The 's is short for "Des", which is an old genitive form. Originally it was Des Hertogen Bosch, which translates as "the wood of the duke". It's like 's Gravenhage, the alternative name for Den Haag (The Hague), which was originally "the hedge of the count".
Ooh, nice one. I've never seen Den Haag explained before. I knew Amstelleredamme, and Des Hertoogen Bosch, but 's Gravenhage I had not come across yet. So cool, old language! 🥰
What a lovely video you made from my hometown! Always nice to see it through "visiting" eyes, it makes it more special. Thanks! If you might come another time: keep the events in mind and above all mardi gras/carnaval in (mostly) february and get yourself than accompagnied by a local (it will give you twice as much fun). And if you come in spring, visit the town in the maymonth with blue-white flags in the center everywhere (pelgrimagemonth towards Mary in the cathedral), especially in the weekends and on sundays sitting in the morning on the terraces on one of the town's cafees on the square before the cathedral seeing the people come in out of the environment (10/20/30 km walk) with the old historical guilds is amazing (with of course a limpse inside the cathedral). Also the Jazzfestival in the weekend of Whitsundy is very pleasant.
The fountain with the dragon statue in the beginning of the video is sometimes also called the mother-in-law monument. Sometimes guys lay flowers there just before getting married to appease the old dragon aka their mother-in-law. At least I've seen them doing that when I still lived their till about 20 years ago.
's-Hertogenbosh is an underrated gem :) Well, while on provincial capitals: Either Arnhem or Maastricht next. Both steeped in history (Maastricht going even back to Roman times!) Arnhem has the openluchtmuseum (that alone is a day trip, and I recommend doing that in the summer) and Burgers' Zoo (again a separate daytrip) but also the John Frost bridge where there was heavy fighting in WW2, park Sonsbeek, and a very interesting central station Maastricht has the Vrijthof, some nice shopping streets and some very old buildings
Agreed on Maastricht :) Arnhem has some great museums, but you shouldn't come in expecting a cute historical city on par with others in the Netherlands.
The area of 's-Hertogenbosch has several Roman roots too. Julius Caesar was even here. He wrote in his book De Bello Gallico about a big battle in the south of the Netherlands. In 2014 archaeologists discovered that this battle with Caesar as the leader of the Roman army of 40.000 men took place between Empel (part of 's-Hertogenbosch) and Maren-Kessel (6 miles from 's-Hertogenbosch). According to Caesar 400.000 members (men, women and children) of two Germanic tribes were killed. Archaeologists suppose Caesar exaggerated. They estimate the number of Germanic casualties around 50.000. Remains of the battle (bones, helmets, swords, arrowpoints, spears) can still be found. After the battle Romans settled in Empel, where 30 years ago the foundations of a Roman temple were discovered. Furtermore, near the Saint Johns cathedral the oldest prehistoric settlement of The Netherlands was discovered 25 years ago. A Neanderthal man settlement from 70.000 BC.
Middelburg is also nice as an underrated provincial capital. Usually people visit Zeeland for the coast and beaches, but overlook the beautiful historic town center of the capital with an impressive medieval church and abby complex.
Great to see you in the city that I love the best in the Netherlands. You really need to check out the nature area "Het Bossche Broek" when you come back, as well as some of the other parks we have around that city. It has a lot to offer, and because there is something nice to find in all those small streets, and great restaurants all around. You really will need more time.
Looks like a beautiful city. Never been there, but it's definitely on my list. I would recommend visiting some of the 11 cities in Friesland. Dokkum, Sneek, Hindeloopen, Harlingen and Leeuwarden are definitely worth a visit. They are not big, but they are really beautiful. You can even combine a few of them in 1 day, if you have a car or use public transport. If you're really ambitious, you can visit them all. Many people do that in just a few days. Each city has a unique fountain as well.
You didn’t go to the Hieronymus Bosch art centre? It’s amazing ! It’s in an old church, where you can take an elevator to the top of the tower! Oh and check out Zwolle, Deventer and Zutphen. All very old lovely towns
So great how you started your day from Central Station on to getting coffee and good of you to get the Bosche Bol. I live in a small town 25 minutes from here and that's what I did almost 5 years ago just like you. Coming from a city Rotterdam to the countryside and close to 's Hertogenbosch was a great move. So enjoy and so glad finally someone else takes a peak at other cities than Amsterdam!
Hi Janey I went to Amsterdam for three days last November. Thursday to Sunday. One day I visited Haarlem and on the Saturday I went to Hertogenbosch for the mega record fair. But I thought I can't come to Den Bosch and only go to the fair I have to check out some of the city. So I had a little wander around for an hour or two saw the square and the cathedral. Oeteldonk was on that day and I loved it. There was a great vibe and atmosphere. The cathedral was very impressive. And all the Oeteldonkers seemed in great spirits. The ones I asked seemed only too happy to pose for a photo. Next November I'm taking to friends to the Netherlands. So when we go to the fair I'll make sure we get there even earlier and I can see more of this city.
Its one of the more beautifull cities in the country. Small but very pleasant atmosphere. And the oldest brick building (which I dont think is the oldest :) has a night club underneath it now lol. Its really popular and quite big you probably didn't even notice but from thursday through saturday its full of people.
Thanks guys for uploading the video. I live just about 10 miles east from Den Bosch so all you showed is very recognisable to me. I do agree a trip by boat "under" the city is an absolute must. Once you will return I would recommend besides what's already said: take a look at the "bolwoningen" in the Maaspoort (tiny houses for 1 person) and visit Monument Kamp Vught (WW2 memorial).
Great you did the binnendieze! If you go to Friesland I highly recommend Sneek! A wonderful cute town with a great maritime museum, and my nephews favorite museum of model trains in the train station itself. Museum card is applicable. Alkmaar also great with cute centre and cheese market. And I highly rate West Terschelling, on Terschelling. Cute town with oldest light house in the Netherlands and beautiful island with huge beaches, dunes and forest.
