Dad is the prime example of a dad. Daughter has driven alone for a few years around the globe. Dad just a few miles from home: " you know how to get back?"
Don't know any of these people and do enjoy their interaction, but when dad asked her I felt a full sense of relief, as a dad and grand dad, seems emotionally silly doesn't it?
Maybe he figures that’s why she’s been gone so long. Christ, her sense of direction is so bad she drove all the way around the world to get back home and in the end she had to put her bike on a plane.
My Dutch godfather and his family was also affected by the flood. As a very young boy I was fascinated by his stories about the flood, as also by his stories of being in the Netherlands during the Nazi occupation in WW2 and how they survived it. It was because of him that even today I think of the Dutch as the most industrious and impressive people on earth.
I am an 87 year old arm chair tourist. My condolence to you & your parents what a tragedy. Thanks for showing me around your beautiful country. What a wonderful feat of engineering the Dutch people did a marvelous job in reclaiming the land from the sea. I have being binge watching your videos and admire your courage. Your photography and drone shots are stunning. Kept up the good work and looking forward to your next adventure. from Ontario Canada
Enjoyed very much hearing this part of Dutch history. I was nine years old so I was not aware of this at all as I didn’t read the news in the United States. On a personal note, my parents and I toured Europe in 1963. My father’s parents immigrated to the United States from Germany and he was raised speaking Platt Deutsch (Spelling?), The northern German dialect. While in the Netherlands he heard people speaking in the booth behind us in a restaurant and was absolutely amazed that he could understand most of what they were saying. When he got up to ask them what language they were speaking, they laughed and said Dutch as we were in the Netherlands! If he spoke slowly and so did the people who spoke Dutch, he had no trouble getting us through the Netherlands. I am now 76 years young since my recent birthday and no words can describe the joy I get from following your travels.
Milt Carlton what a wonderful story, I found Noraly about three months ago, she is a national treasure of the Netherlands, in my view. A beautiful place I’ve never seen and would love too.. - rgds Australia 🇦🇺
Milt Carlton I, too, was 9 back when this happened. I was in an isolation hospital with a nasty dose of scarlet fever. They had the BBC Light Programme going all day long and we heard all about the flooding in East Anglia. They may have mentioned the Netherlands, but at age 9 I might have thought that was a place name in EA.
I'm English and fluent in German, written and spoken, and can also understand the Bavarian and Austrian accent. I concur, if you can speak both languages, you can also understand a bit of Dutch, sometimes as much as 40-50%.
Platt Deutsch is very very similar to the dialect spoken in the Dutch province of Groningen. It's also know as Ost Friesisch (eastern Frisian) and Gronings dialect. These are dialects in the Neder Saksisch language, spoken in the north eastern provInces of the Netherlands and north western region of Germany. In the Netherlands we also have West Fries dialect (spoken in a small part of the province of North Holland, at the north west coast of the Netherlands. And then there is the Frisian language (not a dialect but an official language) spoken in the Province of Friesland (or Fryslân in the Frisian language), a province in the north as well, between the provinces of North Holland and Groningen. The Frisian language (Frysk) is taught in schools in the province as well, and in most small towns and villages it is spoken on a daily basis. That goes for the all the dialects (also the Zeeuws dialect, from the province of Zeeland where Noraly's dad and his family originate from): in the bigger cities it is not as common to speak the dialects any more, but in small towns and villages it is still in use. Don't worry however, we all speak Dutch too and most of can reasonably manage in English and German as well. 😉
The Netherlands has always been a country I have loved and admired, it's really nice to get this insight into the history and the workings of the country very good videos and very informative.
Brings back memories for me. My first visit to the Netherlands was with my parents. My father grew up in Willemstad. I have a picture of him at the highest point in his village pointing to the high water mark from that flood. My Opa’s house and the town was under water. After the war, then flood, my Opa and Oma sold everything they had and moved their family - immigrated to Nova Scotia, Canada. My parents met here. My mom’s family immigrated around the same time to Ontario. It’s ironic how they needed to move half was across the world to meet when they only lived a short distance away in Holland. If they would have stayed, they would have never met. My father was on a journey from NS, heading west to BC. He met my mom in Ontario and his journey ended. I have since taken my kids back (with my mom) to the same spots so they could get a sense of where their Opa and Oma are from.
We studied this one in primary and high school Geography in Kenya 🇰🇪 under a topic known as Land Reclamation in the Netherlands. Zuider Zee 😊 Can't wait to visit. The Dutch, kings and queens of land reclamation!
Wow. This has been immensely interesting! I’m from Northwest Germany so the dangers of the sea and storm aren’t totally unknown to me. I’ve never seen these flood gates in the Netherlands before and haven’t heard about the extreme flood. Both my parents were born a little later. Thank you so much for showing this and thanks to your parents, too :)
There are two kinds of ambassadors in this world. There are ambassadors that are assigned by governments. Then, there are ambassadors who are what they are by their lived experience and work. What is an ambassador? An ambassador is a person who performs a desperately needed and fundamental function: Connecting us all. Connecting humans by creating awareness of who we are and what do as people. Noraly, you're an ambassador. The motorcycle is incidental to what you do. And you do it naturally and with compelling freshness and honesty and wholesomeness. Do you know what is the functional opposite of a bomb strike? The impact of a woman who presents a culture or people in a positive and empathetic light - who connects people in a way that moves us to experience each other as brother and sisters. Listen: I had lots of schooling. I never learned and appreciated so much about the Netherlands and your struggles with water. Never in my life. And I learned about it through your wonderful family. A father and mother that I know are proud of you. You see, people best experience and appreciate history and geography and culture through the lens of people. People like you. Your problem is this: There’s more precious work needed connecting people in this troubled world then you have tires to travel. I love your videos. I thank you for your work. You have a gift. Your work is just that: hard work! But anyone can see that you’ve got a gift in this most needed profession. This ain’t National Geographic. This is Itchy Boots! Stay safe and stay excellent.
When the objective is money making like what corporations are for, there is not so much other things achieved but when the drive is passion, the effectiveness is huge ❤️
Liked before I watched, you know it will be good!!. Your Dad loves you so much, He held your hand, as a proud Dad does as you said good bye!! Thanks to all for the history lesson. You are doing GREAT!!.
