So sweet! This totally makes sense for Iowa. My mom’s family was sponsored by a Dutch family when they came to Oskaloosa, Iowa, US. There was a huge community there too. ❤️
So funny to see those Dutch names everywhere (Jaarsma, van der Ploeg). You'd fit right in there with your name, Mark Wolters! Do you have Dutch (or Northern German) heritage?
I'd love to visit Pella someday! My 5th great-grandparents Huibert Muilenburg and Klazina Versteeg landed in New Orleans from Vuren in 1848 and came to Pella in 1850
Awesome! I'm from The Netherlands and it's nice to see such a Dutch town. I think "Klokkenspel" is best pronounced as "Clock 'n Spell". When you pronounce it as "peele" (instead of "spell") it sounds German 😋 Nevertheless, great video as usual 👌
speeI / speIen means game or "pIaying" doesn't it? as in "stop een keer met deze hoofdspeIen!!" Dutch / German Iook simiIar on paper but I find sound so much different - Not mutuaIIy inteIIigibe IMO - Iike comparing Mandarin with Cantonese or Hokkien
@@kallisto_ofzo I think he might be right on this one though, the old dutch probably sounded like spiel as well (im not an expert so dont take my word for it) En ja ik ben ook Nederlands ;)
The animated figures are not Dutch, Klokkenspel means the symphony of the 'Church' Bells, a carillon of Bells causes its sounds harmoniously together, able to play tunes through a Keyboard or a automatic system. I guess u should use the German word for it, schauspiel, glockenspiel, a play. i can't find any dutch word for it, poppenkast met bellen? These dutch people here?
As a Dutch person I can tell that the "Dutch Letters" can be found in the Netherlands, but: 1. It is associated with a children's holiday called "Sinterklaas" on December 5 (ps "Sinterklaas" translates as "Santa Claus" and December 5 is not a typo). 2. The S is clearly a connection with "Sinterklaas". 3. A "Dutch letter" is called an "Amandelstaaf" or "Banketletter" in the Netherlands 4. They are mainly available a few weeks before "Sinterklaas"
@@deleteddeleted8542 that is indeed a possibility. I do like the heritage idea with a Dutch Christian holiday for children. But that's a personal opinion 😉.
It's funny, because I'm Dutch and I can tell it's imitated and not real in The Netherlands. You can tell it's in the states. But it's nice to see that there's some Dutch inspired buildings! Would love to visit
I think it's not necessarily imitated, but just stuck in time. As the earliest Dutch immigrants that came to Pella were probably at least a hundred years back, that architecture was applied and remained isolated from the change that happened in the Netherlands over the years.
@@jinjunliu2401 The architecture it mimics is like 17th century but the dead giveaway is cars everywhere, and parking spots all over, and of course the rest of the infrastructure. Dutch cities are walkable, they rarely allow cars in the center (or at least heavily restrict them). You park your car in a big parking garage and walk the rest of the way. That’s illegal in America (building code by GM).
@@RustOnWheels Yes, the ubiquitous cars are unfortunate. One does not necessarily find the "gezelligheid" in Pella that one would find in the Netherlands. (The streets are too wide, and the buildings are generally American.) Nevertheless, Pella is different from most other American towns, and a visit is well worthwhile. (Ik ben Nederlander en ik vond 't best leuk.)
@@FreedomOfSport Exactly, everything looks brand new. I’m from Nijmegen the oldest city in The Netherlands,over 2000 years old. We have the old buildings and stuff.
@@f.jgouda810 It's a shame they demolished it all for their skyscrapers and didn't just build aruond the old town. Could have looked like a typical European old town
I absolutely love seeing videos like these!!! I live in Pella and seeing and hearing that people love Pella and are amazed by everything is awesome!! Just want to you know even living in pella we can’t get over how GOOD Dutch letters are when I get one I want another!!! Tourist may annoy us sometimes but I absolutely love living in pella!! Hope you come back soon would love to meet you!!
@2:01 To be even more correct, it's not a "KlokkenSPIEL" but "KlokkenSPEL". The city seems to have many names from the two northern provinces of the Netherlands, Friesland and Groningen.
