AN AMAZING 24 HOURS IN ENSCHEDE (our life in the netherlands)

In this episode, Michelle and Alex explore Enschede, part of the Twente region in the Netherlands, sampling some of their amazing foods (like, seriously... does Enschede have the best food in the Netherlands?), learning about their history, and uh... also taking a brief train ride over to Germany.
Episode 128 · Filmed on April 18 and 19, 2024 · Enschede, The Netherlands
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0:00 What are we doing today?
0:35 Enschede's history (De Museumfabriek)
1:35 Trying a local speciality (Twentse bunkerkaas)
2:25 Dutch-Turkish food (Michelle's sandwich)
3:24 Dutch-Turkish food (Alex's sandwich)
4:57 Memorial for the Enschede fireworks disaster
5:31 Walking around Enschede
6:08 Maze.
6:21 Stanislaus Brewskovitch
6:54 Michelle and Daleks
7:26 Little Texas
8:30 What are our expectations?
9:23 Are these nachos authentic?
9:50 Are the wings and ribs authentic?
10:51 On a scale of...
11:57 It's the next Ensche-day, and...
12:30 A 4.9 star restaurant with 800 reviews?!
12:41 Alex's unhealthy breakfast
13:27 Michelle's healthy breakfast
14:10 Well... how was it? And how was Enschede?
14:33 Asking for help and wrapping up
#netherlands #expatlife #enschede
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WHO IS BUNCHARTED?
We're Michelle and Alex, an American expat couple living abroad in the Netherlands. 🇳🇱
In 2020, we quit our jobs to travel the world, and... well, that didn't happen. So in 2022, we decided to make an even BIGGER change: to pack up our lives (and our cats 🐈) and move from Austin, Texas, in the United States, to the Netherlands. Subscribe for new videos like this every week!

[@Steffen2k7]

At one point in history during the Textile boom, Enschede was the richest City in Europe. Now it's one of the poorest but gezelligste in the Netherlands. A bit farther away and pretty hard to get to is the Marcook's restaurant, they serve the best ribs and great 20 hour smoked Brisket. On a sunny day the oude markt is one of the best places to sit and watch people go by. Also great nature spots around the city and great little towns like Ootmarsum and de Lutte.

[@joren7653]

This video made me watch a documentary about the vuurwerkramp. Even 24 years later it leaves a deep impression.

[@hawthorn187]

I live in hengelo a city right next to enschede and even here we could feel the pressure wave from the 2 explosions. It was a surreal experience.

[@WoutervanJoolingen]

I worked at the Universiy of Twente for 16 years in total. Enschede is one of the most underrated cities in the Netherlands

[@80Mrblueeyes]

Why is it underrated?

[@kreazintv]

Hi, I am glad that you show people more than just Amsterdam. Twente is wonderful. But I have another tip for you. Go see Zutphen. It has one of the biggest Librijes. And is a historical monument in itself.

[@jumpingpiggie422]

Thank you for standing still at the monument, as it shocked the nation. And still brings back memories. But also good to see that Enschede gave you such a nice time, and local treats! Local beers are always a good thing to get if there are any available... Much love, as always.

[@braingasim]

Enschede has been my home for 12 yrs now after moving from Florida. There are quite a lot of restaurants here and lots of sights to see!

[@NaomiClareNL]

Things not mentioned: Enschede was one of many small cities (3-5k inhabitants hence the relatively small historic centre) out in the countryside and then industrialisation hit in the shape of the textile industry. Go see Ootmarsum for instance to see such a city that didn't make it into the big league. It also was the last city in the Netherlands that burned down (wars excluded), in 1862.

[@fromthemill5145]

Love to see my hometown on your channel. i was 15 when the explosion happend. Thanks for putting a little bit of it on the show.

[@hiskelogtens664]

Yes, also my hometown! During the fireworks disaster I actually lived in the States, as an exchange student, in Pennsylvania. Remember vividly talking to my parents back then shortly after it happened, who lived about 2, 3 miles away from it. Enschede will never forget🙏❤️. Thanks for visiting!

