Netherlands videos

Utrecht is a beautiful city in the heart of the Netherlands. It is rich in history and medieval architecture, is the central public transportation hub of the Netherlands, has a large student population with Utrecht University, is extremely bike friendly, and has many great green spaces, shopping areas and restaurants.  All of these make Utrecht […]

After several trips to the Netherlands, we finally had an opportunity to visit the beautiful city of Leiden, home to the oldest university and the oldest botanical garden in the Netherlands. We did a day trip here, taking a train from Utrecht, and we spent the afternoon visiting the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden University, the location

Keukenhof Garden is the largest tulip garden in the world, open just for 8 weeks between mid-March and mid-May, and we were here just in time to see the spectacular tulips. Join us, as we show you the incredible spring colors in these gardens, show you some views that most people do not get to

Let’s look back together at all of our favorite highlights from our Netherlands journey! We also talk about some of the many things that we learned from our viewers during this series, including how to walk on stilts! In this 10th and final episode of Volume 1 of Our Netherlands Story, we also invite comments

Enjoy a beautiful October day with us at Castle (Kasteel) De Haar, just west of Utrecht, Netherlands. This is the largest castle in the Netherlands, and we explore inside the castle as well as the gorgeous gardens surrounding the castle, in this 9th episode of Our Netherlands Story. Please join us on this beautiful adventure!

Come explore the beautiful city of Amsterdam – the largest city and capital of the Netherlands, in this 8th episode of Our Netherlands Story. We see the famous colorful Dutch “gingerbread” houses, visit the Dam Square, see the Royal palace, visit the Westerkerk Church, have lunch at a quiet restaurant, visit the Anne Frank Huis

In this 7th episode, come with us for a relaxing and intriguing day at the Open Air Museum (Openluchtmuseum) in Arnhem, Netherlands. Here, we are immersed in the brilliant fall colors in a rural setting, where we learn about Dutch history, historic Dutch homes, farms and buildings, see several preserved windmills and even climb inside

Explore the city of Gouda, famous for the cheese trade! In this sixth episode, we take a train from Utrecht to Gouda, where the Netherlands cheese trade began in the 12th century! We visit the “Gouda Cheese Experience” and learn all about how Gouda cheese is produced, and we visit the city center and Stadhuis,

Join us on the Netherlands adventure of a lifetime as we explore the wonders of this beautiful country and our family’s connections to this amazing place. In this fifth episode, we take a train from Utrecht, through Amsterdam, to the wonderful heritage village of Zaanse Schans, Netherlands, a place where you can see and go