3 DAYS in Rotterdam! [Food, sights & Kinderdijk!]

We spent 3 full days exploring Rotterdam (including Kinderdijk!), wanting to understand whether it's underrated. How does it compare to Amsterdam? You'll have to watch to find out which one we prefer! We also visit Kinderdijk, where Bill finally gets to fly his drone!

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In case you like skipping around:
00:00 Rotterdam!
01:01 Kapsalon
02:35 Market Hall
03:14 Bitterballen
04:52 Original Stroopwaffles
06:47 Kapsalon History
07:30 Delfshaven
11:00 Indonesian food in Netherlands
12:22 Old Harbor
13:03 Cube Houses
15:00 Poffertjes
16:53 Stadhuis
18:08 St Lawrence Church
18:33 Largest dutch organ
20:39 Maritime Museum
21:42 Is Rotterdam underrated?
22:49 Kinderdijk from Rotterdam
23:30 First windmill
25:24 UNESCO Heritage Site
27:00 History of Kinderdijk's name
28:06 Miller's windmill
30:43 Is Kinderdijk worth it?
31:22 Bloopers

#travel #rotterdam #netherlands #kinderdijk #travelvlog
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Rotterdam post-war photo, public domain

[StevenQ]

You only scratched the surface of Rotterdam, there is so much more to see. Like the Boymans Van Beuningen museum, the Euromast, the Wilhelminapier area with Hotel New York, the Fenix Food Factory at Katendrecht and the boat tour of the modern harbour, but there is so much more

[rmyikzelf]

Bitterballen: breadcrumb coated ragout - deepfried

[STERKERDRSTRIJD]

Thank you for suport my city.. the best city in Holland..

[Haroekoe]

And my first appartement I bought a couple of doors further down the road from where kapsalon was invented. That was in 1989.
I know Delfshaven very well. Bring Americans there, since the Pilgrim fathers departed there, heading towards England to board the Mayflower.

[marksmith]

that was a really well informed vlog thank you for the information as this will accompany my trip next week

[davidlassor]

We loved your video. This is the way YouTube videos on travel should be done.
We will be traveling to the Netherlands this October and really couldn't decide whether to stay in Amsterdam or Rotterdam. Your video really helped us make our choice. It will be Rotterdam. Thank you so much.

[jihuff]

Thank you for sharing your travels! I would love if you started with the date and weather. Also, I haven't seen anything about where you stay and how you traveled to each place. Lots of food! I'm not as adventurous as y'all, but I love hearing the descriptions. Thanks again.

[AdLockhorst-bfpz]

As a tourist in Rotterdam on a bad weather day, try a Metro round trip; check out the subway stations that look interesting and just skip the uninteresting ones. Trust me, quite a few subway stations are well worth a look.

[erikh]

Instead of Amsterdam, go to Utrecht, Groningen and Maastricht. Also you can look into the "'Hanzesteden"' Search for Dutch Hanzesteden.

[rmyikzelf]

Best Indonesian food is probably in The Hague.

[dimrrider]

The prizes are very spicy haha greetz from a carpenter from Breda who helped rebuild the center of Rotterdam for 30 years

[Mdgd]

At a lot railway stations in NL you can hire the OV-fiets. It is not expensive and makes you more flexible in (or just outside) cities!

[Tsuma_Vento]

Rotterdam may be a little underrated because of its reputation and -- for Dutch standards -- high crime rate but it definitely isn't one of the best cities here, in my opinion. And I live there. The city itself has its charms but personally I don't like the design choices... Especially the way old architecture is mixed with new like over on Kop van Zuid and Blaak. It often times obstructs (or detracts from) the view on more classic landmarks. It's all over the place. You can't deny the city is a unique one, though. But I feel Amsterdam, Utrecht, Haarlem, Leiden among other smaller towns all rank above Rotterdam in that they are more appealing to the eye.

I will say though, Delfshaven is a hidden gem that is often overlooked by tourists. It actually used to be part of Delft back in the Dutch Golden Age.

[buncharted]

how dare you come to rotterdam and not say hi 😄

you went deep - love that you tried indonesian food here... and kapsalon! 🤤

[trimdinbusk]

Rotterdam is very Nice. Not All the buzz that Amsterdam has, but relaxed. Still many interesting things to do

[richardsoane]

Great to see you back again as enjoyed your past vlogs big time as so laid back. Do I detect a nod to your friend Tia from One Pack Wanders the human ruler ?

[mxeeiyd]

Stroopwafels are coming from the city off Gouda not from Rotterdam or Amsterdam. best one you teast it in the city off Gouda. the city of cheese and stroopwafels

[T.R.L.H]

the netherlands is more than just 020 (amsterdam) and indonesia food we call it indische eten.

[KajiRider]

8.50 for kapsalon? normally I expect 6 to 7 euro

[peli]

Regarding Indonesian food. The best places to go for Indonesian food are The Hague, Voorburg and Rijswijk (in that order). Although there are a lot very fine Indonesian restaurants (or better: toko’s) in the Netherlands, the best are in the above. There is even a Toko top-50. So maybe for your next trip visit The Hague 😊