EXPLORING THE *AMAZING* CASTLES AND FORESTS NEAR AMSTERDAM 🇳🇱

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  • Опубликовано: 5 янв 2025

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  • @richardaling5278
    @richardaling5278 3 месяца назад +15

    Kasteel de Haar is our version of a fairytale castle, built 19th century i guess and just being a nice house for rich people... I recommend kasteel Doornenburg. That one is a true example of a Dutch castle...

  • @channel4ferrets
    @channel4ferrets 3 месяца назад +20

    Jullie Nederlandse uitspraak wordt steeds beter! Ga zo door! 💪

  • @corrbhan5138
    @corrbhan5138 3 месяца назад +10

    Slot Loevestein is worth a visit. Also, a lot of the fortresses of the Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie are very interesting, as is the history of the Waterlinie in general.

  • @raatroc
    @raatroc 3 месяца назад +14

    The style of the city hall in Hilversum by Dudok is called "Nieuwe Haagse School" and is derived from the "cubism" movement in the first half of the 20th century.

  • @mke7605
    @mke7605 3 месяца назад +1

    For a fortress village, you should visit Bourtange in Groningen, near the German border.

  • @CakeboyRiP
    @CakeboyRiP 3 месяца назад +11

    Staying in a hotelroom to have a quiet night together is often underrated by people. Also.... 25k?! Congratulations!!!! 🎉🎉🎉

    • @buncharted
      @buncharted  3 месяца назад +3

      that is so true!
      and thank you 🥰

  • @thejohnnygsmith
    @thejohnnygsmith 3 месяца назад +17

    Kasteel de Haar bij Utrecht is the most beautiful castle. In the olden days the baron held lavish parties for the rich and famous there.
    Het Loo as others mentioned is also very nice, but is an actual palace. Both also have really nice gardens.

    • @roodborstkalf9664
      @roodborstkalf9664 3 месяца назад

      Baron married into a ultra-rich family. He was married to a Rothschild-"princess"

    • @rwiersema
      @rwiersema 3 месяца назад

      The castle gardens in Arcen are also very worthwhile

    • @marcpool8589
      @marcpool8589 3 месяца назад +1

      It's a fake castle designed by Pierre Cuypers who also designed the Centraal Station in Amsterdam. And was opened in 1892.

    • @thejohnnygsmith
      @thejohnnygsmith 3 месяца назад +1

      @@marcpool8589 why is it a fake castle. It's build on the ruins of the original castle. Many castles have been altered, rebuild or restored to their former glory through the centuries.

    • @marcpool8589
      @marcpool8589 3 месяца назад

      @@thejohnnygsmith Because they even tell you it's a fake castle in when you visit it.

  • @jo-anntai6840
    @jo-anntai6840 25 дней назад

    I love the simple goat milk soft serve ice cream the best at the goat farm!

  • @BleepingTom
    @BleepingTom 3 месяца назад +2

    Kasteel de Haar is the largest and most luxurious castle in the Netherlands. Its in the province of Utrecht in Haarzuilens. 5 KM from trainstation Maarssen. Kasteel de Haar is a 55 ha park with a maze, ponds (an English landscape park with French style gardens) where its allowed to pick-nick AND its free with museumkaart also.... Most recommended castle in Netherlands!

    • @annehoog
      @annehoog 3 месяца назад

      It's nice, but not really "original". The original medieval castle was in ruins when the baron van Zuylen had it rebuild and redesigned in the late 19th century using his wife's money (from the Rothschild family). It's now more an example of that era's extrema extravagance than of a real castle. Still very beautifull and impressive though. The redesign was by the architect Kuijpers who also did the rijksmuseum and Amsterdam train station.

  • @An-Ma
    @An-Ma 3 месяца назад +1

    Oohh, going to the Bostheater without mosquito repellent….. bold!! Nice video, guys. 👍🌷

    • @buncharted
      @buncharted  3 месяца назад +2

      ahhhh wow, the mosquitos here love michelle so i think we got really lucky then 😅😅😅

  • @TheRealTMar
    @TheRealTMar 3 месяца назад +3

    I should visit Muiderslot some time, looks amazing! I have spent a number of weekends at the fort (Westbatterij Muiden) across the harbour LARPing. It's a sea scout base and it's rented out too. The castle would be great for a LARP too.

