It's so much fun to find international and cultural hotspots in places you wouldn't expect. We've enjoyed visiting New Orleans, Little Italy (in Chicago), and now Pella, IA! Where are your favorite pockets of international culture?

@adrisadventures7850

3 жыл бұрын

Chinatown in San Francisco.

@jojodatz

3 жыл бұрын

Hermann, MO :: German culture!

@RuthandThomas

3 жыл бұрын

Oh so cool! We’ve not yet been to hermann, but we’ve heard really good things! Didn’t know it was all very German.. might have to make a trip there next!

@RuthandThomas

3 жыл бұрын

AND YES. We definitely want to visit Chinatown next time we’re in the San Francisco area!

As a Dutchman myself, this is very fun to watch. I hope to visit Pella sometime myself. Love from the Netherlands!

@RuthandThomas

3 жыл бұрын

Well welkom! That's so exciting that we got a viewer all the way from the Netherlands, have you ever been to the US before?

@peak420

3 жыл бұрын

@@RuthandThomas no sadly I haven't. I haven't even been outside Europe yet. But when I have the money for it I hope I can visit the US!

@mankytoo

2 жыл бұрын

Gewoon een keer er naar toe gaan. Het is echt super leuk om te zien. Daarbij als je naar Iowa gaat, begrijpt in principe niemand daar waarom je überhaupt voor een vakantie in IA hebt gekozen. Maar juist daarom vinden ze het super leuk. Ikzelf ben meerdere keren in Iowa geweest. Daar zie je het echte Amerikaanse leven ( ik moet daarbij wel vermelden dat ik in de gelegenheid was om meerdere keren bij de inwoners zelf voor enkele weken mocht logeren ).

As a teen who is grown up here, I’ve become accustomed to our buildings, so it is crazy to see people so surprised 😂.

I am from Pella! Thanks for visiting! The tourism drives our town.

Hi, my friend So glad to see you enjoy your cheerful life. Thanks a lot for your great guide. Great tour! Greetings from Seoul😄👍👍👍

@RuthandThomas

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! We have a lot of fun making our videos, do you guys grow tulips in Seoul?

What a cute little town! Also, that intro was awesome! Haha.

@RuthandThomas

3 жыл бұрын

Haha well thanks, guys! It’s definitely worth a visit if you’re ever in the area!

When Ruth has to watch her head, I’m probably up to the gutter or roof! But those shoes are twice my size 15s :) I get the metal reference by Thomas, I’ve seen some of the flower art on music. Nice travel vlog, thanks for sharing.

@RuthandThomas

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha I know! I (Thomas) really had to duck and I'm not even that tall, but it was really tall and spacious once you got inside. And thanks! I tried finding a metal album with a thorny tulip on it, but to no avail. Most flower motifs in metal are roses I guess 🤷🏼‍♂️🧐

You had us at Dutch chocolate! That "S" pastry looks pretty interesting, and the flowers are gorgeous! This is a really cool, and we'll definitely keep it in mind for whenever we make it to Iowa. Thanks for showing us around!

@RuthandThomas

3 жыл бұрын

The Dutch Chocolate was SO tasty! It made for a delicious addition to our brunch! And yeah, you definitely have to try the Dutch letters if you ever find your way to Pella (which we would recommend if you ever are in Iowa) - it's really just a fun little town to explore and hang out in!

@cld3761

2 жыл бұрын

Dutch Letter are to die for. They sell them here now too.

Hi friends. Fantastic intro. Very cool. And more pigs than humans? Interesting fun fact. What a cute little place to spend the night. 30 year old horse-awesome. The tulips were gorgeous. We've thought about some for our yard. This makes me want to get to planting! The canal was pretty cool, too.

@RuthandThomas

3 жыл бұрын

Haha glad you liked the intro! Yeah, the airbnb was a great place to stay for the night - real cozy! If ever you guys are in Iowa in the spring you should check out Pella, there is so much more to do than we were able to see. We unfortunately were only there for a few hours, but you could spend a whole day just walking around their downtown and exploring all their little shops and things!

@McGuiresOnTires

3 жыл бұрын

@@RuthandThomas That's awesome. We love little towns like that. Every place you enter and every person you meet has a story to tell.

I love going to the tulip festival. I think you would enjoy the Amana Colonies!!

@RuthandThomas

2 жыл бұрын

Yes!! Amana Colonies! I (Ruth) went there as a kid with my parents and we used to get dried fruit (of all things lol) and honey sticks, but that's all I remember of it. I need to go back as an adult to explore again. What are the highlights we should see?

We are here I can't wait to explore tomorrow...