So proud of my city. And de Bossche ballen really are a trademark for this city. I am really happy to see it gets some extra attention instead of usually just our city of Amsterdam. Hope you had a great time and hope to see you return someday. Keep us updated!
You should be proud! It’s an absolutely gorgeous city, and we experienced such warm hospitality there. Amsterdam is nice, but there’s so much more to discover! We can’t wait to come back and explore more. Thank you so much for watching.
Top 👍😊 Den Bosch is my favorite city in Noord Brabant. Next cities interesting to explore might be the Hanze Steden in the east of The Netherlands: Zwolle, Deventer, Zutphen, Kampen, Doesburg 😊
Next time visit the “House of Bosch” situated at the great market at nr 29. A beautiful restored 13 th century house where Jheronimus Bosch came to live with his family in 1462 age 12 . Follow the tour through the house , imagine yourself in the middle ages, climb the same stairs as Bosch did and enjoy the beautifully made audio visual presentation.
The catholic south with its more exuberant architecture. The st-Jan is a one of a kind for the Netherlands. I love Den Bosch, but Maastricht really outclasses it. After you’ve done the south you should also visit the old towns and cities along the river IJsel. Kampen, Zwolle, Deventer, Zutphen, Doesburg. These Hanze-cities though typically Dutch have a vibe of their own. And when your in the east, the little town of Ootmarsum and the surrounding landscape is beautiful as well. (Visit the galleries with Ton Schulten paintings and get blown away by his colors)
@@TAndTGoDutch the north is where I live. The 11 Frisian cities and towns in Groningen-province also have a certain flavor of their own. Leeuwarden and Groningen both have great museums and beautiful citycenters. Hindeloopen Workum and Appingedam are picturesque Harlingen is great to combine with a visit to the islands of Terschelling or Vlieland (which are the best of the waddenislands imo)
As someone from 's-Hertogenbosch I like Maastricht most of all towns in the Netherlands. Yes, even more than 's-Hertogenbosch. Maastricht has Grandeur, 's-Hertogenbosch has just a bit of it. But outclassing 's-Hertogenbosch is something else. 's-Hertogenbosch outclasses Eindhoven and Tilburg, but Maastricht does not outclass 's-Hertogenbosch. Yes it has more class and Joie de vivre. And culinary spoken Maastricht is in its own class in the whole country. But 's-Hertogenbosch is a good #2. Really the two most interesting towns of the whole country. Both with a historical almost untouched centre. Hieronymus Bosch would still find his way in the centre of his town, 500 years after his death. Wonderful towns with a great atmosphere. Strangely enough both local soccer clubs are lousy.
A few years ago there was a Hieronymus Bosch exhibition in the Noordbrabants Museum in 's-Hertogenbosch. His extant paintings were borrowed from various museums around the world and displayed together. It was stunning!
Den Bosch!!! Best city in The Netherlands, no I’m not biased😀. You need to go back during summertime when they are doing there Theater festival Boulevard (think in August)
That was awesome. You're making me homesick. I'm glad you got to try a Bossche Bol. It's pretty much just one bakery that makes them all and the town is known to run out on busy tourist days.
@@TAndTGoDutch Fun story: The more widely known Dutch creampuff pastry had a racist colonial name when I was a kid. When I went back in my 20s and ordered one in an Amsterdam bakery, I was looked at quite sternly by the person behind the counter. She grumpily said, "We don't call them that anymore"... and that moment was honestly the first time I thought about the name. I apologised profusely as I paid and walked out with my tail between my legs.
Definitely check out the Noordbrabants Museum when you come back to Den Bosch. It's a little gem (actually it's not that small). De IJzeren vrouw lake is also a nice spot in Den Bosch mainly on a sunny day preferably with leaves on the trees ;)
Nice trivial thing about IJzeren Vrouw. Historians suspect that there are two German V1 rockets of WW2 on a depth of about 45 metres. The rockets were launched in the east of the Netherlands in the direction of the harbour of Antwerp. The attack was part of the Battle of the Bulge in the Ardennes. One rocket malfunctioned just above the little lake and crashed without explosion. The other one was shot down by a Polish fighter, but did not explode either. The authorities let them rest because it is more dangerous to go and investigate than to let them rest with a huge amount of water above them. Next to the IJzeren Vrouw a third V1 crashed above a civilian suburb and killed 26 people.
Ah yes, Bossche Bollen from the place they originally are from. Nothing better than that. I live in the USA now but growing up in Brabant I still think there’s not really any donut or other type of dessert comes close to that chocolate ball of goodness. It’s kind of like a Boston crème Donut but with more like whipped cream and better Dough and chocolate. Also interesting you use the name Noord-Brabant as it’s most often referred to just as Brabant but technically it’s correct as noord/north because of the part that’s Belgian.
Cool video! For your next visit to the southern/eastern part of the country: go to Nijmegen! It's one of the oldest cities of the Netherlands, dating back to Roman times. The city has also an university, and it's known for it's progressive vibe.
@@TAndTGoDutch it’s kind of funny to hear foreigners say my city or country is nice. Cause to me it’s just a boring place. Another funny thing, is that foreign visitors have seen more of my country than I have. I’ve lived in Den Bosch my whole life (48 years) and not once have I taken that boat tour. Even though my moms bf is one of those “captains”
Don't forget one of the biggest artists Rembrandt van Rijn. He was born in Leiden, not Amsterdam. Nope Leiden. And Jan Steen, Gerrit Dou. Nice to see that you are travelling through the Netherlands. To learn about the country. Love your video's. And Den Bosch 's-Hertogenbosch is a nice city. You have so many beautiful places in our country. Arnhem, Groningen, Maastricht, Alkmaar. You will be travelling a lot. 😜
One other thing: Bossche Bollen is a name invented for tourists. The older inhabitants of the city still call it a chocolade bol (chocolat ball). A “sjoklaode bol” in the dialect of the city … 😁
The RUclips account Bicycle Dutch is based in ‘s-Hertogenbosch and he’s said the city name in several videos, which may help you in the pronunciation. The beard trim on Travis looks sharp 👍🏼
Sertoogenbos :) (Or sairtoagenbohs I guess if you are reading the pronunciation with an English internal voice) Also Den Bos, by the way, the 'ch' are silent here (and in most Dutch words that end in 'sch').