@@woltersworld I dare you, I double dare you, to visit and stay at any place in the Netherlands BUT the Hollands! I feel that 99,9% of alle the tourist videos off our country take place in the Hollands, a bit of Utrecht, and maybe Giethoorn. Yet there are so many more beautiful cities, towns, and places to go and see!
the S shaped pastry (baket staaf) is supposed to be the S for Sinterklaas (where Santa Claus is derived from) usually only available for purchase in november/december its supposed to have an eggwash on it and is golden brown and shiny looking if a dutch bakery has it during other months it is just a regular stick shape
I am from Pella! I am so proud of our Dutch heritage! Our Tulip festival is always the first Thursday, Friday, Saturday of May. Thank you for making this video! It gives great exposure to our small town!
@@ashleyuitermarkt9443 do you speak Dutch? seeing your last name I would assume you do. As a Dutch person I find it strange when I see people of Dutch descent who don’t speak Dutch.
@@deleteddeleted8542 Yeah, you do. All of that car dominated space makes the pedestrian experience unpleasant and distances too long to walk. Density is more about the width of the street than the height of the buildings.
Man I’ve been in Des Moines since 1981 and never once step foot in Pella, but after seeing your videos, it will be on my things to do. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Mark, great video as always. I think Holland, MI is the most Dutch city in United States, but I may be wrong. I haven't been to Pella, but Holland definitely worth visiting.
I can see dutch influence and how someone who hasnt been to the Netherlands would think that. It doesnt look like an american city or at least compared to the places Ive lived but because it was built in the modern times it has wode streets and more cars etc
Those Dutch Letters look pretty tasty. Too bad I have never seen those here.....in the Netherlands ;-) But looks like a fun place to visit, even if to me as a Dutchman this is just plain weird. As for the most Dutch place outside of the Netherlands, when travel is possible again you might want to visit Huis ten Bosch, a huge Dutch theme park in Japan. With lots of replicas of famous Dutch buildings most of which I have never seen back home....
I'm just amazed that they sell those letters year round instead of only in November/December, before Saint Nicholas! Very lucky. I'd definitely buy one if I was ever in the area
@@woltersworld I have seen that sauce here indeed, never actually tried it.... Whenever you're in the Netherlands again, you might want to visit America, Limburg. Doesn't look very American though...
Every year for Christmas my Oma gives me and the rest of her grandkids chocolate letters. It's a tradition for the Dutch, the pastry letters look delicious!
My family immigrated to Pella from the Netherlands in 1855. Since then, I am the first person born outside of Iowa. Pella has a special place in my heart!
Maine has towns called China, Mexico, Poland, Peru, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Paris etc... I kid you not! Would be cool to do a montage video of all of those, but probably wouldn’t be too exciting! 😊
If I'm ever neer Pella, I pay a visit! I don't know what it is with us Dutch people. But we just love to look at out siders implementatie Dutch things. Those cookie letters... ow god nightmare. We alway get them around 5 december at work (Sinterklaas - Santa Claus). It's filo dow with a semi soft filling 'amandelspijs' that's almonds and sugar. It's to much for me, so I alway make my 'opa en oma' grandfather and mother happy by bringing it to them 🤭. I recommend instead 'pepernoten' if they sell them. They are small crunchy cinnamon like cookie's. There the best!
Hey Mark! Ryan here from Patreon. Wanted to say thanks for the postcard and koozie! I am actually staying in Dubuque, Iowa on my way to Wisconsin next month! Hope all is well and look forward to your next adventures!
Albany NY settled in the 1600's by the Dutch has a heritage and architecture from its Dutch heritage. also a tulip festival with 70,000 varieties of tulips.
My extended family used to go to Pella every 2 years for the week of thanksgiving. It was my grandmother’s hometown where back during WW2 she was run over by the milk man on a horse drawn buggy! Still love that town tho
I never have eaten a Dutch letter like you are showing in your video in my life, and I’m from The Netherlands. We have chocolate letters for Sinterklaas and they are yummie. Thank you for this nice video.
