Discovering The Hague: Grote Kerk, Gorgeous Architecture & Our European Quam

Welcome back to The Hague! This weekend, we delve into the breathtaking Grote Kerk, experience the beauty of the city's architecture, visit the most charming family-owned cookie shop, and share our biggest quam with Europe. Let’s explore together!

[@gekkegerrit933]

welcome to our beautiful city!

[@RiversRoamEurope]

Thank you so much!

[@NL2500]

Here we go to the AH to cool down a bit

[@meike7507]

It always seems to be windy in Den Haag. It is close to the shore/beach. I guess thats why

[@RiversRoamEurope]

We think that's the reason as well. Most days it's welcomed and tolerable, but there are some days that are so windy we have to hold onto our hats.

[@NL2500]

You can also have groceries delivered to your home. Almost all supermarkets have a website where you can order their products. For a few euros they will bring it to your front door. And in terms of food, you should also try the Indonesian ones although the vegetarian options are somewhat more limited there.

[@RiversRoamEurope]

Thank you for that tip! I have seen some of the AH trucks around and the Pic Nic ones too but good to know. Someone else suggested we try the Indonesian food too. We just tried one recently (coming soon in a video) and holy moly! Ive never in my life had such amazing Indian food ever!!!!

[@NL2500]

@@RiversRoamEurope Indonesia (which we are talking about here) and India are two different countries. There are also some Indian restaurants, but who have Indonesian foot can be found everywhere in the Netherlands. By the way, India also has delicious, predominantly vegetarian food. So you can't go wrong 😆

[@RiversRoamEurope]

@@NL2500 😂 you're so right! My bad. We need to look into Indonesian food and see if they have options for us.

[@MarcoTheHague]

You can climb the church and check out the view 🎉 probably cost a few euros.

[@RiversRoamEurope]

I saw that! It looks like it would be fun. Just need to see if Tarlo is able to go with us ;-)

[@katiemann8006]

What a beautiful city you live in now as well. Loved this tour of where you will be staying for a little while. So many beautiful buildings. 😉🩷

[@RiversRoamEurope]

Thank you love! It is a beautiful city!

[@gekkegerrit933]

the "ducks" at 15.40 are actually coots aka meerkoeten

[@RiversRoamEurope]

oh, thanks for letting us know! They sure are cute

[@NL2500]

A few days in the Netherlands and already complaining about the weather. That is very normal, as does every Dutch person, there is more to complain about, but everyone always complains about the weather here... 😊

[@RiversRoamEurope]

hahaha well thats good to know that everyone complains about it, but honestly, it's way better than burning up in the States ;-)

[@melanietritt4092]

I’m loving your videos! ❤

[@RiversRoamEurope]

Thank you so much love!

[@mymemeplex]

This isn't a normal summer. But it does explain why we haven't had to do airco so far. We are going to get more aircon places though, because just like it's abnormally cold this year, things been getting abnormally hot recently as well. But june july august are not supposed to be this cold! what are you looking for in Den Haag?

[@RiversRoamEurope]

Thats good to hear that this isn't "normal". Thankfully we saw a portable cooling unit today so at least we know where to purchase one when we need it.

[@user-en4yy3ld4q]

Regarding a 10 minute walk to the grocery stores, maybe you have to become a little more Dutch ;-) and buy some bikes ! In that way the traveling will become only 2,5 minutes. Since this is only a short trip you can get your groceries daily and really fresh, instead of like in the USA, where they get the groceries only once a month. Furthermore you do have a place to stall the bikes just outside the apartment :-) Thanks for taking us with you on your walk through Den Haag !

[@RiversRoamEurope]

Yes, we've been talking about it. We need to see how Tarlo handles traveling on a bike. He has a history of bad motion sickness which is why we haven't gotten one yet. Fingers crossed he can handle it!

[@arjansnoek7257]

@@RiversRoamEurope In most dutch 'student' cities you can also rent a bike for longer period a swapfiets.

[@Katt-._.7.]

@@RiversRoamEurope here dogs usually just run next to the bike. You hold the leash in one of your hands while you hold the steering wheel and the dog runs next to the bike as you cycle 😊

[@NL2500]

Oh well, when they complain in the rest of the country that it's storming, we say here that it was a bit windier than normal here

[@RiversRoamEurope]

I really appreciate the breeze! I may feel differently this winter but its been so nice this summer!

[@mcoenen8492]

Nice vid. New subscriber here, if you want to explore some different art I suggest the Escher museum in Den Haag, it's located in a former royal palace witch is worth a visit itself.

[@RiversRoamEurope]

Wonderful, thank you so much for that suggestion! We will definitely check it out. I hope they allow dogs.

[@HansJongstra]

Thanks for this nice second video about Den Haag. Did you visit the beach at Schevening already ?

[@RiversRoamEurope]

Not yet! It's on our list though ;-) and soon! We wanted to go this weekend but I ended up not feeling well yesterday. Hopefully next weekend.

[@kwarts]

​@@RiversRoamEuropeAs your dog is important to you, note that only a small part of the beach is open to dogs year round: South of strandslag 2; between numbers 9 and 10 and north of Zwarte pad.

[@McCorduRoy1972]

Hahaha I used to live in the building across the water at the begin of the video. I'm recently divorced and moved out four months ago. 😂

[@mjaydb]

Where did you get lunch? And what falafel place was it?

[@RiversRoamEurope]

The falafel place is call Falafel & Hummus, hahaha not the most original ;-) but it's delicious! The lunch place, what were we eating? That'll help me figure out which place it was.

[@NL2500]

@@RiversRoamEurope Falafel & Hummus... yes on the outside (and inside) it's not the most attractive. But the food is really good there.

[@Eric_Maastricht]

(see also my comment on your other vlog of The Hague). Nice to see you walking in the centre! But on the text slides you show here and there, can you please let them on a bit longer? I need to pause the playback to read most in full and that's while I am a quite fast reader of English. Once you want to see more than just The Hague, just peruse the "buncharted" KZbin channel. Apart from also being foodies they make a habit of visiting many NL places!

[@RiversRoamEurope]

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll make them longer when I can ;-) Our travels will be different from others since we travel with our dog ;-) but we have a list of places to see and of course, that will take time since we typically explore on the weekends.

[@mymemeplex]

@@RiversRoamEurope There's good forests and parks in and around Den Haag. Meijendel is great. Though not easy to get to without a car. Start with Clingendael for example. Westbroekpark, Scheveningse Bosjes, all easy to reach by tram or bus.

[@qualitytraders5333]

You are alowed to speak in a normal voice in The Netherlands. Tell you companion to get rid of the ridiculous cap. Look around you, nobody uses baseball caps here. Especially middle-aged folks don't.

[@RiversRoamEurope]

Um, Im not sure what you mean by speaking in a normal voice. The only time I change my voice is when I'm speaking to Tarlo. I will not tell him that. He is allowed to wear what he wants. I actually counted 9 men wearing "baseball caps" this morning while on a walk.

[@H99x2]

How are you living in Europe without a visa? Being American. Asking out of curiosity! Cool channel, definitely curious

[@RiversRoamEurope]

Thanks so much! As Americans, we are able to stay in a country for 90 days without a visa. But we are in the process of getting our visa's since we will be living here for a least a year ;-) (we may or may not stay here after a year, no set plans as of now. If we do move, it will be to another country)