The silence of the mill even came through in the video, so glad they are preserving the mills.

I didn't realize that windmills were so labor intensive. They look so romantic yet require constant attention.

I'm an American and this was fascinating. I never knew any of this about Dutch windmills. Thank you.

Anyone with enough time and money can restore an old building, but making a system to keep the actual trade knowledge alive is real genius. Kudos!

@alanraphael5895

2 жыл бұрын

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@louisjaxtyn7409

2 жыл бұрын

@Alan Raphael Instablaster ;)

@alanraphael5895

2 жыл бұрын

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@alanraphael5895

2 жыл бұрын

@Louis Jaxtyn It did the trick and I finally got access to my account again. I'm so happy:D Thank you so much you saved my account !

@louisjaxtyn7409

2 жыл бұрын

@Alan Raphael Glad I could help :)

This is AWESOME! I've always wanted to live in a lighthouse, but, now I'm really interested in these beautiful Dutch windmills.

This reminds me of my old friend whose father worked at the Library of Congress maintaining the book conveyors. He was the one with the knowledge to make replacement parts, how to temper the brass for each application to have the right level of springiness but not be brittle. There was so much technology in old machinery, arts that are now mostly lost.

Dutch are great builders, look at the craftsmanship of this windmill, thanks for sharing.

@coolfix948

Жыл бұрын

They were built by aliens then handed over to the poor millers

@vyhozshu

9 ай бұрын

🤣🤣@@coolfix948

I know a thing or two about windmills. But this man is remarkable knowledgeable. Learned new stuff about my country.

It's actually a little overwhelming for someone like me to imagine building or maintaining such a thing. Very impressive.

I had no idea windmills had so much in common with sail ships. Thank you for the video!

@yvonnecampbell7036

5 жыл бұрын

That's what I thought, a Landship!

It never occurred to me that people would be able to clear land like this prior to industrialization and steam/gas/electric power. This is amazing.

Kirsten and Maarten, Thank you for such a lovely memory, as we stayed at this mill Dec 2016. Maarten was not able to run the mill then, as he was still in training and not certified to do so. It was like being in a movie from the past, idyllic and serene. My husband is from the Netherlands (we live in the US), and it is nearly impossible to visit everyone while on vacation, so we invited everyone to the windmill. Most of the Dutch visiting that night had never been in a mill before. Maarten has done a wonderful job with the remodel, and everyone was impressed. Abcoude is a lovely town as well, with nice restaurants, a bakery with homemade croissants, a fish truck on Saturdays and a decent grocery store. Driving to the mill from town is not for the fainthearted (unless you are Dutch!), as there are canals on both sides of a narrow way with traffic from both directions. Staying there ranks with my top vacation experiences ever.

@scoutyd1885

7 жыл бұрын

Typo--We visited the mill back in Dec 2014...

@tamcon72

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for leaving this beautiful first-hand account!

That was about the coolest thing I've seen all week.

@pooorman-diy1104

4 жыл бұрын

can generate electricity as well ..

As a Dutchie living in the north of Sweden, this makes me a little homesick ;) I lived a short bike ride away from the windmills of Kinderdijk :) Really nice video!

For me this is one of your "crown jewel" videos!! Stunning video! I never even could have imagined this stuff existed without your videos. Thank you.

Beautifully explained. Fascinating.

Wow Kirsten!!! I wish I could "thumbs up" this vid 100 times!! Just fantastic! Thank you so much!!

@flurng

7 жыл бұрын

I was always under the impression that these machines all ground grains, (yawn...), but I was amazed to learn that many, if not most, pump water, as this one does, and some even power sawmills! Just absolutely marvelous machines!!!

Intriguing, fascinating & wonderful ....I am in love with windmills & , as an artist, I love to paint them. The people who invented them & make them are extremely ingenious. All credit to Mr. Van Dijk for doing such a wonderful job. Here in UK we have had a few people like him to do the same thing, but not enough ! I do hope his daughter can carry on when he leaves off ! Thank you very much for a wonderful video.

this is the sort of random aesthetic content i need

PASSION AND INTELLIGENCE ... why change if you've got something that works ... beautiful project, and it has to do with water ... let's go back 500 years and restore what kept Holland from having wet feet ... I'm impressed, really, such a wonderful project indeed ... and by the way, IT WAS BELISA BARCA WHO HAD THE IDEA OF COMBINING THE KNOWLEDGE OF SAILING BOATS AND WHEELS, she traveled from Brugge to Italy on a boat, and played with materials, didn't have to 'behave' like a princess and her four guardian angels saw the beauty of her being, tried to keep the genuine girl with the visions in her head ... the storm will pass and we will chose again for safe and sound ... PASSION lies on the start of a new area, not the fact that we can fail and do not always have the patience to finish the work ...