The 'sch' never has been pronounced as 'sh' or 'sj' indeed. The sound always is just 's'. In the beginning of a word like : school it is being pronounced as an S followed bij a hard g or soft g. Sch in early times sounded : sk so: Skool or Jheronymus Bosk......
I'm glad I read your comment I'd been pronouncing the name like it looked and totally missing out the s. Also I was saying the Bosch in Den Bosch like the German power tool brand. I'll visit Den Bosch for a day next November and the city will come up a lot in conversation. So it's nice to be able to pronounce it properly I feel better about that.
@@Snowshowslow Hi my friends and I will be going to the mega record fair which I went to last November. It'll be their first time in the Netherlands. But don't get me wrong we want to see more of Hertogenbosch than the fair. Last time I was solo travelling and thought it would be crying shame not to check out some of the city too. Oeteldonk was on and people where happy to pose for photos the clothing and atmosphere was amazing. Saw the square and the cathedral. Maybe for about an hour and a half. I went to Haarlem as well. We will use Amsterdam as a base and travel various places like Rotterdam maybe even Germany. Rutger Hauer is my all time favourite actor I've saw over forty of his movies. I saw he was born in Utrecht. My friend likes WWII history. I made a little video with some Den Bosch footage. ruclips.net/video/zO48M-ahc_o/видео.htmlsi=ixhoN8v7GX9BXQ9Z
Haven't been in Den Bosch for a while, so thank you. Some constructive feedback: the music is a bit too loud for me..louder than your voices, so maybe you can take that into account. Keep up the good work!
Well since some months, on the market where you stood (oldest brick building) there is also the original building where Jheronimus Bosch worked as a painter. You can visit it, it tells you about that time (also in Englisch) and you can walk through the entire building. You also missed Drieske who, while peeing in the water around the old city, saw bandits from Gelre and warned his father. He saved the city by his peeing and thats why at that place the dutch manneke pis (mister pee like in Brussel) stands in Den Bosch. You also missed The Bossche Broek, it's the viewpoint witch the defenders of the city had over their ennemies. It's the originall defence wall from the middle ages. There is so much more to aee and tell, hope you will visit Den Bosch again soon!
Love your video's, but there is no point in uploading in 4k60hz if the content is 15fps. The low fps make the panning shots quite nauseating. I don't know if this comes across hars or not, but I'm just trying to give you some feedback that you might consider for future uploads.
Love it when city's preserve the old character of the streets etc. All the small alleys and canals looked amazing and cozy. That's what I hated about Barcelona. I know I'm going against the popular opinion here, but i hated it how they made everything tall and wide.
My mum and dad met at the Jewish school in DB during the war. They were the only students who married. There is a monument to the children who were murdered. Some relatives were incarcerated at nearby SS Kamp Vught.
You say " den bos" or "hertogenbos" ut you write den bosch and shertogenbosch. It's bossche bol. Sint Jan. 😊 i live in Den Bosch, i work at the efteling. Should visit it too Its 28 min driving from where you are
Hi guys! Great video as always I see ppl in the comments have already pointed out the reason behind the Den Bosch/'s Hertogenbosch thing. A lot of areas in the Netherlands belonged to (basically largely independent) counts or earls. For example, the 'Graaf van Gelre' was a pretty powerful player in the Middle Ages. Of course that area is now (mostly) the province of Gelderland. A lot of city names have a historical link like that; logical all the way! It was only due to the 80 years war that things changed and we became a cohesive country. Should you ever have the time in your busy schedule, and if you're interested in history, there is a great documentary about the 80 years war (arguably one of the most impactful Dutch events, aside the golden age & WWII), made by 'defragged history'. It's very detailed and thus a long series. Shorter series (7 episodes) is on RUclips as well. Just type '80 years war documentary' and you should get to it (if I've already mentioned this before, sorry!). Fun part is that you can find so much in The Netherlands straight out of the historical docu including the siege of Den Bosch. Canon balls, bullet holes & original houses/city walls can still be found all over the country. From the era stems the 'issue' of north vs south (which later let to Belgium saying 'bye bye' to our young kingdom. Basically religion (of course), Catholics in the south and Protestants in the north! The Hanzesteden were the odd ducks, they were protestant, but got rich because of trading so those cities also showcase a lot of splendor. Link to that. About a month from now on 21/22/23 October, there will be a live battle called 'the slag om Grolle' where ppl will recreate a battle straight out of the 80 years war in a city/area from that period. Has its own website if you're interested. Might be fun to walk around in living history! Last few tips: should you ever visit Arnhem, it has caves underneath the city you can visit with a tour-guide. Planning required. Also, in Deventer you can visit the (tiny) Charles Dickens museum (although that requires planning since it's not always open) which is there due to the Charles Dickens festival which takes place in December. Looking forward to your Efteling (and Kasteel Ter Haar Christmas Fair?😉 ) vid. Have a great week!
Oh bummer! We’re going to be back in the US during the 21-23 of October. Thank you for the tips of Arnhem! We think we’ll make it to Efteling in November, we’re excited!
@@TAndTGoDutch Pity for the battle, but hope your trip to the USA will be fun! No Thanksgiving in the States? Grolle takes places every two years, so more chances in the future;-)
No Thanksgiving in the US for us. We’ll likely have a small celebration here, possibly introduce our neighbors to what an American Thanksgiving looks (and tastes!) like.