[@80Mrblueeyes]

Hopefully you both stay in the netherlands for many years. You are so kind people

[@Petrahoh]

So fun to see my hometown in your vlog … born here and will never leave, the best place to live in…….

[@philipvanhaastrecht7311]

I live in Enschede, about 5 minutes walking from the food factory. Love it here! I really enjoy your vids!

[@PsycheSanity]

Yess welcome to the east of the Netherlands! i live in Hengelo myself, so it's fun to see foreigners making a video close to my home :D!

[@johndonker319]

My home town, I could spot a house of a friend. I was 14 when the disaster happened and missed a week of school since it was damaged during the disaster.

[@johndonker319]

Cool video by the way!

[@gijsdenneboom4476]

Oh my gosh, so fun to see you guys visit my hometown! Mezze is my favourite place to get “borrelhapjes” and limoncello (they destill their own)! I love this city and your videos! ❤

[@Jacques.dAnjou]

I love all yr videos guys. Great to see Enschede (I have never visited) 😂

[@kazuna_airlines]

I always go to enschede to go out and eat drink and explore stores and shop and do lots of stuff

[@bookiemeow173]

Wat een leuke vlog weer! En wow wat zag al dat eten er goed uit zeg!

[@renevaanhold]

That was a lot of fun and recognition. My father was born in Enschede and my mother in Glanerbrug, where you passed by train on the way to Germany. We have also been living in beautiful Twente for two years now and we regularly visit Enschede. You can enjoy shopping there and the market on Saturdays is great! Other nice cities you haven't visit yet: Deventer, Leiden and Nijmegen. Another topic: 4 mei: Dodenherdenking 5 mei: Bevrijdingsdag

[@buncharted]

we've been to all 3 of those cities :)

[@renevaanhold]

@@buncharted Dan heb ik een ander apart voorstel voor jullie. Huur nog een keer een camper en rij dan langs de volgende dorpen en gehuchten. 1. Moskou 2. Amerika 3. Oostindië 4. Bethlehem 5. Noordkaap 6. Polen 7. Denemarken 8. Napels 9. De Krim 10. Siberië 11. Engeland 12. Lissabon 13. Nederland 14. Zurich Het kan makkelijk in drie dagen want ze liggen allemaal in Nederland!

[@l0awkey261]

Nice to come across this video, i live in enschede actually i was born here. I saw some places in the video which i didn't know so thank you for thatXD

[@JOSBXXXX]

Another very nice video, thank you so much to see you and that you are having a good time in the Netherlands

[@eddieh1530]

Darn you two, now I need to find a new and different sandwich... Lol Fun show

[@woef]

that was turkish bread, very good and light. if you live near a turkish supermarket definitely pick some up, its great with plenty of things and on its own

[@MarcelVolker]

And if you like the Turkish bread (*everyone likes Turkish bread), you should also try a "Turkish pizza" which is a Turkish bread with pizza(-style) toppings

[@peterjanssen2105]

Nice video again, I really enjoyed it, thanks for the time you always put into it

[@mhjmstultiens]

So you DID visit Maze! ;) Another great episode with lots of very tasty looking food. Especially that last breakfast serving! 👍

[@hermanjansen3650]

Thanks again for this nice video. I love the enthusiasm you put into it..... keep on going.

[@davevanbeers6944]

The rating for the ribs was so relatable. 😊 weer een leuke aflevering!

[@MartinWebNatures]

Love your videos guys. You make very nice videos. Love it !!❤️ Michelle, you pronunciation of Dutch is excellent.👏👏👏

[@FilmverzamelaarVincent]

always a joy to watch you both on cool city trips gives me inspiration to travel by train to them whenever i have a week off have a awsome weekend

[@CakeboyRiP]

Almost 20k subs! On to the 25k mark!

[@pieterblanken4709]

Nice video of my city. I saw you filming on the station square and actually assumed that you had also been to Van der Poel for an ice cream. That is really worth a visit! Great that you appreciate Enschede.

