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.👼💙🙏🥰✨️🍀🦋🕊

[@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...

[@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. ❤

[@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!

[@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.

[@FransBlaas1]

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

[@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❤❤

[@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.

[@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 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 ate this location, you couldnt find it and if you were so lucky you would have to pay ridiculous prices (rent and buy)

[@janiecelang2558]

So grateful for this sweetheart to share her beautiful home.

[@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.

[@erickamminga3565]

Really nice of that woman to show us her house

[@Followmytravels]

💯💯

[@Coffee23]

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

[@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.

[@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 🤗🤗🤜🏻🤛🏻

[@Tam_zin]

⁠@@Xandra02051970 dat is ook wel te zien binnen ook hoe oud dat pand is. Eigenlijk niet meer te doen voor zo’n oude vrouw die trappen zijn echt levensgevaarlijk maarja ze woont er al 64 jaar begreep ik dus zal er wel aan gewend zijn. De bovenste verdieping was ze denk ik al jaren niet meer geweest want dat zag er niet meer al te best uit.😶 Zal een hoop gerenoveerd moeten worden als ze er t.z.t. uit zal gaan. Maar het is wel een pareltje.

[@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.❤

[@elaineborthwick989]

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

[@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!!!😮😢❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@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.

[@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 :)

[@happylifeSteph]

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

[@lalelu5432]

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

[@Followmytravels]

🤗

[@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.

[@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 🙌🙌

[@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! 🤗💫

[@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.❤

[@shawncochran1285]

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

[@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! 🙌

[@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 🌟😊

[@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.

[@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

[@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!

[@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 👋🏽💖

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@Annie-ZA]

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

[@eulalia3446]

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

[@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?

[@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.!

[@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 🤗

[@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."

[@asmith8603]

What a kind and gracious woman. Both she and her home are just lovely. The view is spectacular. I imagine regularly climbing the stairs has helped keep her healthy and active. Thank you for showing us the home.

[@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?

[@BlueFairyRose]

Lovely woman and thank you for being so kind to her.

[@lulumoon6942]

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

[@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.

[@SundariS-kt9rg]

This was really so nice Murat! What an old appartement it was. and how long that lady lived there 64 yrs.!! a Great video! have a nice time in Istanbul and thanks for all your video,s! Greetings Sundari🥰😇

[@Followmytravels]

Thanks a lot Sundari!

[@neldewijn7536]

Yes. Irate enjoy your holidays.

[@neldewijn7536]

Murat not Irate.

[@karima_MK]

Thank you ! I never had the chance to visit the Netherlands, and Amsterdam is on my list, of course. I love this piece of history. I am sure she was happy to have company for a brief moment.

[@lyndakling901]

The sunlight and the view!

[@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.

[@helenburke3499]

Beautiful...watching from the south east of England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@Hana-su7zg]

hi! Watching from the south west 😄

[@DidiWaDidi]

This is very exceptional. Those canalhouses are mostly office spaces and bought and sold for profit. If I was Mrs. Marijke i would sell it for as much as possible, and buy a nice one story house. She has options owning a canal house! I understand she is emotionally attached, but she is not getting any younger.

[@kaasmeester5903]

@@DidiWaDidi Maybe she will, eventually, but she clearly loves the place. I know a real Amsterdam guy running a small shop from a canal house. The shop doesn’t make much, and he’s had people in offering him millions for the property. But he says: “What am I going to with so much money, I am happy here, in the place I grew up in with the people I grew up with. When I croak, my kids will be welcome to the money this place brings, and I don’t expect them to keep it”

[@nellautumngirl]

@@DidiWaDidi She likely will only move when a relative urges her because of safety or an accident.

[@Blurb777]

@@kaasmeester5903 Maybe she will live to 120 years old because she has her own foundation and is strong.

[@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.

[@marshakaranasky16]

Beautiful home! Sweet lady!

