Dutch Grandma showed me her Amsterdam Canal House

[@tourdetinus1743]

Hey Murat, I'm Dutch and had never seen the inside of an canalhouse before. Thanks!!

[@Followmytravels]

Awesome! You're welcome. Thanks for sharing this 🌟

[@jakobdieckmann]

Same here

[@petradevries9773]

Nice, the interieur thinks about my grandmothers. 😊

[@edwinavanasselt2108]

@@tourdetinus1743 Ik ook. Het is heel mooi. BEDANKT. Groetjes.👼💙🙏🥰✨️🍀🦋🕊

[@julievanderzyl3852]

ditto!

[@AngelaAdams-u1r]

For those who don’t speak Dutch. He’s very polite in speaking Dutch to the sweet old lady. ❤

[@Followmytravels]

@@AngelaAdams-u1r 🤞🏻

[@sheilakethley5351]

@@AngelaAdams-u1r I think she recognized a kind heart.

[@Rotebuehl1]

@@sheilakethley5351 Maybe they already were acquainted...

[@susisaul7926]

@@Rotebuehl1 no parece pues no sabia ni su nombre.

[@ZZpkr-g1q]

Yes, we can read.

[@elaineborthwick989]

Her house is a work of art reflecting a life well lived - how beautiful

[@Donna-ff3ek]

Absolutely a work of art with beautiful antiques and arranged so beautifully.

[@Bethi4WFH]

Wouldn't a stair lift help?........a bit expensive, but well worth it I think. Really bad fire risk 🤔?

[@christi6934]

@@Bethi4WFH i don't think that would fit here or be stable enough because the stairs are so steep

[@barbarasinclair8508]

What a fabulous place. Cannot stop thinking of how the lady cannot use her bathroom or kitchen. Goodness those stairs were steep.

[@DİLEKAVAN-w2z]

@@barbarasinclair8508 and too narrow and many

[@Diana-yn2ho]

I would be scared stiff to go up and down these narrow stairs at my age and I am not as old as the lady, owner of the apartment.

[@annenyman678]

I wonder how she can manage if the kitchen, bedrooms and bathroom are up the stairs. Those stairs are killers.

[@prarieborn6458]

i wonder also how she manages.perhaps she has a helper who comes with food, Of course, she did not show him everything in her living space.. . She looks like she is doing quite well and is happy. This house reminds me of the book and movie “The Hiding Place” by Carrie Ten Boom The TenBoom family in Amsterrdam, helped many Jews and others escape from the Nazi’s during WWII. Their house. must have been much larger than Grandma Marike;s house. But it still had. many steep stairs and higher floors. . It must have been quite crowded, hiding so many. . it is an inspiration to me how they resisted the nazi’s and risked thier lives. out of a deep Christian Faith, and love and compassion for others and to save others.,especially Jews from terrible danger. ❤✝️✡️

[@lovelife8128]

we need to know she's ok.

[@Coffee23]

With steep stairs, cycling as transport and wearing wooden clogs - Dutch legs were like steel! 😂👍

[@julias.4980]

You can actually see the drag marks from the toes of wooden clogs on the nose (front part) of the stairs coming up from the street!!!

[@Debra-gs6dd]

@@Coffee23 They all got healthy workouts just doing their everyday tasks and chores!🤗 Such a lovely house. It's from a fairytale.🌷

[@roadwayrona]

Dutch legs are still quite athletic compared to those of the average US citizen.... People just walk and cycle a lot.

[@vb9268]

Notice the rope across the front door as he exits the building. If you look closely on the left, youll see that the rope runs through a plastic tube that goes up the stairs along the wall. The end of the rope is at the glass door where she enters her apartment. She can pull on the rope from there and open the door on the ground floor for visitors and deliveries without having to go downstairs. I moved from the US to Amsterdam a year ago to a third floor apartment in a canal house. I had never seen anything like it but it's saved me running down three flights of stairs to let people in countless times!

[@robertovalero6186]

@@vb9268 It was also for the Neighbours.In the past a Neighbour did not use the bell.They pulled the rope(touwtje)and so they came into to visit you.Those days have gone now!!!!Caused by immigration,crime etc etc......The trust that people used to have is gone😥.