[@riconl2937]

I'm living near Enschede. Being born in Rotterdam, I love it here, living in Twente.

[@ElMariachi1337]

Road to 20K lets go!

[@m......2743]

Nice, my hometown. I was 28 when the firework explosion happened. And i lived 5 minutes from the explosion . You must watch video's of the disaster. You wont believe what you see.😢

[@buncharted]

we saw them at the museum - it was absolutely insane to watch. really put it into perspective

[@brozius]

@@buncharted There were actual homes pushed away from their foundations, that's how insane powerful the explosion was.

[@mavadelo]

I hope you have been able to give it a place. I was watching the events on tv. I feel like the entire country was in shock. I am happy they made some time to addres it.

[@joannewink7101]

I was more then 50 kilometers away and could see the smoke...horrible

[@hcjkruse]

​@@buncharted 16 km away in Oldenzaal I thought it were two F16s from Twente Airforce base,going through the sound barrier. I worked at the National Telematics institute in the Nearby former Grolsch headquarters. The first few weeks after the explosion you did not hear birds in the area. After a few years working elsewhere I worked in Enschede Roombeek again for a few years until two years ago. The Twente area and nearby Germany are also nice to explore by bicycle. I recommend The castle of Bad Bentheim, the city of Münster. Oldenzaal only for the carnaval.

[@robingelebal8447]

Nice that you have visited my formal hometown (in the meantime I've moved a bit southwards). The foodhall was officially opened by queen Maxima, I was also there.

[@lennartvers1767]

Next stop Hoekse Waard?. The island next to Dordrecht (take the Kiltunnel to 's-Gravendeel). You can visit a few of the (historic) villages while biking or driving threw the lovely countryside.

[@gilles111]

Where you ate your sandwiches, the little brook with the concrete slabs in it, is also one of the monuments for the SE Fireworks disaster of 13-05-2000. Keeping in remembrance of all the houses which were destroyed in the explosions and following fire.

[@DeDoentje]

What a coincidence. I was in Enschede just the week after you went. I arrived on April the 20th. I ran the marathon the next day and took a week vacation after. Enschede itself was not that much, as most of the centre burnt down in 1862. I cycled a lot in the surroundings and the countryside around Enschede is very pretty. I do see that I missed some interesting visits in Enschede self.

[@464nescio6]

Turkish bread.. very fluffy it is called 'pide'. Try it with garlic sauce and Lamb-Shoarma and a tomatoesalad side..

[@psies2005]

Welcome to my city. Enschede is also very old, city rights since 1325! but was ofcourse almost totally destroyed during the second world war. You have to come back on a warm summer night and spend your evening on the 'oude markt' the centrum with the church and all the little cafe's and restaurants. There will be live music, and a lot of buzz and people. Its great ! The other thing i like is going outside Enschede en within 5 minutes you are in the 'wood's' > its very green surroundings, lots of quiet places and nature. Its a great day to camp or stay on a camping and go shopping in Enschede.

[@FrankDijkstra]

Oh you guys didn't try the Kozaks! They're delicious cookies made in Twente. Also no bakleverworst?! You're missing out!

[@rudodejong]

The Tardis is actually a so called Policebox, not a phonebooth.

[@buncharted]

oh shit, you’re right!

[@DenUitvreter]

This reminds me, once on a trip with two friends we were really hungry and drove into some random village for the local Chinese or something, and the only thing there (Zeegse in Drenthe) was a Texas steakhouse. Those friends are food snobs and all the lighting was with huge American flags, I got a bit worried because rural Dutch doing Americana are usually also into dirt racing, tractor pulling, Dutch language country, competitive belching and hardly ever are accumstomed to the finer things. Inside the waitresses had stetson on, jeans, prarie boots, the portable card reader in a pistol holster, peanut shells all over the floor and beer came in half a liter jugs. So we got even more worried. But the rib eye and the tenderloin were excellent (food snobs don't order T-bones), the rest too, absolutely great. Turned out the place had a repution all the way up to the city of Groningen. Never judge a book by it's cover.