Great video!Shout out to Lynden Washington , lots of people from the Netherlands settled here in the early 20th century.The Lynden Dutch bakery is incredible,!
That does look very classic Dutch! I bet there have been some Dutch settlers there. The only thing modern Netherlands has a lot that I don't really see there are lots of bicycles.
Om even te reageren op alle negatieve antwoorden van Nederlanders die nog nooit in Pella zijn geweest.... Van een filmpje kan en mag je geen conclusies trekken. Ik persoonlijk heb het geluk gehad om meerdere malen Pella te mogen bezoeken. Ik vind Pella een mooie weerspiegeling van de historie van Nederland. Zo moet je het gewoon bekijken, niet als het huidige Nederland. De Vermeer molen komt daadwerkelijk uit Nederland. Vanuit Groningen afgebroken en in Pella opnieuw gebouwd. De "Dutch letters" van Jaarsma bakkerij? Die zijn daar het hele jaar door te verkrijgen. Niet zoals hier alleen rond eind Oktober tot ergens in December. Ik moet wel zeggen dat de pudding broodjes die ze daar hadden toch wel iets anders qua smaak waren dan dat ik hier in Friesland gewent was. Dat heb ik hun toen ook gemeld :) . Feit is, voordat je via een filmpje gaan oordelen..... Ga er eerst zelf een keer naar toe en oordeel dan!!
We don't have those giant roads in the middle of small villages in The Netherlands. As someone from The Netherlands I have got to say that a lot of things look like (old) Dutch architecture but those giant asphalt roads with the giant cars and parking lots really ruin the Dutch vibe. If they would have made the streets a lot smaller and used bricks instead of asphalt and remove most of the parking lots it would look way more like a historic Dutch village centre. edit: 5:19 For example in The Netherlands his kind of street would be a one way road with a seperated bike lane and wide sidewalks on both sides. Probably also with a lot of traffic calming in place for cars and no parking spaces.
There's only a handful of people who still speak fluent Dutch in Pella. The language will probably be lost soon. More than 60 or 70 years ago you probably would have heard a lot of people speaking Dutch on the town square on a Saturday morning. My great-grandfather immigrated from Haarlem, Holland, in 1915 and settled in Pella. There are few old timers like him left, and the grandchildren and great-grandchildren of these immigrants never learned to speak Dutch fluently.
The architecture intrigues me as it feels so familiar, yet has such obvious differences (compared to authentic architecture of those styles in the Netherlands).
I thought it whould be New York. But that's maybe to old because the Dutch made their settlements there. A very good history book that reads like a novel is Russel shorto's revolution song, a story of American freedom. Or in Dutch lied der revolutie. For the cover they used the painting of Washington crossing the dalaware. What you can find in the metropolitan museum of art in New York.
What are those dutch letters you talking about? Is that a "Banketstaaf"? I am from the netherlands and i never thought off the fact that it is a typical dutch thing hahahha
Hmm you must have missed the Huis Ten Bosch theme park in Japan , it could be mistaken for Utrecht haarlem , den Haag or amsterdam . A theme park that is actualy a dutch city
Wdym? The whole town is based on what the Dutch towns/cities looked like back in the mid 1800s. That’s the look that has been present ever since. The city isn’t about replicating modern day Dutch, it’s about keeping the aspect of the founders.
Thank you for taking the extra time to cover this wonderful town! And giving Iowa props in general ☺️ For all the trips you’ve taken around the world, it’s refreshing that you covered lil ole Pella. Love the videos!!
I'm heading there this year for their tulip festival but I would argue that Holland in Michigan is a bit bigger and has even more dutch stuff! You should check that one out!
@@LukeGeeTravels Thursday/Friday is the community’s favorite because of the smaller crowds. Also if possible check out the marching Dutch in a parade. Just went to the rose parade!
