Born and raised in Dordt here! Did not know you would move to our great city! Dordrecht is also historically significant: during the Spanish occupation, the city held a (secret) meeting in Dordrecht, called the Eerste Vrije Statenvergadering (first free state meeting). It was here, 1572, that the leaders of the then 7 provences declared their independence from Spain. This led to the Plakkaat van Verlatinghe, published in 1581. (Literal translation Declaration of Leaving). Large parts of this document were later, in 1776, copied into the American Declaration of Independence. So, not only was the modern Netherlands founded here, also the founding of the USA has some DORDRECHT history in its DNA!
Of you want to see the hall where this meeting was held: it is open to the public, look for het Augustijnenklooster (monastery) in Het Hof. There you will find the Statenzaal (State Hall).
Our city has so much more history to it. The Synod of Dordt which lead to the first Dutch translation of the Bible It used to be the place where the Dutch money used to be made at The Min (De Munt). It was the birthplace or residency of prominent historical sailors and painters. But those are just the historical tings. In todays word, the city doesn't feel over crowded like Amsterdam, The Hague, or Rotterdam. The vibe is 98% prositive, ofcourse there's some shit-starters anywhere you go. The city center has most of the major chains represented but also a thriving small business economy. It doesn't feel overly touristy even though there are plenty of tourists anually. Despite technically being an island, it's easy to get in and out of the city by any mode of transportation, except aviation. Also DUE to it technically being an island, the weather can be confusing. It has somewhat of an in-land island climate. Where the rivers are capable of holding back clouds but also trapping them. Meaning that it can be sunny in Dordrecht while it's overcast or rainy just on the other side of the island. But the inverse also happens quite frequently. Even though this is considered to be a myth, but ask any person from Dordrecht and they will confirm that this happens all the time. On many cloudy days around the city, if you look up, you can clearly see where the rivers run. Maybe it's just confirmation bias, but I've seen it thousands of times. Overall, as a 100% completely biased (born and raised) person. Dordrecht is trully one of the best, if not THE BEST city in the Netherlands.
Impressive. I lived thirty years of my life in Dordrecht (from when I was born there), so this has been a most welcome impression. I saw the house, near the big church, where my mother was born (Houttuinen 31) and where my grandfather owned a shipyard. He was a 'scheepstimmerman' and build and repaired wooden ships (tjalken) like I saw in one of the scenes. It really triggered emotional memories. As a boy I played on his wharf with the wooden leftovers, together with my 2 year older sister, every saturday. I also remember the 'hazelnootschuimgebak' van Brokking. A treat on every one of my birthday 's when still teaching at Da Vinci College in Dordrecht. The narrow street you showed is 'het Zakkendragersstraatje' and you are right: in earlier centuries workman carried big sacks from and to the ships using this street. You visited Dordrecht on a most perfect day. Thank you for this episode.
I'm from Dordt. My favourite thing to do in musea all over the world: find paintings of Dordrecht by Albert Cuyp. Chicago, St Louis, Zurich, London all have one.
I had an uncle (ome Leendert) living in Dordt, he always said, "hoe dichter bij Dordt, hoe rotter het wordt." The closer to Dordt the shithier it gets.. He always went to the local soccerclub on his little moped (Sita), a small Indonesian man, maybe someone remembers him? He past away about 14 yaers ago.
Thank you for taking us on a tour of your new home town. So many Dutch towns look so cute and quaint. On a side note: about the hazelnut cake being very sweet, in my experiences visiting the Netherlands it always struck me how UNsweet Dutch pastries were. The always seemed very flavourful and delicious but you would never mistake them for American Hostess Twinkies style overly sweet pasties. Surprising to me that the hazelnut cake was.
dutch desserts run the gamut - tompouce is pretty sweet, as is appeltart, but the Zeeuwse bollen and bossche bol aren’t too sweet. there’s a little something for everybody!
Welcome to Dordrecht, my hometown! I hope you enjoy your stay. A few tips from a local: Nobels bakery on the Grotekerksbuurt is really great. Restaurant La Bohème on the Steegoversloot and Bistro Twee33 on the Wijnstraat are definitely recommended. Villa Augustus is a nice place to stay. Inn kop van 't land is a great and beautifully situated vegetarian restaurant. If you like fish, you have to go to De Strooper. The Movies is a nice cinema that will reopen this summer after a renovation. Have fun!
So nice to see you have landed in your new home. What a great looking place. Looking forward to seeing more. Yes you nailed it, one of the things that really appeals about NL is the outdoor living. Walkability / cycleability just make going out for an errand or a cup of coffee so enjoyable. Congrats!