  • @BabzV
    @BabzV 3 месяца назад

    Hey guys, ik geniet altijd zo ontzettend van jullie filmpjes, ook deze was weer top! 😃
    Oehh en gefeliciteerd met de 25K! 🎉

  • @gedovanderzee1224
    @gedovanderzee1224 3 месяца назад +1

    Gelderland is the castle province of the Netherlands! But not only castles but also places like Jachtslot Sint Hubertus or Radio Kootwijk are worth visiting.

  • @reviewerdiogeones5857
    @reviewerdiogeones5857 3 месяца назад +1

    Thank you for visiting our home town of Naarden! We like it a lot. We live just outside Naarden Vesting, it is only a 5 min bike ride. I see you have discovered Mout, definitely our favorite place for a beer and a bite. It is a typical micro brewery. I can highly recommend the Gooische Bubbel, a blond beer made with champagne yeast. Please come back some time, two days is waaaay to little to explore all the great places in het Gooi (the name of the area between Weesp and Baarn)

  • @jacksonteller1337
    @jacksonteller1337 3 месяца назад

    Fun to see you visit my hometown, Loosdrecht. I was born across from the Porselein haven when it still was Ottenhome. Now i live near Sypesteyn where we also did our wedding pictures.

  • @nyoko2926
    @nyoko2926 3 месяца назад

    Poor Alex, you look exhausted. But, on the other hand, you provide a great video again. I was born in the Netherlands BUT, you manage to see more than I did! En, Michelle, jouw uitspraak verdient punten!!!! 🥰

  • @reneolthof6811
    @reneolthof6811 3 месяца назад +2

    Het raadhuis van Dudok in Hilversum - to my taste the most beautiful building of the Netherlands! In interior design (also by Dudok!) is also fabulous.
    The biggest castle in the Netherlands is easily Kasteel Haarzuilens near Utrecht. It has a famous Hollywood star connection since this is where Audrey Hepburn was partly raised. Yes, she is of Dutch descent and actually spoke Dutch rather well, also in her glory years.

  • @tabithagrootveld4824
    @tabithagrootveld4824 3 месяца назад +2

    bezoek Slot Moermond in Renesse. Ligt in een mooie omgeving en Schouwen Duiveland is een mooi eiland met heel veel te zien!

  • @feann5395
    @feann5395 3 месяца назад

    Hi there! Have you ever visited Zutphen? Lovely romantic old starford on the IJssel. Beautiful surroundings too (Achterhoek, Veluwe) and good climate.

  • @fredvankempen2177
    @fredvankempen2177 3 месяца назад +1

    Gooi en Vechtstreek... getting closer to my former home (Bussum), guys!!

  • @JulesStoop
    @JulesStoop 3 месяца назад +2

    6:06 Hey, that’s my friend Tim Eijmaal there on the stage! (The guy in black with the brown guitar.) I hope you told him ‘hi’ from me 😅

  • @M________________________
    @M________________________ 3 месяца назад

    These video's are so fun and relaxing to watch, love it!

  • @Infinito_T
    @Infinito_T 3 месяца назад

    Hmm think from castles that i visit in the Netherlands. The one in Hoensbroek i really like with dungeon and hidden room

  • @significantsprite
    @significantsprite 3 месяца назад

    Castle Doornenburg is nice, they have a cool medieval festival. Close to Fort Pannerden and only beautiful bikeride along the dike from Arnhem, where you should realy get diner at Konijnenvoer or Colibrí.
    Second visit to Arnhem maybe? 😊
    I think you haven't seen Museum Arnhem, Park Sonsbeek and the medieval cellars.
    Great video, I still have to go to Muiderslot, thanks for the reminder 😉

  • @Bianca771
    @Bianca771 3 месяца назад

    Cool that you guys went to Muiderslot. I grew up in Muiden and visited the castle several times.

  • @patrickvandenberg7700
    @patrickvandenberg7700 3 месяца назад +1

    If you love castles....make sure to visit Brederode Ruins...Its gorgeous and still original 13th century. Hollands most romantic castle. Close to Haarlem. You will love it, guaranteed.😊

  • @paulbakker311
    @paulbakker311 3 месяца назад +3

    We have in Baarn 3 kastelen 1 groeneveld 2 hoge vuursche 3 former royal castle soestdijk

    • @apveening
      @apveening 3 месяца назад +1

      Soestdijk isn't a castle but a palace. And how about Drakensteyn?