[@judithmaca1570]

@@vb9268 Thank you for pointing out that very practical feature. I had forgotten that door opener! I used to live in a tiny bedsitter right at the top of our five storey house in Museumbeurt. I was extremely fit (and slim) in those days, but that was half a century ago. Great times to live there!

[@Blurb777]

Thank you for pointing that out. Great invention!

[@MrsD3Aer]

In the past, before we had electric door openers and intercoms, all front doors were opened by such a cord. This house is still in very old state. Nostalgic, but also dangerous.

[@jennycarter1149]

I'm 76 and can't walk on level ground! I keep wondering why they would build places like that, in the first place. It had lovely rooms, and that view was lovely too.

[@murielscott9958]

That old lady was very trusting, letting a stranger into her house!

[@margokupelian344]

@@murielscott9958 not wise though…

[@Followmytravels]

I was on a live stream at a cafe, where owner knows me very well. The Old lady came to the same cafe, she asked the owner, what i was doing with the camera. Cafe owner told her that i make videos in Amsterdam, then she invited me. So she just doesn't invite random people walking down the street, She trust her friend, cafe owner. And Cafe owner trusts me, another friend :)

[@TJ-id6ee]

@@Followmytravels That's so sweet! I love meeting locals when I travel. It's amazing the great people and places you can see on KZbin. ;)

[@justathought274]

@@Followmytravels that makes sense. Thank you for explaining. New sub. I was a bit worried for her. 🙏🏽

[@EvelynTokamp]

@@justathought274 Same here, plus new sub ;) Greetings from Utrecht

[@FransBlaas1]

I am Dutch from Amsterdam, thanks for showing this beautiful house.. wish the lady good health..

[@garyrowden7150]

my knees hurt just looking at those stairs

[@lulumoon6942]

Was so kind of her to open her home, thank you ma'am! 🙏🕊️

[@lindaparker7199]

Can you imagine having to get to the bathroom in the middle of the night? I held my breath just looking up at all those stairs.

[@robyn3349]

@@lindaparker7199 I expect there is a chamber pot, my old auntie used one for night time.

[@mmcmiddlechild]

What a generous lady that she let us all enjoy her apartment. It looked so beautiful, and homely…I wanted to join her there for coffee and a chat…she must have such stories of her travels, and her home. It makes me happy that such places exist! Thank you both. ❤

[@lioraoppenheimer8965]

fyi "HOMEY" means comfortable. "HOMELY" means ugly. Slight typo!!

[@ericstemmer2147]

@@lioraoppenheimer8965 Actually, I think it depends on which version of English you speak. In American English, Homely does means unattractive, where as in British English it means more like the American Homey (warm and comfy)

[@barbrn]

@@ericstemmer2147 Thank you for explaining that. This was my second time seeing 'homely' instead of 'homey' and I wondered why people were writing it that way! 😃

[@captainchaos3667]

Amazing. As you say, those houses cost millions now; this will be one of the very last ones that still look this authentic.

[@normadesmond6017]

oh yes. There are hardly any original Amsterdam people living in Amsterdam anymore because it's way to expensive.

[@override39]

this houses are never ours to buy cos you have to pay the government extra taxes every year we get some money back but the houses wil never be ours no matter how much we pay for it check box 3

[@Mazil_5]

@@override39what governor?

[@jamiemichelle7956]

​@@Mazil_5 the one of Amsterdam, they 'own' the houses, you pay 'erfpachtcanon' every year you live there when u buy it. But it will always/often (not sure) remains in the property of Amsterdam

[@asleptir]

@@jamiemichelle7956 Weird.

[@saphirstone17]

The house looks like a real museum with a sweet lady.. when you have to rush to the toilet in the middle of the night you are lost with these steep stairs😅 ..I wish a lady very good health to live in this beautiful place and thank you Murat to show us this treasure❤❤

[@prarieborn6458]

Chamber pots comei n handy ar such times.

