GPS interactive city walk with the use of the VoiceMap app
The St. John’s cathedral is always under construction.
We just checked if we still can see the Angel with her mobile phone and laptop (bag).
Still visible, so we don’t have the adjust the items in the audio tour
“Den Bosch’s greatest hits: from Bossche Bol to St. John’s Cathedral”
Enjoy your walk. Available in the VoiceMap app.
This is how the VoiceMap city walk of ‘s-Hertogenbosch starts:
“Welcome to Den Bosch, the city of carnival, the Bossche Bol and the St. John’s Cathedral. It’s also the city where I was born and raised. My name is Arjan, nicknamed AJ for the English speakers. Together we’ll have a wonderful walk through small alleys, open market squares, beautiful museums and a gorgeous cathedral.
We begin in front of the central train station, at the bottom of the escalator, where you already have a view of the Golden Dragon. More on that later.”
I think I don’t have to adjust it now that the local authorities have decided to change the name of the (train) station into central (station).
What do you think? Let me know in the comments
Everywhere you look you see happy people.
This one is falling down the roof of the city library.
If you weren’t told you wouldn’t notice.
When you walk through the Hinthamerstraat, most of the time you’re not able to see the tiling in the street, because it is so crowded with pedestrians.
But the local authorities decided to show the position of the former Lovensche or Leuvense Gate in the street ‘decoration’ as shown on the image.
The old city walls were connected to this gate and caused the corner behind this gate to be called the Butter market.
Go and have a look when you visit Den Bosch.
A part of the so called Binnendieze, the canals through and under the houses of Den Bosch.
During the city walk you will walk over the bridge which you see on the picture.
The building on the right contains The Oeteldonks Gemintemuseum
Surely worth a visit.
Don’t forget to look up, while scrolling the streets of Den Bosch. Be amazed by the the beautiful window decorations, facades and entrance gates.
On this image you see the former pharmacy.
The staff with a snake wrapped around it was the symbol of the god of medicine Asklèpios in Greek antiquity.
Doctors and pharmacies use this symbol to indicate their profession.
Snakes were the symbol of renewal and rejuvenation. She changed her skin every year. Snakes that lived near healing springs were sacred.
The frogs of Oeteldonk.
It is the symbol for the Oeteldonk carnival. Oetel means frog and Donk stands for swamp.
During the coming carnival days in Oeteldonk you will therefore see the frogs everywhere.
Eng:
This mural is located in the quiet garden named after Jheronimus Bosch.
Jheronimus Bosch was born around 1450 in Den Bosch under his actual name Jheronimus van Aken. Growing up in a family of four siblings, he learned the painting trade from his father who in turn learned it from his father and grandfather.
The family originally came from Aachen, hence the surname and via Nijmegen they came to live in Den Bosch, where they moved into a studio near the Vughterpoort. Jheronimus grew up in the house on the market, which his father bought in 1462 and which was called 'In Sint Thoenis'. Jheronimus himself was addressed as Joen.
That is another way to enter a silent garden and get information about the paintings.
NL:
Deze muurschildering staat in de stiltetuin die vernoemd is naar Jheronimus Bosch.
Jheronimus Bosch werd rond 1450 in Den Bosch geboren onder zijn eigenlijke naam Jheronimus van Aken. Opgroeiend in een gezin met vier broers en zussen, leerde hij het schildersvak van zijn vader die het op zijn b***t weer van zijn vader en grootvader had geleerd.
De familie kwam oorspronkelijk uit Aken, vandaar de achternaam en via Nijmegen kwamen ze in Den Bosch te wonen, waar zij een atelier betrokken vlak bij de Vughterpoort. Jheronimus groeide op in het huis op de markt, dat zijn vader in 1462 kocht en dat ‘In Sint Thoenis’ genoemd werd. Jheronimus zelf werd met Joen aangesproken.
Dat is nog eens een wijze om een stiltetuin te betreden en info over de schilderijen te krijgen.
On the left side of the image you see the Pensmarkt, which we can translate in the ‘tripe market’.
On this side used to be the Palace of the Duke of Brabant, which bore the name ‘de Swaen’. The graceful animal the Swan was the emblem of the Brabant Dukes.