My Grandfather emigrated to Canada in approximately 1914. Though we never spoke of it I think he may have felt the wars coming and decided to get away. I’ve always felt a strong connection to the Netherlands and when I stumbled onto this channel, I was immediately HOOKED on the wonderful stories and travels Noraly provides for us. Remarkable how hearing her speak English with the Dutch accent so reminded me of my Grandfathers voice. I look forward to visiting the Netherlands before I fall off the twig !
As I've said before, you're such a good teacher. [And that from a teacher with 30 years under his belt]. Your explanations are so clear and informative, and the drone footage made your "lesson" easy to follow, on top of being just beautiful. As others have said, you've become quite the professional videographer, all the more impressive as yours don't have that slick, "canned" feel to them. It's just you being Noraly/Itchy Boots that we've come to know and love. Professional and personal in perfect balance. You're a treasure.
I recommend seeing Zeeland, it is so so different from Aotearoa , natural beauty it doesn't have, but the people will amaze you. Think several thousand Noraly's.... Just sweet and friendly, and like New Zealanders not a care in the world!
I'm so glad you are still doing local content while at home, you are not just riding around, you give history and facts that many motovloggers lack while driving around! Love the documentary style your videos are evolving into, so much growth and entertainment! Keep up the great work!! ♥️ it!
Thank you very much for the education. My mother is 81, she has asked me many times about this subject throughout the years and I never could have explained to her the way you explained to us. Now I can use your examples to explain it all to her. Regards.
I am just viewing some of the older videos now. After watching 100% of S5 and S6, then many misc others, how wonderful you had your parents on as the more I learn about you, the more I have been wondering about who your parents are. They have to be so proud of you. Your list of personal strengths is long but being a teacher is up there towards the top! I have learned so much history and geology from you in just a short time not to mention the many other topics you cover. It is so addicting. Thank you for being a shining light we all need. ❤❤
Thank you Noraly to shows us your country we learn something now we have little history about Netherlands thanks so much we wish you the best after this covid 19 to travel again God bless you Noraly💖
Brilliant - a great education for me on the 1953 flooding and the incredible Dutch engineering now keeping the Netherlands safe from the sea and managing the flow - very well put across 🙂👍
my parents both were involved those years as volunteers to help with what they were tasked to, they were those years 13 and 12 years old, my grandfather was a fireman those years, and was deployed to do rescues and recoveries. We still have a book at home about that tragedy. Good to hear my birth language in your video!!
Fascinating, but tragic! Thanks so much for showing us this incredible engineering, your beautiful country and your lovely parents! Hopefully we'll hear some stories from your shy mom during you're time at home.
Thankyou for sharing that, my parents have both gone now and l wish l had paid more attention to thier stories. My dad was a policeman and rescued people in the 1953 flood. Best wishes Alex, norfolk uk
Alex don't feel bad.. its human nature.. We always realize value of a person once they are gone. Be kind and helpful like your father.. be a good father too.
I've spent most of my life working on flood defences in the East of England and we have often asked the Dutch for advice! I'm very familiar with the coast around Holland and have sailed into many of these places. Just lovely.
This is fascinating! I remember learning about this in school. I would have been first grade when it happened, but probably learned about it a few years later in perhaps a history or science class. The Dutch engineering was = and is - greatly admired around the world. After Hurricane Katrina exposed the failures of the New Orleans flood protections (courtesy of the US Army Corps of Engineers), there was much talk of adapting what the Dutch did. I don't know whether that was done.
I've been watching you off and on for sometime going to countries all around the world I just realised I don't know much about your home country but now I know about your proud dad sad family history and the country of Holland thanks for this🇳🇱🇯🇲😎👍
One of the most relaxing channels with rich contents i always watch at least one of your videos every night before i go to sleep SO wishing you all the best and long life kind lady. (From other side of planet AFGHANISTAN)
Thanks for the fascinating look at the land of my ancestors. I especially liked the glimpse of a stellingmolen in the town. Also, the lovely traditional Dutch architecture.
As a fellow Dutchie I really enjoyed this video! Good to get a history update once in a while. Funny to hear you speak with your father with a bit of an accent. I haven't heard it when you talk with other dutch people in your videos.
As a Belgian we have heard about these things in school, one lesson, holland and the water stuff but to see it all so close up and with some real family history, GREAT content! thanks for sharing Noraly!
A big hello to your parents. They did a fantastic job of supporting their daughter thru her formative years so she could become the optimistic and self assured person she is today. Thanks, Ronn
Nice, that you present a part of your private life - parents, Noraly. This is a huge prove of your openness as a person. Much of respect to you, and good luck from the west of Germany 😊
In basic school we've learned a bit about the struggle from the Dutch people against the water but in this 18 minutes video I learned more about it than I did all those years ago. We can see you put a lot of research in your video's. Love to see more of those. So sorry to hear about the loss of family in 1953.
I am addicted to Noraly's You Tube documentaries! And that is what they are-- cleverly presented with videography that surpasses most experts, pleasing musical background, and so much valuable information! I would be so proud to have you as a daughter. Congrats to your parents!
Although I'm missing the travels through South America on your way to Alaska , it's so interesting to visit your country with you. I'm completely amazed at the engineering that they came up with to save this part of your beautiful country. Being from the States along the Mississippi River I believe we could learn a thing or three from the Dutch. Flooding here is an every year occurrence. Thanks for the tour
@John That's probably a result of climate change. Man-made or natural, not going to discuss that here. In NL we also face some big European rivers, our country basically is one big delta. Over the passed few years we have been giving land along those rivers back to the water, so during flood season we have reservoirs and during dry season we have beautiful nature to enjoy and allow the flora/fauna to thrive.
Thanks Noraly - it reminds me of my first trip to Holland on a school journey from the UK in 1963. We stayed in Wijk-an-Zee and toured around the country taking in the kind of sights that you've shown. We also had a family holiday at a beach resort near Zandvoort a few years ago. The 1953 floods badly affected the east coast of England also which are well documented. Love Holland and keenly follow all of your adventures. Ride safely!
That was fascinating, thank you Noraly. I was in Rotterdam with a theatre group and rock band in the early 1970s. We played all over Holland and also appeared on tv. We came from Bath in England xxx
Hi Noraly, I just found your video showing Delta works, this reminds me when I studied in Holland more than 40 years ago studying hydrology in Delft. Thanks for sharing...
