Exploring HILVERSUM City Centrum - Evening Walk

[@AnaryaVhargon]

Great to see Hilversum, thank you. The Mattheüs passion is a classical music performants written by Johann Sebastian Bach, it's about the last days of the life of Jesus. This performants they only do around Easter.

[@Followmytravels]

Thanks for the clarification Anarya!

[@davidhutchinson1758]

In English I think it's called A Passion Play or The Passion of Christ.

[@AnaryaVhargon]

@@davidhutchinson1758 that's right.

[@HenkWoudenberg-r2f]

Thank you. I am born and raised in Hilversum and lived for 26 years in the east side of the town.

[@daehmartins]

Hi Murat, thanks a Lot to show us Hilversum. O lived there 1973...1974 vith my wife. Cam back in march 2015. Now with my big family. Beatifull city.

[@Followmytravels]

My pleasure Daniel, you re welcome.

[@tanjawesseling1904]

YEARS ago my Aunty and cousins lived in HET Gooi. S'Gravelandseweg.An old house like a castle. Lovely.Thankyou for your vlogs..😍

[@Followmytravels]

So cool! You re welcome Tanja!

[@dmccarty1006]

YES FEBO 4:59 !!! And yes makes me very happy :)!!!

[@Followmytravels]

Hahaha

[@neldewijn7536]

Hello, we follow you here in the lovely Okanagan valley in British Columbia Canada. Just loved Hilversum and Zaandam today. Thanks for your great work.

[@Followmytravels]

Hey! Thanks and your welcome ✌️

[@maribelrodriguez8714]

Church and beer 🥳🙌🏼 love your videos!

[@Followmytravels]

That s funny right? :) Thanks Maribel!

[@pfmellorj]

Great tour, Murat!

[@martindejong3974]

Hilversum remains me a lot of my current hometown Zoetermeer, it has the same ambiance, only there are actually two centres in Zoetermeer, the new centrum, and the old "dorp". Apeldoorn is nice too my sister lives there and I actually went to school there.You should also consider Zwolle, as a "hanzestad" it has a great history.

[@Followmytravels]

Thanks Martin, Zwolle is in my top 10 list in the Netherlands and have been there many times. We did 2 livestreams there before but in the summer i will go visit again for sure.

[@rickversglaciers]

Zoetermeer is also really nice, I work there daily, as a Hilversummer 😊❤

[@martindejong3974]

the "special stage" as you called it is used for musical bands.

[@andreasmuller3873]

noice a week day evening walk outside amsterdam and the first I watched about Hilversum. Never been to that place yet. Regarding the ns trein app there is a direct train from amsterdam centraal to hilversum heading to amersfoort

[@OsmanVAydogan]

Murat her zamanki gibi harikasın, keep it up! 🤘

[@Followmytravels]

Cok tesekkurler 😊

[@carlavolkers1862]

Born and lived there the first 24 years of my life

[@hjon9119]

Hilversum is no longer as lively as 25 years ago. The Italian Restaurante Lorenza you mentioned is one of faves for many years, and the Argentina restaurant which is famous for their ribs is still good but it was way better 25 years ago . ABN AMRO same structure as I far as I could remember. Kerkbrink has changed significantly, it just used to be the museum, the kerk and an open space 25 years ago.Many new buildings have sprouted over that last 2 decades.

[@davidhutchinson1758]

David from America here!!! I really enjoyed going through Hilversum. It looked more awesome than I imagined. I only knew of Hilversum from the train because it always zoomed past going to Bussum. Does Hilversum have a Media Markt to go with Hilversum Media Park???

[@Followmytravels]

It is your type of city David! Modern and old architecture together, also not far away from Amsterdam :) I think there is no mediamarkt in Hilversum. :)

[@davidvilchez2209]

Hi Murat! Can you please visit Naarden one day maybe Delft as well? I know you went to Delft before but would like a refresh if possible. I havent been to Naarden and would like to go my next visit to the NL. Volendam was also a really cool village as well. Also have you considered taking trips to Germany or Belgium sense they are so close to the NL you can just take a train from Weesp

[@Followmytravels]

Hi David, sure, Delft is on the list, always. in 1-2 months we ll visit. Naarden is easier, closer to me (btw we have videos from Naarden as well). This summer i would visit Belgium maybe, Germany would be in autumn or next winter.

[@martindejong3974]

I think Museum Hilversum is another example of a "waag", it looks like one!. And the "St. Matthew Passion" is a Passion, a well know piece of christian inspired music, by Bach. It lasts about 3 hours, and is intended to be performed at Good Friday vesper services. So its actually church music!

[@elizabethfrance3237]

I've missed the last two weeks of walking. I just moved to Portland OR. I think my time difference with NL is now 8 hours earlier. Is that right?

[@Followmytravels]

Good luck with your new place Liz! Yes, now have 8 hour difference.

[@elizabethfrance3237]

Thanks! So far I love Portland, but I keep missing your live Amsterdam tours. I'll have to move back to Florida!

[@martindejong3974]

You will see that (in the Netherlands) the church and bars go hand in hand, wherever there is a church, you will find drinking opportunities like bars and cafe's, as the Dutch in the past after going to church always went straight to the nearest cafe or bar.

[@davidhutchinson1758]

In Amsterdam the bars and whores are next door to the church so you can repent after you've sinned.

[@martindejong3974]

@@davidhutchinson1758 Actually you went to church FIRST, then afterward you went to drink something, all cities had churches surrounded by bars and cafe's. AFAIK only in Amsterdam you also had prostitutes nearby.

[@davidhutchinson1758]

Martin it's all sinning anyway!!!!

[@martindejong3974]

@@davidhutchinson1758 Only if you believe drinking coffee or beer in moderation is sinning, you must be a very hardcore religious person if you do, and most dutch are not that extreme. The cafe's around churches prove that. They were built in the same time period as the churches.

[@martindejong3974]

Murat, did you never hear of a "broodje kroket", a kroket it a white bun? Its a common way to eat a kroket in the Netherlands. This is just the FEBO variety, they have "stolen" the hamburger bun with a round flat kroket idea from McDonalds that had a "McKroket" for a short while.

[@Followmytravels]

Yes yes, i know, just wanted to emphasize how unhealthy snack is. Carbs inside Carbs or basically flour in a flour :)

[@pia5518]

this is my hometown. but not the way i remember it to be. i never ever wanna go there ever again. the other side of the tracks are more interesting, with a few foreign shops. a laundry service and a hammam.

[@Followmytravels]

Thanks for sharing. Why don t u wanna come back?

[@bmcd9490]

Too many noisy petrol driven scooters in Hilversum. They ruin the peace of the place.

[@nataschaniebauer8706]

What is typical for Dutch mentality?