The Hague Experience

See Holland in a Day!!

Advantages: small, good public transport
Disadvantages: not that many attractions

Thinking about visiting The Hague? Well, let me tell you a little bit about this fair city. Having lived in Den Haag (as the locals call it) for about 4 months, this is what I discovered. Right let's get the specifics out of the way first The Hague is the third biggest city in The Netherlands (after Amsterdam and Rotterdam). It's conveniently located in between the two larger cities, which makes it an ideal place to begin your Dutch adventure. The ...
...quite small in area. The weather Dutch weather is very similar to English weather, except it rains more! A book I have on Holland cheerfully informs me that the rainfall in Holland "averages out at less than 90 minutes a day". When to visit Come in the spring. This is the nicest time- the flowers are in bloom, the sun is shining, and the people are all out sunning themselves. Many restaurants, cafes and bars in the Hague have sun terraces and ...

Popalee 17.06.2007 · Read full review
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The Hague. Duinrell Flying High ! With Surprises

Advantages: Everything you could need for a family holiday!
Disadvantages: The public transport is overwhelming!

...it all out, but with the help of my daughter, Oscar's Mum, the travel was sorted on-line. Pieces of paper, representing tickets, came flying from the computer out of the printer. We were under way. Cornwall disappeared into Devon, and Exeter, where we caught the National Express Coach to Victoria Coach Station. Just £5.00 each, there and £5.00 each to return...Not bad for starters. We stayed with our friendly American Global Freeloaders in Pimlico, ...
...and lost count of the petit Spring Rolls that Oscar consumed, but was he happy!!! then back to their home for a welcome nights sleep before travelling on to Den Haag. 7.30.am. and we were on our way to Victoria Railway Station, where we caught the underground to Liverpool street. From here our tickets, £50.00 each return from London to anywhere in Holland, took us to Harwich, onto the wonderful new hovercraft, Stena Line Discovery, to Hook of ...

elinor.z 22.09.2005 · Read full review
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The Hague A city with many faces

Advantages: Public Transport everywhere
Disadvantages: success depends on weather conditions

...don't stay in Amsterdam! take the opportunity to discover another city in The Netherlands. When I book I usually can get a ticket via ebookers.com for £68 (flying from Birmingham to Amsterdam - 50 minutes) and a train ticket from Amsterdam to Den Haag for about £5. Lots of museums and historical buildings as well as shops, nightlife and an Attraction park for Children. There is a lot of cultural variety in the choice of Restaurants. A choice for ...
...need it here! A bus or tram will bring you where you want to go. Ideal for a weekend out! .. and OK its not as well known as Amsterdam.. but give it a chance to compete! The Hague is worth it and will win on many points! ...

herma 03.11.2002 · Read full review
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Between Amsterdam and Rotterdam

Advantages: well located in the Netherlands
Disadvantages: not that many sightseeing points

...before you are travelling to The Hague. The Hague has nothing to do with the tourist crowded Amsterdam and is not that sterile and new-styled Rotterdam. No, The Hague is situated between the two largest cities of the Netherlands (but closer to Rotterdam) and is much more silent and cosy. It is a combination of the restorated old-fashioned houses of the golden 17th century and new buildings and shops of a boomtown. It's the seat of the parliament ...
...the area arround is one of the favorite living place of the richer Dutch people. It is close to the beach (the name of the beach is Scheveningen by the way) which is pretty nice. The only disadvantage of Scheveningen: It is crowded with a lot of tourists during the summer. For tourist there is not the wide range of sighseeing highlights, but don't forget that you are situated in the middle between two interesting cities. Futhermore there is a pretty ...

Hitchcock 30.06.2001 · Read full review
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Give it a miss!!

Advantages: some cheap buys
Disadvantages: too much like home!

...some friends to Holland recently, the main place of visit was The Hague, this was my first visit to Holland and after seeing amsterdamn on tv , the hague was nothing like!! It was more like one of our city's !, yes it had statues and grand buildings but the shops were just like being at home!!, C&A , M+S and of course Macdonalds!! I was looking for something different and most things I could have found at home!, it had no character at all, the ...

broksababe 09.08.2000 · Read full review
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