[@veniaminf5105]

Thank you, Murat, for opening a window into Amsterdam for us! This was very interesting to watch. Hope that lovely lady Marieke will stay safe and live a long life ❤ Watching this video warmed my heart, she is so incredibly kind! These stairs are no joke though

[@Followmytravels]

🙏🙏🤗

[@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.

[@chequitabunselmeyer6474]

Wow! Very nice house . She also has a nice view on the canal . I love all the antiques. She is very lucky to live there .

[@zeynepkasap5068]

Çok güzeldi keyifle izledim. Merdivenler ürkütücü olsa da, teyzemiz ve sıcak yaşanmışlık dolu evi çok güzeldi. Bize evini açtığı için kendisine ve sana çok teşekkür ederiz. Yüreği güzel olan tüm insanlara selam ve sevgiler

[@Followmytravels]

🤗🤗🤞

[@hetoako]

the stairs reminded me of Hotel Nadia, the place where i stayed when visited Amsterdam many moons ago. such a memorable trip❤ thank you for bringing me back through your video❤

[@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.

[@gilauth6791]

What a adventure. Unique opportunity thanks to Murat and his constant unequal determination in sharing the Netherlands with all it facets and simplicity .How Many would or could have such a chance ?¿? Thanks Take Care Enjoy

[@Followmytravels]

Thanks very much Meneer Gil 🙌

[@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.

[@patient_zer0850]

What a nice lady and such a charasteristic house. Thanks for the upload! So she lived in a real Amsterdam canal house since the sixties! Bet she has some interesting stories to tell 🙂I hope she can live there in good health for a long time to come! 🙂 What a privilige compared to modern days though. A house like that, in the current state basically without a kitchen and bathroom and in need of a makeover, would sell for 750.000 euro's within a week probably. All her neighbours younger than 65 years old are millionaires 😆

[@Followmytravels]

Thanks very much 🤗

[@Blurb777]

She has lived there since 1960. She was no doubt a gorgeous young woman who enjoyed her life. And she grew gracefully old there. That itself is a wonderful story.

[@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❣️

[@debbiethibault9846]

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

[@TheWildEntertainer]

Wow really amazing to see !!! And what a power this old lady to climb the stairs !!!! Her grand children if she got them will be over the moon ..

[@mariatjuh6]

respect voor deze vrouw, dat ze het nog allemaal kan met de trappen en zo, gemeneen steile trappen zijn het. best nog groot ook daar. leuke video! Het huis is wel n beetje gammel helemaal boven zie ik.

[@rebeccaladd8759]

Oh, I loved this house. It was going back into my Grandparents' houses.

[@SN-sz7kw]

Fascinating. Real tree house vibes. Would be a precious space to grow up in. 💗

[@treesart6914]

Wat leuk! Het lijkt erop dat er een lek in he dak zit, vandaar de oude geur boven.

[@julierozo]

Thank you for the tour! I hope you helped her clean the broken bits on the floor so she doesn’t hurt herself.

[@SabineW]

All I can think about when I see the single layer glass, is how high the gas prices will be in winter... I live further out in Rivierenbuurt and my house is from 1922, with the outside walls having no insulation, the heating is expensive!

[@ellenhos9187]

The rope is used to open the door from upstairs, not for holding onto. 😉 Another interesting fact; people used to have a piece of cord hanging out the letterbox attached to the latch inside, so people could let themselves in. This was still the practise some 40 years ago, though maybe not in Amsterdam. I grew up in villages.

[@annekathleen4498]

The stairs in the Netherlands are lethal...😂

[@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]

😬🙏

[@Michel-r6m]

Gezond blijven en daar mooi van genieten. Groeten uit Roermond.

[@frofrofrofro900]

So cozy! Greetings from Tricity in Poland

[@angeloavanti2538]

God bless that women. So cool. An inspiration!

[@Followmytravels]

[@angeloavanti2538]

@@Followmytravels Maybe she can adopt you. Imagine, the Spui behind your house. 😁

[@Followmytravels]

@@angeloavanti2538 😄😄

[@angeloavanti2538]

Find out what she drinks and buy her a bottle 🍼.