@@lazardprodz thank you so much for the tips! Unfortunately with work, the soonest I can get there is saturday.. unless i go this weekend but i’d miss out on all the festivities😅
First of all Walter! I Love your videos! Thanks for the advice, knowledge and tour, Second of all this is Beautiful, I’ve been to the Netherlands several times and I’ve never been to America! Pella, Iowa here I come!! I’m always here to support you and your videos big love Matty here from Scotland🏴
Holland, MI has tulip time every spring. They have an "amusement park" called Nelis' Dutch Village abd there's also an attraction called windmill Island that has the only fully operating windmill from the Netherlands in America.
Vander Ploeg bakery is also a town favorite.
So sweet! This totally makes sense for Iowa. My mom’s family was sponsored by a Dutch family when they came to Oskaloosa, Iowa, US. There was a huge community there too. ❤️
So funny to see those Dutch names everywhere (Jaarsma, van der Ploeg). You'd fit right in there with your name, Mark Wolters! Do you have Dutch (or Northern German) heritage?
I'd love to visit Pella someday! My 5th great-grandparents Huibert Muilenburg and Klazina Versteeg landed in New Orleans from Vuren in 1848 and came to Pella in 1850
Awesome! I'm from The Netherlands and it's nice to see such a Dutch town. I think "Klokkenspel" is best pronounced as "Clock 'n Spell". When you pronounce it as "peele" (instead of "spell") it sounds German 😋 Nevertheless, great video as usual 👌
speeI / speIen means game or "pIaying" doesn't it? as in "stop een keer met deze hoofdspeIen!!"
Dutch / German Iook simiIar on paper but I find sound so much different - Not mutuaIIy inteIIigibe IMO - Iike comparing Mandarin with Cantonese or Hokkien
@@大疯狼 Yes, but he made sound a bit German. That's all I'm saying :)
@@kallisto_ofzo I think he might be right on this one though, the old dutch probably sounded like spiel as well (im not an expert so dont take my word for it)
En ja ik ben ook Nederlands ;)
The animated figures are not Dutch, Klokkenspel means the symphony of the 'Church' Bells, a carillon of Bells causes its sounds harmoniously together, able to play tunes through a Keyboard or a automatic system.
I guess u should use the German word for it, schauspiel, glockenspiel, a play. i can't find any dutch word for it, poppenkast met bellen?
These dutch people here?
As a native Dutch i thought the same!
Thank you so much! I would probably have never heard of this town if it wasn't for your video. Now I have to visit one day... Thanks again! 😁
I’m from Iowa City and my family has gone to the tulip festival every year for as long as I can remember. The letters are to die for!
As a Dutch person I can tell that the "Dutch Letters" can be found in the Netherlands, but:
1. It is associated with a children's holiday called "Sinterklaas" on December 5 (ps "Sinterklaas" translates as "Santa Claus" and December 5 is not a typo).
2. The S is clearly a connection with "Sinterklaas".
3. A "Dutch letter" is called an "Amandelstaaf" or "Banketletter" in the Netherlands
4. They are mainly available a few weeks before "Sinterklaas"
Could also refer to our founder who’s last name started with an s
@@deleteddeleted8542 that is indeed a possibility. I do like the heritage idea with a Dutch Christian holiday for children. But that's a personal opinion 😉.
My brother went to College in Pella. Nice small town!
Go Panthers
I grew up here. It’s a cool place overall
My grandparents honeymooned here in the 50s! They loved their Dutch heritage.
It's funny, because I'm Dutch and I can tell it's imitated and not real in The Netherlands. You can tell it's in the states. But it's nice to see that there's some Dutch inspired buildings! Would love to visit
It has the look of a themepark.
I think it's not necessarily imitated, but just stuck in time. As the earliest Dutch immigrants that came to Pella were probably at least a hundred years back, that architecture was applied and remained isolated from the change that happened in the Netherlands over the years.
@@jinjunliu2401 The architecture it mimics is like 17th century but the dead giveaway is cars everywhere, and parking spots all over, and of course the rest of the infrastructure. Dutch cities are walkable, they rarely allow cars in the center (or at least heavily restrict them). You park your car in a big parking garage and walk the rest of the way. That’s illegal in America (building code by GM).
