FIRST TIME IN THE NETHERLANDS

I came to The Hague, Netherlands to spend time with my family and explore the city. The history of this beautiful place is complex and I may have found my second love; Dutch apple cake. We will visit must-see locations in The Hague including parliament, the royal palace, a museum, the Peace Palace and a United Nations courtroom! Want more from my Dutch adventure? Don’t worry, there’s plenty more coming up in the next episode!
#thehague #netherlandsvlog #netherlandstravel
IN OUR FOOTSTEPS:
The Hague - www.holland.com/global/touris...
Het Binnenhof - www.holland.com/global/touris...
Het Plein - denhaag.com/en/plein
Mauritshuis - www.mauritshuis.nl/en/
De Passage - depassage.nl/?lang=en
Pistache Cafe - www.pistache-cafe.nl/
Paleis Noordeinde - www.holland.com/global/touris...
Peace Palace - www.vredespaleis.nl/?lang=en
IRMCT - www.irmct.org/en
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DISCLAIMER: Topics discussed and information shared are based on personal experiences and opinions and are not intended to be viewed as advice, and may not reflect the experiences or views of others. Although I am not a historian, I do my best to fact check and share information as I have learned it on my adventures!
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Michelle Christine
(EP. 46)

[@howardscott1556]

Looks like an interesting place, must add it to the list of cities to visit.

[@ACanadianAbroadMichelle]

It’s a lovely place to visit! Highly recommend 😄

[@michaelrjshannon]

enjoyed that very much - thank you - somewhere I have always wanted to go

[@ACanadianAbroadMichelle]

I really enjoyed my time there - happy to bring you along 😊

[@diannebaig5604]

Well done Michelle Wish I had been there with you

[@ACanadianAbroadMichelle]

Couldn't agree with you more Dianne - one day!

[@ShamaticWow]

I've lived in The Hague for 3 years now and it's awesome to see someone making a video like this about the city. Usually people make only traveling video's on Rotterdam and Amsterdam. The Hague is a very chill place to visit as well though and i think you're video really showcases this well!

[@ACanadianAbroadMichelle]

I'm really happy to hear that you enjoyed these episodes! There was so much to talk about and share the the abroad community after the trip - I can't wait to visit again!

[@arthurerickson5162]

Very nice tour Michelle😊 Looking forward to P2! This brings back many memories from the time my family and I lived in England (Kent). We tried to use every school break to travel somewhere - UK or Europe.

[@ACanadianAbroadMichelle]

It’s hard to fit in escapes sometimes (requires time and money), but when you have the opportunity it’s certainly worth it! I’m sure you’ve created some really great travel memories!

[@CrownRider]

Excellent video. Perfectly edited from beautiful images and clips. The best quality I've seen so far on visiting the Netherlands blogs. Thank you very much.

[@ACanadianAbroadMichelle]

I’m so happy to hear that you enjoyed the episode - keep a look out for part two!

[@arjanvanderburg5934]

I can recommend the guided tour at the Peace Palace. Also recommendable: Panorama Mesdag, one of the oldest still existing panorama's in the world; A canaltour with the Ooievaart of with a kayak (kanoverhuurdenhaag); A lunch or dinner at the Penthouse, a bar/restau at the 40th floor with a great view over the area.

[@ACanadianAbroadMichelle]

I've added these to my must-do list for my next visit - thank you!

[@RichardRenes]

The Hague is also a nice springboard to trips to Leiden, Delft and Rotterdam. It has world class museums (may I recommend for instance the Louwman Museum, about personal transport ? ) and 2 amusement parks close by (Drievliet and Duinrell).

[@ACanadianAbroadMichelle]

Thank you for sharing these suggestions! I will likely be returning some time in summer... all three locations (Leiden, Delft, and Rotterdam) are on my list!

[@nfboogaard]

Beautifully edited, nice vlog! Great idea to incorporate some downtime & excercise in your travels.

[@ACanadianAbroadMichelle]

Thank you happy to hear you enjoyed it! Exercising while traveling sounds like a good plan, but is so hard to fit in sometimes. Always feel motivated and ready for the day after a some movement though 😊

[@Daffie02]

An entertaining video, thanks!

[@ACanadianAbroadMichelle]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@tjerkheringa937]

What a lovely review of my home city. Thank you

[@ACanadianAbroadMichelle]

Happy to hear this! What a wonderful city to call home.

[@Nora_meow99]

Thanks for sharing I like it 😍🐱

[@ACanadianAbroadMichelle]

Glad you enjoyed the episode!

[@Nora_meow99]

@@ACanadianAbroadMichelle 👌

[@ErisstheGoddessofmanhwas]

I live in The Hague the last 9 years .I have visited many others big cities like Amsterdam, Rotterdam , Gouda, Utrecht e.t.c but I love The Hague the most .

[@ACanadianAbroadMichelle]

The Hague was lovely! We did visit Amsterdam, and I also had a preference. I have a few other places in The Netherlands added to my must-see list for my next visit. The abroad community has shared some awesome suggestions!

[@joebloggs2473]

It is a city that is often ignored by mainstream tourism (thank goodness). I live there about five minutes from the Parliament. In summer time when parliament is in recess it is so quiet.

[@ACanadianAbroadMichelle]

Completely understandable sentiment! Part of the charm Is certainly how naturally friendly and welcoming The Hague feels!