So you moved from Rotterdam (where I live) to Dordrecht (where I lived twice during the 90's). Have a great life there! My former house is on the Voorstraat, what claims to be the longest shopping street in the Netherlands. Our house was right under the monumental ancient landmark church. Can you imagine the first nights, when it bangs it church bells twelve times!? Eventually one gets used to it, but it was quite exceptional to have that huge alarm clock, bigger than the house we lived in. Dordrecht is quite nice. The inhabitants tend to be different to people from Rotterdam, nicknamed „sheep heads" since at times they can be pretty aloof. Dordrecht is close to Rotterdam but also the Belgian city Amsterdam. The train tracks connect Amsterdam to Brussels, the most busiest track of the Netherlands, the reason why the train tunnel in Rotterdam was built in the 90's. Seeing your video brings back memories....
Good to see that you enjoy my city Dordrecht. Have fun living there❤🤍❤ I,m a real Schapenkop. That means Sheaphead. I,m grateful that I grew up in Dordrecht.
Love seeing all your videos on different towns. I lived in Haarlem for 3 years a decade ago, unfortunately had to go back to Australia but looks like the wife and I will be moving back to the Netherlands in 2025. We can't wait and we're looking to make it permanent this time, Netherlands always felt more like home than any other place I have been.
Hope you have a great time living in Dordrecht. I lived in Oud-Krispijn for a couple of years. Nice city to live. There is a famous saying about Dordrecht that contradicts this though; ' Hoe dichter bij Dordt, Hoe rotter het wordt'. Which basically means: The closer you get to Dordrecht, the shittier it gets. But that is for you to find out I guess. The Education museum and Dordrechts Museum are both worth a visit. Tip for Alex: Natural Park the Biesbosch is almost on your doorstep if you are ever in need of spotting a beaver...This is the place for you. Have fun!
Dordtenaar or "schapenkop" here, born and raised. I've been following your channel for quiet a bit now, and never thought of finding you guys in Dordt, let alone live there. Cudoz! It truly is an undiscovered pearl in the country, and has a lot of potential. If you guys ever need a guide, I gladly show you around. Some tips for eating: Surinam food: Eethuis het Oosten and Happy Lin. Next time try the patat van Cindy on the market or sit on the terras at Finns. Grab a cup of coffee at Coffeelicious. Villa Augustus is a very nice place to get breakfast.
For that kind of pastry you can wake me. My granny always got me one, she had assorted pastry on her birthday so people can choose and that one she kept away for other guests until I came. It was mine!
My mother's family was from Dordrecht so we visited the city very often when I was a kid. Her family lived in a beautiful, very big, 1850's era house and because my grandparents hadn't moved after their kids moved out, I also have some fond memories of this mysterious place. Most vivid are the memories of the big attic with a swing set hanging from the beams and a shitload of old machinery and electronics. My grandpa died when I was 8 and my grandmother sold the house to live in an elderly home. Still in Dordrecht though, so we kept visiting the city for quite a few more years.
@@buncharted Warmond (near Leiden). I’ve lived in or near Leiden since I was about 13 so I consider it my hometown. Warmond is a surprisingly pristine little village right next to Leiden.
9:16 This is what we call an Steeg (alley) a road that is not intended for cars or bicycles, sometimes it is also called a Brandgang as an emergency exit in the event of a fire but also as a drain during heavy rainfall to drain the backyards.
I am glad you accepted the advice of so many Dutchies to move out of R'dam, and what a nice timing to move just before the 'Zomer begint' (Summer begins) I can see an episode of renting a boat and have a trip on the water, trust me it will blow your minds at how different everything is watching it from the water. We like to put out a small net with soda/beer in the water, it will cool down and you can enjoy a refreshing cool drink when you are ready for it!
I live in Ridderkerk, sandwiched between Dordrecht *and* Rotterdam. Secretly hoping to bump into you guys so we can have a chat ;) I’ll be going to Dordrecht for an Amnesty writing event this Friday, actually…
Dordrecht is a lovely city, hope you will be happy there…and great you have found the brokking hazelnootschuim (hazelnut meringue)…..that is really good, glutenfree and indeed sweet luckily I can buy them here too (in Ridderkerk)
"This mural has no title and no explanation." There will be no explanation, there will be just r̶e̶p̶u̶t̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶ mural. 😂 This city looks lovely! Perfect for a day trip.
hi guys, great video, here is a tip. on the first sunday of july, there is a large great book market. a few miles long throu-out the historal city center. congrats on your move.
Im living in Dordrecht myself maybe its a cool idea to show ya around some more. Or maybe ill see ya when your strolling through Dordrecht Markets. If ya see me im quite long
Enjoy Dordrecht! This weekend is Wantij Festival and the entire summer there are weekly(?) Palm Parties, check out the dates for some outdoor summer nights!