This is really cool. Glad to see they are keep some of these old historical windmills around.

@jaap3520

7 жыл бұрын

Lucas' rants and reviews i think destroying old windmills is prohibited here in the Netherlands. There are two in my village, one is still active and you can buy different types of flour there, and the other one got renovated not that long ago because it burnt down!

@duckszilla567

7 жыл бұрын

Jaap that's awesome

Heel erg bedankt Maarten van Dijk voor het verhaal, je hebt het op een kwaliteitsvolle manier uitgelegd en ik begreep alles, hoewel ik geen Nederlands of zelfs Engels ken. Veel geluk in het leven!

Absolutely loved this! Even though I lived in Amsterdam for a bit and knew that The Netherlands had pumped water out of the lands to make it liveable. I never knew how they did it. So fascinating! Great to see the passion of Maarten for keeping this machinery alive. Incredible the amount of water it can pump up. Wonder if the water pressure could then be used to make electicity as well? And all completely silent and with no pollution what so ever.

Sat watching this video in his beautiful windmill. Rented it out for 4 nights, its such an amazing place to stay and Maartin is a great host. If you're ever in Abcoude look it up and stay a few nights.

My best compliments for you and the old era of dutch people who developed the windmills!

Your videos are about so much more than unusual structures and the people who build/renovate them. They show the flowering of individuality and the expression of self. That strikes a really deep chord.

Great Job Kirsten. This is so interesting and one of a kind. We are so lucky so see this. Thanks!

Bedankt voor dit aandeelje. Eén van de dingen die ik het leukst vond toen ik door Nederland fietste. Groetjes uit Portugal 🙂

The cost of the timber alone today mind-boggling to think they created so many windmills. Beautiful

Little known fact, the reason that Holland could produce/replace fleets to fight against the English (17th century) is that the converted mills to become sawmills. Thus producing the building materials to build ships much more fast than the English could do. :)

@someotherdude

4 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't the english have used water-powered sawmills, which are easier to use?

@Dontbustthecrust

4 жыл бұрын

@@someotherdude No the British needed to ration their water to make sure their army had enough tea.

@7822welshsteam

3 жыл бұрын

We had a fair few windmills ourselves.

@ashleyhoward8926

Жыл бұрын

@@7822welshsteamAnd a navy with a working clock.

Thank you for this. It's fascinating. A marvel of engineering.

This is the coolest show I have ever seen. I am absolutely amazed by this. I want to be a miller!

Thanks for sharing, very nice (karakter you find too) to see and learn how the windmill works! (very well!). I'm dutch, but even here in the Netherlands it's not a common thing to learn about. Good to share !!

@NLDennis

7 жыл бұрын

Veel molens in NL hebben dagen dat ze gewoon los zijn om te bezichtigen en om een uitleg te krijgen, hier in het oosten in ieder geval wel... En dan heb je natuurlijk monumenten dag/weekend waarop ook veel molens open zijn. Maar ja... meeste mensen die zo'n molen bezoeken zijn vaak wel op leeftijd :)

So very interesting, Kirsten! My great great grandmother was born in the Trouwe Wachter molen in Tienhoven, Utrect. We have visited there and toured the mill.

Maarten what a wonderful combination of knowledge, interest and pure love for this machine!

I LOVE this one. I really want to live in NL. we keep visiting but it is not enough. These are my people.

Fortunate to work in a windmolen in 1976. Still have my opleiden books...thanks for sharing

@sudeshsharma4789

6 жыл бұрын

kevin donohue hello sir

this is my new favorite youtube channel. i've binge watched way too many to be a normal person anymore. thanks for such a broad spectrum of offerings. i love something about every episode; this one is wonderful in so many ways.

@kirstendirksen

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. This is one of my favorites,, though under the radar as a video.

@nicolasboullosa

4 жыл бұрын

@@kirstendirksen Agree. On my top 5.

Amazing! I'm Dutch myself but I never knew about al these buildings! Going to visit it all myself soon!! Thank you Kirsten

I am Amazed at these things, I had no idea that People lived inside them or the ability of these Beautiful windmills. Thank You for making this video and showing us the inside of them, Wonderful!

Its a paradise. Sooooo beautiful place, so beautiful inside the windmill. Its a dreamland.

These machines epotimize the how time and necessity moves the design process builds a better function. So, I see these mills as the perfect blending of Form and Function; these machines are functionally beautiful... and shelter, too!

Love this! Reminds me of the week I rented and rode a bike around the Netherlands two years ago. Visiting the windmills and older agricultural ways (rainwater cisterns collecting water from most home roofs) was always fascinating.

My name is Nathan miller, my ancestor was hans miller who was a Dutch miller. One day I wish to build a traditional Dutch windmill.

