Yes the tall tower is Nieuwe kerk, I was hoping to refer to the closer building in the video which I do believe is Maria van Jessekerk which we went into after lunch, very beautiful. Maybe not as clear as it could be. I wish google allowed you to update your video. Thanks for watching and hope you're enjoying a summer filled with bicycling!
I have to admit the array of different signs was a bit overwhelming. My assumption was that this was only for cars but now I know otherwise. Thanks for watching!
The south was definitely more open and natural. All parts of our ride had their charm, especially cities like delft. We were warned to lock the bicycles up by the tour company, as they are expensive and we did not want to pay for a stolen bicycle. We were hoping to get some Koga bicycles as we really liked them but they are not readily available here in the US. Thanks for watching and we are jealous of our Netherlands watchers with your amazing bicycle infrastructure and culture.
We live in Maasland, a little old village wich you sadly missed on your way to Delft. We regularly make day trips on our bikes to Brielle and te coast of Oostvoorne via that same ferry. Delft is a town full of history. Birthplace of Vermeer and Van Leeuwenhoek, and with the royal graves in the Nieuwe Kerk at the Market square.
Wow, we bicycled close and around your village. The Netherlands has so many wonderful places to explore you could spend months riding around. Delft was a great city. Thanks for watching!
Hope you visited the church where William of Orange's mausoleum is. And where he was murdered in 1584. He's considered the founder of the Netherlands even though he was long dead when the Netherlands (or more accurately the Dutch Republic of the 7 United Provinces) formally were recognised as an independent nation after the 80-years war in 1648.
We did not get a chance to visit the church, but we did eat dinner near it and visited the market there in the morning. As I remember, that church was not open when we went by it, seems it is only open from 10am to 5pm. Looks nice from the pictures online. One problem with bicycling from town to town is that there is not a lot of spare time to visit the sights of a city once you get into town and clean up. But the benefit is having a slow relaxed pace through many beautiful cities and countryside you would not get in a car or train. You would almost have to schedule a down day in each city to be able to tour the city. Before and after our ride we spent 2 or 3 days in each city (4 in Amsterdam) we visited to soak in the city and that was very nice, and of course, we heard a lot about William of Orange on our tours. Also about ejecting the Spanish from the Netherlands. Thanks for watching!
I don't have a drone, but do have a 5 foot selfie stick that I lift up as high as I can to get a pseudo drone effect. Something I picked up from the joyful trails channel youtube.com/@joyfultrails?si=O1k1E5PskMTi6gqD. I have thought about a drone but the hassle of setting it up and flying seems like it would distract from enjoying our rides. Thanks for watching!
At 10:08: That's not the Maria van Jessekerk but it's the Nieuwe kerk, the main church of Delft which houses the tomb of the royal family.
Yes the tall tower is Nieuwe kerk, I was hoping to refer to the closer building in the video which I do believe is Maria van Jessekerk which we went into after lunch, very beautiful. Maybe not as clear as it could be. I wish google allowed you to update your video. Thanks for watching and hope you're enjoying a summer filled with bicycling!
@ 4:00 it protects the whole city of Rotterdam and surroundings.
It is an amazing engineering feat. Thanks for watching!
9:42 ... and in some other shots too ... riding the wrong way, that's wild :)
I have to admit the array of different signs was a bit overwhelming. My assumption was that this was only for cars but now I know otherwise. Thanks for watching!
@@RichardMooreAndJulieMoore the unfortunate price of freedom. Choice and responsabilty opposite to the dictate of stop signs and traffic lights :)
Thanks for posting, i've not biked there yet. I live in the south, more elbow space less canals.
Lock those bikes up tight.
The south was definitely more open and natural. All parts of our ride had their charm, especially cities like delft. We were warned to lock the bicycles up by the tour company, as they are expensive and we did not want to pay for a stolen bicycle. We were hoping to get some Koga bicycles as we really liked them but they are not readily available here in the US. Thanks for watching and we are jealous of our Netherlands watchers with your amazing bicycle infrastructure and culture.
Nice ride, thanks, I've never been to Zeeland.
It was another great day of riding. Well worth a day or two of exploring. Thanks for watching!
Maybe you haven't, but this was all South Holland..
Another great video. 👍
Thanks, glad you enjoyed the video.
We live in Maasland, a little old village wich you sadly missed on your way to Delft. We regularly make day trips on our bikes to Brielle and te coast of Oostvoorne via that same ferry.
Delft is a town full of history. Birthplace of Vermeer and Van Leeuwenhoek, and with the royal graves in the Nieuwe Kerk at the Market square.
Wow, we bicycled close and around your village. The Netherlands has so many wonderful places to explore you could spend months riding around. Delft was a great city. Thanks for watching!
Hope you visited the church where William of Orange's mausoleum is. And where he was murdered in 1584. He's considered the founder of the Netherlands even though he was long dead when the Netherlands (or more accurately the Dutch Republic of the 7 United Provinces) formally were recognised as an independent nation after the 80-years war in 1648.
We did not get a chance to visit the church, but we did eat dinner near it and visited the market there in the morning. As I remember, that church was not open when we went by it, seems it is only open from 10am to 5pm. Looks nice from the pictures online. One problem with bicycling from town to town is that there is not a lot of spare time to visit the sights of a city once you get into town and clean up. But the benefit is having a slow relaxed pace through many beautiful cities and countryside you would not get in a car or train. You would almost have to schedule a down day in each city to be able to tour the city. Before and after our ride we spent 2 or 3 days in each city (4 in Amsterdam) we visited to soak in the city and that was very nice, and of course, we heard a lot about William of Orange on our tours. Also about ejecting the Spanish from the Netherlands. Thanks for watching!
I've enjoyed all your videos over the years. This one had me a bit claustrophobic!
Thanks for watching despite feeling claustrophobic!
Thanks for posting this, it looks a lovely ride and amazing footage ... do you have a drone camera to take some of the shots?
I don't have a drone, but do have a 5 foot selfie stick that I lift up as high as I can to get a pseudo drone effect. Something I picked up from the joyful trails channel youtube.com/@joyfultrails?si=O1k1E5PskMTi6gqD. I have thought about a drone but the hassle of setting it up and flying seems like it would distract from enjoying our rides. Thanks for watching!