Yeah, I love Brokking, famous here in the neighbourhood (I live in one of the places across the river. Enjoy your new life here, great things to do here. And visit the Big Rivers Festival in july. Looking forward to more videos 😀
Please go in Dordrecht to the bakery Van der Sterre and order some Appelmarijnen or Framboas gebak👍 Also great to visit Villa Augustus and go to the Biesboschcentrum for canoeing in the creeks😀👍
Congrats with your new home Michelle & Alex, lets us know when you both start a housewarming party (just kidding) 😉 Dordrecht is a nice city... used to go there in my younger days for drinking beers and listen to good music in Het Dolhuys and De Tol. The building Het Dolhuys was a first an monastery and later on an insane asylum in the Middle Ages (around the year 1500) Later on the years 1960's/ 1970's it went into a discotheek/bar. There is or was in Dordrecht also a very good Mexican restaurant on the Houttuinen, near by the Dom, named Pablos Cantina. I have no idea or its still there but if it is give it a try its very good and they serve authentic Mexican food. 👍Looking forward for the next video of you both, keep up the good work ! Take care ❤
Fun fact: Dordrecht is the oldest city of Holland! (not to be confused with The Netherlands 😉) In the Middle Ages, a town could be granted city rights, which would make it a city (regardless of its size) and Dordrecht obtained city rights around 1195AD.
If you have some time, consider visiting Gouda, which isn't too far away. In fact, it's about the same distance as your recent move to Dordrecht. There, you can marvel at our beautiful city hall situated right in the middle of the market square. Every Thursday, there's a cheese market where they demonstrate how cheese was traded in the past. There's also music and other activities to enjoy.
"stadslandbouwkas de oude Beer", is a nice place in Dordrecht, where you can get various hot peppers, when they're ripe enough, because it's a greenhouse kept by nonprofit volunteers. Rijksstraatweg 108 , Woensdag van 9.00 -11.00 en zaterdags van 9.00-11.00 uur ... also, rent a boat or canoe & get into the Dutch Jungle,(Biesbosch) a swamp/marsh/mangrove with spooky mysterious trees....
the city of doodrecht will pretty much be filled with various festivals and events, just go and check them out. i do know that the big rivers blues festival is coming up, the city carnival and several other great events, just go and check them out.
Hi, nice to see your new home town. In de harbour you can find the motorboat VB002, or De Vloggende Bestemming, owned by Kees (I saw it the background of one of your shots). He was a professional cameraman, but during COVID he decided to move on to a motorboat and start a YT channel. He does films on nice places in The Netherlands and other trips, sometimes together with his father, and always with his dog Chico. I think his videos could help you in learning Dutch and more about your new surroundings.
Oh, fu@# you're right. Somehow that didn't sound completely 'right'. Just keep practicing to get rid of the hesitation... you'll get there eventually 😂🎉
Enjoy your stay in beautiful Dordrecht! I am usually not so patriotic (like many Americans 😜), but I think Dutch cities are generally the most charming and gorgeous in the world. If it is Amersfoort, Utrecht, Zutphen, Leiden, Delft, 's-Hertogenbosch (where I live), etc. etc. no matter where you find your home, the stay will be wonderful.
What a great job you did with your city tour, guys. I'm impressed and would like to see more of Dordrecht now than it just being a train stopover. But exnay on the wifey slam to adorable Michelle, who very well could reply: “I’m an acquired taste. If you don’t like me, acquire some taste.” 😉
Another nice place to visit is the Mercurius observatory. Come on a sunny day to look at the sun through our telescope. And when you are there also visit the visitor center De Biesbosch.
the mural wasn't a goat but a sheep , it's a reference to the nickname of people from Dordrecht , called Sheepsheads. there are several variaties to the story but this is the one in the archives. in the old days Dordrecht had a very heavy tax system for goods coming in to the city and people tied to evade it as much as they could. at one time some people bought a sheep and wanted to take it into the city without paying tax. they dressed up the sheep like a little boy and , walking on it's hind legs , dried to smuggle it into the city. the guards at the city gates had a dog with then that wasn't fooled by the disguise and the smugglers where caught. that was the basis of the nickname of the inhabitants of our great city.
In general a cheese shop is called "een kaasboer", just like a vegetable and fruit shop is called "een groenteboer" (or maybe groentenboer in modern spelling)
Love your videos. One small item: Porchetta is pronounced with a hard "k" - in Italian, an "e" or an "i" following a "c" makes it a soft sound, OR it has to have the "h" inserted to make it hard. Think "chianti" vs "cello." Anyway, enjoying your content, and excited by your recent move.
Welcome to my beautiful city! I don't know you, but TH-cam recommended me this video and of course I couldn't help myself and had to watch it :) My girlfriend just recently moved here as well and really enjoys Dordrecht too ^^ her only complaint is that there is no Zara! oh and no Starbucks...
I lived in Dordrecht, my most favorite city to shop for antiques. Most cities all have the same kind of stores, but Dordrecht is more versatile. I also love huis van Gijn. And what do you think of the hospitality of Dutch people? And making friends?
