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see my other web site http://start.at/thehague
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Click here for a map of the Hague center. with most of the places below marked |
The Hague is where I live! For directions to my new house click here. The RidderZaal (Top left) is in the centre of Den Haag and is in the middle of the Dutch houses of Parliament. The 2nd photo is of the Eerste Kamer (first room) of the Dutch government. There is an avenue of trees of one side with benches to sit on and can be a great place for sitting and admiring the view. In the winter, this lake freezes over and the Dutch (who are fanatical skaters) skate all over it. It's a wonderful sight! Also in the area you have the Gevangenis Poort (prisoners gate), the Maurits Huis (a museum for paintings) and Queen Beatrix's working palace.
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| Ridderzaal - Knights Hall, sandwiched inbetween the Eerste & Tweede Kamers (Houses of Commons & Lords) | The Eerste(?) Kamer. |
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| On the night of the 29th April the Hague (and most Dutch cities) celebrate Koninginnenacht (the night before the Queen Mothers birthday!) You can compare it to New Years Eve but with lots of bands and warmer weather! In 1998, De Kast and Anouk played (amongst others) | Curfew in the Hague is strictly enforced! |
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| Sandi & Loz auditioning for the Spice Girls! (Happy now????) | Loz falling for the old "this cream cake smells funny" gag! |
Favourite Bars & Restaurants
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De Bier Kelder, Buitenhof 8a (next to Havana's). My current favourite bar. A reasonable selection of beers including La Chouffe and Leffe on tap and about 40 beers in total. Good atmosphere and friendly staff (slightly insane but what do you expect from people who work with students???? :-) ). |
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De Paas, Dunne Bierkade 16a, Tel.: 070-3600019, Number of beers: 150. On draught: 8. They have lots of types of Jenever's (Dutch gin) too. |
"The Butter
Scales" - An unusual bar. I assume that it used to be a warehouse or a church!
It has a huge ceiling. More importantly it has a great selection of beers. It
also has a reasonable selection of food.
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| The Shilleleigh Irish Pub - Java Straat :- The friendliest Irish bar in the Hague. Friendly international bar staff who speak Dutch as well as English! |
Papestraat 36, Tel (070) 3642162. A reasonable selection of beers including
Guinness, Duvel (pour carefully if you wish to a avoid a hangover) & kriek
Restaurants
Pinocchios -
LangePoten (just off the Plein) , An excellent Italian restaurant with a huge
choice of pizzas etc. 
De
Wankele Tafel Vegetarisch - The wobbly table vegetarian
restaurant. This place has real imagination when it comes to vegetarian
food. The atmosphere is superb! Recommended by a local paper.
Mauritskade 79, phone 070 364 3267
Rootz - Open 11am-22pm. This is a great Belgian restaurant with a huge choice of beers! I've died and gone to heaven......
AVOID Alphonso's chain of Mexican restaurants. I've been there twice, once in the Hague and once in Amsterdam, and both times the service has been unacceptably slow
Direct Dutch - Piet Heinplein 1 A 2518 CA Den Haag tel 070-3654677 fax 070-3561140 e-mail: info@directdutch.com website: www.directdutch.com - a great language school to learn Dutch.
Fitness in The Hague
Studio 1 - Hoogstraat 27a - 070 3650827. My aerobics/fitness
studio. A very friendly atmosphere with very competent friendly teachers.
The owners are a Dutch/English couple who also run the place (Emma is one of
the teachers). You'll see me here quite often, trying to counteract the
beer! It's a GREAT gym! I'm friends
with the owners now. They invited a few customers to their wedding last
year. I pay fl 75 for a months unlimited aerobics (fl 25 once off joining
fee). You can do a trial lesson for fl 7.50 which is returnable if you
join.
Live Music
1999 - Blondie was the top act. They put on a excellent
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| 1999 - The show started at 1pm with Supersub and Noordkaap (there are 2 stages) followed by Soulwax, Caeser, Acde & De Munnik, 3 Colours Red, Robben Ford & The Blue Line, Mundo Livre, Busi Mhlongo, Corey Glover and finally Blondie. |  |
| In 1998 some of the stars to attend were Robbie Williams, Paul Weller (Above), Anouk (Dutch) and Echo & the Bunnymen. |  |
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 The
Hotel 't Sonnehuys (the Sunny House) asked me to place this advert for
them. It's a very nice looking place, only 5 mins walk from the beach.
They are on the internet which is a bonus! F.A.Kooijman Hotel 't Sonnehuys*** Renbaanstraat 2 2586 GB Scheveningen Tel: +31 70 3546170 Fax: +31 70 3524695 E-Mail:hotel@sonnehuys.nl |
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