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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 https://youtu.be/MDW291payAs travel videos & photos at: https://townsofeurope.com/ with text, maps & links.