@@buncharted The city itself is not too big but it's a former industrial city that has embraced it's urban vibe really well. It's more of a 'you love it or hate it' place but very different from other cities in NL.
Hey, you have moved to my hometown. Welcome, I hope you like it here! I'll give you some tips. The best Surinam food in my opinion is from Toko Kaminah. This is a bit further from the center but well worth the detour. If you like to eat fish, go and have dinner or Lunch at de Stroper and have a surprise menu. If you like to have a nice walk in nature, there are some great walking trails near Oosthaven and/or Zuidhaven. The last one has a really nice bird watching spot. If you like to taste some great beers, cafe de Tijd has a really nice selection . I'll say hi if I bump in you you guys :)
Ooh, I forgot something. The sambalsauceisen at bakkerij van der Breggen on de Reeweg (there is another bakery with the same name), are in my opinion the best sauceisenbroodjes in the world. They have the downside that all other sauceisenbroodjes you'll tase after that will taste mediocre at best. Also, the Appelmarijnen from bakkerij van Der Sterre are as famous as brokking. Since you don't like hazelnoot you'll probably like them better :)
It isn't a goat, it's a sheep. It's from the old story when 2 men wanted to smuggle a sheep in to the city wall without paying taxes. They dressed the sheep in clothes and hat and tried enter with the sheep standing up between the two men . It got us the name "schapekoppen" meaning sheepsheads . A nickname that stuck to this day. 😁
Dordrecht is such an underrated city in the Netherlands.
You mean in turkey.
Welcome! I'm an American that just moved here almost 3 months ago to live with my husband. Dordrecht has been a beautiful place to call home!
Born and raised in Dordt here! Did not know you would move to our great city!
Dordrecht is also historically significant: during the Spanish occupation, the city held a (secret) meeting in Dordrecht, called the Eerste Vrije Statenvergadering (first free state meeting). It was here, 1572, that the leaders of the then 7 provences declared their independence from Spain. This led to the Plakkaat van Verlatinghe, published in 1581. (Literal translation Declaration of Leaving). Large parts of this document were later, in 1776, copied into the American Declaration of Independence.
So, not only was the modern Netherlands founded here, also the founding of the USA has some DORDRECHT history in its DNA!
Of you want to see the hall where this meeting was held: it is open to the public, look for het Augustijnenklooster (monastery) in Het Hof. There you will find the Statenzaal (State Hall).
Our city has so much more history to it.
The Synod of Dordt which lead to the first Dutch translation of the Bible
It used to be the place where the Dutch money used to be made at The Min (De Munt).
It was the birthplace or residency of prominent historical sailors and painters.
But those are just the historical tings.
In todays word, the city doesn't feel over crowded like Amsterdam, The Hague, or Rotterdam.
The vibe is 98% prositive, ofcourse there's some shit-starters anywhere you go.
The city center has most of the major chains represented but also a thriving small business economy.
It doesn't feel overly touristy even though there are plenty of tourists anually.
Despite technically being an island, it's easy to get in and out of the city by any mode of transportation, except aviation.
Also DUE to it technically being an island, the weather can be confusing. It has somewhat of an in-land island climate.
Where the rivers are capable of holding back clouds but also trapping them.
Meaning that it can be sunny in Dordrecht while it's overcast or rainy just on the other side of the island. But the inverse also happens quite frequently.
Even though this is considered to be a myth, but ask any person from Dordrecht and they will confirm that this happens all the time.
On many cloudy days around the city, if you look up, you can clearly see where the rivers run. Maybe it's just confirmation bias, but I've seen it thousands of times.
Overall, as a 100% completely biased (born and raised) person. Dordrecht is trully one of the best, if not THE BEST city in the Netherlands.
Also born in Dordrecht and lives there til I was 21 years old. Great City. Born in 1948 en wij woonden op de hoek van de Wijnstraat/Scheffersplein.
It's amazing you actually giving us history lessons and stuff most dutch people wouldn't know.👍
Right?❤
Impressive. I lived thirty years of my life in Dordrecht (from when I was born there), so this has been a most welcome impression. I saw the house, near the big church, where my mother was born (Houttuinen 31) and where my grandfather owned a shipyard. He was a 'scheepstimmerman' and build and repaired wooden ships (tjalken) like I saw in one of the scenes. It really triggered emotional memories. As a boy I played on his wharf with the wooden leftovers, together with my 2 year older sister, every saturday.
I also remember the 'hazelnootschuimgebak' van Brokking. A treat on every one of my birthday 's when still teaching at Da Vinci College in Dordrecht.
The narrow street you showed is 'het Zakkendragersstraatje' and you are right: in earlier centuries workman carried big sacks from and to the ships using this street.
You visited Dordrecht on a most perfect day. Thank you for this episode.