Both my parents immigrated to Canada before the flood of '53. However, all their family members (my aunts, uncles, and cousins) remained. On my dad's side at Axel, on my mother's side in the de biesbosch, Dordrecht, Werkendam. They endured much hardship. Thank you for the informative review of the flood and what the folks in the Netherlands have done to protect themselves. I've visited the Netherlands many times but found this video excellent. My dad spoke dutch to me when I was a kid, however, I'm not around many dutch folks where I live (Kentucky), but I found that I could understand/follow some of the dutch being spoken. Enjoyed reminiscing.
I thought I knew a reasonable amount about post WW2 history, but I did not know about this tragic episode. This was a most informative and enjoyable video Noraly. On a lighter note, while at a fuel station the other day a young girl (about 8) noticed one of your stickers on my bike. She was jumping up and down shouting 'Noraly Noraly!' According to her Dad she is a massive fan of yours and watches your videos with him when they are not out on his GS! See, you bring joy to all ages! Atb.
I am touched by the love and affection of your parents.You are a blessed child to be born in such a nice family in a beautiful country.This episode is a tribute to Dutch engineering. Looking forward to many more interesting episodes from you, Noraly. All the best to you.
Natuurlijk weet ik van de watersnoodramp in Zeeland, maar van die caissons en zo wist ik niet. Je vader kan het ook goed en rustig vertellen. Wat een aardige vent zeg!
Hi Noraly - Thank you for this very interesting video. At 9:04, I got a kick out of your dad’s typical dad comment of could you ‘find your way back’. You traveled all over the ‘ztans’ and India, the Mid East and parts of South America - alone - and he was concerned if you could find your way. ;-) As a dad who has made similar comments to my sons, I loved it. Thank you and ride safe.
Wow a history lesson in the country of your birth. And seeing your parents and the background music to views of where you are high up with the drone were quite great, along with the scenery.
"You kow how to drive back?" Your father asked you during farewell. That was the nicest moment, made tears in my eyes. He was instinctly doing his best to help and protect you asking that otherwise regular question what in your case, after going around the world with your motorbike sounded so special. Congratulation for your jurney and family, and thank you for the nice times wachting your videos. Cheers.
Hi Noraly, Thankyou for the very comprehensive explanation of how the Netherlands are protected. My Opa and Oma left the Netherlands post the first world war and moved to South Africa where my mother was born, and where I was born. I am now living on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia and have never seen the extent of engineering that protects the low lands, and as an engineer I must say it is amazing. Love all your videos and travels, come visit us one day again. Allan Reynolds.
Great job with this “documentary style” episode Noraly! Your story line, content, editing and overall production is very well done. Lots of interesting history and facts, I’m sure it must have been a bit emotional for you to see the family gravestones related to that tragedy. Thank you for including footage of the homes & towns, it’s so refreshing to see how clean and pretty all the areas are in the Netherlands and the architecture is so beautiful! Congratulations on this excellent episode & keep them coming! 😎👍🏍
Another fascinating Vlog Noraly, thank you (and your Dad) for sharing your family history with us. And for showing us more of the fantastic countryside where you live :) Keep it up please
What a treat to see you and your folks together and all talking in your own language. Charming. And then there is the serious side of the conversation relating the events of 1953. Wow. Our Southern Ontario Hurricane Hazel came one year later in the fall of 1954. Still remembered because Hurricanes are a Very rare event here in Ontario. Such an interesting episode. And seeing the big caissons with your drone... how they drifted out of line and then got stuck in time. Great stuff.
Ik ben daar zo vaak geweest, maar zoals ik het nu zie met deze beelden is het toch fantastisch om dit te zien. de volgende keer als ik daar voorbij rij ga ik het op een andere manier zien en beleven.
Brought tears to my eyes, your grandfather was a strong loving, caring man! And I am the same age as your father, he is a lovely man, he loves his daughter too, as I have one daughter of four children! Thank you for sharing this closeness you have with your parents!! Your mother was filing you as you arrived!! I am an engineer so I appreciate the barriers you showed us!! Thanks for your drone videos!!
Hi Noraly! A very interesting video indeed. I was sorry to hear of your family tragedy so many years ago. The sheer scale of the engineering that has since taken place to protect the lowlands is quite astonishing! Thanks for sharing this bit of your country's history with us. Looking forward, as always, to your next video! Ride safe and stay safe!
The love in your fathers eyes when he saw you was golden!! And also a huge thank you for another great lesson in history and culture! Your attitude and presence is captivating. vriendelijk bedankt Noraly! All the love and well being from Finland! - Perttu
Thank you for showing your beautiful home land The Netherlands. I am from Singapore, we are adopting the land reclamation engineering design and experience from your specialists. Awesome video !
Nice to meet your Mum and Dad, and learn some history from Dad's encyclopedic knowledge. Love the way he checked if you know how to get back after you've been around the world alone so much !!!!
Thank you dear Mr & Mrs Shoenmaker. Our very loved Ms Boots is hand picked by god. Blessed to this wonderful couple for our beautiful package all in Ms Boots 🕉️🥰🙏🌹
Hello... Wow... I'm very impressed with the engieering .., and even more impressed with you sharing your life and family history with us. Thank you, thank you, thank you...Good job with the cameras and the editing. You, your mum and dad are superstars !!! Blijf veilig tijdens uw reizen !!! :-)
Zierikzee @15:10 when you drove through the archway into this fairytale Dutch village with a windmill too was amazing 👏 Holland has some hidden gems 💎 Thanks for sharing Noraly
Hi Noraly, I am from Schleswig Holstein, North Germany where people know: "Nordsee ist Mordsee!" In former centuries there were different storm floods killing thousands of people at Holstein's Western coast, also extinguishing great areas of land and turning them to ocean shelf (i.e. "groot Manndränke" in 1634). Many thanks for the insight in the flood protection measures that have been undertaken in The Netherlands. And how nice from you to introduce your parents in the video and to give us some insight in your familie's history. I followed your channel through most of your journeys. At the moment I enjoy your trip through Turkey - amazing what you experienced there so far ... ! I very much love your channel and the way you are taking us with you. You are a beautiful person, traveler, teacher, geological expert and woman. I lived in Namibia for a certain time, and for me personally the most impressive and fascinating season of yours is your participation at the Kalahari Rallye ! Your performance, your courage and how impressively you pushed your little Honda through the savanna, en hoe praghtig jy met die Afrikaaner deelnemers geskakel en saamgery het - dit was verstommend en indrukwekkend. - Eh hoop jy sal besluit om weer na Suider Afrika te kom - daar is nog veel om te ontdek en paaie wt jy nog moet ry. Noraly, alles van die beste. Sorg asseblief vir jouself. Ek hou baie van jou.