@@TAndTGoDutch Sounds wonderful;-) I hope you'll give us Dutchies a hint of what you'll do. I've done some Thanksgiving dinners here due to my teaching & UK/US studies connected to it. Usually made pear/pecan and potato dishes. No turkey (vegetarian here). Totally into cranberry crumble, but you might thrown that towards Christmas? Would love to see your tastes in the matter!
Very very old Dutch: Des Hertoogen's Bosch, that means, Forest of the Duke. (although I'm not sure Hertog translates to Duke) So that meandered into Den 's Hertoogen Bosch, to 's-Hertogenbosch. And now in normal speech: Den Bosch, but the ch is silent. Den bos.
Yes exactly with the pronunciation! In the USA we say sch like he does here in the video but in Den Bosch the ch is silent. I get that is confusing though, since other words like schildpad, Schiphol etc actually the ch are pronounced prominently and not like in English when its more of a long Ssss
@@marcvanMaanen 👍You were right. Then Deventer has an advantage of almost 100 years. 's-Hertogenbosch got its cityrights in 1185, but there was a settlement since the Roman era. Buildings of wood. With the exception of the Roman Temple in Empel, a small village that belongs to 's-Hertogenbosch, 3 miles from the city centre.
Going by the comments you can make out how provincial this town is. They all want you to pronounce the convoluted name of their town by going silent the "ch sound" at the end but want to borrow a "s" fron an old dutch article "des" and stick it right in front of the' h" of Hertog (earl/duke) to create a "sh" but this time going silent only on the "h" to pronounce it "sertogenbos" and all this to talk about a non-existing forest, leave alone duke/earl. . No wonder the painter from this town also has a very convoluted sense of humor as can be seen in his drawing of hell.
The 's is short for "Des", which is an old genitive form. Originally it was Des Hertogen Bosch, which translates as "the wood of the duke". It's like 's Gravenhage, the alternative name for Den Haag (The Hague), which was originally "the hedge of the count".
Ooh, nice one. I've never seen Den Haag explained before. I knew Amstelleredamme, and Des Hertoogen Bosch, but 's Gravenhage I had not come across yet. So cool, old language! 🥰
That's amazing information, thank you so much. Love learning about this country we're living in.
Des Graven Haage.
@@Pasunsoprano Indeed. 🙂
And to honor this translation we even have a music festival every year called “Jazz in Duke Town”
What a lovely video you made from my hometown! Always nice to see it through "visiting" eyes, it makes it more special. Thanks!
If you might come another time: keep the events in mind and above all mardi gras/carnaval in (mostly) february and get yourself than accompagnied by a local (it will give you twice as much fun). And if you come in spring, visit the town in the maymonth with blue-white flags in the center everywhere (pelgrimagemonth towards Mary in the cathedral), especially in the weekends and on sundays sitting in the morning on the terraces on one of the town's cafees on the square before the cathedral seeing the people come in out of the environment (10/20/30 km walk) with the old historical guilds is amazing (with of course a limpse inside the cathedral). Also the Jazzfestival in the weekend of Whitsundy is very pleasant.
Jan de Groot has the best Bossche bollen! Den Bosch is a gem, just like Leiden, Deventer, Haarlem and Maastricht to name some others.
The fountain with the dragon statue in the beginning of the video is sometimes also called the mother-in-law monument. Sometimes guys lay flowers there just before getting married to appease the old dragon aka their mother-in-law. At least I've seen them doing that when I still lived their till about 20 years ago.
Lol! What a fun tradition.
's-Hertogenbosh is an underrated gem :) Well, while on provincial capitals: Either Arnhem or Maastricht next. Both steeped in history (Maastricht going even back to Roman times!)
Arnhem has the openluchtmuseum (that alone is a day trip, and I recommend doing that in the summer) and Burgers' Zoo (again a separate daytrip) but also the John Frost bridge where there was heavy fighting in WW2, park Sonsbeek, and a very interesting central station
Maastricht has the Vrijthof, some nice shopping streets and some very old buildings
Agreed on Maastricht :) Arnhem has some great museums, but you shouldn't come in expecting a cute historical city on par with others in the Netherlands.
The area of 's-Hertogenbosch has several Roman roots too. Julius Caesar was even here. He wrote in his book De Bello Gallico about a big battle in the south of the Netherlands. In 2014 archaeologists discovered that this battle with Caesar as the leader of the Roman army of 40.000 men took place between Empel (part of 's-Hertogenbosch) and Maren-Kessel (6 miles from 's-Hertogenbosch). According to Caesar 400.000 members (men, women and children) of two Germanic tribes were killed. Archaeologists suppose Caesar exaggerated. They estimate the number of Germanic casualties around 50.000. Remains of the battle (bones, helmets, swords, arrowpoints, spears) can still be found.
After the battle Romans settled in Empel, where 30 years ago the foundations of a Roman temple were discovered.
Furtermore, near the Saint Johns cathedral the oldest prehistoric settlement of The Netherlands was discovered 25 years ago. A Neanderthal man settlement from 70.000 BC.
Middelburg is also nice as an underrated provincial capital. Usually people visit Zeeland for the coast and beaches, but overlook the beautiful historic town center of the capital with an impressive medieval church and abby complex.
Great to see you in the city that I love the best in the Netherlands. You really need to check out the nature area "Het Bossche Broek" when you come back, as well as some of the other parks we have around that city. It has a lot to offer, and because there is something nice to find in all those small streets, and great restaurants all around. You really will need more time.
I think our next visit will be a full weekend! Thanks for the suggestions!
Looks like a beautiful city. Never been there, but it's definitely on my list.
I would recommend visiting some of the 11 cities in Friesland. Dokkum, Sneek, Hindeloopen, Harlingen and Leeuwarden are definitely worth a visit. They are not big, but they are really beautiful. You can even combine a few of them in 1 day, if you have a car or use public transport. If you're really ambitious, you can visit them all. Many people do that in just a few days. Each city has a unique fountain as well.