[@paulharnad777]

@@angeloavanti2538 she drinks Geritol with Cod liver oil

[@jenh9252]

Thank you and the Gentlewoman for showing us such a wonderful house!

[@RubenEditIT]

Really nice tour, i really like to older look in the appartment. Yes it's a bit outdated but i think it will get in fashion soon (as these carpets are already in again). Kinda sad to see that the upstairs is suffering from waterdamage since it would be great to preserve it like it is now. Ene klinkt goed hoor je uitspraak!

[@Cinarli1979]

She is very kind.

[@rhonda6791]

The stairs up or down are so scary!! But the house itself is so interesting and quaint. Pretty.

[@kellyreed4108]

Wow that’s so charming ❤ but them stairs are giving me anxiety 😦!

[@gb8628]

Bless you both, good people 🙏

[@Followmytravels]

🙏🙏

[@rosemarybaxter9120]

Those stairs are keeping her fit!

[@daketh]

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

[@Blurb777]

Wow! This adventure was so fascinating. I love seeing how people around the world live - and this traditional Dutch house was gorgeous. Only, I am concerned about Marijke. How does she go all the way up four flights of stairs to go to the bathroom? It all looks so dangerous for her. I wish she could have one of those chairs that go up the stairs to make it easy for her so she will not fall and injure herself. Do they have such a thing in the Netherlands? They have it in Greece and America. That was my only concern. Otherwise, it was all so lovely. Thank you, Murat, for taking us there. With appreciation, from New York (in the mountains. Not NYC.) Edited to tell you that I just subscribed.

[@godsgiftmaggot898]

That was a really nice adventure thanks for sharing.

[@Followmytravels]

Thanks Meneer GGM! 😊

[@julietrask7497]

My mother in law had those, thimbles from all the countries she visited. ❤

[@musiqsoundsproductions]

From the “golden” era. Gotta love the VOC…

[@burcinerkan9121]

Bayildim... bayildim. Ne kadar ani ve suprizlerle dolu bir ev..

[@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. 😊

[@EvelyneSpasojevickok]

Wow, I've never seen this before. Thank you for showing this Murat.

[@Followmytravels]

You re welcome 🤗

[@posimistisch]

I love how this house is natural decorated. I mean nowadays people design their homes so modern that sometimes it loses that cosy element. And this demonstrates that old interior doesn Mean it looks terrible outdated. . I mean yes sure it can occur as well but likewhise the other way arround as well when it is too modern. i think putting your own identity in a home is what will reflect that feeling of home or cosyness ❤.

[@MJJYANA]

Well said :)

[@bioold8925]

Yes. Modern homes in the Netherlands today often look like hospital kitchens on the inside. I don't know how people can really feel at home then. So unpersonal and sterile.

[@MJJYANA]

@@bioold8925 I agree. My house has many plants and second hand furniture, natural decorations, just cosy 😊

[@christinealessandrini4280]

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

[@hereandabout]

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

[@tomiisan8g155]

Such a great experience, just because you went to get coffee at the perfect time.

[@Followmytravels]

Wow, good night Tomiisan! You are thankfully so late to catch my early video 😄 You're right, a little coffee break helped us to meet this amazing lady!

[@tomiisan8g155]

@@Followmytravels Haha, I have a lot of things I'm working on now and was up late, and saw this just before bed, I had to watch again. That's how life sometimes works though, being in the right place at the right time. And, having enough battery to be there on time. 😅

[@caseylwr]

Looks like my grandma's place, very nice but old. I don't know how she is managing all these stairs. Very steep and dangerous.

[@miriam4235]

She says she lived there for over 60 years. She can probably manage those stairs beter than most 30 year old who never been there.

[@sharonkincaid-wininger6766]

What a lovely view & sweet lady! SLKW❤

[@AfricancoolChic]

Very steep stairs 😮 He was very respectful and his Dutch is good.