I love how outsiders admire and enjoy our beautiful town,
Proud resident of Dordrecht❤
I'm from Dordt. My favourite thing to do in musea all over the world: find paintings of Dordrecht by Albert Cuyp. Chicago, St Louis, Zurich, London all have one.
I used to live close by Dordrecht in Gorinchem. Also a beautiful little town to visit sometimes
Thanks for the awesome videos. I've been deep diving on your channel; my husband and I are going to the Netherlands later this year.
I had an uncle (ome Leendert) living in Dordt, he always said, "hoe dichter bij Dordt, hoe rotter het wordt." The closer to Dordt the shithier it gets..
He always went to the local soccerclub on his little moped (Sita), a small Indonesian man, maybe someone remembers him? He past away about 14 yaers ago.
Thank you for taking us on a tour of your new home town. So many Dutch towns look so cute and quaint. On a side note: about the hazelnut cake being very sweet, in my experiences visiting the Netherlands it always struck me how UNsweet Dutch pastries were. The always seemed very flavourful and delicious but you would never mistake them for American Hostess Twinkies style overly sweet pasties. Surprising to me that the hazelnut cake was.
dutch desserts run the gamut - tompouce is pretty sweet, as is appeltart, but the Zeeuwse bollen and bossche bol aren’t too sweet. there’s a little something for everybody!
Can’t wait what your impressions will be of the annual book market on the 2nd of July 😊
Welcome to Dordrecht, my hometown! I hope you enjoy your stay. A few tips from a local: Nobels bakery on the Grotekerksbuurt is really great. Restaurant La Bohème on the Steegoversloot and Bistro Twee33 on the Wijnstraat are definitely recommended. Villa Augustus is a nice place to stay. Inn kop van 't land is a great and beautifully situated vegetarian restaurant. If you like fish, you have to go to De Strooper. The Movies is a nice cinema that will reopen this summer after a renovation. Have fun!
thank you for the recommendations!!
So nice to see you have landed in your new home. What a great looking place. Looking forward to seeing more. Yes you nailed it, one of the things that really appeals about NL is the outdoor living. Walkability / cycleability just make going out for an errand or a cup of coffee so enjoyable. Congrats!
She's one of the funniest US expats on Dutch soil!!! [with a beautiful clear voice (over)....sssst]
So you moved from Rotterdam (where I live) to Dordrecht (where I lived twice during the 90's). Have a great life there!
My former house is on the Voorstraat, what claims to be the longest shopping street in the Netherlands. Our house was right under the monumental ancient landmark church. Can you imagine the first nights, when it bangs it church bells twelve times!? Eventually one gets used to it, but it was quite exceptional to have that huge alarm clock, bigger than the house we lived in.
Dordrecht is quite nice. The inhabitants tend to be different to people from Rotterdam, nicknamed „sheep heads" since at times they can be pretty aloof.
Dordrecht is close to Rotterdam but also the Belgian city Amsterdam. The train tracks connect Amsterdam to Brussels, the most busiest track of the Netherlands, the reason why the train tunnel in Rotterdam was built in the 90's.
Seeing your video brings back memories....
Can't wait for the appartment/house tour
Dordrecht is great. Visit Villa Augustus, its a must see.
😉😊😊 if you feel great or good your happy enjoy the new home
Funny seeing cities with your perspective
Just fancy bumping into u some random day. Really like your videos.
And you got the best hazelnut cakes on earth.
Congrats with your new home in beautiful Dort ;)
Good to see that you enjoy my city Dordrecht. Have fun living there❤🤍❤ I,m a real Schapenkop. That means Sheaphead. I,m grateful that I grew up in Dordrecht.
we love dordrecht :)
Enjoy your new life in Dordrecht! A very charming place.
Welcome to Dordrecht! My city 😊 Hope you will have a good time here!
So happy for you that you have found your place in The Netherlands! For now at least. Enjoy it to the max!
Love seeing all your videos on different towns. I lived in Haarlem for 3 years a decade ago, unfortunately had to go back to Australia but looks like the wife and I will be moving back to the Netherlands in 2025. We can't wait and we're looking to make it permanent this time, Netherlands always felt more like home than any other place I have been.
Wow de Haphoek! I use to go there as a teenager in the 90's when ditching class. 😃
In the medieval towns those narrow streets were meant to get to the water in case of a fire. They were called 'watersteeg'.
Hope you have a great time living in Dordrecht. I lived in Oud-Krispijn for a couple of years. Nice city to live. There is a famous saying about Dordrecht that contradicts this though; ' Hoe dichter bij Dordt, Hoe rotter het wordt'. Which basically means: The closer you get to Dordrecht, the shittier it gets. But that is for you to find out I guess. The Education museum and Dordrechts Museum are both worth a visit. Tip for Alex: Natural Park the Biesbosch is almost on your doorstep if you are ever in need of spotting a beaver...This is the place for you. Have fun!