You didn’t go to the Hieronymus Bosch art centre? It’s amazing ! It’s in an old church, where you can take an elevator to the top of the tower! Oh and check out Zwolle, Deventer and Zutphen. All very old lovely towns
Next time for sure, Tracey absolutely wants to go!
Totally agree with you.
Very nice vlog, great tips and yes de Bossche Bol is so tasty! 👍🙏
So great how you started your day from Central Station on to getting coffee and good of you to get the Bosche Bol. I live in a small town 25 minutes from here and that's what I did almost 5 years ago just like you. Coming from a city Rotterdam to the countryside and close to 's Hertogenbosch was a great move. So enjoy and so glad finally someone else takes a peak at other cities than Amsterdam!
Hi Janey I went to Amsterdam for three days last November. Thursday to Sunday. One day I visited Haarlem and on the Saturday I went to Hertogenbosch for the mega record fair. But I thought I can't come to Den Bosch and only go to the fair I have to check out some of the city. So I had a little wander around for an hour or two saw the square and the cathedral. Oeteldonk was on that day and I loved it. There was a great vibe and atmosphere. The cathedral was very impressive. And all the Oeteldonkers seemed in great spirits. The ones I asked seemed only too happy to pose for a photo. Next November I'm taking to friends to the Netherlands. So when we go to the fair I'll make sure we get there even earlier and I can see more of this city.
Its one of the more beautifull cities in the country. Small but very pleasant atmosphere. And the oldest brick building (which I dont think is the oldest :) has a night club underneath it now lol. Its really popular and quite big you probably didn't even notice but from thursday through saturday its full of people.
Thanks guys for uploading the video. I live just about 10 miles east from Den Bosch so all you showed is very recognisable to me. I do agree a trip by boat "under" the city is an absolute must. Once you will return I would recommend besides what's already said: take a look at the "bolwoningen" in the Maaspoort (tiny houses for 1 person) and visit Monument Kamp Vught (WW2 memorial).
Thank you for the suggestions, we can’t wait for our next visit. We know we missed a ton!
Great you did the binnendieze! If you go to Friesland I highly recommend Sneek! A wonderful cute town with a great maritime museum, and my nephews favorite museum of model trains in the train station itself. Museum card is applicable. Alkmaar also great with cute centre and cheese market.
And I highly rate West Terschelling, on Terschelling. Cute town with oldest light house in the Netherlands and beautiful island with huge beaches, dunes and forest.
So proud of my city. And de Bossche ballen really are a trademark for this city. I am really happy to see it gets some extra attention instead of usually just our city of Amsterdam. Hope you had a great time and hope to see you return someday. Keep us updated!
You should be proud! It’s an absolutely gorgeous city, and we experienced such warm hospitality there. Amsterdam is nice, but there’s so much more to discover! We can’t wait to come back and explore more. Thank you so much for watching.
Top 👍😊 Den Bosch is my favorite city in Noord Brabant. Next cities interesting to explore might be the Hanze Steden in the east of The Netherlands: Zwolle, Deventer, Zutphen, Kampen, Doesburg 😊
nice of you to v isit my home town of Den Bosch. Zwolle is a must see, and so are Heusden and Maastricht
Next time visit the “House of Bosch” situated at the great market at nr 29. A beautiful restored 13 th century house where Jheronimus Bosch came to live with his family in 1462 age 12 . Follow the tour through the house , imagine yourself in the middle ages, climb the same stairs as Bosch did and enjoy the beautifully made audio visual presentation.
Awesome, we’ll add to our list for our next visit!
Thanks for visiting my hometown. ❤❤
The catholic south with its more exuberant architecture. The st-Jan is a one of a kind for the Netherlands. I love Den Bosch, but Maastricht really outclasses it. After you’ve done the south you should also visit the old towns and cities along the river IJsel. Kampen, Zwolle, Deventer, Zutphen, Doesburg. These Hanze-cities though typically Dutch have a vibe of their own.
And when your in the east, the little town of Ootmarsum and the surrounding landscape is beautiful as well. (Visit the galleries with Ton Schulten paintings and get blown away by his colors)
We're slowly making our way around The Netherlands. Very much looking forward to visiting a few cities in the North soon.
@@TAndTGoDutch the north is where I live. The 11 Frisian cities and towns in Groningen-province also have a certain flavor of their own. Leeuwarden and Groningen both have great museums and beautiful citycenters. Hindeloopen Workum and Appingedam are picturesque Harlingen is great to combine with a visit to the islands of Terschelling or Vlieland (which are the best of the waddenislands imo)
As someone from 's-Hertogenbosch I like Maastricht most of all towns in the Netherlands. Yes, even more than 's-Hertogenbosch. Maastricht has Grandeur, 's-Hertogenbosch has just a bit of it. But outclassing 's-Hertogenbosch is something else. 's-Hertogenbosch outclasses Eindhoven and Tilburg, but Maastricht does not outclass 's-Hertogenbosch. Yes it has more class and Joie de vivre. And culinary spoken Maastricht is in its own class in the whole country. But 's-Hertogenbosch is a good #2. Really the two most interesting towns of the whole country. Both with a historical almost untouched centre. Hieronymus Bosch would still find his way in the centre of his town, 500 years after his death. Wonderful towns with a great atmosphere. Strangely enough both local soccer clubs are lousy.
My hometown, born and raised. Going to enjoy this video👌🏽🫶🏽
Such a special place! Thank you for watching!
In Nijmegen komt de 4-daagse. De 3de week in juli. Dat is een groot evenement met een week zomerfeesten. Veel te zien!
Another nice vlog. And have you ever been to Valkenburg? There they have beautiful hills, beautiful castles, beautiful cave. Really recommended
We're hoping to go in the next few months actually, we're particularly excited about their Christmas market!
If you love my city, you have to come back with carnaval! Den Bosch is always beatifull and great, but with carnaval its amazing!
