allready there. Former traintracks of Hofplein line. Since you said you like to visit that city for architectural reasons. Perhaps interesting to check it out.
>3:00 Seems like a bad day in Normandy. We get those too. :D >5:20 You should have shared. It's that kind of little details that anchors memories. Blunders for the win! :) And don't worry, I'm picturing in my mind. It's not pretty but you asked for it. ;D >7:56 Arnhem is quite rich in history. First thing that comes to my mind, not being from the Netherlands myself is Operation Market Garden. The town paid a heavy price to that. >"I'm obviously butchering the pronunciation" Well, I understood it so... That said, maybe I've been butchering it too all that time? I actually don't know. All I know is that I pronounce it like you. :) The Netherlands is a beautiful country. Every European country is in Europe but each of them has a different European flavor... if that makes any sense. In my mind it does. There's centuries of History involved in this picture that we don't have time to get into. :D Thanks for sharing the lovely views, and your commentary. You definitely have an optional career in tourism. :) Ending up with a fun geographical fact: the Netherlands has a common border with France despite what a quick glance at a map of Europe will have you think (there's obviously Belgium between us). For the real border look at Saint-Martin (Sint Maarten in Dutch, I think) in the Caribbean... so not even close to Europe. Still a very real border. :D
> The town paid a heavy price to that. Oof... yeah. Just read about it. > In my mind it does. Same! > Ending up with a fun geographical fact That is awesome :D I had no idea :D
That was a very nice vacation 😊 My 2 weeks vacation starts on monday , but I'm not going anywhere. Actually got sick a couple days ago. Not the best start to a vacation 🥴 Watching you outside is a whole different experience. Both nature and you are equally beautiful 🥰 Sorry you tripped, hope it wasn't too rough ✌️
Your pronunciation of Arnhem is spot on....Did you know the buildings at the openlucht museum are original buildings, so no fakes or replica's....They were taken down from their origanal place and put up again in the museum....There is a little farmhouse that was the REAL birthhouse of my grandmother there....
My compliments on your pronouciation, spot on. [slipped a bit on Rotterdam it's not really American] You got the difficult ones Kinderdijk Arnhem etc. S'Hertogenbosch has a hard 's' on the end not a 'sj'. It was very nice to see the Houthavens in finished form. For a Dutchy I have a heavy windmill tax, every time thos windmills. What about bridges ? but I get it's compelling for foreigners. Thanks. I enjoyed your video very much. Good luck with your own projects.
You didn’t do the boat tour on the binnendieze in s hertogenbosch? That is one of my favorite attractions in the Netherlands. But supercool you did the Rietveld Schroder huis!
As an architect, you were in 's-Hertogenbosch but you missed the "white house", designed by C.M. Evers in 1933 but often mistaken as a Rietveld building, representing cubism and "New Objectivity or New Pragmatism", a style born in The Netherlands. Den Bosch (*short for 's-Hertogenbosch), the inner city is car free. Important to mention and the organ in the Cathedral (Sint Jan) is from 1622, 29 meters high and from the early Renaissance.
Have you ever tried using a 360 camera? I use them for tours of historical sites. There are some that record video, allowing you to do walking tours. Pretty fun.
's Hertogenbosch is even for Dutch people too long: they call it Den Bosch, the same for 's Gravenhage which becomes Den Haag. Both names have the same structure: 's is abbrevation of "des" which is the possesive pronoun (from), Hertog(-en=genitive) means Duke: the Duke of Brabant and Bosch means Wood: so it is the Wood of the Duke; the same with 's Gravenhage: only now it is about a Graaf = Count: the Count of Holland but again a woodland designated as a "Hage". In modern Dutch a "Haag" is more a shrubbery (without the knights who say 'Ni')😀
Interesting, so you were in the Netherlands when I was visiting Germany. You drove around where I live and work. From or to Kinderdijk you took the route via Schoonhoven? Did you also notice the purpose of the many windmills? You didn't mention anything in the video. As for the beer, I'm German so no comment, I just had to smile at that point. ;-)
You did in fact not butcher Koningsdag (Kingsday) or Kinderdijk (Children's Dike). And just a tiny bit with 's-Hertogenbosch (Which everyone simply calls "Den Bosch")
Those ugly cube houses are all over now, the real houses are usually in the old city centres, go check out Jugendstiel houses too! For example in Zwolle.. That 1950s cube crap is finely getting out of fashion I'm glad to say, and the real houses are back..
Its funny, you say that you are intrested in architect but did not go to Rotterdam. That mean that you missed the most famous city in Europe known for its modern buildings. I dont understand that.
So as an architect you didn't visit Rotterdam? 😲 I must admit the Houthavens surprised me, a lot. It being a far cry from the usual bland contemporary Dutch architecture.
