Dordrecht boat tour, in Holland’s oldest city

One of the great pleasures in visiting a Dutch city is taking a boat ride through the canals, passing those ancient historic old brick buildings, especially in a place like Dordrecht, which is one of the oldest cities in the Netherlands.
00:00 intro
00:29 my comment about the ride
00:59 not canals, but harbors
01:10 bridges
01:31 off-season
01:45 link to other Dordrecht video, walking tour
02:04 map route of boat ride
02:25 Grote Kerk
03:28 Oude Mass river
03:53 Nieuwe Haven harbor
04:04 Long Iron Bridge (Lange IJzeren Brug )
04:19 beauty of marina
04:55 into Wolwevershaven
05:06 Straatman lift
05:18 cargo ships
06:04 river confluence: Oude Mass, Merwede and Noord
06:15 Groothoofdspoort gate to city
06:30 Wine Harbor map route
06:49 economy of trade goods
07:08 houseboats
07:19 economy flourished
07:44 richest town, then Rotterdam took over
08:10 boat ride ends
08:23 see our other video, Dordrecht walking tour

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