Just watched your current South African trip which I'm enjoying as I was there 2 years back and loved it, plus also saw your your escape from Bolivia from Ep 72 (wow stressful) and somehow just stumbled across your Netherlands flood barrier vids .........all absolutely marvellous. The latter I loved your technical info, so not lost on me (and I'm sure others). Will definitely follow your new vids and catch up on your old. Excellent!!!
In 1953, I was twelve (12) years old, and I remember without the details reading about this disaster, and later reading one or more National Geographic Magazine articles about the storm and the efforts to rebuild and upgrade Holland's sea flood protection infrastructure.
Amazing engineering to put it all together. I was but still in single digits in age when the disaster struck, so vaguely remember. People are industrious under dire circumstances and perform beyond expectations to resolve the previously unknown. If only the world’s menacing issues could be resolved with the same temperament. You have an amazing spirit to take on such long rides under such diverse and challenging circumstance with of course the many benefits to the beauty of the people and the landscapes they live. Thanks for sharing so much of what has crossed your path in travels. So much yet to see, so much yet to do, we will never die! Cheers 🥂
The Delta works have fascinated me since I first visited the site on school trip in 1982 (I was 12 years old at the time, I'm Flemish, by the way). Since then, Zeeland is a place where my family and myself eally feel at home and we visit the area frequently. In any case, the Delta Works are very impressive to see, and they, as well as the whole of Zeeland, will keep on fascinating me forever.
Every time we are going to Holland, I 'm in admiration of those fences, the political decisions and the engineering that made this possible. It means to me that human being, when of good will, can make miracles for the benefit of all. How many countries in the world can achieve this?? Not so many, I'm afraid....
The caissons were part of a massive project called Mulberry Harbours. Construction of massive floating concrete blocks for D Day landings were made possible by the hard work of many people. My Grandfather was one of them. He told me as a young boy stories of how a man could fall asleep standing up whilst digging with a shovel. How despite illness, lack of food and sleep they kept on working. I hope that the world we live in would appreciate more how blessed we are to have all that we do have. I love Holland and have visited many times. A wonderful country with so many kind people. Happy riding. Love from England.
The difference between this video and your other videos is that there is a lovely personal touch to it - a glimpse into your family history - I thoroughly enjoyed it. I understand why you keep the personal out of most of your videos but there are times when I would like to see more about what got you to this point in your life - who are you and what makes you tick. Your videos have been very professional (in my opinion) for a very long time and I have to be honest, I could not really see what was so different about this particular one but then I have never edited a video and have not got the faintest idea what that means. The engineering was so impressive.
My condolences to your family, and your dad who appears to be in good shape. I bet he is the one who told you to get back up if you fall down. It is always good when you have family support, because we all have the ability to do whatever we set our minds to do no matter how many barriers stand in our way. The hardest struggles in life will always be those barriers we try to cross.
Hey Noraly, I’m from south Belgium and was born in 53. As a Child I heard about the big floodings in the Netherlands. I’ve been in Zeeland several times for holidays, but never seen the entire anti flooding works. Very interresting vidéo. Thanks. John
Dad is the prime example of a dad. Daughter has driven alone for a few years around the globe. Dad just a few miles from home: " you know how to get back?"
FrenchAfroman 😂💖💖💖 I was thinking the same!!!
Dads are just dads :)
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I think dads knows the way .. but I heard it to .so funny
I thought mum said it , but yes still caring about their world traveller..😃
So cute: "Do you know how to get back?"
She that has been all over the world.
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That's what dads do :)
That`s one of many questions that parents ask, no matter how old you are. :)
If I were her dad I think I would be in a constant state of anxiety.. Imagine how they must have felt when she was stuck in Peru!
Right? That made me smile. Even if she didn't remember the exact route...GPS. :D
Don't know any of these people and do enjoy their interaction, but when dad asked her I felt a full sense of relief, as a dad and grand dad, seems emotionally silly doesn't it?
Daughter is always near to the father's heart. Thanks for showing your parents.!! Your country is as beautiful as you are..!!
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I'm in Love with her. Welcome Tanzania in East Africa.
It looks funny to see Noraly's fingernails painted red.
@@ricktaylor3748 She is also a women...
Dear mr and mrs itchy boots, thank you a thousand times for Noraly!
Mr & Mrs Schoenmaker. 🙂
Your Dad and I were born in the same year. He should be proud of the daughter he has raised and how she is educating the world...
Me too...all us old guys..lol
Totally agree 👍
Me too
This must be an incredible Father to raise such an independent, adventurous, and brave Daughter. My hat is off to him.
What about her mom ?
And to her mother.
He probably put her on a motorbike before she able to walk!
Maybe pants are off to him
Dad to Noraly - "do you know how to drive back? "
That's love for daughter. Even though she has explored world on bike all alone.
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Maybe he figures that’s why she’s been gone so long. Christ, her sense of direction is so bad she drove all the way around the world to get back home and in the end she had to put her bike on a plane.
9:48 I don't think I've ever heard a cuter "Hi" from a kid ❤️
Thishan , absolutely agree , really made me smile😁
My Dutch godfather and his family was also affected by the flood. As a very young boy I was fascinated by his stories about the flood, as also by his stories of being in the Netherlands during the Nazi occupation in WW2 and how they survived it. It was because of him that even today I think of the Dutch as the most industrious and impressive people on earth.