Dordtenaar or "schapenkop" here, born and raised. I've been following your channel for quiet a bit now, and never thought of finding you guys in Dordt, let alone live there. Cudoz!
It truly is an undiscovered pearl in the country, and has a lot of potential.
If you guys ever need a guide, I gladly show you around.
Some tips for eating: Surinam food: Eethuis het Oosten and Happy Lin. Next time try the patat van Cindy on the market or sit on the terras at Finns. Grab a cup of coffee at Coffeelicious. Villa Augustus is a very nice place to get breakfast.
thank you for these recommendations!!
@@buncharted forgot the Appelmarijn at VanderSterren Bakery. Really worth a try
@@rey_sylverstar4457 Great Tip i love those ..Great Bakery
For that kind of pastry you can wake me. My granny always got me one, she had assorted pastry on her birthday so people can choose and that one she kept away for other guests until I came. It was mine!
Whohoo congrats on the big move new city to learn about outside of Amsterdam and Rotterdam is GREAT
Looks like you are both happy you moved to Dordrecht and that's what it's all about!
My mother's family was from Dordrecht so we visited the city very often when I was a kid. Her family lived in a beautiful, very big, 1850's era house and because my grandparents hadn't moved after their kids moved out, I also have some fond memories of this mysterious place. Most vivid are the memories of the big attic with a swing set hanging from the beams and a shitload of old machinery and electronics. My grandpa died when I was 8 and my grandmother sold the house to live in an elderly home. Still in Dordrecht though, so we kept visiting the city for quite a few more years.
where are you now?
@@buncharted Warmond (near Leiden). I’ve lived in or near Leiden since I was about 13 so I consider it my hometown. Warmond is a surprisingly pristine little village right next to Leiden.
9:16 This is what we call an Steeg (alley) a road that is not intended for cars or bicycles, sometimes it is also called a Brandgang as an emergency exit in the event of a fire but also as a drain during heavy rainfall to drain the backyards.
Brandgangen were created to prevent fires from extending to the whole city.
I am glad you accepted the advice of so many Dutchies to move out of R'dam, and what a nice timing to move just before the 'Zomer begint' (Summer begins) I can see an episode of renting a boat and have a trip on the water, trust me it will blow your minds at how different everything is watching it from the water. We like to put out a small net with soda/beer in the water, it will cool down and you can enjoy a refreshing cool drink when you are ready for it!
that sounds amazing!
I live in Ridderkerk, sandwiched between Dordrecht *and* Rotterdam. Secretly hoping to bump into you guys so we can have a chat ;) I’ll be going to Dordrecht for an Amnesty writing event this Friday, actually…
Dordrecht is a lovely city, hope you will be happy there…and great you have found the brokking hazelnootschuim (hazelnut meringue)…..that is really good, glutenfree and indeed sweet luckily I can buy them here too (in Ridderkerk)
Great Tip,,our Brokking is the best...every birthday i eat it,,i wish we had more birthday haha
"This mural has no title and no explanation."
There will be no explanation, there will be just r̶e̶p̶u̶t̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶ mural. 😂
This city looks lovely! Perfect for a day trip.
Goeie move lieve mensen! I am sure you will be happy there! (and still close to “the big city”)❤️
hi guys, great video, here is a tip. on the first sunday of july, there is a large great book market. a few miles long throu-out the historal city center. congrats on your move.
Im living in Dordrecht myself maybe its a cool idea to show ya around some more.
Or maybe ill see ya when your strolling through Dordrecht Markets.
If ya see me im quite long
I'm sure there are many more tall people in Dordrecht. Unless you mean, really tall, like over 2 Meters, I'm 1.98m myself.... 🙂
@@playy1797 yeah okay I’m 1,95 myself
Its still tall tho
Congratulation on the move! What a scenic town and congrats on a successful jalapeno quest.
Enjoy Dordrecht! This weekend is Wantij Festival and the entire summer there are weekly(?) Palm Parties, check out the dates for some outdoor summer nights!
Wantij Live is a paid entry Featival and Wantij Pop is free. Palmparkies is every Monday evening.
So good, new home! Good luck! 🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍
Yeah, I love Brokking, famous here in the neighbourhood (I live in one of the places across the river. Enjoy your new life here, great things to do here. And visit the Big Rivers Festival in july. Looking forward to more videos 😀
Welcome to the great city of Dordrecht. Hope to see you around somewhere in the city
Please go in Dordrecht to the bakery Van der Sterre and order some Appelmarijnen or Framboas gebak👍 Also great to visit Villa Augustus and go to the Biesboschcentrum for canoeing in the creeks😀👍
we walk by that place all the time and have been meaning to check it out! thank you for the recommendations 🥰
Appelmarijnen the name of their daughter Marijn.