  • @mirandanel
    @mirandanel 2 месяца назад

    Kasteel de Haar in Haarzuilen daar moeten jullie heen. Dat is de grootste Kasteel in Nederland. 🏰❤❤❤

  • @timgrob696
    @timgrob696 3 месяца назад

    How nice to see you visited Hilversum and spent some time in our "dorp". The Vitus church is the highest neo Gothic church (98m) and was built by the same architect of the Rijksmuseum and Amsterdam Central Station.

  • @timsuper1779
    @timsuper1779 2 месяца назад

    Seeing you both walk around with Iamsterdam cards made me wonder if you've ever thought about buying a museumkaart. This card gives you acces to about every castle, museum and open air museum in the Netherlands and costs only about 70 euro for a full year. Since you like to explore a lot, it will definitely be worth it. Have fun exploring the rest of our beautiful country! If you do decide to buy the card, Kasteel de Haar would be an excellent first stop, or maybe Huis van Gijn in your hometown.

    • @buncharted
      @buncharted  2 месяца назад

      it was just for the video, we do have and use museumkaarten most of the time :)

  • @bookiemeow173
    @bookiemeow173 3 месяца назад +1

    Zo leuk dat jullie het Muiderslot bezocht hebben, mijn favoriete kasteel is Slot Loevestein, dat ligt ook echt prachtig. Mooie video weer!

    • @margitjoosen9108
      @margitjoosen9108 3 месяца назад

      Slot Loevestein, wat heb ik daar veel uren rondgebracht toen ik nog een klein meisje was 😂

  • @corkdorkchris
    @corkdorkchris 3 месяца назад

    The jazz concert seemed really cool. Definitely need to add that to my list.

  • @vo4wb
    @vo4wb 3 месяца назад

    Thanks for the Naarden Video. If you like Naarden you will probably also like Brielle on the island of Voorne Putten. Also consider to visit De Maasvlakte and a boat trip in the harbor if you ever visit Voorne Putten.

  • @outsidervideos8463
    @outsidervideos8463 3 месяца назад +3

    Not to far away from Dordrecht (about 45 km) Slot Loevesteijn in Woudrichem,

  • @vepextruckerful
    @vepextruckerful 3 месяца назад

    Visit the castle Slot Loevestein in Woudrichem. Take a 25 minute drive with the r-net train to Gorinchem, walk trough te old town of Gorinchem and take the ferry to woudrichem or Slot Loevestein Castle itself. Only 30km from Dordrecht.

  • @davevanbeers6944
    @davevanbeers6944 3 месяца назад +2

    It’s official you have seen more of the Netherlands than me (who has been born and raised here for 47 years) 😊 feels a little guilty. 😊

  • @drmcfacekick8912
    @drmcfacekick8912 3 месяца назад +1

    Hahaha me going "OH MY GOD A LITER OF COLA FINALLY ENOUGH FOR EVERYONE".... Cannot get over this country and their love of 300ml bottles.....

  • @Dutch3DMaster
    @Dutch3DMaster 3 месяца назад

    One of my workplaces is in Hilversum near the city hall. I very much like the architecture in Hilversum, Dudok's style is very recognizable and I like it a lot. Hilversum is a disaster to drive a car in though. I would rather not do it, but public transportation takes me almost 2 hours to get there from home, versus 45 minutes by car...

  • @severance1961
    @severance1961 3 месяца назад

    When in the future you are going to visit more castles in the Netherlands try to take once in a while one with a guide (a live person, not a prerecorded tape). It make it so much more interesting. Kasteel De Haar near Utrecht for example has so much history and interesting facts that you wouldn't know by just visiting it and looking around. You'll be amaze how much you will learn about Dutch history. 🤔

  • @hendrikvanbeek2570
    @hendrikvanbeek2570 3 месяца назад +6

    There are quite a few castles which are open to the public in the Netherlands. here are a few worth visiting: Kasteel de Haar, Kasteel Amerongen, Kasteel Ruurlo (with an art collection), Kasteel Groeneveld, Kasteel Middachten, kasteel Huis Bergh, Huis Verwolde, Kasteel Cannenburch en Kasteel Slangenburg. Gelderland is the province with the highest density of castles. For a more french experience in the Netherlands (southern part of the Netherlands), go to kasteel Neercanne or kasteel St. Gerlach, they have a great hotel and restaurant. The Netherlands has approximately 700 castles, but unfortunately not all of these are open to the public. Kasteel de Haar in Utrecht is definitely recommended.