@RuthandThomas

Жыл бұрын

Hope it was an awesome trip! We love Pella!

This is so cute love all the aesthetics and the cute cozy cottage bnb 🥺❤️ never been to Iowa hahah THats a lot of pigs 🐖 🐖🐖🐖🐖🐖🐖🐖 the tulips are so cute 🌷🌷never been to Iowa before but it looks fun and full of culture and tasty food places.

@RuthandThomas

3 жыл бұрын

We were really not expecting that much culture haha Ruth had been but I(Thomas) hadn't before so I was just expecting a normal town with a few Dutch-themed things. But they're really proud of their heritage and it seemed like every business paid homage to their Dutch roots in some capacity. Y'all should definitely check it out if you're ever in that area, a lot of fun things to see and do. Pella's only a 5 hour drive from Chicago! haha

You missed the Sunken Garden located about 3 blocks north of the square. It has lots more Tulips and another windmill with a wooden shoe shaped pond in the middle.

So happy you were able to visit! I went to college in this town and the Tulip Time Festival was the highlight of the year! The Windmill is actually fully functional and you can buy the flour in the Historical Village gift shop. The Klokkenspel figures actually do things, but the Wyatt Earp figure tends to be stuck frequently haha. The figures tell the story of the founding of Pella so you will see Domine Scholte (the reverend who lead the group), his wife Marie (pronounce Mariah) crying over her broken Delftware, Wyatt Earp (he grew up in the town and his boyhood home is in the historical village!), and the figures on the back side show aspects of Dutch culture like carving wooden shoes (they are NOT clogs and Pella people get very huffy about that), scrubbing the streets, and of course tulips! I hope you can make it to the actual festival this year! There is so much to see including people in traditional costumes from the Netherlands, educational presentations, parades daily, Dutch food, tours of the city, folk dancing, and plenty of live entertainment!

@RuthandThomas

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks for all the information! It is so cool to hear how much history Pella has and we can't wait to be able to go back. 😃

The granary had Gosselink Builders stenciled inside. They were located west of town before the town expanded and made farm outbuildings. The Gosselinks were friends of our family and we played in the buildings every time we were there. The Pella refugees landed in Baltimore, not Boston. My great-grandfather was a Pella wooden shoe maker. A pair of his wooden shoes were presented to Teddy Roosevelt when he came through Pella on a train from Des Moines to Keokuk.

This is beautiful. I enjoyed your vlog. I love how you guys film and edit your videos. 🙂

@RuthandThomas

3 жыл бұрын

Aw thanks! We're still figuring it out, but we have a lot of fun doing it :)

hello my friends we hope all is well. what a great little Air BNB when we went to Malta we also stayed in an Air BNB and it was amazing to save some money. We hope you enjoyed this wonderful Adventure it sure looks like you had fun. Stay safe and Stay Blessed my friends Love and Light Sarah and Glenn

@RuthandThomas

3 жыл бұрын

Ooh a little Maltese Airbnb sounds absolutely lovely! We really like being able to stay in people's homes when we travel because you get a more complete idea of the culture and what the locals experience!

I love seeing videos like these!!! I live in Pella and it makes me so happy when people love to be here. And for all the buildings it is a requirement for all building in pella to have a Dutch front! And also it is very annoying to most people that love in pella to have early tourist!!! Like at this point everyone is over it!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 but no we love our tourist as much as the tourist love pella!!

@RuthandThomas

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your nice comment! We absolutely loved Pella. It is such a charming city to explore and we could have spent so much more time there. Interesting that all of the buildings are required to have a Dutch theme to them! We had no idea and just thought they all wanted to be on theme 😄 But it is seriously a cool city and a delight to see! Wish we could have come in time for the actual festival - maybe next year!

@k_e_l25-06

2 жыл бұрын

@@RuthandThomas Yes maybe next year!!! So happy you saw my comment!

@haydenr7163

Жыл бұрын

I live here too

Love the country feel, very cool moments 😊

@RuthandThomas

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It really was such a unique Airbnb and the hosts were so friendly! Definitely worth a stay if you're in the area!

I freakin LOVE Pella and I’ve been to that exact coffee shop! Tip for anyone that goes to Tulip Fest in the future: there is ANOTHER LOCATION of Jaarsma Bakery that is about 20 minutes away! No line for the same pastries!

@RuthandThomas

3 жыл бұрын

That’s so cool! Were you there for Tulip Time?? We had never been before, but it’s such a unique place that we would definitely go back to. And that’s a fantastic tip! We really wanted to go to Jaarsma (or any bakery for that matter) but so many places are closed on Sundays 🙁🙁

@jojodatz

3 жыл бұрын

@@RuthandThomas Yep! I went during my last semester of college. 😭

Zero criticism of you, just noticing: I have never seen more fascination about tulips than I have this year. Crazy - because they are so awesome.