The House with the number 22 on the Pensmarkt, which bears the name ‘the gilded plow’, served as a parish church during the Second World War because the St. Peter’s Church had become disused. Neither the name nor the number are visible.
It is a beautiful red yellow brick building and when this city walk was made it housed two shoe stores.
And that all with the city hall in your back.
Later more…..
While looking at the scales model of the city of ‘s-Hertogenbosch, you listen to the info that tells you that it is a bronze model of circa 1550. It was made by the German Egbert Broerken for the Historic City Model Foundation. The scale model has a scale of 1:800 and depicts the old city gates very nicely.
And that all automatically on the right moment and the right spot. (In front of the Dutch Reformed Church, also known as the Grote Kerk or Protestant Church).
Een foto uit het Bossche archief:
>>de fabrieken van De Gruyter
‘s-Hertogenbosch, a city for everyone. Easy accessible by bus or car. With amazing buildings and informative museums.
Come along and enjoy my home town.
AJ
Get your city walk code via VoiceMap or the AJ4U.info website.
Are you being watched over while strolling the streets of ‘s-Hertogenbosch.
For sure.
‘Bosschenaren’ are curious people and like to know everything 😂
Wishing you all the most delightful Xmas days …..
…… and all the best for 2023.
Hope to see you in ‘s-Hertogenbosch in the new year.
The Christmas scene in our 800 year old St. John’s cathedral is open for public again.
Special edition this year because of the 800 years existence of the church. An extra large decor with beautiful statues, images and decorations.
Walk inside, while using the audio tour via VoiceMap.
Please give me your comments below afterwards.
Image; front page of the local news paper - de Bossche Omroep.
I took a drone and made this image….
Just kidding. Our Jeroen Bosch hospital has these beautiful prints as decorations in their waiting rooms.
A view over the inner city and the St. John’s cathedral.
Just imagine you scroll in between these houses to visit the Christmas scene on the 800 year old church.
Did you know.....
that you can also listen to the 'city walk Den Bosch' as an audio book.
Purchase the audio tour and listen to it at home on the couch or your favorite chair. Beautiful images also show the locations of which you are listening to.
And... the route remains yours. So you could still visit
's Hertogenbosch
and still use it. And then the details will come to you at the correct GPS positions.
https://aj4u.info/city-walk-den-bosch/
----NL-----
Wist je.....
dat je de stadswandeling door Den Bosch ook als luisterboek kunt beluisteren.
Schaf de audio tour aan en luister hem thuis op de bank, of je favoriete stoel. Mooie afbeeldingen tonen dan ook nog de locaties waarover je de informatie aan het beluisteren bent.
En... de route blijft van jou. Dus mocht je daarna alsnog
's-Hertogenbosch
bezoeken, dan kun je hem alsnog gebruiken en dan komen de details op de juiste GPS posities tot je.
https://aj4u.info/stadswandeling-den-bosch/
Ondanks de kou, muts op en ‘gaan met die banaan’.
Genieten van de Bossche binnenstad met al zijn mooie gevels en pandjes.
Gebruik daarbij de VoiceMap app en je hoort allerlei leuke wetenswaardigheden over de stad.
Kijk maar eens op
https://aj4u.info/stadswandeling-den-bosch/
The monastery building of the Mariënburg has architectural-historical value in the Neo-Gothic style, typical of Catholic monasteries and boarding schools around 1900.
Since 2001 the complex has been a national monument and from 2016 on the first university of ‘s-Hertogenbosch the Jheronimus Academy of Data Science is located here.
That’s why you see some pieces of Jheronimus’ paintings exhibit in the garden.
Read the whole article (also in Dutch) on:
https://aj4u.info/10-marienburg/
or buy the city walk Den Bosch on VoiceMap and enjoy the whole tour.