    • @richardaling5278
      @richardaling5278 3 месяца назад

      Nd how many real castles have you mentioned? From the middle ageso, one that is defendable;). Kasteel de Haar is just a rebuilt from the 19th century. I recommend Doornenburg.

  • @jeroencote5212
    @jeroencote5212 3 месяца назад

    I think next spring you have to visit haarzuilens (castle de Haar) and village. It was rebuilt by the same architect that built amsterdam centralstation and rijksmuseum. It is still privately owned by a Baroness (and her family) and the village still has a link with the castle (and the village/buildings were moved when it was rebuilt) but you should go when the gardens have a lot of flowers (you can get the bus from station vleuten) and get the train to gorichem from Dordrecht and visit Woudrichem (old garrison town) and cross the canal with the small ferry to slot loevenstein, honary mentions are slot zeist (but it is not impressive) in zeist and slot Zuylen in utrecht but perhaps you can just go there on a short visit next time you visit utrecht

  • @2coixos
    @2coixos 3 месяца назад +1

    You can visit Brederode castle. Nearby is also "het kopje van Bloemendaal" .

    • @nielsjm
      @nielsjm 3 месяца назад

      Well it's the remains of Brederode castle. But still a nice place to visit. Combine with a lunch at landgoed Duin en Kruidberg and a walk through the dunes nearby. Or combine it with a visit to Fort Eiland Ijmuiden

  • @margitjoosen9108
    @margitjoosen9108 3 месяца назад

    You should go to slot Loevestein in Woudrichem, very nice and an interesting story about Hugo the groot and the bookcase. When you are there you can visit the old town of Gorinchem, a short boat ride to the other side of the river the Merwede. My hometown and it has so much history.

  • @andrekloer
    @andrekloer 3 месяца назад

    10:28 that doesn't look like old style Dutch architecture at all, it has more of a very Scandinavian vibe to it.

  • @Nucleosynthese
    @Nucleosynthese 3 месяца назад

    Kasteel Heeswijk is a nice castle to visit. It's in Noord-Brabant.

  • @mikedanyurs5126
    @mikedanyurs5126 3 месяца назад

    Another nice video, thanks.

  • @umbertoyltp
    @umbertoyltp 3 месяца назад

    That picnic basket was genius! My mother was sailing Loosdrechtse Plassen before I was even born. I remember Muiderslot on a schooltrip a long time ago.
    Naarden Vesting is a great old place for walking around, interior architect Jan Des Bouvrie used work and live there.
    Very nice vlog❤, but hey, I was born in Bussum.😂😊

  • @nicolevanvugt5997
    @nicolevanvugt5997 3 месяца назад

    Duce bagalow was partially filmed in kasteel de haar😃

  • @vanderquast
    @vanderquast 3 месяца назад +2

    Paleis Het Loo in Apeldoorn is het mooiste paleis van Nederland 😊

    • @buncharted
      @buncharted  3 месяца назад +1

      sounds like a good reason for us to visit apeldoorn!

  • @mvdz631
    @mvdz631 25 дней назад

    I'd recommend Slot Zeist.

  • @joebloggs2473
    @joebloggs2473 3 месяца назад +1

    A very nice vid you two! Muiderslot is very interesting. Het Gooi is a nice area if you the cash but it stinks of snobbery.

    • @DerpGnome
      @DerpGnome 3 месяца назад

      No, it doesn't! There's all types of people here, not just rich ones (I know, I live there and have no money). You're welcome to visit.

  • @velsen232459
    @velsen232459 3 месяца назад +2

    I enjoyed you guys. Keep going. Is Michelle a farmer's daughter? :)

  • @gertstuve3933
    @gertstuve3933 3 месяца назад

    In Diepenheim we have 6 castles😏 so plenty of them

  • @pascalnuman5391
    @pascalnuman5391 3 месяца назад

    OMG guys, you were in my city (Hilversum) and I missed you. ;)

  • @bartvschuylenburg
    @bartvschuylenburg 3 месяца назад +1

    I’d advise you to visit Huis Bergh in the town of 's-Heerenberg. It’s one of the largest castles of the Netherlands with a beautiful art collection. It’s close to the German border with het Bergherbos one of the most beautiful forrests of the Netherlands near by.

    • @buncharted
      @buncharted  3 месяца назад +1

      sounds super nice :)

    • @bartvschuylenburg
      @bartvschuylenburg 3 месяца назад +1

      @@buncharted hotel het Montferland is in that forrest. Though there are a lot of b&b’s (some even in castles) in the Achterhoek region as well.

