Spending the Day in Surprising Den Bosch ('s-Hertogenbosch) 

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".

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.

'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

Very nice vlog, great tips and yes de Bossche Bol is so tasty! 👍🙏

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.

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!

Great video, audio, and content! Love what you do and where you're going.

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!

Thanks for the tour

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

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).

Cool video! Glad you enjoyed.

Lovely video.

Thanks for visiting my hometown. ❤❤

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Another nice vlog. And have you ever been to Valkenburg? There they have beautiful hills, beautiful castles, beautiful cave. Really recommended

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.

My hometown, born and raised. Going to enjoy this video👌🏽🫶🏽

My town! Happy to see this.

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.

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.

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.

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 😊

amazing dutch land

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!

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.

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)

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.

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. ☺️

In Nijmegen komt de 4-daagse. De 3de week in juli. Dat is een groot evenement met een week zomerfeesten. Veel te zien!

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.

If you love my city, you have to come back with carnaval! Den Bosch is always beatifull and great, but with carnaval its amazing!

Glad you liked our city. 🎉

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 ;)

You should go to t’ Hart van Brabant next time for lunch! They have the best food and the nicest people!

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.

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. 😜

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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)

You should come back during carnaval in februari, the city will be the best place on earth

For where i can book a tour for the boat .

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!

You know Den Bosch better than I do as a Dutchie.

Ik woon in Oss dat licht ongeveer paar min rijden vanuit Den Bosch richting Nijmegen.

This beautifull city is knowing for her carnaval and historic catholic heritage Saint Jan cathedral. Its like New Orleans in the US.

The RU-vid 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 👍🏼

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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.

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.

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').

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 … 😁

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.

The only proper way to eat a Bossche Bol is with your bare hands. Turn the Bol upside down and start eating!

Also known as Duke Town 🎉

You missed the Tramkade. And the parks.

What is the name of the canal booking place?

Go to my town Tilburg too

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 RU-vid 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!

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.

‘s Hertogenbosch >< Den Bosch >< Duke Town ( Famous festival: Jazz in Duketown)

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

Is one month to spend in Den Bosch too long? Will be boring?

Den Bosch was called the dragon of the swamp back in the 80 years war. That is were the golden dragon comes from :)

st Jans is actually a cathedral.

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.

You guys walked litteraly on graven in the st. Jan

Told you before, I'll be happy to show you the beauty of Eindhoven :)

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!

Eating a Bossche bol is always messy, especially on the go!

Go there with carnaval

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 😁👍

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.

The pronunciation is : Den Bos

Pretty sure oldest brick house not building but could be wrong

Ps; the oldest stone/brick house is not in den Bosch but in the town of Deventer. Just sayin' :-)

It called s' Hertogenbosch. U say sertogenbosch. Great from Maastricht

'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…

its st jan not st john church

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.

Hey ginger 'S -Hertogenbosch has no church the Sint Jan is a cathedral....

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.