@RuthandThomas

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha we don't ever normally think about tulips, but we were in the area so we thought we had to check Pella out and see what the fuss was about! Turns out, they really are a cool flower - we had no idea how many varieties of tulip there are. We saw many that looked like the traditional tulip shape, but then there were some that looked like roses, carnations and even hydrangeas!

I am so glad I found this vlog before I head to Iowa! We will be in the area at tulip time and now I have to defiantly check this place out!! Thanks so much!!

@RuthandThomas

2 жыл бұрын

Oh man, if you're in the area during the festival you should definitely check it out! It is such a unique town and seems so random plopped in the middle of rural Iowa!

@rventures1021

2 жыл бұрын

@@RuthandThomas We just came back from our Road trip!! Pella was truly amazing!! Thanks again!!

I would like to see that tulip festival. Tulips are my favorite flower.

@RuthandThomas

3 жыл бұрын

You should go sometime! It really is so colorful and vibrant. And the city is just cute and fun to walk around as well. If ever you're in Iowa, you should check it out!

@clay2990

3 жыл бұрын

I got to be in the parade for it

Here early😋 watching it from India😊

@RuthandThomas

3 жыл бұрын

Ah! Banshan, you are always one of our first viewers 😄 Sorry it's been awhile since we've posted, but we're back!

AHHHH! I acctually used to live here. I moved july of 2021. Its so cool to see you pass my school and my street. My sister worked at the smokey row you went in and i was in the tulip festival parade. I also know some of the people you had in the backround!

@RuthandThomas

2 жыл бұрын

That's crazy that you knew some people in the back of our video!! What a small world! We really enjoyed our time in Pella and would love to go back again when more things are open. Truly a gem of Iowa!!

I live in pella and I can say it is one of the funniest places expesily tulip time

@RuthandThomas

2 жыл бұрын

It was so much fun! We definitely want to come back for the real Tulip Time Festival - there's so much to do!

I thought this video was going to have an adult rating when it started😀 Very cute, I bet I could get my wife to stay here. Beautiful flowers, looks like a fun day.🐸

@RuthandThomas

3 жыл бұрын

haha not on this channel! But yeah, it was a really fun stay. So much cool history to see and really cozy! Also, really affordable so definitely worth it if you're passing through!

Cool video, you got all the info right, the museum has a great miniature village to look at and the outside has a lot of shops also, it also has tithe childhood home of Wyatt Earp and the log cabin in the museum came from my grandparents farm

@RuthandThomas

3 жыл бұрын

That's so cool! Are you from Pella? We knew that Wyatt Earp grew up in Pella, but I didn't know they still had his childhood home. AND WHAT?? That's awesome! How old is the log cabin and how did they transport it from your grandparents farm??

@1sgengineerretired801

3 жыл бұрын

@@RuthandThomas yes, the cabin was moved in the late 60s, it was dismantled, labeled piece by piece with location

@RuthandThomas

3 жыл бұрын

Dang... that's crazy. We'll have to check it out next time we're close by!

That clock tower reminded me of Back to the Future, eh? How come the Dutch letter is S? Looks like a relaxing day guys. God bless!!! Kevin

@RuthandThomas

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha Yes! I forgot about that Back to the Future scene - so iconic! And I think we read that it started around Christmastime and stood for Sinterklaas (Santa Claus). But I guess they became so popular that they started to sell them year round! Thanks so much for the support :)

@WeretheRoberts

3 жыл бұрын

@@RuthandThomas ah cool. Kristi is from Iowa and never heard of it but now we have something new to try when we go back to visit. Lol.

@RuthandThomas

3 жыл бұрын

@@WeretheRoberts Oh cool! What part of Iowa?? Ruth is from Des Moines and Iowa City!

@WeretheRoberts

3 жыл бұрын

@@RuthandThomas oh cool. She’s from Winterset (birthplace of John Wayne and where they filmed Bridges of Madison County and other movies as Ruth would know. Lol) but most of her family is in Des Moines now. She grew up on a farm in Winterset and moved to Florida when she was 18. We go up there every so often to visit her family but it’s a 21 hour drive so we don’t get there near as often as we would like. Lol

@kendranicholson1473

3 жыл бұрын

The reason the Dutch letter is sold as an S is two fold: 1) it's the easiest shape, 2) SinterKlaas day It was customary to get one in the shape of your first letter. *Daughter of Dutch immigrants and Pella Native*

Pella is a great little village!! Me as a Dutchman visited Pella several times. Don't expect it to be as The Netherlands as it is like today. Just look at it like The Netherlands used to be many years back. But in an American "package" :) . First thing I noticed in your video was the Welsh Corgi Pembroke :) My Pembroke passed away 3 1/2 years ago. Seeing a corgi in Pella makes me smile even more :) I hope you enjoyed your stay. As I did years ago. I guess things changed since the last time I was over there in 2001. Love to come back someday.