@@RustOnWheels Yes, the ubiquitous cars are unfortunate. One does not necessarily find the "gezelligheid" in Pella that one would find in the Netherlands. (The streets are too wide, and the buildings are generally American.) Nevertheless, Pella is different from most other American towns, and a visit is well worthwhile. (Ik ben Nederlander en ik vond 't best leuk.)
@@FreedomOfSport Exactly, everything looks brand new. I’m from Nijmegen the oldest city in The Netherlands,over 2000 years old. We have the old buildings and stuff.
This is so weird hahah, looks so Dutch, but at the same time very American as well.
Exactly!!! :)
@@woltersworld Well Manhattan NY ( The former Nieuw Amsterdam ) does 'nt look Dutch..😅
I think it's the typical wide roads and of course the many pickups
@@f.jgouda810 It's a shame they demolished it all for their skyscrapers and didn't just build aruond the old town. Could have looked like a typical European old town
@@r.v.b.4153 Sure is a shame...
I absolutely love seeing videos like these!!! I live in Pella and seeing and hearing that people love Pella and are amazed by everything is awesome!! Just want to you know even living in pella we can’t get over how GOOD Dutch letters are when I get one I want another!!! Tourist may annoy us sometimes but I absolutely love living in pella!! Hope you come back soon would love to meet you!!
I know you, you are kamryn’s sister
Loved Pella! Thanks for recommendations. The Bismark donut! Oh my goodness
You are so enthusiastic just watching you made my day!
@2:01 To be even more correct, it's not a "KlokkenSPIEL" but "KlokkenSPEL".
The city seems to have many names from the two northern provinces of the Netherlands, Friesland and Groningen.
It's actually "klokkenspel" instead of "klokkenspiel"
Thanks Boris!
Didn't know this before ! Really nice !
Greetings from the city of Gouda, The Netherlands.
Would love to visit you all next trip to the Netherlands
@@woltersworld I dare you, I double dare you, to visit and stay at any place in the Netherlands BUT the Hollands! I feel that 99,9% of alle the tourist videos off our country take place in the Hollands, a bit of Utrecht, and maybe Giethoorn. Yet there are so many more beautiful cities, towns, and places to go and see!
@@woltersworld Goodmorning ! More than welcome overhere in The Netherlands !
@@melle4390 Completely right !
Love your cheese!
There is so much room there. Not anything like congested Holland. I just wish that Holland was really like that!
the S shaped pastry (baket staaf) is supposed to be the S for Sinterklaas (where Santa Claus is derived from)
usually only available for purchase in november/december
its supposed to have an eggwash on it and is golden brown and shiny looking
if a dutch bakery has it during other months it is just a regular stick shape
Wow love it as a dutchie. Might visit it one day 😊
Orange city iowa is very Dutch aswell
I am from Pella! I am so proud of our Dutch heritage! Our Tulip festival is always the first Thursday, Friday, Saturday of May. Thank you for making this video! It gives great exposure to our small town!
And so you should i am proud of my dutch background as well.Gday from Adelaide Australia
Your last name is so Dutch!!
@@simianto9957 My ancestors were fishermen who sold their fish in the markets of Gelderland. Uitermarkt means out of the market.
@@ashleyuitermarkt9443 That's very interesting, I wish I knew some more about my ancestors aswell.
@@ashleyuitermarkt9443 do you speak Dutch? seeing your last name I would assume you do. As a Dutch person I find it strange when I see people of Dutch descent who don’t speak Dutch.
Fascinating to see cute Dutch houses next to big fat American roads that look more like runways than pleasant European streets.
Think about it this way though, we have way more space to work with compared to you guys. So we have no need to go small.
@@deleteddeleted8542 Yeah, you do. All of that car dominated space makes the pedestrian experience unpleasant and distances too long to walk. Density is more about the width of the street than the height of the buildings.
Man I’ve been in Des Moines since 1981 and never once step foot in Pella, but after seeing your videos, it will be on my things to do. Thanks for sharing.
In Japan there is also a town that looks Dutch
Wow this looks so Dutch 🙂groeten uit Dordrecht, Nederland. 🌷
Greeting from Adelaide Australia
I went to Upward Bound & Central College in Pella. Been to Tulip Time several times, and usually make a trip once a year because…Jaarsma!!