[@itsalwayshalloweenexceptwh5118]

I loved reading this, thank you.

[@hcjkruse]

You found Mezze & Stanislaus! The sandwich went in as expected 😅. The cheese I use for cooking. Near the foodhall there is also TAO, a very good sushi restaurant. In the same street is a nice Italian. Just across the footpath in front of Mezze there is the Brandaris, a good fish shop. You might like the Abraham Ledeboer park for taking photographs.

[@buncharted]

it was from your recommendation like a year ago 😂

[@marctenoever7941]

You went to Twente! My region. Nice to see. By the way you eat Turkish bread. For the textile industry a lot of people moved from the north to Twente. One of the brands that still exists is Ten Cate.

[@daphneschuring5810]

My parents lived there close for 10 years. And my mother had breast cancer at the time (Dank U medisch Twente). Neede is the best. And my grandparents are at the graveyard in Rietmolen.

[@rondeblok]

I see you love your museumkaart

[@buncharted]

we really do!

[@DaPanda1980]

02:08 If you leave Dutch cheese near amunitions, it becomes Swiss cheese at some point right?

[@pjkr123]

I WAS AN ENSCHEDE RESIDENT!!!! First time in Enschede, come taste the delicious Van der Poel ice cream close to the station. Try Hao Hao next time if you like Asian Woks and every Tuesday there's a market in the centrum which one of the seller sells delicious Falafel called Falafel Mama. If you like putt-putt golf games come to Glow Golf and if you like experiencing something unique while shopping, try shopping in Jumbo De Melkhal whose once was a milking parlour.

[@therealcrunchyb]

Yeah, I guess we have high food standards in Enschede 😄I can also recommend Mazza which is a Lebanese restaurant (visible in your outro!) or Tao, which is a fancy Japanese restaurant. The next time you go to Frank & Charlie (because, of course you will) I recommend the kimchi chicken or the bánh mi rendang.

[@x_ivaa]

haha i live in hengelo, so really close. twente is so under appreciated !! perhaps visit hengelo too some day :)

[@MarcelVolker]

Of Almelo. Een stoplicht springt op rood, een ander op groen...

[@SeizeRaider]

Slightly feel like I walked past you guys at some point without realizing it (I live very closely to that mezze delicatessen)

[@corenthir8199]

doublechecked :)

[@BabzV]

I'm sure nothing beats the real deal, actual bbq in Texas. 😍🤤 Damnit now I'm hungry! 😭

[@floormidabel4449]

The best chicken in the Netherlands, if not the world, is served at De Muur in Enschede

[@Andre-xu3pq]

Try Zwolle one time a small city Its a “hanzestad” in the Netherlands in the year 1230

[@patricksnepscheut]

Love your chsnnel … love the kind you promoot the Nederlands… hut Realy come whiteboards a sonne dat 2 Eindhoven good good good beer

[@gjalie]

Welcome to the Twente region

[@jeffafa3096]

Enschede also has the Grolsch brewery, one of the largest in The Netherlands. I've had the VIP tour there once, it was great! p.s. I double-checked, and am still subscribed 😄

[@buncharted]

we really wanted to go but it was kind of a challenge to get there without a car 🥲

[@JeeWeeD]

Let me add to this: where you were sitting eating the sandwiches, stood the old Enschede Grolsch-fabriek: there was another location in another town, but they wanted to move both locations into one. The fireworks disaster, that damaged/set fire to the factory (and almost blowing two ammonia tanks on the roof to smithereens :-S ) where you were only sped up that process. (And yes, the factory was restored in the meantime; I do not know whether they are still online, but the transport of the gynormous brewing kettles via road to their current location was filmed. It was ... quite the spectacle!)

[@phvrieler]

@@bunchartedwhy don’t you take an OV fiets or the bus? Even in Enschede an OV fiets is useful getting to the museum and from there to the city center. Or the campus of the University of Twente. Which is unique in the Netherlands.