@RuthandThomas

2 жыл бұрын

That's so cool that you've been to Pella! It is such a neat place and has so much character. We would love to make it to the Netherlands someday. We've seen a lot of Europe, but not the Netherlands. Thanks for watching!!

@mankytoo

2 жыл бұрын

@@RuthandThomas Well if you even consider to visit the Netherlands, just let me know. I could show you around over here. I live in the north of the Netherlands. Friesland. Famous of the Elfstedentocht. Heerenveen, famous of Thialf ( Speedskating ) Heerenveen is the heart of many sports in the Netherlands. Icehockey, Soccer, Speedskating, Gymnastics and so on. Friesland is know for a lot of water activities. Just let me know!

@lazardprodz

Жыл бұрын

@@mankytoo as Someone from Pella, we aren’t really a village. I mean it’s pretty much a town just like any other town.

For the Dutch Letters you must get the ones from Jaarsma.

@RuthandThomas

2 жыл бұрын

Yes!! We definitely wanted to go, but unfortunately they were closed since it was Sunday! If we ever get to go again, we'll have to plan better and get our letters from there!

Proud from Pella!

@RuthandThomas

2 жыл бұрын

Hi! Pella’s an awesome town! We had such a fun time exploring it 😁

Wow so in love with the antique cottage😍 so pretty and comfy. Interesting to know that Iowa has more pigs than people hahaha. Did you guys went for a horse ride?

@RuthandThomas

3 жыл бұрын

I know! I really thought Ruth was just joking, but Pigs outnumber people 8:1 😮 .. And no, we would have really liked to, but the owners said the horses can be a little temperamental and so no one really rides them anymore. But we would love to go on a horse ride sometime!

@BanshanMarwein

3 жыл бұрын

@@RuthandThomas cheers guys and have a great weekend 😍❤

Great intro sequence! and hahah okay that's A LOT of pigs! Also idk why, but I can't stop thinking of pella windows hahah. Have you guys heard of that? Wonder if they're out of IA 🤪 thanks for sharing your adventure!

@RuthandThomas

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much guys! And yeah! They're actually based out of Pella, IA and we saw there headquarters and big factories! Actually the clip at 6:06 is of the Pella Corporation! haha Thanks for watching!

@krystalanderic

3 жыл бұрын

@@RuthandThomas omg totally missed that! we were prob talking about we can't stop thinking of pella hahah. love it!

@RuthandThomas

3 жыл бұрын

@@krystalanderic 😆

i'm gonna move here in the future!!!

@RuthandThomas

2 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome! Seems like a great place to live!

Can't wait to retire there

@RuthandThomas

2 жыл бұрын

Oh that's cool! Yeah, Pella is a nice little town and would definitely make for a quaint retirement location.

I live in Pella. Nice video

@RuthandThomas

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the nice comment! We really had such a delightful time in Pella. It's a quirky town, but quite charming and more cultural than your average midwest town. 😊

such a cute thumbnail and intro!!

@RuthandThomas

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! We had some fun trying a few new things and it seems like it worked! :) Thanks so much for that comment and encouragement!

I actually live in pella happy tulip time!

@RuthandThomas

2 жыл бұрын

Yay! Happy Tulip Time!! Wish we could come back again this year!

Is there a light in the outhouse? I would imagine that would be very dark at night and a bit scary. You guys are brave.

@RuthandThomas

3 жыл бұрын

There was.. but I think it was broken haha.. it was scary.. I (Ruth) ended up going to the bathroom with the door a little open...😬

At first, I thought you guys went to Solvang, CA. Btw, nice video

@RuthandThomas

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! I had never heard of Solvang before, but it looks adorable. We always love finding those cool, cultural experience - without having to leave the US haha And thanks for the support :)

@MrMrsMemories

3 жыл бұрын

@@RuthandThomas solvang is in california, it is a dutch town. nice little place to check it out. it is also in one of our video.

@RuthandThomas

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrMrsMemories We'll have to check it out!