Jaarsma was the bomb!!!
Hi Mark, great video as always.
I think Holland, MI is the most Dutch city in United States, but I may be wrong. I haven't been to Pella, but Holland definitely worth visiting.
Holland, Michigan is worth a visit. Windmoelen Island and Dutch villiage
Hey Wolter! I love your video. I have to add though, from a Dutch person's perspective this city looks unmistakably American. ;-)
I can see dutch influence and how someone who hasnt been to the Netherlands would think that. It doesnt look like an american city or at least compared to the places Ive lived but because it was built in the modern times it has wode streets and more cars etc
Those Dutch Letters look pretty tasty. Too bad I have never seen those here.....in the Netherlands ;-)
But looks like a fun place to visit, even if to me as a Dutchman this is just plain weird. As for the most Dutch place outside of the Netherlands, when travel is possible again you might want to visit Huis ten Bosch, a huge Dutch theme park in Japan. With lots of replicas of famous Dutch buildings most of which I have never seen back home....
They're supposed to be banketletters i think. They just look weird in this video.
@@XedossX Doh! You're probably right but I hadn't recognized 'em at all....
Don't worry, i've never seen American sauce in the US, but I see it all over Europe :)
I'm just amazed that they sell those letters year round instead of only in November/December, before Saint Nicholas! Very lucky. I'd definitely buy one if I was ever in the area
@@woltersworld I have seen that sauce here indeed, never actually tried it....
Whenever you're in the Netherlands again, you might want to visit America, Limburg. Doesn't look very American though...
Every year for Christmas my Oma gives me and the rest of her grandkids chocolate letters. It's a tradition for the Dutch, the pastry letters look delicious!
We do this on the holiday of Sinterklaas every 5th of december. You get the letter which your name starts with.
My family immigrated to Pella from the Netherlands in 1855. Since then, I am the first person born outside of Iowa. Pella has a special place in my heart!
My ancestors were on that boat too! Henrick Van Maren and family were some of the founders of the town.
I've visited a few times and it's always a good experience. Pella also has a nice meat selection.
Try Holland, Michigan. Tulip Time Festival every year also. Very similar.
I love Pella, i deliver to the Central Market in Pella twice a week.
funny to see the blades of the windmill turning without any sails on the blades.
Never knew about this, on the bucket list now and looking forward to try out and compare the Dutch food over there :P
have you ever been to holland michigan? I'd say its pretty dutch. :D
hoping to get there later this year
Maine has towns called China, Mexico, Poland, Peru, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Paris etc... I kid you not! Would be cool to do a montage video of all of those, but probably wouldn’t be too exciting! 😊
If I'm ever neer Pella, I pay a visit! I don't know what it is with us Dutch people. But we just love to look at out siders implementatie Dutch things. Those cookie letters... ow god nightmare. We alway get them around 5 december at work (Sinterklaas - Santa Claus). It's filo dow with a semi soft filling 'amandelspijs' that's almonds and sugar. It's to much for me, so I alway make my 'opa en oma' grandfather and mother happy by bringing it to them 🤭. I recommend instead 'pepernoten' if they sell them. They are small crunchy cinnamon like cookie's. There the best!
I live here in pella. I'm sorry but we ain't dutch
Hey Mark! Ryan here from Patreon. Wanted to say thanks for the postcard and koozie! I am actually staying in Dubuque, Iowa on my way to Wisconsin next month! Hope all is well and look forward to your next adventures!
Albany NY settled in the 1600's by the Dutch has a heritage and architecture from its Dutch heritage. also a tulip festival with 70,000 varieties of tulips.
My extended family used to go to Pella every 2 years for the week of thanksgiving. It was my grandmother’s hometown where back during WW2 she was run over by the milk man on a horse drawn buggy! Still love that town tho
I live here! Lol
Never knew about Dutch letters! Great!! 👍😎 thanks!!
I never have eaten a Dutch letter like you are showing in your video in my life, and I’m from The Netherlands. We have chocolate letters for Sinterklaas and they are yummie. Thank you for this nice video.