  • @nicolevanvugt5997
    @nicolevanvugt5997 3 месяца назад

    Kasteel de haar!!!

  • @Dennio83
    @Dennio83 3 месяца назад

    Many names in NL are referring to to the defensive dykes called walls. With only dirt as a construction need, it was cheap and with the help of some oxen, not very hard to build. Even Amsterdams red district is locally known as " de wallen" which translates to "the walls". If the enemy approaches you with fast moving cannonballs, put a lot of dirt between it. As long as it's only cannonballs and no explosive rounds, you can even get away with a defense strategy like the star fortress. But as soon as you could blow away its peaks, it went utterly useless. Also, the technique to conquer star fortresses back in the day was to dig stair shaped trenches in the ground, all the way up to the fortress and then overrun it. This is the origin of the trenches today.

  • @bingbong6066
    @bingbong6066 3 месяца назад

    Omg another video from ☆the youtubers☆

  • @alaaf11
    @alaaf11 3 месяца назад

    dang, you were sitting in the bus I take a lot to Amstelveen! Too bad I missed you two!
    Next time when you are in Limburg to eat vlaai and zuurvlees (zoervleisch), also visit Kasteel Hoensbroek

  • @NotjustSomeone66
    @NotjustSomeone66 3 месяца назад +2

    Kasteel Doorwerth in Doorwerth en het Airborne Museum in Oosterbeek

  • @juultjeaalbers1518
    @juultjeaalbers1518 3 месяца назад

    We have a lot of musea😅
    And old castles

  • @aerin9352
    @aerin9352 3 месяца назад

    When are you going to Apeldoorn and checking out Het Loo and Appenheul?

  • @Starnewznetwork
    @Starnewznetwork 3 месяца назад

    Kasteel De Haar in Haarzuilens , dit is het grootse kasteel van Nederland volgens hun website.

  • @klausmulder6129
    @klausmulder6129 3 месяца назад

    Visit castle De Haar in Haarzuilen Utrecht is beautiful

  • @RS-Rdam
    @RS-Rdam Месяц назад

    “not so many castles anymore”?
    Today the Netherlands has about 700 castles. Of which about 550 are medieval. Slot Loevestein, Heeswijk, Ammersoyen, Doorwerth, Huis Bergh, Helmond, Hoensbroek, Amerongen, Zuylen to name a few.

  • @ruud2040
    @ruud2040 3 месяца назад

    As a kid I remember Amsterdamse bos was cald Bos Plan. And i have bin roeing races there. o. I onderstand why all the goats are afer you Michelle😉 Gooische: Goi issh a....some thing like that😁Thank for showing the hidden gems of Holland.🌷🌷🌷ps: i don't think you find something beautiful like Muiderslot in Almere.🙃

  • @jybuys
    @jybuys 3 месяца назад

    I'm learning a lot about my own country:)

  • @lindaraterink6451
    @lindaraterink6451 3 месяца назад +1

    You should go to Arcen Limburg, although the castle is not to interesting imo. The gardens are beautiful. Or the Loo. Yes the Loo. ^^

    • @buncharted
      @buncharted  3 месяца назад +2

      het loo? in apeldoorn?

    • @lindaraterink6451
      @lindaraterink6451 3 месяца назад

      @@buncharted Yes Have you been there already?

    • @buncharted
      @buncharted  3 месяца назад +3

      we haven’t! just wanted to take note of the right place. thanks for the recommendations :)

  • @ronvanos8928
    @ronvanos8928 3 месяца назад

    Visit kasteel de Haar, so nice

  • @tcranend
    @tcranend 3 месяца назад

    I can recommend kasteel Doornenburg. It's not as touristy as for example kasteel De Haar, but it is one of the most well-preserved Dutch castles. It's condition may have contributed to it being one of the main locations where they shot a (very) old Dutch TV show: "Floris" (source: /watch?v=XgtgF5XIV0Y). You might recognize Rutger Hauer as the titular character. He's a famous Dutch actor who eventually made his way to Hollywood, starring in films such as Blade Runner, The Hitcher, Blind Fury, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Sin City, and Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.