[@phyllishayes893]

Walking up and down those front stairs everyday probably keeps her as young as possible, however, I can see why she doesn’t want to attempt the second or third floors. That’s a lot for an elderly person. Cute place. The epitome of grandma chic. 😊

[@erickamminga3565]

Really nice of that woman to show us her house

[@Followmytravels]

💯💯

[@CzechJamie]

God have mercy and keep her safe! I once lived in a Dutch apartment, building built 400 years ago. But, I was only 50 back then. It goes to show you that if you refuse to quit a thing, you can still do it for a long time. I hope the 1st floor has been modified for her to do everything down there!

[@Annie-ZA]

Me too, but I couldn't see any signs of cooking or bathroom facilities on the level that she now resides in.

[@gerrigreen7795]

That's what I was thinking.❤

[@janiecelang2558]

So grateful for this sweetheart to share her beautiful home.

[@ropi8739]

Hopefully she won't have to regret it.

[@nc2295]

I was born and raised in Amsterdam and still live here, and these houses are now worth millions. People like this lovely lady that lived there for so many years are lucky. I dont know if she owns the place or not, but if she is renting the place, they should be ashamd of them selfs for not fixing the place. They know that she is old and it will not take very long for her to move out of the house, thats why they dont invest in the place, thay are waiting for her to move out, so they will fix everything and sell or rent it out for a crazy amount of money! All these houses where for the poor way back in the days and now only the rich can afford to live there

[@marthalabruja4795]

I wouldn't like to live there even if it was for nothing

[@kelrogers8480]

@@nc2295 she has lived in the house for 64 yrs! I doubt she's renting it!

[@nc2295]

@@kelrogers8480 Lol oh Kel, you are not from the Netherlands, otherwise you would have known better. Especially here in Amsterdam?! Its normal for people to rent a house for many years untill they are too old to take care of them selfs, and move to a retirement home, or untill they die. Getting/finding a house (rent) here in Amsterdam is hell, so the moment get/find a house, they dont move unless they really really have no choice. So 64 years renting is normal here in Amsterdam and down town where this lovely lady lives is unique, cause if you would like to rent or even buy at this location, you couldnt find it and if you were so lucky you would have to pay ridiculous prices (rent and buy)

[@pinkiesue849]

@@nc2295 goodness,these houses were built for the poor…I am trying to imagine raising children where the steps are so steep!!! Glad to hear the Nederlanders care about the poor.

[@nc2295]

@@pinkiesue849 That was way back in the day when the poor lived there, now the rich live there. And steep steps are the least of your worries if you were/are poor dont you think?

[@Xandra02051970]

Dit rijksmonument is gebouwd in 1718. Wat lief van bewoonster Marijke dat je binnen mocht komen om dit leuke filmpje te maken! 😍Google translate; This national monument was built in 1718. How sweet of resident Marijke that you were allowed to come in and make this fun video!

[@Followmytravels]

Thanks a lot! Yes, she is such a nice person, i met her thru a friend, so that's why she trust me. 💫

[@Xandra02051970]

@@Followmytravels Op website Amsterdam Monumentenstad staat meer informatie over dit huis. Ik heb jouw filmpje naar de website gestuurd en heb van Walther Schoonenberg een berichtje terug ontvangen waarin hij mij bedankt. Google translate; There is more information about this house on the Amsterdam Monumentenstad website. I sent your video to the website and received a message back from Walther Schoonenberg thanking me.

[@Followmytravels]

@@Xandra02051970 🤗🤗🤜🏻🤛🏻

[@dreamofskye7400]

Murat is very friendly and respectful to the nice old lady. That says a lot about him. This was a joy to watch and to see inside this beautiful old house. I love the cosy cottagy interior.

[@Followmytravels]

Thanks a lot for your very polite comment.

[@sunnysunshine6271]

I ate in a 2-story restaurant last week in Antwerp, Belgium. Same stairs, but winding. I held on to the handrail for dear life lol.

[@pegprather84]

My heart was filled with joy to see her home. Unpretentious, and full of memories. I wish she could get the automatic chair lifts to get her up to each floor. I guess it would be cost prohibitive with so many floors. I’ve been to Amsterdam twice as a tourist, so could never have been invited into a home. Thank you for taking me inside.

[@debrav3273]

My family and I stayed in a hostel in Amsterdam that was in one of these canal houses. Out room was at the very top of the house. When we walked in the front door, I said you have got to kidding! Those stairs were just awful! And we had to go up and down so many flights every day. Got out exercise in.