A few years ago there was a Hieronymus Bosch exhibition in the Noordbrabants Museum in 's-Hertogenbosch. His extant paintings were borrowed from various museums around the world and displayed together. It was stunning!
Oh my gosh, that’s incredible. Fingers crossed they do another exhibit like that sometime!
@@TAndTGoDutch There's going to be a similar thing for Vermeer at the Rijksmuseum next year. Maybe you could get to that one.
Den Bosch!!! Best city in The Netherlands, no I’m not biased😀. You need to go back during summertime when they are doing there Theater festival Boulevard (think in August)
We LOVED our time in Den Bosch. Can’t wait to go back!
Sint Jan is more then a church, it is a cathedral. A cathedral is a church where a Bishop is residing. I was baptised there.
That was awesome. You're making me homesick. I'm glad you got to try a Bossche Bol. It's pretty much just one bakery that makes them all and the town is known to run out on busy tourist days.
I’m just glad we got there with enough time to get one. I can see how they’d sell out!
@@TAndTGoDutch Fun story: The more widely known Dutch creampuff pastry had a racist colonial name when I was a kid. When I went back in my 20s and ordered one in an Amsterdam bakery, I was looked at quite sternly by the person behind the counter. She grumpily said, "We don't call them that anymore"... and that moment was honestly the first time I thought about the name. I apologised profusely as I paid and walked out with my tail between my legs.
Lovely video.
Definitely check out the Noordbrabants Museum when you come back to Den Bosch. It's a little gem (actually it's not that small). De IJzeren vrouw lake is also a nice spot in Den Bosch mainly on a sunny day preferably with leaves on the trees ;)
We hope to be back soon, so we'll absolutely check those out next time!
Nice trivial thing about IJzeren Vrouw. Historians suspect that there are two German V1 rockets of WW2 on a depth of about 45 metres. The rockets were launched in the east of the Netherlands in the direction of the harbour of Antwerp. The attack was part of the Battle of the Bulge in the Ardennes. One rocket malfunctioned just above the little lake and crashed without explosion. The other one was shot down by a Polish fighter, but did not explode either. The authorities let them rest because it is more dangerous to go and investigate than to let them rest with a huge amount of water above them. Next to the IJzeren Vrouw a third V1 crashed above a civilian suburb and killed 26 people.
@@kinsella9455 Definitely interesting. Did not know that.
Ah yes, Bossche Bollen from the place they originally are from. Nothing better than that. I live in the USA now but growing up in Brabant I still think there’s not really any donut or other type of dessert comes close to that chocolate ball of goodness. It’s kind of like a Boston crème Donut but with more like whipped cream and better Dough and chocolate. Also interesting you use the name Noord-Brabant as it’s most often referred to just as Brabant but technically it’s correct as noord/north because of the part that’s Belgian.
Yes- totally an improved Boston crème situation!
Thanks for the tour
Thanks for watching, Linda!
My town! Happy to see this.
Such a gem of a city, we loved it!
Great video, audio, and content! Love what you do and where you're going.
We appreciate you joining us on our journey!
LOVE THE CINAMA SHOTS
Cool video! For your next visit to the southern/eastern part of the country: go to Nijmegen! It's one of the oldest cities of the Netherlands, dating back to Roman times. The city has also an university, and it's known for it's progressive vibe.
Nijmegen is absolutely on our list! Thanks so much for the tips.
You should come back during carnaval in februari, the city will be the best place on earth
I SAW YOU GUYS BUT I DIDNT KNOW IF COOULD APPROACH YOU GUYS
Oh my gosh! You should have said hello, we love meeting people who watch our videos.
Glad you liked our city. 🎉
We really did! Can’t wait to visit again soon.
@@TAndTGoDutch it’s kind of funny to hear foreigners say my city or country is nice. Cause to me it’s just a boring place. Another funny thing, is that foreign visitors have seen more of my country than I have. I’ve lived in Den Bosch my whole life (48 years) and not once have I taken that boat tour. Even though my moms bf is one of those “captains”
Den Bosch!!! 🥳 (Then boss) beautiful!
St'Jan cathedral is not a church but cathedral. 😉
Loved to see the sity where i grew up in your video. ☺️
Such a beautiful city, what a nice place to grow up. We can't wait for our next visit.
@@TAndTGoDutch visit the candy store 'tumtum' when you come back to Den Bosch some time. It's a nostalgic store and wurth a visit too! 🥰☺️
You should go to t’ Hart van Brabant next time for lunch! They have the best food and the nicest people!
Ooh! Thank you for the suggestion. We’ll keep that in mind for our next visit.
Don't forget one of the biggest artists Rembrandt van Rijn. He was born in Leiden, not Amsterdam. Nope Leiden. And Jan Steen, Gerrit Dou. Nice to see that you are travelling through the Netherlands. To learn about the country. Love your video's. And Den Bosch 's-Hertogenbosch is a nice city.
You have so many beautiful places in our country. Arnhem, Groningen, Maastricht, Alkmaar. You will be travelling a lot. 😜
We feel like our list keeps growing of places to visit!
@@TAndTGoDutch 😜
Cool video! Glad you enjoyed.
amazing dutch land
This beautifull city is knowing for her carnaval and historic catholic heritage Saint Jan cathedral. Its like New Orleans in the US.
No wonder we loved it! New Orleans is one of our favorite cities, so much so that we got married there.
One other thing: Bossche Bollen is a name invented for tourists. The older inhabitants of the city still call it a chocolade bol (chocolat ball). A “sjoklaode bol” in the dialect of the city … 😁
Correctie: sjekladebol
Ik woon in Oss dat licht ongeveer paar min rijden vanuit Den Bosch richting Nijmegen.
The RUclips account Bicycle Dutch is based in ‘s-Hertogenbosch and he’s said the city name in several videos, which may help you in the pronunciation.
The beard trim on Travis looks sharp 👍🏼
Thanks! We’ll check that out.