Loved the thorough content. I visited Kinderdijk today and this was very informative. Im impressed that your keeping it in shape. Keep it up!!!

He is great at explaining about the mill. Cool windmill, cool guy.

Its a fantastic film. This guy is a total legend. Totally immersed in the miller life. I loved this film. My favourite build is the shipping container in the woods. Not the minimalist feel but the idea. But this film is inspired. I know im gushing but well, this guy is amazing Much love from Yorkshire

great post kirsten, as a native dutch i really enjoyed this one.

WOW. I have a whole new respect for windmills. Bravo to Mr. van Dijk - you are a star!

Kirsten you find the greatest stories ! Your work is like that of National Geographic stories. Have you thought of selling your stories to N.G. ?..they may even hire you to do work for them. But if you do, I hope that you continue doing them here. Much peace to you. :-) ☮ ☕ 📷 ☺ ✌

@OliverPaulMusic

7 жыл бұрын

I think even better than most Nat Geo work these days!

@visualtraveler5263

7 жыл бұрын

They are in many ways indeed Oliver. :-)

@dejayrezme8617

7 жыл бұрын

It's probably more down to earth and less spectacular than NG

Dutch are special hard-workers, my dad lived there from the early 70's till the late 90's, every now and then , he kept mentioning their work ethic

Witnessing preservation of the Dutch built environment and historic trade in one instance makes my heart soar.

Will it still be like 'meditation' when he gets very old? His daughters might still be able to help. Such beautiful landscape! ❤️

Love all the various travels and dwelling you and your family explore and film.

FASCINATING! Great work KD!

I used to have a friend who lived in a windmill. His father was the miller and would do repairs on other mills in the Netherlands. Always fun to explore it.

Wonderful piece!! Very informative!! Thankyou for the exposure!!

That is a beautiful and amazing story. Kirsten you have out done yourself magnificent job. THANKSGIVING

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing this with us!

I loved this video, thank you for sharing this. That mill is beautiful. I really wish I could visit some day.

Absolutely riveting! Thank you.

incredible, thank you so much for recording and posting such interesting pieces of human ingenuity. Cheers from São Paulo, Brazil

It s a great move to renovate old buildings far more this kind of buildings. Lovely!

Fascinating. Learned so much. Thank you.

Thank you so much for complete information how a windmill works and living areas .

I like the Quixotic reference!

I love windmills!

@rasmustahepold1917

5 жыл бұрын

Me too

I adorn the beauty of the old fashioned windmills and 👍😍

Fascinating! What a great video! Thank you for reminding me that I hadn't seen this one - I do really like it too!

Full time fulfilling work. Intriguing.

Thanks for showing this again. Possibly your best piece. Maybe submit as a documentary.

I love this video! Thank you

I would love living in a windmill like that one!

Me encanta tu serie. Maravillosa!

Even for me as a Dutchman, who did visit several windmills offcourse, a great video. Thanks for sharing.

What an amazing history! How is the place heated? I heard Maarten say it was damp and cold, but certainly there are innovative methods to heat the space? The thatch alone is worth a full length movie; not something we see here in the USA. Thanks for posting this story!

The whiplash at 5:10 when he opens the modern-looking closet door and inside is just gigantic spinning gears

Amazing and what a lovely guy, hope his daughter takes up the trade to keep that beauty going. Over 300 uears old. Wow

So fascinating! Thank-you, Thank-you.

Top video over Molens ,,Kirsten ,,Bedankt

Feel at home. Just like the room/hotel that we ordinary, common, just like normally welive in. I thought that it was just only the physically windmill building but it is also a home inside

Very informative, thank you 🙏

Awesome video.....! I Always love vintage windmills and dream to build my own windmill house....!

This is a really great video. Thank you

This is the beautiful windmill that I have adored since I was a teenager. I think I saw the picture of this very Dutch windmill long time ago on a desk calendar of 1980s or 1990s.

Such extraordinary find and well-done video. How can it be that this does not get millions of views?

Thanks great Show!

Genius.

As a person who lives in a 6 Story windmill like this one i can say it not bad

Very good! ... interesting. Thank you for sharing with us.

FANTASTIK VID! I'm seeing humongous amounts of torque producing huge quantities of work. It has caused me to question why we think we need those tall spindly contraptions with long skinny blades for generating electricity. Perhaps this tried and true approach from olden times deserves a second look with updated materials and drive-train components.

This is so awesome!

Marvelous old technology... so ingenious ❤

Wonderful looking at something amazing

Very interesting, thank you for sharing.

What a great guy.

love it. thank you so much for sharing

this is amazing! thank so much

what a lovely machine...

Loved the information in the video, would love to visit some day.