[@nyoko2926]

Look at those sandwiches, amazing! Y'all (you all, how do you say that) are making progress in Dutch! The hardest thing is the 'sch' in, for example Enschede. Michelle you tried, and said ensKede. Did you know that in WW2 the best way to know if others were foreign and not to be trusted (not Dutch) is asking: can you say "achtentachtig kacheltjes"? (eighty-eight heaters). Pronounce was key.

[@erikdenbrokje2587]

Geen broodje beenham uit de Grolsch veste?

[@ikke5212]

😊😊

[@Blackadder75]

I have only watched 3 minutes and I already know you will teach me something new about my city where I have been living for 25 years....... edit: but not the food hall, lol that's 200m from my home

[@artonx4719]

The East of the Netherlands is a little bit inspired by Americans, because countrymusic is more popular in the East. Ilse de Lange is a country singer songwriter

[@EDDIEC3c]

Funny I live in Enschede used to live in Roombeek

[@vincenttayelrand]

Shame you came at such a cold, rainy and quiet day. Enschede is much more lively during the market days on Tuesday and Saturday - though on Saturday it becomes a bit of a German colony. Also the public naturist beach Rutbeek just outside of Enschede is quite nice.

[@buncharted]

it was actually quite nice most of that first day

[@gerrygrouwe70]

You must have come past my house. I live half way brewinsky and the foodhallen 😂😂😂

[@ministek77]

Nevermind kitty! 🙂

[@brozius]

Video of the firework explosion in Enschede: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mai9Z3-lqpiohJo It was terrible.

[@annewhistleketle6350]

Fun fact; Enschede is sometimes also called: Pluskut. Because of en - schede , en equals plus and the rest...good one for you to look up for Dutch words :P

[@buncharted]

“schede”? is that slang? 😅😅😅

[@WoutervanJoolingen]

@@buncharted I is actually a posh word to avoid the slang and the medical latin

[@DenUitvreter]

@@WoutervanJoolingen It also means scabbard, and I'm pretty sure it is never used in dirty talk.

[@InfiniteCyclus]

@@buncharted 'schede' is the formal and medical term for vagina.

[@Blackadder75]

@@WoutervanJoolingen I think it's actually the official old dutch medical term... I have a book from 1920 about the human body, they always use that word. My greatgreatgrandparents got it when they married, I think in those days it was possible for married couples to know next to nothing about their bodies and they had to read a book to learn what to do 😅😅😅 I guess they figured it out, or I wouldn't be here

[@Richard-doodle]

worked as a mechanic at the time of the explosion and remember the busses of people and body parts being rushed to the hospital. It really gave me some sad memory watching this. But still thanks for the videos

[@Richard-doodle]

Just to let you know, iwas a bus mechanic on duty at the time, and the busses were sent in to bring people to the hospital. Next days i had to change the blood stained seats with new ones. Brutale thinks

[@FGG850]

Twente: the garden of the Netherlands

[@themadsamplist]

2:40 That's Turkish bread

[@wouterlensing3222]

ENSCHEDE!!! A bit dissapointing that you did not go to Van der Poel ijs.

[@buncharted]

aw man, next time! didn’t even think to look for an ice cream shop. still in cold weather mode 😅

[@hcjkruse]

@@buncharted They have/had a shop in Hengelo too. Very good ice!!

[@Tinmar_AA]

I know you want to do one city per state but you should really also visit Haarlem

[@buncharted]

we went to haarlem last year 😉

[@Tinmar_AA]

@@buncharted must have missed the episode

[@hcjkruse]

Another local thing is WiFi, although the predecessor came from Hawaii.

[@remcohoman1011]

4:41 Turks in The Netherlands are sandwich wizzards... insanely well dressed and tasty sandwiches they make... THE BEST

[@ruud2040]

Enschede...sch..gg...gg..😂 Just kidding . So nice , i am still learning again while i am dutch. Thank you !👍

[@buncharted]

oh come on, we were like 95% accurate 🙈 the mid-word gg (sch) is such a tough one to pull off consistently 😂

[@maartenkos98]

Just say Pluskut 😂

[@hcjkruse]

@@buncharted You did very well!

