The Hague’s Louwman Museum – A Site to See

Our two-year-old is nuts about cars, trucks, planes and emergency vehicles. We’ve had the Louwman Museum on our radar for a full year but it was during a recent visit from Oma and Opa when it felt right to go for a visit. This antique car collection is the world’s oldest private collection, having been carefully […]

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Stichting Atlantikwall Museum in The Hague – Accessible WWII Bunkers

Hitler’s Atlantic Wall is said to be the world’s largest construction project. When built in the early 1940s, the wall stretched from the Northern tip of Norway down through France. It was a tense time for the Nazi empire, fighting the Soviets and Allies on two separate fronts. The wall’s aim was to protect the […]

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An English Tour of the Peace Palace, The Hague

The Peace Palace in The Hague is a monument to peace – a manifestation of man’s desire to resolve conflict through mediation. Tours of the palace are not offered very often and when they are offered, there can be little warning. When I saw a handful of English tours open in August, I jumped at […]

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Exploring Den Haag Japanese Garden & Clingendael Park

Clingendael Park in Den Haag is home to a lovely Japanese Garden. This weekend marked opening weekend for the garden so we decided to pop over and check it out. The Japanese Garden is only open to the public about eight weeks each year in Spring and Fall, but it is worth the visit. This tranquil […]

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A Fun Food Tour in Den Haag

It can be frustrating when you live in a city and feel like you do not know the best places for food and drink. Our house is situated in Delft, between Den Haag and Rotterdam so we really have three cities to learn. This has been a challenge for us because learning about food joints […]

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