Wat maakt de stadswandeling Den Bosch zo bijzonder:
* u heeft de mogelijkheid bakkerij Jan de Groot te bezoeken voor een Bossche Bol
* wandel door de wijk de Uilenburg
* bekijk en beluister Zoete Lieve Gerritje
* maak gebruik van de electrische bootjes in een tocht over de Binnendieze
* slenter door de kleine steegjes die leiden tot de Bossche Markten
* drink de beste koffie in de stad
* u hoort informatie over de musea die u passeert
* de indrukwekkende verhalen achter de Sint Janskathedraal
* hoor en voel alles over het Carnaval in Oeteldonk
* leer over de beroemde Bossche schilder Jheronimus Bosch
* u kunt genieten van de rust in de stiltetuin
* en een bezoek brengen aan Huis73 en de stadsbibliotheek
* bezoek de Moriaan, het oudste gebouw van ‘s-Hertogenbosch
* drink een speciaal biertje in stadsbrouwerij Kollenburg
Snippet out of the St. John’s cathedral item:
The last parts of that original church were demolished in 1505, but by then the new Gothic church had already been considerably expanded. The construction of St. John’s Church ended prematurely with the completion of the wooden crossing tower, between 1521 and 1529. After a devastating fire in 1584, the crossing tower was rebuilt around 1600 in the shape of the dome, as you can still see today.
…. as you can see on the image…..
The Bossche Fair 2022 !!
On the same spot many years ago
the gallows used to be placed, when serious offenders had to be punished.
Until 1853, when the last hanging took place at 12 noon under the calling of a large crowd, the scaffold had done its job many times over.
In more merry times, funfairs or so-called chariot games took place, on which plays or religious legends were performed for three days in a row.
It was also always a great party when one of the four theater associations had won a competition.
Snippet from:
The City Hall and a 360 degree overview of the Bossche markets
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Some inspirational text. For those who don’t read Dutch, don’t worry; this information comes to you automatically when you approach the library of ‘s-Hertogenbosch during your scroll through Den Bosch.
Made possible by the GPS self guiding app of
The entrance of the Noordbrabants museum during the golden hour.
Absolutely worth visiting, while walking this GPS interactive audio tour.
All the terraces are out and the city is welcoming you.
Springtime in’s-Hertogenbosch is lovely.
Experience it while exploring the highlights of the town.
Come and enjoy.... 's-Hertogenbosch !!!!
e.g. the lovely old building of 'De Munt'
As is mentioned in the GPS interactive Audio Tour:
"From 1613 to 1629, gold, silver and copper coins were minted in this building, which is therefore known as "De Munt", which is Dutch for ‘The Coin’. The piping hot coins were then cooled in the Binnendieze, which flows behind De Munt."
Available in VoiceMap !!!
Enjoy Den Bosch in your armchair and listen to the podcast like tour through the town I grew up in.
Done !
Despite the rain, we could check walk the tour.
Marieke, was also there with me, about 17 years ago, when I made my first tours on / under the name of .
Now it's time to hit the recording studio and record these 54 files.
What we learned?
A lott, e.g. the bluetooth speaker comes in handy if you like to walk the tour with the two of you!
It's in the hands of Gary, the VoiceMap editor.
So, I finalised the city walk Den Bosch. I hope Gary has time today to check the minor adjustments so I can walk this audio tour and see if everything starts to play in the right places.
And then..... time to get into the recording studio.
Keep you posted.
Interested to test walk this city walk, when it's ready. Let me know via a pm.
Welcome on the page of City Walk Den Bosch.
A GPS interactive city walk through the home town of Jheronimus Bosch, the Bossche Bol, the Dragon Statue, the Binnendieze and of course the Sint John's Kathedral.
Available soon on the VoiceMap app
Centraal Station
'S-Hertogenbosch
5200AA
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The Bossche Fair 2022 !! On the same spot many years ago the gallows used to be placed, when serious offenders had to be punished. Until 1853, when the last hanging took place at 12 noon under the calling of a large crowd, the scaffold had done its job many times over. In more merry times, funfairs or so-called chariot games took place, on which plays or religious legends were performed for three days in a row. It was also always a great party when one of the four theater associations had won a competition. Snippet from: The City Hall and a 360 degree overview of the Bossche markets #citywalk_den_bosch #voicemap #audiotour.
All the terraces are out and the city is welcoming you. Springtime in’s-Hertogenbosch is lovely. Experience it while exploring the highlights of the town. #audio_tour_den_bosch #voicemap
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