  • @ykebakker2384
    @ykebakker2384 3 месяца назад

    I live and work in that region (Gooi & Vechtstreek) ..... About that tiny castle you mentioned , have you been to Nederhorst ten Berg perhaps ? There is a small castle called Bommelstein which has been the inspiration for a comic about Olivier B Bommel .... or did you mean those buildings in S'Graveland

    • @buncharted
      @buncharted  3 месяца назад

      the tiny castle we went to was castle sypsteyn :)

  • @tjitzevanderlinden7374
    @tjitzevanderlinden7374 3 месяца назад

    im so happy you missed weesp

  • @kayhoorn
    @kayhoorn 3 месяца назад

    He knows about the hidden Hylian shield beneath Hyrule castle😮

  • @jonnemichielse6850
    @jonnemichielse6850 3 месяца назад

    We took our dog recently to that exact goat farm ❤.

    • @buncharted
      @buncharted  3 месяца назад

      we saw a dog when we were there and it was so cute to see the dog meet the goats :)

  • @AnneSpeeFrickus
    @AnneSpeeFrickus 3 месяца назад

    Gooisch betekent ‘van het Gooi’. Het Gooi is een Nederlandse landstreek in het zuidoosten van de provincie Noord-Holland.

    • @buncharted
      @buncharted  3 месяца назад +1

      ja natuurlijk, maar hoe zeg je "gooisch" in het engels? "gooian"? (ik denk dat "from gooi" misschien makkelijker is...)

    • @AnneSpeeFrickus
      @AnneSpeeFrickus 3 месяца назад

      @@buncharted Gooi-ish or gooian beer sounds right

    • @buncharted
      @buncharted  3 месяца назад

      @AnneSpeeFrickus you switched to english!!! 😄 ❤️

    • @AnneSpeeFrickus
      @AnneSpeeFrickus 3 месяца назад

      Hahaha, sorry! Jullie moeten oefenen he, dat vergat ik 😅

  • @rondeblok
    @rondeblok 3 месяца назад

    I mis this video and is the best

  • @MarceldeJong
    @MarceldeJong 3 месяца назад

    Gooisch licht would be “light from Gooi” in English.

  • @richardaling5278
    @richardaling5278 3 месяца назад

    Sypestein is just 100 years old. Good preserved right;)...

  • @swollenaor
    @swollenaor 3 месяца назад

    Just for the fun of it: Olt Stoutenburght

  • @dennisverhoef1564
    @dennisverhoef1564 3 месяца назад +1

    So you are like 5 minutes away from my home and you don't come by for coffee 😉. Greetings from Nieuw Loosdrecht

    • @buncharted
      @buncharted  3 месяца назад +1

      hey - that’s a really nice area :)

  • @marieferrini8600
    @marieferrini8600 3 месяца назад

    Have you guys been to Kreuler Mueler yet?

    • @marieferrini8600
      @marieferrini8600 3 месяца назад

      Sorry it’s Kroller Muller,

    • @buncharted
      @buncharted  3 месяца назад

      we went to the sculpture park but didn’t go inside
      it was part of our camper van trip last year

  • @majesticspaceduck876
    @majesticspaceduck876 3 месяца назад

    Ah, you guys are in my town (Hilversum).

    • @buncharted
      @buncharted  3 месяца назад +1

      a really nice town!

    • @majesticspaceduck876
      @majesticspaceduck876 3 месяца назад +1

      @buncharted also I think "Gooische" means like, of the region "het Gooi". Like "Amsterdamse", "Zaanse". Not sure since I'm not Dutch.

  • @eyrilonakestrysswyn3513
    @eyrilonakestrysswyn3513 3 месяца назад

    To hear you say Sypesteyn was remarkably well preserved is kind of ironic.. the original castle that stood there was a ruin already by the time the land came into the hands of the Sypesteyn family in 1572. They fixed up the ruin in 1664, but then it was completely destroyed again in 1673. Then they lost control of the land by the year 1778, tried to buy it back in 1814 but couldn't get financing, ultimate did get the land that still had the ruined foundations of the old castle on it back in 1899, and started rebuilding the castle in 1902 -- so this incarnation of it actually qualifies as one of the few literal "20th century castles" -- and the building of what is there now only stopped by 1927, so.. despite looking thoroughly medieval, it is not even a hundred years old. It is in such good shape because by the time they finally saw it rebuilt, the age of castles was long over and we were pretty much in the modern era already. It does look older than it is, because the family purchased aged bricks, planks and doors from ruins and derelict period buildings elsewhere -- the parts are older than the whole into which they have been reassembled. That said, it is a truly lovely restored little castle now, with a fine garden.