[@Annie-ZA]

THANKS! If this adorable lady can't go higher up, what does she use for cooking and a bathroom? I'm confused!

[@Laura4Cats]

​@@Annie-ZA Yes, I was going to ask the very same thing. And how does anyone carry anything up those nightmarish stairs?

[@VeniVidiRitchie]

3:09 "Ga gewoon naar binnen!" 🤣🤣

[@ToddGreenwich]

@@VeniVidiRitchie 😂

[@cmmapeldoorn]

Mag ik u helpen? Nee. 😂

[@lovepeacepara]

Klinkt iets chagrijnig 😅

[@Tubemanjac]

@@lovepeacepara "I am old, but I'am happy" 🎸🎶

[@lovepeacepara]

@@Tubemanjac oeps 👋🏽💖

[@jona8261]

What a super super nice lady so kind so gentle.What a way to go Murat.......Thank you this was really really fun to watch.

[@Followmytravels]

She is the best 🙌🙌

[@dandelionstars6700]

This lady was so sweet to show you her beautiful home! How unique. Where does she eat and bathe if the bathroom and kitchen is on the top floors?? Those steps are truly so steep. It is a unique form of architecture. I love seeing the diversity of how people do things in different places. Why were canal houses built like this?

[@debbiethibault9846]

I am Dutch Canadian and living in Canada and this video made me so homesick. I’m so glad I found this video.

[@Followmytravels]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@danivandoorn2118]

wat an artistically decorated house! She must have had quite a life... travelling, living there, so many memory's and old things

[@Blurb777]

Now she needs to write a book of her adventures. I would read it.

[@happylifeSteph]

A huge thank you to the lovely lady for showing us your beautiful house 🥰🙏

[@belindalubben303]

Die lieve dame!!wat een schat,dat ze haar mooie gezellige huisje liet zien!wat een prachtig pandje,kan me voorstellen dat er aasgieren op zitten te azen(waarde;miljoentje of 5?)hoop dat ze er nog lang mag blijven wonen en dat ze kinderen heeft,om het na te laten..en ik zou haar ook graag een traplift gunnen,zeg!!wat een steile trappen!!!😮😢❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@elaineborthwick989]

Breathtakingly steep and breathtakingly beautiful! How lucky you were, and we all are, that this beautiful lady invited you in.

[@Followmytravels]

Thank you so much! I think so, i met the lady on a live stream video thru a friend of mine, but it wasn't planned and totally a random visit :)

[@lalelu5432]

How nice of the lady to show you her house. Beautiful view and nice adventure ❤

[@Followmytravels]

🤗

[@MilouUT]

Ik had dit nog nooit gezien, wat leuk😄 Thanks for showing this Dutch house. I´m Dutch and see this for the first time.😊

[@Followmytravels]

Graag gedaan! 🤗💫

[@shawncochran1285]

What a nice lady.I hope she has family to check on her.The house is beautiful and what a view😍

[@Karen-nc3gq]

What a beautiful apartment and beautiful old lady. Greeting to her from an English grandmother

[@EricvanDorp007]

What a nice experience, the first time as a Dutch I saw how it is inside a canal house. Greetings from Friesland NL

[@Followmytravels]

Hi Friesland! Thanks a lot 🌟😊

[@JuliaMcLean6559]

Omg her home is fabulous! Her family needs to install one of those chairs so she can go up and down the stairs. The views are spectacular from her home.

[@julienelson8162]

So warm, so comforting. Perhaps in my dreams, I can be transported there. Thank you for sharing. ❤

[@sandramalone3522]

That is one long trip to get to the bathroom.

[@lyndakling901]

The sunlight and the view!

[@niamhneevekinsella7951]

Beautiful house in its day, I'm sure. The view is priceless. If you have a good view, it's like having company. I would have loved to hear her story.

[@kimberlyalexander8003]

Oh my what a beautiful home and that view is amazing!!! I still can't believe all those stairs! If walls could talk. She is so very kind to share her home with us.

[@ranchoboomerang]

Thank you! So very much never would i ever get the joy of seeing such a beautiful home. Are all dutch people this gentle and sweet?

