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Europe » Netherlands » South Holland » The Hague November 18th 2007

Een stralende zondagmiddag, helaas zonder winst, maar wel met lekkere broodjes kroket. Dames, tot snel weer!! Bijgaand de plaatjes die coach EJ schoot...... read more

Lawyers are cute.

Europe » Netherlands » South Holland » The Hague July 1st 2007

Discussing Politics with Richard

JoyTripping

Visited Toni at work today after a lovely night´s sleep in their loft. Woke up to rain on the window above my bed. Loving Den Haag. Couldn´t bring my camera in to take a picture of Toni in her robe and bib (this is the UN after all, they have rules), but it was awesome to see her at work. At one point they were cross examining some guy about where some bodies were buried and I was watching Toni working at her computer. I turned to my mom and said ¨Isn´t she cute?¨What can I say? She was. I´m so proud of her and can only expect more great stuff. We stayed for about twenty minutes and met her for a break, then headed off to find a place for lunch. Ended up in ... read more

Delf/Den Haag Trip

Europe » Netherlands » South Holland » The Hague March 19th 2007

Willian of Orange

irisheyes999

Yay. I finally made it more than ten miles outside the city. This past weekend my abroad group had an excursion to the Delft and The Hague. Delft is ridiculously cute. It’s like a miniature version of Amstedam: smaller canals, smaller terraces, and smaller houses. However, the amount of churches is certainly no less. I’m pretty sure that I could see about six church spires from my point in the center square. Delf is also where they make the blue and white pottery. There are only three legitimate factories that make the pottery anymore so everything else is a fake. Check out my picture to see the insignia for the legit factories. They also have the royal church in Delft, where the bodies of the royal family are buried. There were also a lot of ... read more

Madurodam

Europe » Netherlands » South Holland » The Hague December 29th 2006

Kim bij de Dam

Stokkie

29 december 2006 gingen we op uitnodiging met de familie Idenburg naar Madurodam in Den Haag. De temparatuur was wel wat aan de frisse kant echter was het evengoed wel druk. Na met z'n allen bij de ingang op de foto gegaan te zijn zijn we Madurodam ingelopen. Als je oog voor detail hebt plus de vele herkenbare gebouwen/lokaties maken een bezoek meer dan waard. Het roept dan ook regelmatig een gevoel van herkenning bij je op en dit geldt voor zowel de Dom als het Binnenhof, Schiphol, de diverse Amsterdamse lokaties zoals het paleis op de Dam, Schiphol, Carré, etc. De kinderen vonden de rijdende treinen van de NS helemaal geweldig. Het was ons niet duidelijk of hier ook recent een nieuw spoorboekje was ingevoerd, maar het leek op rolletjes te lopen. Verder moesten de ... read more

The Hague/Den Haag/'s Gravenhage

Europe » Netherlands » South Holland » The Hague November 13th 2006

Exterior of the Binnenhof

Alison S

On Nov 11, I went on yet another WINGS International Student excursion. We went to Den Haag (Dutch name for The Hague, as is " 's Gravenhage"). We left early Saturday morning on a bus. We got in in the afternoon, and wandered the city for a short while. Its very small (less than 500,000 people), and not actually a city at all. It was purposely chosen as the seat of government as a tiny village, so no existing city would have undue influence or benefit. This means that nearly everyone in the city works for goverment in some capacity, which also means its not the most exciting city in the world, but it is fancy. We got to visit the Binnenhof ("Inner Court"), which is the center of Dutch government, where the Prime Minister works, ... read more

Den Haag aka The Hague

Europe » Netherlands » South Holland » The Hague September 9th 2006

Peace Palace clock in Den Haag

Sam Scott

We loved this little town on the coast of the North Sea.... read more

Peace Palace exterior from front gardens

Three Days of Travel

Europe » Netherlands » South Holland » The Hague August 24th 2006

Were Lost

Day One - The Hague to Brussels This should've only taken 1 1/2hrs but trains were delayed and connections had to be made and 3 1/2hrs later we were finally in Brussels. We decided against the Van Gogh hostel since the q-tip experience really grossed us out. So we stayed at a place called Sleep Well. It was amazing! Just like a hotel but with dorm rooms. We were kicking ourselves for not booking this one last time. Day Two - Brussels to London Could've easily done this by Eurostar in a couple of hours but our budget didn't allow for such luxuries. So a train, train, bus, ferry, bus, another train, and an underground ride brought us to London. The highlight of the whole thing was seeing the White Cliffs of Dover on our way ... read more

Mini Holland

Europe » Netherlands » South Holland » The Hague August 21st 2006

Were Lost

We went to a place called Madurodam by Irenes house. It has all of Hollands famous buildings and architectural feats in minature. There was a little wooden shoe factory that if you put in a Euro a little truck would drive out of the factory and deliver a tiny pair of ceramic shoes to you. Also, did you know that Mars Bars are made in Holland? They had a mini chocolate factory and for 10cents a delivery truck would bring you a mini mars bar. We spent over 2hrs here, much longer than we intented, but it was so much fun! By that time the Peace Palace, where the international court is, was closed. So we drove by it instead. We walked around town and saw the government buildings. But it started to pour so we ... read more

Home sweet home in Holland

Europe » Netherlands » South Holland » The Hague August 20th 2006

Were Lost

A friend of mine that I met last year when working in Wales lives in The Hague. She was kind enough to let us stay at her flat for a few nights. We got into Holland Spoor train station around 1pm. I have to mention the public washroom at this station. It is worth the 50 cents! There are fresh flowers and tea lights on the counters, an array of perfumes, lotions etc at your disposal, candy dishes full of toffees and mints. And a display case of jewellery for sale. It is one of the only bathrooms worth its fee. (The only other WC that was impressive was on called Mc Clean, yes it is a toilet chain throughout Europe). My friend Irene picked us up and we just relaxed for most of the day. ... read more

11. Ik ca niet holland spratten

Europe » Netherlands » South Holland » The Hague August 8th 2006

dutchcrx

The idiotic smile remains on my face even as I board the ferry to Holland. There will be no tears shed on Englands behalf, not that it is that bad, but I've just had enough for now. However will the Netherlands really be any better ?, or will it be the cestpool of moral decay that it is often portrayed as. For a boat of its size the ferry moves incredibly quick and I'm actually dissapointed that it only takes about 3hrs. The ferry is more comfortable than any place I've been in the last week. During the trip I cross reference my map of Holland and my contact list and decide that my first stop will be in Den Haag to visit my aunts friends. It seems like everybody on the list is a ... read more

Brief history of Netherlands

The Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815. In 1830 Belgium seceded and formed a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I, but suffered invasion and occupation by Germany in World War II. A modern, industrialized natio...more history

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