  • @woutersplinter4981
    @woutersplinter4981 3 месяца назад

    Believe it or not, but "Het Gooi" in English will be "The Shire" 😁 so your beer was a Shire light

    • @buncharted
      @buncharted  3 месяца назад +1

      that’s the best explanation so far :)

  • @petervandieren
    @petervandieren 3 месяца назад

    Gooisch Licht just means Light (beer) from the region Het Gooi.

    • @buncharted
      @buncharted  3 месяца назад

      well yeah, but how would you say it in english? that's what we were wondering...
      "Gooi-an light?"
      i guess your way is probably the easiest :)

    • @lindaraterink6451
      @lindaraterink6451 3 месяца назад +1

      @@buncharted like Employed but Empl = G sound. OY is extended a little longer (dutch double oo+y) and ED = S sound. If that makes sense a little?

    • @petervandieren
      @petervandieren 3 месяца назад

      @@buncharted I think that's right.

  • @ElMariachi1337
    @ElMariachi1337 3 месяца назад

    Nice Duke Nukem ref, or was it from the movie 😅

  • @Rimpelmans
    @Rimpelmans 3 месяца назад

    I only visited Muiderslot once as a kid, but I remember they had a weapon named "goedendag" there, which I thought was very funny. Is it still there, did you guys see it? Also, if we measure by the amount of picturesque shots in one video then I think this one is definitely top 3, if not #1.

    • @buncharted
      @buncharted  3 месяца назад

      haha i didn’t but that is an oddly threatening name for a weapon 😅

  • @renemaasland2942
    @renemaasland2942 3 месяца назад

    You've got really blue eyes OMG

  • @cyrielwollring4622
    @cyrielwollring4622 3 месяца назад

    There is a ruin of a castle in Dordrecht Huis ter Merwede. Quite close to it is an American thing: a drive in Mac Donalds.

  • @ikke5212
    @ikke5212 3 месяца назад

    😊😊

  • @arnevanderkooij9176
    @arnevanderkooij9176 3 месяца назад

    That mystery dip number 2, looks like muhammara

    • @buncharted
      @buncharted  3 месяца назад +1

      heyyy thank you!! it was so good!

  • @Trade11111
    @Trade11111 3 месяца назад

    In Luxembourg rhe castle is much nicer and better preserved. 4 hour drive but really worth it.

  • @spinshade
    @spinshade 3 месяца назад

    What is the spiciest food you have had in The Netherlands? I have lived here my entire life and It's really hard to find spicy food that is actually spicy.

    • @buncharted
      @buncharted  3 месяца назад

      the surinaams worstenbroodje from our den bosch video. vlammetjes? neither of those things were super spicy, just mild spicy. but they’re good 🤤
      oh the actual spiciest thing we had was the “spicy pad thai” from this thai restaurant we ordered from in rotterdam on thuisbezorgd a while back. it melted our faces off. it wasn’t even good, haha

  • @Tom-n6x
    @Tom-n6x 3 месяца назад

    Did you know that in Laren three out of ten people are millionaires? And in the Netherlands one in seventeen people are millionaires.

  • @knirfien2091
    @knirfien2091 Месяц назад

    what do you mean "not many castles"?
    There are more then 700...

  • @xnowarex
    @xnowarex 3 месяца назад

    How was the castles

  • @dennisdistant
    @dennisdistant 3 месяца назад

    Surprised to hear you guys not commenting on the Coq brie. Kind of disappointing tbh

    • @buncharted
      @buncharted  3 месяца назад +2

      hahah we liked it, actually. it didn’t have a ton of flavor but it wasn’t that bad
      it’s a lot better than the AH brie 😂

    • @dennisdistant
      @dennisdistant 3 месяца назад

      @@buncharted It's pronounced Cock. That's what I meant.

    • @buncharted
      @buncharted  3 месяца назад +1

      oh hahahaha
      wow, you’re right. i am so sorry

  • @duncan680
    @duncan680 3 месяца назад

    oh wow a Duke Nukem reference

  • @apveening
    @apveening 3 месяца назад +1

    I have a feeling you are still on the American speed of 14 European capitals in a week.

    • @buncharted
      @buncharted  3 месяца назад +1

      we definitely aren’t. we made that mistake like a year and a half ago and vowed never again :)

  • @regntonne
    @regntonne 3 месяца назад

    Isn't it a little ironic that a lot of these Dutch towns have the word "berg" in them, while the country is mostly flat?