[@tessjones5987]

All older houses and apartments along the canals have steep stairs. Great house. Thank you.

[@sarahp1383]

Thank you Mr. Murat for this lovely tour of Madame Marieke's beautuful apartment. Amazing how she has kept this house in this splendid condition despite her age. Those stairs are indeed very steep. What a stunning view of the canal from each level. Does she live all by herself? Does she have someone to take care of her and the house? So very gracious of her to allow all of us to see , what a canal side house in Amsterdam looks like. God bless the lady with good health and peace. ❤from India.

[@Followmytravels]

You're welcome Sarah and thanks very much for your polite comment!

[@Blurb777]

Sara -I do not think Mr. Murat knows whether she has someone living with her or not, since he did not even know her name until he was leaving. It might be that she has family who looks in on her regularly. But, by the looks of it, (and I wondered about this, too), I think she lives alone. But she is still agile and healthy and sweet and able. I think she will be OK. God keep her.

[@martindejong3974]

you see all the thimbles in a wooden rack, that rack was not made for this but to house typesetting lead letters for letterpress printing. As this type of printing became obsolete the wooden type cases were re-used as decorative wall pieces that could be filled with all kinds of "prullaria" (knick knacks) in this case a collection of thimbles.

[@neldewijn7536]

I did not know that, thanks !

[@Ikheblieverplasticrietjes]

Letterbak? Nooit geweten dit, hoewel logisch

[@Blurb777]

Thank you for sharing this. Fascinating.!

[@Adam_Gray]

On my first visit to Amsterdam we stayed in a canal home, and the steep stairs is what I remember most about the house other than the magnificent views! She is sitting on a gold mine!!

[@Followmytravels]

💯💯💫

[@shepavedtheway]

@@Adam_Gray I can tell you I studied there I didn’t like the steps. We were drunk as students many FELL hurt for life. Very bad. And some were so steep we couldn’t climb descend.

[@Adam_Gray]

@@shepavedtheway 🍻Cheers!

[@EyeMemoryLane]

All old Dutch houses have very steep stairs. I live in Breda and old houses here have them too

[@gerrigreen7795]

I ❤ her place. No wonder she's thin with all of those stairs 😊 Stairway to heaven. What a magnificent view. I dont blame her for not wanting to move. Is she able to climb the steps to use the restroom and cook? I wouldnt trust the rope. Please tell her danke for sharing her beautiful artistic home with us. It's a gem like her.❤

[@annenyman678]

@@gerrigreen7795 I thought she said she couldn’t go upstairs anymore, so I wonder how she manages.

[@EitelFederico]

Murat, Thanks for showing this house! It was like a timecapsule and I think that not much has changed in the last decade. I remember that kind of interior from the 1980’s. Very interesting but also a bit dangerous for the old lady.

[@Followmytravels]

It s may pleasure. Thank you for your great comment 🙏💫

[@johnroekoek12345]

She lives here for 64 years. She is used to the stairs.

[@Blurb777]

@@johnroekoek12345 But one fall, a broken hip or worse - I wish she could have one of those mechanized chairs that take older people up the stairs with no pain.

[@johnroekoek12345]

@@Blurb777 If she asks for that, it will be installed

[@PhilipSmith-r5g]

Watched this when you were live streaming and this nine minutes of delightful spontaneity by the lady and your embracement of her gesture is what made this your best walk of which I have seen a few. You're a perfect gentleman and a credit to your city. Regards.

[@neldewijn7536]

So agree!

[@Followmytravels]

Thanks very much for your beautiful words! 🙌

[@monique6271]

Dit is wel een hele ouderwetse woning. Te zien aan de inrichting. Maar leuk te zien van de binnenkant. En het uitzicht 🥰 hele dag wat te kijken voor die mevrouw. Geen tv nodig

[@Followmytravels]

👌🌟

[@gerrigreen7795]

Right?

[@heavensmountains323]

What a special residence! Beautiful view, beautiful light! Thank you! 🇨🇦

[@LS-ry5ey]

Amazing tour/view, thank you for being so kind and respectful to her! Very historic, thanks for sharing

[@Followmytravels]

My pleasure, thank you so much.