[@dawatcherz]

on the binnenhof there is the ridderzaal you have taken some shots of. but if you go to the other side of the ridderzaal there is a little basement that is a tiny museum with a bunch of illustrations of the history of the binnenhof and you can also get a tour of the complex from there... providing they're not renovating it as is the case at the moment. across the street from the binnenhof there is the Gevangenpoort (prisoners gate) which shows you some history of law & punishment. you can see old cells and vompare them to the rooms rich people would stay in and there are also a bunch of eexamples of the types of equipment that was used to interogate or punish people. it gives you a great perspective about the amount of progress there has been and how little a human life was worth not so very long ago.

[@ACanadianAbroadMichelle]

As always I’ve missed so much! Thank you for adding these notes here for us - so interesting!

[@nataslived7029]

Nice!

[@ACanadianAbroadMichelle]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@hunchbackaudio]

Never saw someone eating appeltaart that way. But it’s my favorite pastry for a long time.

[@ACanadianAbroadMichelle]

😂😂😂 I’m so glad you commented on this! I had NO IDEA how to eat it. I needed a friend for this dining experience lol!

[@hunchbackaudio]

@@ACanadianAbroadMichelle wel, in most cases the whipped cream is already on the cake, so I understand the confusion. But if you enjoyed it, who cares.

[@joslauwers7960]

The King was in the palace as his Standard is out on the flagpole

[@ACanadianAbroadMichelle]

I thought this might be the case! Thank you for confirming! I read that members of the royal family are often spotted out and about… kept my eyes peeled… no sign of ‘em (other than the flag!).

[@michieldame701]

@@ACanadianAbroadMichelle he is hard to miss being over 6 feet tall, remembering from when I met him he is about 6"4'

[@StevenQ74]

@@michieldame701 He's not 6"4, he's 6 feet(183cm)

[@michieldame701]

@@StevenQ74 when he was standing beside me and i was selling him flashlights for him and his daughters, he was taller than me, and i am 6'2".... he's a pretty tall dude... but true, I didn't measure him...

[@brozius]

@@michieldame701 He is 6 feet, i'm 6 feet and I also stood next to him when he visited the company I was working for.

[@eslamsidi4386]

تصوير ممتاز شكرا لكي من مصر

[@ACanadianAbroadMichelle]

If Google translate is correct, I think you are watching from Egypt? Thank you - glad you enjoyed the episode!

[@hjvdd]

that flag on the royal palace means that the king is home, so mayby you saw him XD

[@ACanadianAbroadMichelle]

Well, this makes me happy! Thank you for sharing!

[@iedzjee]

You were there on the 4th of may?

[@ACanadianAbroadMichelle]

Yes! We celebrated Remembrance Day while we were there… 8pm on the dot! 💙

[@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands]

I think you were there on the 4th of may, all the flags are halve mast, remembrance day for the war deaths, what the english call poppy day..

[@ACanadianAbroadMichelle]

And similar to Canada’a Remembrance Day in November. It felt really special being there on the 4th. We were at a gathering and observed the date together. Memorable, that’s for sure!

[@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands]

The Hague is the widow of the Dutch East Indies, when in the Hague go to a real Indonesian restaurant , and eat Indonesian food..

[@ACanadianAbroadMichelle]

My family said the same…. And we did!!! First taste of authentic Indonesian food I’ve had and I’m fairly certain it will be hard to beat!

[@robertwemmers8562]

Girl you missing a lot of places in the Hague, like Maduro dam, the gevangen poort that is right across the government buildings there is a lot of history there, but i hope you like birth town, now living in Ottawa for the last fifty three years.

[@ACanadianAbroadMichelle]

Thank you for sharing these suggestions - I've added them to my list for my next visit! I have a soft spot for Ottawa; I have a number of family members that live there!

[@hanswhiteeagletubben261]

Thousends of years ago? That would be under water.

[@ACanadianAbroadMichelle]

While prepping for this episode I found some interesting articles describing evidence of prehistoric settlements dating back to around 3500 BC in the area of The Hague. You’re also right… they likely lived on dunes and island like masses a bit further back. Maybe The Hague as we know it was their fishing grounds? Lol

[@hanswhiteeagletubben261]

@@ACanadianAbroadMichelle there were a few habital dunes that wasn't submurged. People could only live at those few dry places (dunes above water) out there (in the neolithicum). Only a few tribes like the funnel beaker culture (trechterbeker cultuur, also known as megalith builders (hunebedden)), whom lived here as here as well in the east and north-east in the Netherlands. But borders didn't exist in those days. So they wandered around.

[@TheoBerkhout]

@@hanswhiteeagletubben261 and remember in the last ice age sea levels were much lower.

[@stephenvanwijk9669]

Yeah, you supposed to pour it on top. Normally it is whipped though. But, heh, it is The Netherlands, we don’t mind. Don’t do that kind of stuff in Germany or France, though

[@ACanadianAbroadMichelle]

Ahhhh that makes more sense 😂 dipping wasn’t working all that well! So many things to love about The Netherlands, apple cake is definitely one of them!

[@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands]

those were not geese those were nile-geese, a duck kind.

[@ACanadianAbroadMichelle]

Thank you sharing this!!!

[@Meppeler1971]

nice to take a moment to support Ukraine 🤗 hope there will be peace soon again

[@ACanadianAbroadMichelle]

I sincerely hope so too.

[@Remcore020]

Beautiful sandy beaches on the north sea she says...... A boggy swamp with mutated seagulls is a much more accurate description.

[@ACanadianAbroadMichelle]

Are you sure you aren't describing Lake Ontario?! LOL The Hague's beaches appeared impeccable while I was there - is there a history of boggy infectious waters in the area? Fascinated by this!

[@Deleeuwenberg]

terrible vocal fry

[@ACanadianAbroadMichelle]

Pronunciation needs some help! Thank you for the view!