I am an 87 year old arm chair tourist. My condolence to you & your parents what a tragedy. Thanks for showing me around your beautiful country. What a wonderful feat of engineering the Dutch people did a marvelous job in reclaiming the land from the sea. I have being binge watching your videos and admire your courage. Your photography and drone shots are stunning. Kept up the good work and looking forward to your next adventure. from Ontario Canada
Enjoyed very much hearing this part of Dutch history. I was nine years old so I was not aware of this at all as I didn’t read the news in the United States. On a personal note, my parents and I toured Europe in 1963. My father’s parents immigrated to the United States from Germany and he was raised speaking Platt Deutsch (Spelling?), The northern German dialect. While in the Netherlands he heard people speaking in the booth behind us in a restaurant and was absolutely amazed that he could understand most of what they were saying. When he got up to ask them what language they were speaking, they laughed and said Dutch as we were in the Netherlands! If he spoke slowly and so did the people who spoke Dutch, he had no trouble getting us through the Netherlands. I am now 76 years young since my recent birthday and no words can describe the joy I get from following your travels.
Milt Carlton what a wonderful story, I found Noraly about three months ago, she is a national treasure of the Netherlands, in my view. A beautiful place I’ve never seen and would love too.. - rgds Australia 🇦🇺
Milt Carlton
I, too, was 9 back when this happened. I was in an isolation hospital with a nasty dose of scarlet fever. They had the BBC Light Programme going all day long and we heard all about the flooding in East Anglia. They may have mentioned the Netherlands, but at age 9 I might have thought that was a place name in EA.
Which is..( plat duits )
I'm English and fluent in German, written and spoken, and can also understand the Bavarian and Austrian accent. I concur, if you can speak both languages, you can also understand a bit of Dutch, sometimes as much as 40-50%.
Platt Deutsch is very very similar to the dialect spoken in the Dutch province of Groningen. It's also know as Ost Friesisch (eastern Frisian) and Gronings dialect. These are dialects in the Neder Saksisch language, spoken in the north eastern provInces of the Netherlands and north western region of Germany. In the Netherlands we also have West Fries dialect (spoken in a small part of the province of North Holland, at the north west coast of the Netherlands. And then there is the Frisian language (not a dialect but an official language) spoken in the Province of Friesland (or Fryslân in the Frisian language), a province in the north as well, between the provinces of North Holland and Groningen. The Frisian language (Frysk) is taught in schools in the province as well, and in most small towns and villages it is spoken on a daily basis. That goes for the all the dialects (also the Zeeuws dialect, from the province of Zeeland where Noraly's dad and his family originate from): in the bigger cities it is not as common to speak the dialects any more, but in small towns and villages it is still in use. Don't worry however, we all speak Dutch too and most of can reasonably manage in English and German as well. 😉
The Netherlands has always been a country I have loved and admired, it's really nice to get this insight into the history and the workings of the country very good videos and very informative.
Brings back memories for me. My first visit to the Netherlands was with my parents. My father grew up in Willemstad. I have a picture of him at the highest point in his village pointing to the high water mark from that flood. My Opa’s house and the town was under water.
After the war, then flood, my Opa and Oma sold everything they had and moved their family - immigrated to Nova Scotia, Canada. My parents met here. My mom’s family immigrated around the same time to Ontario. It’s ironic how they needed to move half was across the world to meet when they only lived a short distance away in Holland. If they would have stayed, they would have never met. My father was on a journey from NS, heading west to BC. He met my mom in Ontario and his journey ended.
I have since taken my kids back (with my mom) to the same spots so they could get a sense of where their Opa and Oma are from.
We studied this one in primary and high school Geography in Kenya 🇰🇪 under a topic known as Land Reclamation in the Netherlands. Zuider Zee 😊 Can't wait to visit. The Dutch, kings and queens of land reclamation!
Wow. This has been immensely interesting! I’m from Northwest Germany so the dangers of the sea and storm aren’t totally unknown to me. I’ve never seen these flood gates in the Netherlands before and haven’t heard about the extreme flood. Both my parents were born a little later.
Thank you so much for showing this and thanks to your parents, too :)
There are two kinds of ambassadors in this world.
There are ambassadors that are assigned by governments.
Then, there are ambassadors who are what they are by their lived experience and work.
What is an ambassador?
An ambassador is a person who performs a desperately needed and fundamental function: Connecting us all. Connecting humans by creating awareness of who we are and what do as people.
Noraly, you're an ambassador.
The motorcycle is incidental to what you do. And you do it naturally and with compelling freshness and honesty and wholesomeness.
Do you know what is the functional opposite of a bomb strike? The impact of a woman who presents a culture or people in a positive and empathetic light - who connects people in a way that moves us to experience each other as brother and sisters.
Listen: I had lots of schooling. I never learned and appreciated so much about the Netherlands and your struggles with water. Never in my life. And I learned about it through your wonderful family. A father and mother that I know are proud of you.
You see, people best experience and appreciate history and geography and culture through the lens of people. People like you.
Your problem is this: There’s more precious work needed connecting people in this troubled world then you have tires to travel.
I love your videos. I thank you for your work. You have a gift. Your work is just that: hard work! But anyone can see that you’ve got a gift in this most needed profession.
This ain’t National Geographic. This is Itchy Boots!
Stay safe and stay excellent.
Beautifully expressed.
When the objective is money making like what corporations are for, there is not so much other things achieved but when the drive is passion, the effectiveness is huge ❤️
BRAVO Julian!! what a beautiful and wholesome comment!!!
How wonderfully stated!!! Hear here!!!
@@C_R_O_M________ she doesn’t ride alone, she rides with all of us!
Liked before I watched, you know it will be good!!. Your Dad loves you so much, He held your hand, as a proud Dad does as you said good bye!! Thanks to all for the history lesson. You are doing GREAT!!.
Today it was 70 years ago. Thanks for making this video, because we should not forget what this disaster meant and still means to our country
My Grandfather emigrated to Canada in approximately 1914. Though we never spoke of it I think he may have felt the wars coming and decided to get away. I’ve always felt a strong connection to the Netherlands and when I stumbled onto this channel, I was immediately HOOKED on the wonderful stories and travels Noraly provides for us. Remarkable how hearing her speak English with the Dutch accent so reminded me of my Grandfathers voice. I look forward to visiting the Netherlands before I fall off the twig !
As I've said before, you're such a good teacher. [And that from a teacher with 30 years under his belt]. Your explanations are so clear and informative, and the drone footage made your "lesson" easy to follow, on top of being just beautiful. As others have said, you've become quite the professional videographer, all the more impressive as yours don't have that slick, "canned" feel to them. It's just you being Noraly/Itchy Boots that we've come to know and love. Professional and personal in perfect balance. You're a treasure.