[@Lilygirl283]

Wow, i'm amazed she can still go up those first set of stairs. I have seen some canal houses for sale, but they are renovated and modernised, the view is beautiful...

[@Followmytravels]

🤷‍♂️🙏👍

[@neldewijn7536]

Too dangerous even for a sixty four year old.

[@Makor1966]

@@neldewijn7536 She isn't 64 years of age, she has lived there for 64 years, it says at the beginning of the video. She looks like she's in her eighties.

[@neldewijn7536]

@@Makor1966 Thanks ,yes she is defenitely older than sixty four.

[@DesertMoon]

From the US, god bless this woman. I'm sure she really appreciated hearing happy mother's day.

[@Caprifool]

As a person more into restoring than total modernising, I really enjoyed this. Seing that there still are old Dutch houses that dont have downspots and futuristic decor out there, makes me happy. Life must have been good there.

[@TJ-id6ee]

I agree, it's so nice to see the original buildings kept that way.

[@judithmaca1570]

It was so nice to hear you speaking Dutch to that lovely lady! I too lived in Amsterdam (50+ years ago), and I learned to speak the language for my work etc. It shocked me last time I was there, how very few people working in shops etc, can speak Dutch. I think we gain so much more enjoyment living in another country when we at least try to use the language, and to use it locally. The stairs, such as you experienced, are no longer possible for me, and I admire that lady for persevering with them. However I am concerned for her safety, and for how long she will be able to stay in that flat.

[@Followmytravels]

Thanks very much, i try to do my best and still trying to do more practice in Dutch.

[@melm2740]

Wow, how does that lovely lady cook and go to the bathroom,wonderful to see , thank you

[@marshakaranasky16]

Beautiful home! Sweet lady!

[@sandie157]

Why did they build them soooooo high. Those stairs are ladders, especially the top one to the bathroom and bedroom! Wow

[@HomesteadingWays]

How in the world did they move furniture up those stairs?! It's beautiful, but I couldn't handle those stairs at any age!

[@cecileroy557]

I was thinking the same thing - not to mention groceries.. or luggage!

[@MarijkeWillemsen990]

Hello Murat, its a lovely canal house, but the interior is only typical for older Dutch people!

[@Blurb777]

But that is what makes this house "traditional." Older people keep the tradition going. Modern interiors are boringly identical, one to the other. What you see in Germany, you see in England, you see in America and you see in modern Greece. This old Dutch house has, what we call, "character."

[@TheSwissChalet]

The “modern” Dutch… bland, boring and communistic-looking.

[@elizacroghan4302]

wow. such a cute little place with a lot of character. 💕 So sweet of her to share it with us.

[@janettesinclair6279]

What a lovely lady and what a marvellous home. So sad that she isn't able to go upstairs now. I hope Murat showed her the film of the upper floors. (He was right to come down facing to the stair - my father always did that in our small home with similar steep stair.)

[@oliviacasino8888]

Thank you for this video! What a special viewing! One that I could never have seen! Amazing! And you were so nice and respectful to this wonderful older lady!

[@eulalia3446]

Many thanks to this kind lady for sharing her beautiful house with us.

[@AhJodie]

OMG, what a beautiful, interesting, wild place! You were so nice and sweet to her! That was very gracious of her to show you, her home! I am wondering where she sleeps and goes to the bathroom, and she has to bring groceries up there, and carry garbage down, wow! I hope she stays safe and lives more healthy, happy years!

[@mairedaly4926]

I've been to the Netherlands twice... I've been in old houses & new ones and their stairs are the steepest I've every come across.... they're like ladders, so small too!!

[@cherylcobern4483]

Thank you so much for allowing us into your home. God bless you. 🙏🏻💗

[@ylvafreijters2535]

Jeetje, wat een enge trappen ben ik even blij, dat ik in een moderne huisje in Arnhem woon. Ik was daar al honderdduizend keer van de trap afgevallen.

[@DecapPolice]

The narrator nails it! Voice, diction, and timing are just perfect.