Good luck and have fun in Dordt!
Veel geluk in jullie nieuwe woning ❤ Greetings from the east side of the biesbosch
Congrats with the new home. Thank you for being a Rotterdam residence and promoting our beautiful city. Enjoy your new hometown Dordrecht.
oh, we'll still be in rotterdam quite a bit :)
Congrats with your new home Michelle & Alex, lets us know when you both start a housewarming party (just kidding) 😉 Dordrecht is a nice city... used to go there in my younger days for drinking beers and listen to good music in Het Dolhuys and De Tol. The building Het Dolhuys was a first an monastery and later on an insane asylum in the Middle Ages (around the year 1500) Later on the years 1960's/ 1970's it went into a discotheek/bar. There is or was in Dordrecht also a very good Mexican restaurant on the Houttuinen, near by the Dom, named Pablos Cantina. I have no idea or its still there but if it is give it a try its very good and they serve authentic Mexican food. 👍Looking forward for the next video of you both, keep up the good work ! Take care ❤
Fun fact: Dordrecht is the oldest city of Holland! (not to be confused with The Netherlands 😉)
In the Middle Ages, a town could be granted city rights, which would make it a city (regardless of its size) and Dordrecht obtained city rights around 1195AD.
Nijmegen is the oldest city in the Netherlands
@@ekimandersom4478 Can't you read???
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Dordrecht is great. Oldest city of North and South Holland. I have been living for 40 years here now.
Congrats on finding a more suitable place to live. As a person born in Rotterdam, Dordt is off, but you show how great it actually is.
If you have some time, consider visiting Gouda, which isn't too far away. In fact, it's about the same distance as your recent move to Dordrecht. There, you can marvel at our beautiful city hall situated right in the middle of the market square.
Every Thursday, there's a cheese market where they demonstrate how cheese was traded in the past. There's also music and other activities to enjoy.
th-cam.com/video/jONfqAHNCzA/w-d-xo.html 😄
Congrats bunfam❤
"stadslandbouwkas de oude Beer", is a nice place in Dordrecht, where you can get various hot peppers, when they're ripe enough,
because it's a greenhouse kept by nonprofit volunteers.
Rijksstraatweg 108 , Woensdag van 9.00 -11.00 en zaterdags van 9.00-11.00 uur ...
also, rent a boat or canoe & get into the Dutch Jungle,(Biesbosch) a swamp/marsh/mangrove with spooky mysterious trees....
as a Dordtenaar i say welcome to our Great city..Greetings From Crabbehof
the city of doodrecht will pretty much be filled with various festivals and events, just go and check them out. i do know that the big rivers blues festival is coming up, the city carnival and several other great events, just go and check them out.
Hi, nice to see your new home town. In de harbour you can find the motorboat VB002, or De Vloggende Bestemming, owned by Kees (I saw it the background of one of your shots). He was a professional cameraman, but during COVID he decided to move on to a motorboat and start a YT channel. He does films on nice places in The Netherlands and other trips, sometimes together with his father, and always with his dog Chico. I think his videos could help you in learning Dutch and more about your new surroundings.
ah, cool - thank you!
Welcome to Dordrecht! There are plenty of expats here, we even have a book club 🤣 I hope you settle in well and enjoy this beautiful city 😁
3:18 Haphoek (Bite or munch Corner) Hap (to bite or munch) and Hoek (corner)
thank you, jizzed donut
Welcome in our beautiful city. You already discovered the most imported part: Brokking gebak 😁
Oo forgot to tell you that you can take the waterferry to Ridderkerk and Rotterdam and go to Kinderdijk ( the mills) by waterferry as well
The magazijn yes yes yes❤you found it
Oh, fu@# you're right. Somehow that didn't sound completely 'right'. Just keep practicing to get rid of the hesitation... you'll get there eventually 😂🎉
You are the best love your content. Greetings from Haarlem
Enjoy your stay in beautiful Dordrecht! I am usually not so patriotic (like many Americans 😜), but I think Dutch cities are generally the most charming and gorgeous in the world. If it is Amersfoort, Utrecht, Zutphen, Leiden, Delft, 's-Hertogenbosch (where I live), etc. etc. no matter where you find your home, the stay will be wonderful.
Congrats! I hope yyoull like it there. ( I’m shure you will.)❤
What a great job you did with your city tour, guys. I'm impressed and would like to see more of Dordrecht now than it just being a train stopover.
But exnay on the wifey slam to adorable Michelle, who very well could reply: “I’m an acquired taste. If you don’t like me, acquire some taste.” 😉
it’s all in jest, she is a treat 😄
Another nice place to visit is the Mercurius observatory. Come on a sunny day to look at the sun through our telescope. And when you are there also visit the visitor center De Biesbosch.