Fantastic drone footage, history and great engineering explained as well as family insights, perfect. Cheers from Hamburg, Jürgen
Very interesting to see the place that gave my country its name, greetings from New Zealand!
Crazy to think it's literally on the other side of the globe
I recommend seeing Zeeland, it is so so different from Aotearoa , natural beauty it doesn't have, but the people will amaze you. Think several thousand Noraly's.... Just sweet and friendly, and like New Zealanders not a care in the world!
I'm so glad you are still doing local content while at home, you are not just riding around, you give history and facts that many motovloggers lack while driving around! Love the documentary style your videos are evolving into, so much growth and entertainment! Keep up the great work!! ♥️ it!
Thank you for taking me a around the world and showing me things I will never see in my lifetime with my own eyes
Thank you very much for the education. My mother is 81, she has asked me many times about this subject throughout the years and I never could have explained to her the way you explained to us. Now I can use your examples to explain it all to her. Regards.
I am just viewing some of the older videos now. After watching 100% of S5 and S6, then many misc others, how wonderful you had your parents on as the more I learn about you, the more I have been wondering about who your parents are. They have to be so proud of you. Your list of personal strengths is long but being a teacher is up there towards the top! I have learned so much history and geology from you in just a short time not to mention the many other topics you cover. It is so addicting. Thank you for being a shining light we all need. ❤❤
Now I'm following you following her ? Grappig..☝️❤️🌍🇿🇦
You have a beautiful family and country. Sorry for the tragedy. Thank you for sharing!
Mum filming Noraly at the beginning + Mum/Dad: "You know how to ride back?". 😉 This reminds me of my parents. They are the same everywhere! 😎
Thank you Noraly to shows us your country we learn something now we have little history about Netherlands thanks so much we wish you the best after this covid 19 to travel again God bless you Noraly💖
Yeah, you know how to ride back to someone who rode almost across the whole globe lol
That was typical of parents, mine do the same thing 🤣
Brilliant - a great education for me on the 1953 flooding and the incredible Dutch engineering now keeping the Netherlands safe from the sea and managing the flow - very well put across 🙂👍
my parents both were involved those years as volunteers to help with what they were tasked to, they were those years 13 and 12 years old, my grandfather was a fireman those years, and was deployed to do rescues and recoveries. We still have a book at home about that tragedy. Good to hear my birth language in your video!!
Fascinating, but tragic! Thanks so much for showing us this incredible engineering, your beautiful country and your lovely parents! Hopefully we'll hear some stories from your shy mom during you're time at home.
Thankyou for sharing that, my parents have both gone now and l wish l had paid more attention to thier stories. My dad was a policeman and rescued people in the 1953 flood. Best wishes Alex, norfolk uk
Alex don't feel bad.. its human nature..
We always realize value of a person once they are gone.
Be kind and helpful like your father.. be a good father too.
I've spent most of my life working on flood defences in the East of England and we have often asked the Dutch for advice! I'm very familiar with the coast around Holland and have sailed into many of these places. Just lovely.
Stuffy I did some work on the temporary Flood Barriers for Lowestoft a few years back - fascinating subject.
Siete un Popolo grande,unico!Tanta ammirazione,davvero per i tuoi Parenti.Un Abbraccio Noraly e buon viaggio,per tanto,tanto tempo ancora!❤Ciao😊
This is fascinating! I remember learning about this in school. I would have been first grade when it happened, but probably learned about it a few years later in perhaps a history or science class. The Dutch engineering was = and is - greatly admired around the world. After Hurricane Katrina exposed the failures of the New Orleans flood protections (courtesy of the US Army Corps of Engineers), there was much talk of adapting what the Dutch did. I don't know whether that was done.
I've been watching you off and on for sometime going to countries all around the world I just realised I don't know much about your home country but now I know about your proud dad sad family history and the country of Holland thanks for this🇳🇱🇯🇲😎👍
Fascinating, think you’ve found your next project a detailed travel/history of the country’s you visit 👍😎
One of the most relaxing channels with rich contents i always watch at least one of your videos every night before i go to sleep SO wishing you all the best and long life kind lady. (From other side of planet AFGHANISTAN)
Thanks for the fascinating look at the land of my ancestors. I especially liked the glimpse of a stellingmolen in the town. Also, the lovely traditional Dutch architecture.
I love The Netherlands above all and cry from my deepest soul each time I see this lovely land and hear her lively language. Dank je wel!
As a fellow Dutchie I really enjoyed this video! Good to get a history update once in a while. Funny to hear you speak with your father with a bit of an accent. I haven't heard it when you talk with other dutch people in your videos.
As a Belgian we have heard about these things in school, one lesson, holland and the water stuff but to see it all so close up and with some real family history, GREAT content! thanks for sharing Noraly!
As a Guatemalan too.
A big hello to your parents. They did a fantastic job of supporting their daughter thru her formative years so she could become the optimistic and self assured person she is today. Thanks, Ronn
Ek het ook heeltemal good verstaan. Oorspronklik can SA. Nou baie ver weg.
Nice, that you present a part of your private life - parents, Noraly. This is a huge prove of your openness as a person. Much of respect to you, and good luck from the west of Germany 😊
In basic school we've learned a bit about the struggle from the Dutch people against the water but in this 18 minutes video I learned more about it than I did all those years ago. We can see you put a lot of research in your video's. Love to see more of those. So sorry to hear about the loss of family in 1953.
I am addicted to Noraly's You Tube documentaries! And that is what they are-- cleverly presented with videography that surpasses most experts, pleasing musical background, and so much valuable information! I would be so proud to have you as a daughter. Congrats to your parents!
Although I'm missing the travels through South America on your way to Alaska , it's so interesting to visit your country with you. I'm completely amazed at the engineering that they came up with to save this part of your beautiful country. Being from the States along the Mississippi River I believe we could learn a thing or three from the Dutch. Flooding here is an every year occurrence. Thanks for the tour
It's time to start a family we dads although bikers for life we need grand kids to play with installah you find a nice life partner
@John That's probably a result of climate change. Man-made or natural, not going to discuss that here. In NL we also face some big European rivers, our country basically is one big delta. Over the passed few years we have been giving land along those rivers back to the water, so during flood season we have reservoirs and during dry season we have beautiful nature to enjoy and allow the flora/fauna to thrive.