Did you seen a pond that's in shape like of a wooden dutch shoe if not you should check it out It's Awesome

@RuthandThomas

2 жыл бұрын

No! Shoot. We didn’t have as much time to explore Pella as we wanted, but that sounds really cool! Is it located near the downtown area?

We call the dutch letter a banketstaaf/letter. But this looks like a simple americafied version and it should not be that dry. My mom likes to heat them up in a pan. Also the S stands for St nicholas

@RuthandThomas

2 жыл бұрын

Oh cool! Yeah, the Dutch Letter was delicious! We really want to go to the Netherlands sometime and see the Dutch culture there. And thanks for letting us know - our favorite thing about this channel is when people comment on our videos and tell us things we didn't know!

It is way too weird living in Pella and knowing everything about it then watching other people's perspectives and how they pronounce names.

great thumbnail! I had no idea the difference between a granary and a silo either. Nor did I realize there were more pigs than humans in Iowa.. I can see the eyelashes as metal.

@RuthandThomas

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Hahaha Ruth had no idea what I meant when I said they looked "metal" ... glad you guys got it! And thanks so much, guys 😊 We always forget to be intentional with our thumbnails, but it's awesome y'all liked this one - that means a lot.

@TheDetourDuo

3 жыл бұрын

@@RuthandThomas definitely get it and can see it too. Pretty sure there is a band called eyelash. Haha. We're the same with thumbnails. Tony usually has to dig into his bag of Photoshop tricks and pull a screenshot from our videos to edit. We need to be more thoughtful in that part of the planning.

@RuthandThomas

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheDetourDuo I know.. the problem is that the screenshots never quite turn out as good as a real photograph, but it's so hard to remember to take a picture! Haha trying to figure out where to take it is the hardest part 😆

I live in Pella and it is beautiful

@RuthandThomas

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!! We definitely want to spend more time there and go back some day if we get the chance. So much to see and do!

Here!

@RuthandThomas

3 жыл бұрын

Hey guys! We've been away from KZread lately, but it's good to be back at it!

Bologna sandwiches. My father-in-law would approve.

@RuthandThomas

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha I (Thomas) was never the biggest fan of bologna - I think it's because we ate A LOT of it growing up and then I ate it a lot in college (just because it was the cheapest meat I could find).. but these sandwiches we're really tasty. The bologna had much more flavor than the cheap stuff I would usually get haha and the melted swiss cheese just made it 👌🏼🙌🏼

@SorgiStories

3 жыл бұрын

@@RuthandThomas Niiiiiice!!! We empathize with cost savings. Heavy adulting right now.

@RuthandThomas

3 жыл бұрын

@@SorgiStories So true. 🥴

In my opinion the best small town in Iowa. But when you spent 4 of the best years living and going to college there, I guess I might be a little biased.

@RuthandThomas

3 жыл бұрын

Oh I didn’t realize there was a university there! It would be a really cool town to go to school in - was it a pretty big school??

I grew up there and lived a block from the. town square

@RuthandThomas

3 жыл бұрын

That’s so cool! It really is such a cool town - it felt like we were in another country haha

ᴵ ˡⁱᵛᵉ there

I’m from here 😂

@RuthandThomas

Жыл бұрын

Amazing!! What a cool place to live!

@blakedavis8596

Жыл бұрын

@@RuthandThomas I found this video at school and decided to give it a look and btw the Dutch let’s are amazing idk what your talking about

I live there 😅

@RuthandThomas

3 жыл бұрын

Woah, thats so cool ,it was our first time! Have you been to those windmills? Do you have any good food recommendations??

@anah6772

3 жыл бұрын

@@RuthandThomas I've definitely been to the windmills! :) Dutch letters taste absolutey delicious but in town a restaurant I like is Georges (They make great pizza!)

Outhouse etiquette: keep the lid down.

@RuthandThomas

2 жыл бұрын

Good to know!! 👌

Guess what. I live here!

@RuthandThomas

2 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome!! We love Pella!

𝓝𝓲𝓬𝓮 𝓽𝓸 𝓦𝓪𝓽𝓬𝓱 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓿𝓲𝓭𝓮𝓸 ❤

@RuthandThomas

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your support!

dank kanye ref

@RuthandThomas

3 жыл бұрын

You're the first one to notice!

I live in Pella you shodove went to Walmart

@RuthandThomas

Жыл бұрын

Haha is there something special about the Pella Walmart??

my naemis isaac treimer and i laek yourifon noberand achers

@RuthandThomas

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!!

Hey, I hope you are well. I have seen all videos. Very well. I appreciate your work. I want to connect with you & i have sent an email by ifthekar robin, kindly check it out. and waiting for your reply. Thanks

@RuthandThomas

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking out our channel!