[@OdetteStankewich]

What a lovely place her views are amazing. Thank her for her hospitality. Love from sunny Florida USA ☀️❤️

[@sandraweiler5971]

How nice of her to allow you to give us a tour of her home. I guess I would really stay in shape living there, but I wonder how she ever makes it down those stairs to go outside. Bless her heart, she is a real Gem 🌼

[@pearlgee5970]

Beautiful house! I’d love to live there. . . each floor seems to be an individual apartment. The stairwells are indeed steep. How sweet of the lady to show the beauty of her home. Thanks to everyone involved!❤😊

[@marenjeworowski9859]

That staircase terrified me, and I'm not even the age that lady is. Lovely video! I enjoyed watching. So nice of her to let us see her house! God bless ❤

[@danoyse8233]

We are in Devon. uk. Thought we had stairs , but wow. We live in torre, which means rocky peak. No wonder she doesn’t climb past the first floor. Thank you Murat.

[@Followmytravels]

😬🙏

[@marykilgarriff2337]

The house is absolutely beautiful. I'm sure the Dutch government could supply her with a chair lift. When my father in law could not climb his stairs, the government provided him with a custom made one to accommodate his unusual stairs. Watching from Ireland 🇮🇪 ❤

[@hereandabout]

. the stairs look incredible for an older person . what a beautiful place .

[@sonnygirl8823]

It is so pretty and a real home ❤❤

[@MJJYANA]

This is indeed priceless. Old fashioned as well. As a dutchy I have never seen a canal house from the inside. So thank you❣️

[@MeganSmith-xx2ih]

Gosh, how did people raise children safety in this house? My heart would be permanently in my mouth!

[@cecileroy557]

I thought of that!!

[@Galaxy-ho2pk]

The old lady should get one of those chair lifts to get up and down the stairs it's safer. Lovely house ❤

[@elisabethdorrer4831]

I am amazed at this lady's 3-story abode and wondering how she cooks and does her hygiene. I once stayed in an Amsterdam B&B that was set up in a very similar fashion, just very steep, narrow stairs between clusters of 2 or 3 guest rooms. Not even a ktichen, the breakfast dishes were picked up and washed by some outside service. Alone with my young son I spent 2 nights worrying how we would get out in case of fire. What would be worse: the break-neck stairs or the fire escape? The place reaked of weed big-time which made me worry even more.

[@cookieinnadress9709]

What a beautiful vid. I am Dutch but never saw such a detailed vid. I always will walk backwards any stairs in any Dutch house. The way she said Take Care. Loved all ♡

[@Followmytravels]

Glad you enjoyed it! You re welcome 🤗

[@dawnchattin5935]

What a shame the roof leaks and needs repairs, I hope she will be able to fix it. A lovely and authentic apartment which is such a rarity. Thank you for sharing it.

[@amg9163]

@dawnchattin5935 This is an excellent call out. I thought I saw a lot of mold growing there, and the ceiling of the top floor looked to be falling apart. The sooner she fixes the roof and upper ceiling, the better off she will be for protecting the entire house. Hope the KZbin channel creator will inform her.

[@Blurb777]

@@amg9163 That's what I thought, too, when I saw the very top floor. She will need young men to haul tools and materials up to fix it. Once the roof goes, the house goes. Very dangerous. The walls on the fourth floor seem to be crumbling, too, and the floorboards on the very top seem to have water damage, mold and might eventually break through if not rescued. I only noticed all this because I have been spending the last 20 years fixing up damage like this to my own home. I hope she can get the help she needs to fix everything up so as to preserve not only the house, but her life.

[@junehodsdon8037]

@@dawnchattin5935 I was wondering if she even knew before it becomes a problem.

[@frofrofrofro900]

So cozy! Greetings from Tricity in Poland

[@christinealessandrini4280]

Murat, you are a very nice guy !! it's great to see

[@Followmytravels]

Thank you so much :)

[@judyn6639]

Can you imagine hauling groceries up to that kitchen? 😮

[@cecileroy557]

I thought the same thing!

[@karenharvey2549]

Thank you Murat, thank you Marieke. This was so interesting. Cosy rooms with beautiful views but the stairs look scary.