Nooit een banketstaaf/letter gegeten?
Holland, MI “hold my beer”
don't worry LG. i will get there ;)
Dint forget Zealand MI, and Grand Rapids. My grandmother was a Versluis. You're not much if you ain't dutch"
I live right near Holland, MI. We have Tulip Time and all sorts of Dutch stuff and soooo many people from the Netherlands!
Don't worry, we will get up to you guys soon!
I live here. Its a beutiful city.
Pella identifies as Dutch more than any town I know.
Great video!Shout out to Lynden Washington , lots of people from the Netherlands settled here in the early 20th century.The Lynden Dutch bakery is incredible,!
I live in Pella! We keep everything vintage.
if i ever decide to move to the US, that'll probably where you'll find me
I’m from Pella!
Wauw… would love to visit the town….
As a Pella Resident, I was happy to see this video. I’m glad you like the Dutch letters but Vander Ploegs are better. Lol
That does look very classic Dutch! I bet there have been some Dutch settlers there. The only thing modern Netherlands has a lot that I don't really see there are lots of bicycles.
I mean that is quite literally the origin of the town chief
Om even te reageren op alle negatieve antwoorden van Nederlanders die nog nooit in Pella zijn geweest.... Van een filmpje kan en mag je geen conclusies trekken. Ik persoonlijk heb het geluk gehad om meerdere malen Pella te mogen bezoeken. Ik vind Pella een mooie weerspiegeling van de historie van Nederland. Zo moet je het gewoon bekijken, niet als het huidige Nederland. De Vermeer molen komt daadwerkelijk uit Nederland. Vanuit Groningen afgebroken en in Pella opnieuw gebouwd. De "Dutch letters" van Jaarsma bakkerij? Die zijn daar het hele jaar door te verkrijgen. Niet zoals hier alleen rond eind Oktober tot ergens in December. Ik moet wel zeggen dat de pudding broodjes die ze daar hadden toch wel iets anders qua smaak waren dan dat ik hier in Friesland gewent was. Dat heb ik hun toen ook gemeld :) .
Feit is, voordat je via een filmpje gaan oordelen..... Ga er eerst zelf een keer naar toe en oordeel dan!!
We don't have those giant roads in the middle of small villages in The Netherlands. As someone from The Netherlands I have got to say that a lot of things look like (old) Dutch architecture but those giant asphalt roads with the giant cars and parking lots really ruin the Dutch vibe. If they would have made the streets a lot smaller and used bricks instead of asphalt and remove most of the parking lots it would look way more like a historic Dutch village centre.
edit: 5:19 For example in The Netherlands his kind of street would be a one way road with a seperated bike lane and wide sidewalks on both sides. Probably also with a lot of traffic calming in place for cars and no parking spaces.
Really fascinating, do some people still speak Dutch there?
There's only a handful of people who still speak fluent Dutch in Pella. The language will probably be lost soon. More than 60 or 70 years ago you probably would have heard a lot of people speaking Dutch on the town square on a Saturday morning. My great-grandfather immigrated from Haarlem, Holland, in 1915 and settled in Pella. There are few old timers like him left, and the grandchildren and great-grandchildren of these immigrants never learned to speak Dutch fluently.
Pella was actually founded by 800 catholics from the Netherlands
No Albert Heijn though
You are awesome.
The architecture intrigues me as it feels so familiar, yet has such obvious differences (compared to authentic architecture of those styles in the Netherlands).
I had the same feeling. It looks somewhat Dutch, but not Dutch at the same time.
You ever heard of Holland Michigan…
Looks like The Open Air museum we have. It is a tad but too Dutch.
It's lacking the bycicles to be truly dutch. But still quite impressive.
You should do one on Iowa State Fair and Field of Dreams
I'm Dutch and this looks like a really old Dutch town awesome! Love it. Americans build cool stuff.
I thought it whould be New York. But that's maybe to old because the Dutch made their settlements there. A very good history book that reads like a novel is Russel shorto's revolution song, a story of American freedom. Or in Dutch lied der revolutie. For the cover they used the painting of Washington crossing the dalaware. What you can find in the metropolitan museum of art in New York.