Tracey agrees about the beard trim. 😉
You know Den Bosch better than I do as a Dutchie.
Thats a shame, you should come visit our city some time, great place to visit during day and night
Sertoogenbos :) (Or sairtoagenbohs I guess if you are reading the pronunciation with an English internal voice)
Also Den Bos, by the way, the 'ch' are silent here (and in most Dutch words that end in 'sch').
The 'sch' never has been pronounced as 'sh' or 'sj'
indeed. The sound always is just 's'.
In the beginning of a word like : school it is being pronounced as an S followed bij a hard g or soft g.
Sch in early times sounded : sk so:
Skool or Jheronymus Bosk......
Great pronunciation tips, are always much appreciated. :)
I'm glad I read your comment I'd been pronouncing the name like it looked and totally missing out the s. Also I was saying the Bosch in Den Bosch like the German power tool brand. I'll visit Den Bosch for a day next November and the city will come up a lot in conversation. So it's nice to be able to pronounce it properly I feel better about that.
@@FeedbackPete Glad to hear it 😃 What will you be doing in Den Bosch?
@@Snowshowslow Hi my friends and I will be going to the mega record fair which I went to last November. It'll be their first time in the Netherlands. But don't get me wrong we want to see more of Hertogenbosch than the fair. Last time I was solo travelling and thought it would be crying shame not to check out some of the city too. Oeteldonk was on and people where happy to pose for photos the clothing and atmosphere was amazing. Saw the square and the cathedral. Maybe for about an hour and a half. I went to Haarlem as well. We will use Amsterdam as a base and travel various places like Rotterdam maybe even Germany. Rutger Hauer is my all time favourite actor I've saw over forty of his movies. I saw he was born in Utrecht. My friend likes WWII history. I made a little video with some Den Bosch footage.
ruclips.net/video/zO48M-ahc_o/видео.htmlsi=ixhoN8v7GX9BXQ9Z
It's a really nice city and fun fact, a predecessor of the Bossche Bol was being sold in Den Bosch by one of my ancestors in the 19th century.
Oh wow, that's so neat!
Lambermont of Henry van der Zijde?
@@kinsella9455 Lambermont
@@sergeleon1163 Lambermont indeed was the inventor of the Bossche Bol, although with a different filling. I think he called it Sjeklade Bol. Or not?
Haven't been in Den Bosch for a while, so thank you. Some constructive feedback: the music is a bit too loud for me..louder than your voices, so maybe you can take that into account. Keep up the good work!
Well since some months, on the market where you stood (oldest brick building) there is also the original building where Jheronimus Bosch worked as a painter. You can visit it, it tells you about that time (also in Englisch) and you can walk through the entire building. You also missed Drieske who, while peeing in the water around the old city, saw bandits from Gelre and warned his father. He saved the city by his peeing and thats why at that place the dutch manneke pis (mister pee like in Brussel) stands in Den Bosch. You also missed The Bossche Broek, it's the viewpoint witch the defenders of the city had over their ennemies. It's the originall defence wall from the middle ages. There is so much more to aee and tell, hope you will visit Den Bosch again soon!
We were so sad we only had one day there. Our next visit will be for a weekend, we think! Thank you for sharing your must-sees!
Also known as Duke Town 🎉
Love your video's, but there is no point in uploading in 4k60hz if the content is 15fps. The low fps make the panning shots quite nauseating. I don't know if this comes across hars or not, but I'm just trying to give you some feedback that you might consider for future uploads.
Den Bosch was called the dragon of the swamp back in the 80 years war. That is were the golden dragon comes from :)
Oh wow, thanks for sharing!!
Love it when city's preserve the old character of the streets etc. All the small alleys and canals looked amazing and cozy. That's what I hated about Barcelona. I know I'm going against the popular opinion here, but i hated it how they made everything tall and wide.
My mum and dad met at the Jewish school in DB during the war. They were the only students who married. There is a monument to the children who were murdered. Some relatives were incarcerated at nearby SS Kamp Vught.
We will look for that monument on our next visit, thank you so much for sharing.
You missed the Tramkade. And the parks.
We only spent the day there, so we were a bit limited on time. Thanks for the suggestions though, we’ll keep them in mind for our next visit!
You say " den bos" or "hertogenbos" ut you write den bosch and shertogenbosch. It's bossche bol. Sint Jan. 😊 i live in Den Bosch, i work at the efteling. Should visit it too
Its 28 min driving from where you are
Hi guys! Great video as always I see ppl in the comments have already pointed out the reason behind the Den Bosch/'s Hertogenbosch thing. A lot of areas in the Netherlands belonged to (basically largely independent) counts or earls. For example, the 'Graaf van Gelre' was a pretty powerful player in the Middle Ages. Of course that area is now (mostly) the province of Gelderland. A lot of city names have a historical link like that; logical all the way! It was only due to the 80 years war that things changed and we became a cohesive country.
Should you ever have the time in your busy schedule, and if you're interested in history, there is a great documentary about the 80 years war (arguably one of the most impactful Dutch events, aside the golden age & WWII), made by 'defragged history'. It's very detailed and thus a long series. Shorter series (7 episodes) is on RUclips as well. Just type '80 years war documentary' and you should get to it (if I've already mentioned this before, sorry!). Fun part is that you can find so much in The Netherlands straight out of the historical docu including the siege of Den Bosch. Canon balls, bullet holes & original houses/city walls can still be found all over the country.
From the era stems the 'issue' of north vs south (which later let to Belgium saying 'bye bye' to our young kingdom. Basically religion (of course), Catholics in the south and Protestants in the north! The Hanzesteden were the odd ducks, they were protestant, but got rich because of trading so those cities also showcase a lot of splendor.
Link to that. About a month from now on 21/22/23 October, there will be a live battle called 'the slag om Grolle' where ppl will recreate a battle straight out of the 80 years war in a city/area from that period. Has its own website if you're interested. Might be fun to walk around in living history!