[@ruud2040]

@@buncharted Yes you came close 👍

[@shad0wrune]

Some suggestions (if you run out of idea's) Bourtange Giethoorn (zeilen of punteren) Wadlopen naar Schiermonnikoog Baarle-Hertog/Nassau Valkenburg Efteling Deltawerken (Maeslandkering, Oosterscheldekering, Afsluitdijk, Flevoland / NoordOost Polder & Schokland) Ommen (fietsen) Eten: Zeeuwse mosselen (augustus) Museum: Kaasmakerij / -markt

[@buncharted]

thank you! fyi, we have a wadlopen video, a baarle-nassau video, a valkenburg video, and an efteling video... and we had zeeuwse mosselen in our harlingen video!

[@troylfranklin4525]

I wanted to give my comments

[@Bduh2]

Uh....waarom las ik eerst het Nederlands and then the English beschrijving/description? Aduh!!!

[@platinaatje6134]

Isn't there an English word for "lekker"?

[@buncharted]

it’s “delicious” but it’s not quite used to the same extent as “lekker”, certainly not for things like weather

[@kamsel79]

Bill & Ted copied Doctor Who really bad 😂 Nice seeing Enschede trough your eyes. I´ll always have a soft spot for Enschede ❤

[@filipgrujic5520]

And it was most excellent !

[@MarionKamp1978]

❤. 4.9.❤

[@davidc.w.2908]

OMG I didn’t record any of that 😂

[@buncharted]

thanks for watching to the end of the video 😂

[@davidc.w.2908]

@@buncharted I always watch your videos. I love them!

[@sutreB]

Where is the video "Reacting to our first video (2019)"?

[@buncharted]

youtube.com/@buncharted2/ 😄

[@666Maeglin]

Enschede wordt uitgesproken als Pluskut,,,

[@BabzV]

Those sandwiches were on fresh Turkish bread, it's heaven. 🤤 Thanks for another good one guys, I really enjoy your videos and getting to know you two and my own country better. 😊🌷

[@ikkedus6255]

Too bad I didn't know you were coming to Enschede. Otherwise I would have shown you around my city.

[@w00tz0rzZ]

Wow, I always though the tallest building in Enschede was a Kruitvat. Glad they rebuilt.

[@DJWezzyK]

According to multiple whistleblowers from the Dutch army, landmines were stored inside the fireworks factory, which caused the explosion to be what it was in the fireworks factory. There is still an ongoing investigation into these whistleblowers and the Dutch army about this as we speak.

[@nordwestbeiwest1899]

Sorry but the Netherlands doesn't make good bread, it's the Germans, your neighbors, who have the best bread in the world and so many varieties that taste unbelievably delicious. In just a few meters you could have visited Germany and visited a typical German bakery?

[@51bikerboy]

Only Germans think German bread is better. If you don't like white bread don't eat German bread!

[@daphneschuring5810]

Not the news what you want to hear: The EU wants to banned the smokey flavour

[@buncharted]

thankfully, only the fake smokey flavor 😄

[@gnugician]

And no Twente football match? Then I am sorry, but you have not been in Enschede 😀

[@VitorHugoRaw]

where's the dark sex maze video?

[@buncharted]

too dark 🥲

[@user-ve2ny9jc1j]

So the only thing you do is eat? 😂😂😂😂😂

[@bartobruintjes7056]

Enschede is not a place with a real old history. It would be a boring city when there was no University. There are places you can visit in the Netherlands that have a real history that goes back to the Middle Ages and are very pleasant.

[@piepkwiep4312]

Turkish bread for broodje kebab. The best kebab is not from the Netherlands but from Retie Belgium. This is the best english docu about the vuurwerkramp: GdAfUzKu-IM

[@eeshtarr]

The object in Dr Who is _not quite_ a phone booth... it's a police box! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_box