[@Eloisa-LissyRChi]

Yes thank you lady for letting us see inside a canal apartmenr,we were in Amsterdam a year ago

[@allenbeachy3511]

Thanks for sharing! I felt like I was there in person 😊

[@Followmytravels]

My pleasure 😊

[@jhb61249]

I really appreciate being able to see inside the canal house. (I visited the area in 1997-98 and marveled over the beauty and winder.) As a 75 yo retired architect totally handicapped depending on electric wheelchair and oxygen supported breathing machine, many thoughts come to mind as I watch the video. I have to bite my lips. But, though I envy the lady, I am most thankful to be able to live as I do. Surely, we all acclimate to our environment regardless to great, small, or otherwise.

[@Followmytravels]

I also appreciate on,this video and story reached to good people like yourselves. Thanks very much for watching.

[@global.citizens]

Thank you for showing it. I wondered for years how these houses may look from inside Best wishes from Romania

[@gaylejideofor6198]

Thank you Madam, what a truly lovely home. So genuinely peaceful atmosphere. God bless you with long life,health and happiness. Thank you for sharing.GG from Minnesota/USA

[@comtaar2245]

Een echt Nederlands huis. Niet zo nep als die zogenaamd stijlvol ingerichte huizen van nu. Dit is gewoon waar iedereen vandaan komt, samenraapsels van spullen en afbrokkelende gebouwen.

[@Widdekuu91]

Ik vind het wel bijzonder dat ze 3 verdiepingen heeft (als ik het goed zie) en nauwelijks naar boven gaat. Daarboven liggen kapotte stukken stof, stukjes tapijt, kapotte wc. Waarom neemt zo'n vrouw (als ze dat mag.. van de overheid, want daar zijn van die regeltjes over) geen mensen in haar huis? Als ze deze man al makkelijk naar binnen laat, zou het toch fijn zijn als ze twee jongere huisgenootjes neemt, die de boel meehelpen opknappen en hier en daar een likje verf over de muur gooien. Asielzoekers of gezellige andere jongeren...volgens mij is dat een goed idee. Ook gezellig voor haar.

[@Blackadder75]

@@Widdekuu91 er is verschil in ff iemand op bezoek hebben en permanent mensen over de vloer. sommige mensen blijven liever alleen. ze zou de boel wel kunnen verkopen en een veilig, modern seniorenappartementje kunnen kopen op de begane grond, maar dat wil ze waarschijnlijk niet als ze er al 64 jaar woont

[@Widdekuu91]

@@Blackadder75 Klopt, maar het zou wel een goed idee zijn, anders vervalt de boel bovenin het huis en dat kan niet, je kunt die huizen ook niet zomaar slopen als er spontane lekkage of schade ontstaat.. De zolder was wel echt verlaten, zegmaar.

[@Blurb777]

@@Widdekuu91 Having asylum seekers live in her private space - and she being a little old lady - is not a good idea. Asylum seekers are usually young men who do not hold the same values as the Europeans, do not have a considerate attitude toward women, - and who will look after her welfare, then? It won't be the asylum seekers. If she had a family member or someone she knows and trusts, then, Yes. But asylum seekers at her age and frailty? Total strangers who cannot even speak Dutch? What are you thinking? Would you house asylum seekers you have never met inside your own home, bedroom and bathroom? Would you let them live in your private, intimate spaces?

[@richardhanley4279]

Thanks for the video *I am your new subscriber

[@daketh]

3:53 ..Een mooie volle letterbak met vingerhoedjes..😊

[@neldewijn7536]

Even. Though I grew up in Holland and lived with one flight of stairs, I was shocked by the steepness of grandma’s stairs as well as three flights more for bathrooms, bedroom and kitchen. How can she live like that, does she have to go up and down to cook or go to bed! Also the top level, zolder, seems to be exposed to moisture on the walls, sad to see.

[@neldewijn7536]

Despite that, loved thecspontaneity of this video, and the lady is showing good old Dutch hospitality.

[@Followmytravels]

I hardly go up and down by myself. I don't know how Oma can still manage that🤷‍♂️ Thanks a lot for your comment 🙏

[@neldewijn7536]

@@Followmytravels You were so kind to her.

[@Ilske]

@@neldewijn7536 Ik dacht hetzelfde. Als ze valt...maar waarschijnlijk wil ze zelf ook niet daar weg.

[@neldewijn7536]

@@Ilske Ja. Als men ouder wordt is men minder geneigd om te verhuizen.