Last few tips: should you ever visit Arnhem, it has caves underneath the city you can visit with a tour-guide. Planning required. Also, in Deventer you can visit the (tiny) Charles Dickens museum (although that requires planning since it's not always open) which is there due to the Charles Dickens festival which takes place in December.
Looking forward to your Efteling (and Kasteel Ter Haar Christmas Fair?😉 ) vid. Have a great week!
Oh bummer! We’re going to be back in the US during the 21-23 of October. Thank you for the tips of Arnhem! We think we’ll make it to Efteling in November, we’re excited!
@@TAndTGoDutch Pity for the battle, but hope your trip to the USA will be fun! No Thanksgiving in the States? Grolle takes places every two years, so more chances in the future;-)
No Thanksgiving in the US for us. We’ll likely have a small celebration here, possibly introduce our neighbors to what an American Thanksgiving looks (and tastes!) like.
@@TAndTGoDutch Sounds wonderful;-) I hope you'll give us Dutchies a hint of what you'll do. I've done some Thanksgiving dinners here due to my teaching & UK/US studies connected to it. Usually made pear/pecan and potato dishes. No turkey (vegetarian here). Totally into cranberry crumble, but you might thrown that towards Christmas? Would love to see your tastes in the matter!
The only proper way to eat a Bossche Bol is with your bare hands. Turn the Bol upside down and start eating!
Go to my town Tilburg too
We were there recently for the Redhead Days Festival. We loved it!
Eating a Bossche bol is always messy, especially on the go!
So worth it though!
For where i can book a tour for the boat .
Very very old Dutch: Des Hertoogen's Bosch, that means, Forest of the Duke. (although I'm not sure Hertog translates to Duke)
So that meandered into Den 's Hertoogen Bosch, to 's-Hertogenbosch. And now in normal speech: Den Bosch, but the ch is silent. Den bos.
Yes exactly with the pronunciation! In the USA we say sch like he does here in the video but in Den Bosch the ch is silent. I get that is confusing though, since other words like schildpad, Schiphol etc actually the ch are pronounced prominently and not like in English when its more of a long Ssss
I think, maybe, Hertog better translates to the Engisch Earl. However, this is based solely on a hunch 🙂
@@HermanCouwenbergh I couldn't think of any other word than duke at all, so hey, another possibility! Earl, I like it.
If you say Den Bosch more like Den as in the english word (room/cave) and Bosch more like Boss then your close to the pronunciation of Den Bosch 😁👍
That's very helpful, thank you!
Told you before, I'll be happy to show you the beauty of Eindhoven :)
We need to make our way out there soon!
@@TAndTGoDutch Eindhoven loses the competition with 's-Hertogenbosch hands down.
st Jans is actually a cathedral.
Thanks, we misspoke. Appreciate the correction!
‘s Hertogenbosch >< Den Bosch >< Duke Town ( Famous festival: Jazz in Duketown)
We both love jazz, so we may have to make it out for that festival next year!
Is one month to spend in Den Bosch too long? Will be boring?
You guys walked litteraly on graven in the st. Jan
Graves *
Go there with carnaval
Nobody knows how to eat Bosche Bollen, so don't worry, not even us Dutchies. To go with Weird Al: "Just eat it." ;-) You'll probably need a napkin.
Lol! Love the Weird Al reference. 😂
What is the name of the canal booking place?
Hi @ozymandias! We used this site: dagjedenbosch.com/en/activities/historical-boat-tour-on-the-binnendieze/
Seems like a beautiful area to bad all we saw was your heads talking...maybe try doing that off camera while you show the city....just an idea...
The pronunciation is : Den Bos
Thanks!
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It called s' Hertogenbosch. U say sertogenbosch. Great from Maastricht
You say : sertogen boS
Ich bin vaan mestreech, ich spreak juus gin broabengtsj
@@Gianluca-ROTTERDAM Maastricht, the most exciting town of the country. And I am from 's-Hertogenbosch.
Ps; the oldest stone/brick house is not in den Bosch but in the town of Deventer. Just sayin' :-)
De Moriaan is build in 1220. I don't know the age of the building in Deventer. Could be possible because Deventer is slightly older than Den Bosch.
@@kinsella9455 I had to look it up, the house was built in 1130, on older foundations from the 8th and 9th century
@@marcvanMaanen 👍You were right. Then Deventer has an advantage of almost 100 years. 's-Hertogenbosch got its cityrights in 1185, but there was a settlement since the Roman era. Buildings of wood. With the exception of the Roman Temple in Empel, a small village that belongs to 's-Hertogenbosch, 3 miles from the city centre.
Pretty sure oldest brick house not building but could be wrong
's Hertogenbosch or the more modern version Den Bosch, is fonetically pronounced "Dan Boss"
Love Den Bosch, but hate Bossche bol. So nice, but a real battle to eat one. New shirt required…
Lol! It was impressive we didn't end up with it all over ourselves. Same thing with tompouce too, so messy!
Hey ginger 'S -Hertogenbosch has no church the Sint Jan is a cathedral....
Oh yes, we misspoke! Thanks for the info!
its st jan not st john church
Sorry, we misspoke.
Going by the comments you can make out how provincial this town is. They all want you to pronounce the convoluted name of their town by going silent the "ch sound" at the end but want to borrow a "s" fron an old dutch article "des" and stick it right in front of the' h" of Hertog (earl/duke) to create a "sh" but this time going silent only on the "h" to pronounce it "sertogenbos" and all this to talk about a non-existing forest, leave alone duke/earl. . No wonder the painter from this town also has a very convoluted sense of humor as can be seen in his drawing of hell.
"sair-to-khen-BOSS" or "den boss"
Bois les Duc
St Jan's church is not cool but beautiful Btw, i'm an Atheist
Next time don't say Den Bosh, in this case the sch is just pronounced as an s. So Den Bos. Same goes for Hiëronimus Bosch. Just an s at the end.
Bedankt!