Thanks Noraly - it reminds me of my first trip to Holland on a school journey from the UK in 1963. We stayed in Wijk-an-Zee and toured around the country taking in the kind of sights that you've shown. We also had a family holiday at a beach resort near Zandvoort a few years ago. The 1953 floods badly affected the east coast of England also which are well documented. Love Holland and keenly follow all of your adventures. Ride safely!
That was fascinating, thank you Noraly. I was in Rotterdam with a theatre group and rock band in the early 1970s. We played all over Holland and also appeared on tv. We came from Bath in England xxx
Hi Noraly, I just found your video showing Delta works, this reminds me when I studied in Holland more than 40 years ago studying hydrology in Delft. Thanks for sharing...
That really was an education. Well done Noraly !
Both my parents immigrated to Canada before the flood of '53. However, all their family members (my aunts, uncles, and cousins) remained. On my dad's side at Axel, on my mother's side in the de biesbosch, Dordrecht, Werkendam. They endured much hardship. Thank you for the informative review of the flood and what the folks in the Netherlands have done to protect themselves. I've visited the Netherlands many times but found this video excellent. My dad spoke dutch to me when I was a kid, however, I'm not around many dutch folks where I live (Kentucky), but I found that I could understand/follow some of the dutch being spoken. Enjoyed reminiscing.
I thought I knew a reasonable amount about post WW2 history, but I did not know about this tragic episode. This was a most informative and enjoyable video Noraly. On a lighter note, while at a fuel station the other day a young girl (about 8) noticed one of your stickers on my bike. She was jumping up and down shouting 'Noraly Noraly!' According to her Dad she is a massive fan of yours and watches your videos with him when they are not out on his GS! See, you bring joy to all ages! Atb.
I am touched by the love and affection of your parents.You are a blessed child to be born in such a nice family in a beautiful country.This episode is a tribute to Dutch engineering. Looking forward to many more interesting episodes from you, Noraly. All the best to you.
Natuurlijk weet ik van de watersnoodramp in Zeeland, maar van die caissons en zo wist ik niet. Je vader kan het ook goed en rustig vertellen. Wat een aardige vent zeg!
This young lady's videos are so brilliantly produced, great composition, music and photography. What a talent!
Hi Noraly - Thank you for this very interesting video. At 9:04, I got a kick out of your dad’s typical dad comment of could you ‘find your way back’. You traveled all over the ‘ztans’ and India, the Mid East and parts of South America - alone - and he was concerned if you could find your way. ;-) As a dad who has made similar comments to my sons, I loved it. Thank you and ride safe.
I laughed when he said it.
Once a Dad, always a Dad worrying about their children. A world wide concern
Lol
That was really wonderful, Noraly. A bit of personal touch too. Great energy as always. Keep going and be safe.
Wow a history lesson in the country of your birth. And seeing your parents and the background music to views of where you are high up with the drone were quite great, along with the scenery.
"You kow how to drive back?" Your father asked you during farewell. That was the nicest moment, made tears in my eyes. He was instinctly doing his best to help and protect you asking that otherwise regular question what in your case, after going around the world with your motorbike sounded so special. Congratulation for your jurney and family, and thank you for the nice times wachting your videos. Cheers.
Hi Noraly,
Thankyou for the very comprehensive explanation of how the Netherlands are protected. My Opa and Oma left the Netherlands post the first world war and moved to South Africa where my mother was born, and where I was born. I am now living on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia and have never seen the extent of engineering that protects the low lands, and as an engineer I must say it is amazing. Love all your videos and travels, come visit us one day again.
Allan Reynolds.
Great job with this “documentary style” episode Noraly! Your story line, content, editing and overall production is very well done. Lots of interesting history and facts, I’m sure it must have been a bit emotional for you to see the family gravestones related to that tragedy. Thank you for including footage of the homes & towns, it’s so refreshing to see how clean and pretty all the areas are in the Netherlands and the architecture is so beautiful! Congratulations on this excellent episode & keep them coming! 😎👍🏍
Another fascinating Vlog Noraly, thank you (and your Dad) for sharing your family history with us. And for showing us more of the fantastic countryside where you live :)
Keep it up please
What a treat to see you and your folks together and all talking in your own language. Charming. And then there is the serious side of the conversation relating the events of 1953. Wow. Our Southern Ontario Hurricane Hazel came one year later in the fall of 1954. Still remembered because Hurricanes are a Very rare event here in Ontario.
Such an interesting episode. And seeing the big caissons with your drone... how they drifted out of line and then got stuck in time. Great stuff.
Ik ben daar zo vaak geweest, maar zoals ik het nu zie met deze beelden is het toch fantastisch om dit te zien. de volgende keer als ik daar voorbij rij ga ik het op een andere manier zien en beleven.
Extremely impressive engineering by the Dutch to protect the Homeland! Very informative info in this video. Danke Noraly.
Brought tears to my eyes, your grandfather was a strong loving, caring man! And I am the same age as your father, he is a lovely man, he loves his daughter too, as I have one daughter of four children! Thank you for sharing this closeness you have with your parents!! Your mother was filing you as you arrived!! I am an engineer so I appreciate the barriers you showed us!! Thanks for your drone videos!!
Hi Noraly! A very interesting video indeed. I was sorry to hear of your family tragedy so many years ago. The sheer scale of the engineering that has since taken place to protect the lowlands is quite astonishing! Thanks for sharing this bit of your country's history with us. Looking forward, as always, to your next video! Ride safe and stay safe!
The love in your fathers eyes when he saw you was golden!! And also a huge thank you for another great lesson in history and culture! Your attitude and presence is captivating. vriendelijk bedankt Noraly! All the love and well being from Finland! - Perttu
Your parents are so sweet, no wonder they have a daughter like you!
I watched this again as I was discussing Dutch history with a friend. Thank you Noraly.
Thank you for showing your beautiful home land The Netherlands. I am from Singapore, we are adopting the land reclamation engineering design and experience from your specialists. Awesome video !
Nice to meet your Mum and Dad, and learn some history from Dad's encyclopedic knowledge. Love the way he checked if you know how to get back after you've been around the world alone so much !!!!