Do they have herring?
What about Holland, Michigan?
You can tell by all the cars and the lack of bicycles that it's an American town.
Haha, I am Dutch, but I've never seen 'Dutch Letters' here in The Netherlands.🤣🤣🤣
What are those dutch letters you talking about? Is that a "Banketstaaf"?
I am from the netherlands and i never thought off the fact that it is a typical dutch thing hahahha
The Tulip Festival is AWESOME! And I love seeing all the Dutch costumes and eating the Dutch food!
Great video! But I wanted to see even one bike :-)
Do a video of “The Donts of Visiting Puerto Vallarta, Mexico”
You should visit Hermanm MO. Nice small town with lots of German heritage. Good wine too.
No Dutch, not German...
Hmm you must have missed the Huis Ten Bosch theme park in Japan , it could be mistaken for Utrecht haarlem , den Haag or amsterdam . A theme park that is actualy a dutch city
Have they got an Anne Frank Museum? A Don Quixote statue? Cafes?
Kind of to the first one. It’s a reoccurring exhibit. Why the hell would we have a statue for a Spanish book? And we have a couple of coffee shops
It's a shame they didn't adopt the Dutch road design to recreate the real authentic experience.
Wdym? The whole town is based on what the Dutch towns/cities looked like back in the mid 1800s. That’s the look that has been present ever since. The city isn’t about replicating modern day Dutch, it’s about keeping the aspect of the founders.
The brick roads around the square are hell to drive on but we love it all the same
Apparently some people still speak dutch there
Thank you for taking the extra time to cover this wonderful town! And giving Iowa props in general ☺️ For all the trips you’ve taken around the world, it’s refreshing that you covered lil ole Pella. Love the videos!!
Thank you Andyman's FT. I appreciate it. I am glad we can showcase some nice towns around the world and around where we live.
Where are the bikes???? (grinnik)
Have you been to New Glarus, WI? It’s Swiss!
ik zie geen fietsen in de gracht
I'm heading there this year for their tulip festival but I would argue that Holland in Michigan is a bit bigger and has even more dutch stuff! You should check that one out!
I am from Pella. Which days will you be going? Saturday is a mess of people fair warning.
@@lazardprodz oh really?!😅 i was hoping saturday/sunday but it wouldnt really be fun with big crowds hmm
@@LukeGeeTravels Thursday/Friday is the community’s favorite because of the smaller crowds. Also if possible check out the marching Dutch in a parade. Just went to the rose parade!
@@lazardprodz thank you so much for the tips! Unfortunately with work, the soonest I can get there is saturday.. unless i go this weekend but i’d miss out on all the festivities😅
@@LukeGeeTravelsThe tulips did come early this year… they’re pretty good rn actually.
I just want to say wow. this is some great editing. Good job.......
cheers
First of all Walter! I Love your videos! Thanks for the advice, knowledge and tour, Second of all this is Beautiful, I’ve been to the Netherlands several times and I’ve never been to America! Pella, Iowa here I come!! I’m always here to support you and your videos big love Matty here from Scotland🏴
this rocks!
THIS DOES ROCK!
@@kylervk thanks babe
@@evalewin4415 you’re welcome, do I know you? That name sounds familiar
@@kylervk do u live in Des Moines? maybe i’ve seen u at a show before
@@evalewin4415 at Vaudeville Mews? Yeah, I think I remember you, you’re were a total cutie 😉
Theres 1 thing i realy need to see to make it a typical dutch town.... BIKES, there's no Bikes
True :)
Need to go to Holland Michigan as well
Where is the Coffee Shop ?😆
Holland, MI has tulip time every spring. They have an "amusement park" called Nelis' Dutch Village abd there's also an attraction called windmill Island that has the only fully operating windmill from the Netherlands in America.
Dutch letter are fantastic
they were tasty
Minus the bike paths and the bikes though.
Well, i did say "in America." Notice they do have a lot of car lanes, so they at least have that ;) its close right?
You haven’t been to Holland, Michigan