It is the narrowest street. My friend used to live there. You can ride your bike through it
the mural wasn't a goat but a sheep , it's a reference to the nickname of people from Dordrecht , called Sheepsheads. there are several variaties to the story but this is the one in the archives. in the old days Dordrecht had a very heavy tax system for goods coming in to the city and people tied to evade it as much as they could. at one time some people bought a sheep and wanted to take it into the city without paying tax. they dressed up the sheep like a little boy and , walking on it's hind legs , dried to smuggle it into the city. the guards at the city gates had a dog with then that wasn't fooled by the disguise and the smugglers where caught. that was the basis of the nickname of the inhabitants of our great city.
Hey, I was born next to Cafe Sebes, behind you in the Brokking shot.
Fun fact? I think you can take a water taxi to Rotterdam if you feel “home” sick. 😊I hope you have a great time in Dordrecht!
In general a cheese shop is called "een kaasboer", just like a vegetable and fruit shop is called "een groenteboer" (or maybe groentenboer in modern spelling)
Farmers they are. :o)
WOW that’s where I live! You should definitely go to some free (music)events in the coming weeks / months.
BigRivers?
You practiced your pronunciation, didn't you Michelle?! 😄 Very good!! You're getting good at it!! 👍👍
welcome to Dordrecht nice video
Dordrecht will connect you more to core Dutch culture than Rotterdam can offer you, I think 😊
being there sure beats summers in tX
You walked a Lot of miles today 😅Ps love. Brokking. I had I yesterday 😊
Please, visit Maastricht too. It's all the way in the hilly south of the Netherlands. It's a gorgeous city.
we did! th-cam.com/video/5Zvq6FYcxx0/w-d-xo.html
and we'll definitely be back :)
@@buncharted Oh that's great! I'll watch the video.
Love your videos. One small item: Porchetta is pronounced with a hard "k" - in Italian, an "e" or an "i" following a "c" makes it a soft sound, OR it has to have the "h" inserted to make it hard. Think "chianti" vs "cello." Anyway, enjoying your content, and excited by your recent move.
Hazelnootschuim actually is a meringue, Broking is a great baker
I drive to dordrecht on Monday. I make holidays from germany there. ❤🎉
Congratulations!
Nice city,its a drecht city.nice city centre good public transport
Jalapeños are also at AH, as are mdm Jeanettes😊.
Roads and house are small because real estate was really expensive at the time these houses were build. Everybody wanted a house in the inner city.
Welcome to my beautiful city! I don't know you, but TH-cam recommended me this video and of course I couldn't help myself and had to watch it :) My girlfriend just recently moved here as well and really enjoys Dordrecht too ^^ her only complaint is that there is no Zara! oh and no Starbucks...
the biggest zara in the netherlands is a quick trip away in rotterdam i think! 😁
oh and we loooove stadsbranderij for coffee!
I lived in Dordrecht, my most favorite city to shop for antiques. Most cities all have the same kind of stores, but Dordrecht is more versatile. I also love huis van Gijn.
And what do you think of the hospitality of Dutch people? And making friends?
people are very nice! we especially appreciate when people are patient with us speaking dutch, which is more common than we expected it to be!
Heerlen is the street art capital of the Netherlands. I'd love it if you would visit it. It's all the way in the south.
we love street art! we'll have to check it out
@@buncharted The city itself is not too big but it's a former industrial city that has embraced it's urban vibe really well. It's more of a 'you love it or hate it' place but very different from other cities in NL.
Hey, you have moved to my hometown. Welcome, I hope you like it here! I'll give you some tips. The best Surinam food in my opinion is from Toko Kaminah. This is a bit further from the center but well worth the detour. If you like to eat fish, go and have dinner or Lunch at de Stroper and have a surprise menu. If you like to have a nice walk in nature, there are some great walking trails near Oosthaven and/or Zuidhaven. The last one has a really nice bird watching spot. If you like to taste some great beers, cafe de Tijd has a really nice selection . I'll say hi if I bump in you you guys :)
Ooh, I forgot something. The sambalsauceisen at bakkerij van der Breggen on de Reeweg (there is another bakery with the same name), are in my opinion the best sauceisenbroodjes in the world. They have the downside that all other sauceisenbroodjes you'll tase after that will taste mediocre at best. Also, the Appelmarijnen from bakkerij van Der Sterre are as famous as brokking. Since you don't like hazelnoot you'll probably like them better :)
thank you!!
the word dordrecht is from 3 words: door de recht, which means through the right.
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It isn't a goat, it's a sheep.
It's from the old story when 2 men wanted to smuggle a sheep in to the city wall without paying taxes. They dressed the sheep in clothes and hat and tried enter with the sheep standing up between the two men .
It got us the name "schapekoppen" meaning sheepsheads . A nickname that stuck to this day. 😁
Good choice 😊