As a New Zealander, it's great to see some of the "original". I can understand the naming. Lovely country!
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Wow, that's very interesting Noraly...... I'm very sorry for the loss of your Family Members.
Stayed in Rotterdam for almost 9 months, but I never had such a detailed understanding of this issue. It is certainly very informative.
Hello... Wow... I'm very impressed with the engieering .., and even more impressed with you sharing your life and family history with us. Thank you, thank you, thank you...Good job with the cameras and the editing. You, your mum and dad are superstars !!! Blijf veilig tijdens uw reizen !!! :-)
Zierikzee @15:10 when you drove through the archway into this fairytale Dutch village with a windmill too was amazing 👏
Holland has some hidden gems 💎
Thanks for sharing Noraly
You learned from a tragic disaster and fortified against a possible future occurrence. Lessons for us all
Very informative, thank you very much!!! Beautiful country!!!
by the way, thank your father from your fans... he gave us you
great vids, keep posting!
Zum Schenken von Noraly gehören 2 Menschen.Vater und Mutter!
It's nice to meet your parents norali ❤
So the whole world has come to a stop and Noraly smiles and says "OK, let's go!" To all the grump people out there, cheerfulness is a choice!
Que gusto conocer a tu flia. .NORALY. ...
Mis saludos desde ARGENTINA. .
Hi Noraly,
I am from Schleswig Holstein, North Germany where people know: "Nordsee ist Mordsee!" In former centuries there were different storm floods killing thousands of people at Holstein's Western coast, also extinguishing great areas of land and turning them to ocean shelf (i.e. "groot Manndränke" in 1634).
Many thanks for the insight in the flood protection measures that have been undertaken in The Netherlands.
And how nice from you to introduce your parents in the video and to give us some insight in your familie's history.
I followed your channel through most of your journeys. At the moment I enjoy your trip through Turkey - amazing what you experienced there so far ... !
I very much love your channel and the way you are taking us with you. You are a beautiful person, traveler, teacher, geological expert and woman.
I lived in Namibia for a certain time, and for me personally the most impressive and fascinating season of yours is your participation at the Kalahari Rallye ! Your performance, your courage and how impressively you pushed your little Honda through the savanna, en hoe praghtig jy met die Afrikaaner deelnemers geskakel en saamgery het - dit was verstommend en indrukwekkend. - Eh hoop jy sal besluit om weer na Suider Afrika te kom - daar is nog veel om te ontdek en paaie wt jy nog moet ry.
Noraly, alles van die beste. Sorg asseblief vir jouself. Ek hou baie van jou.
Just watched your current South African trip which I'm enjoying as I was there 2 years back and loved it, plus also saw your your escape from Bolivia from Ep 72 (wow stressful) and somehow just stumbled across your Netherlands flood barrier vids .........all absolutely marvellous. The latter I loved your technical info, so not lost on me (and I'm sure others). Will definitely follow your new vids and catch up on your old. Excellent!!!
In 1953, I was twelve (12) years old, and I remember without the details reading about this disaster, and later reading one or more National Geographic Magazine articles about the storm and the efforts to rebuild and upgrade Holland's sea flood protection infrastructure.
I enjoy your happy intros into your videos: "Good morning Internet." Good morning Noraly. :-)
Thank you for sharing your family s
Tail. And your wonderful country
Amazing engineering to put it all together. I was but still in single digits in age when the disaster struck, so vaguely remember. People are industrious under dire circumstances and perform beyond expectations to resolve the previously unknown. If only the world’s menacing issues could be resolved with the same temperament. You have an amazing spirit to take on such long rides under such diverse and challenging circumstance with of course the many benefits to the beauty of the people and the landscapes they live. Thanks for sharing so much of what has crossed your path in travels. So much yet to see, so much yet to do, we will never die! Cheers 🥂
Say thanks to the parents that they have such a wonderful interesting beautiful daughter👍👍👍
Mom of course would like to see grand children but I don't think that's going to happen...
@@kellyjackson7889 You never know...
The Delta works have fascinated me since I first visited the site on school trip in 1982 (I was 12 years old at the time, I'm Flemish, by the way). Since then, Zeeland is a place where my family and myself eally feel at home and we visit the area frequently. In any case, the Delta Works are very impressive to see, and they, as well as the whole of Zeeland, will keep on fascinating me forever.
Every time we are going to Holland, I 'm in admiration of those fences, the political decisions and the engineering that made this possible. It means to me that human being, when of good will, can make miracles for the benefit of all. How many countries in the world can achieve this?? Not so many, I'm afraid....
The caissons were part of a massive project called Mulberry Harbours. Construction of massive floating concrete blocks for D Day landings were made possible by the hard work of many people. My Grandfather was one of them. He told me as a young boy stories of how a man could fall asleep standing up whilst digging with a shovel. How despite illness, lack of food and sleep they kept on working. I hope that the world we live in would appreciate more how blessed we are to have all that we do have. I love Holland and have visited many times. A wonderful country with so many kind people. Happy riding. Love from England.
I was a big WW2 history nut. Amazing stories. Great Dad and your a wonderful person in the netherlands or any continent.
The difference between this video and your other videos is that there is a lovely personal touch to it - a glimpse into your family history - I thoroughly enjoyed it. I understand why you keep the personal out of most of your videos but there are times when I would like to see more about what got you to this point in your life - who are you and what makes you tick. Your videos have been very professional (in my opinion) for a very long time and I have to be honest, I could not really see what was so different about this particular one but then I have never edited a video and have not got the faintest idea what that means. The engineering was so impressive.
That was an amazing trip around your country today. Incredible history and very informative. I'm ready for the next one! "Let's go!"
My condolences to your family, and your dad who appears to be in good shape. I bet he is the one who told you to get back up if you fall down. It is always good when you have family support, because we all have the ability to do whatever we set our minds to do no matter how many barriers stand in our way. The hardest struggles in life will always be those barriers we try to cross.
Hello Noraly !! Wonderful episode the history of to Zeeland one of the provinces in The Netherlands. Very interesting..!Thank you ! Tony
Hey Noraly, I’m from south Belgium and was born in 53. As a Child I heard about the big floodings in the Netherlands. I’ve been in Zeeland several times for holidays, but never seen the entire anti flooding works. Very interresting vidéo. Thanks. John