Den Haag
12 Aug
Ok last post on my trip!
What can I say about The Hague except that I really loved and enjoyed it more than Amsterdam (ironic? Why YES) . It’s a very pretty lil city which is also the home of the Dutch government.
Den Haag is the local name for Hague. The weather was cold and the air was sooo fresh and clean – did my lungs some good I reckon.
We stayed at Hilton and it was truly a gorgeous hotel. Helps that it is centrally located near the shopping area 
Yes I wore slippers in the cold. My feet hate shoes! And vice versa 
(I read a comment somewhere that if you see an Asian in a cold climate country wearing slippers – chances are he/she is Malaysian, lol – well spot on buddy!)
But funny story about these babies – the ones I wore for the trip (and have been with me for the past 2 years) gave way thanks to the cold and rain so I had to buy a new pair. The only son of a bitch shoe I brought along was just BITTING into my feet. Shoes and even slippers are MAD expensive in Netherlands I swear. They cost at least 40 Euros and above (but at least they’re of great quality – according to the hotel receptionist) and no way in hell would I spend that much on something that touches the ground. So I walked into god knows the entire shoe shop in Hague (coz I was too cheap and didn’t want to splurge) only to happily find these babies for a grand total of 9 Euros ONLEH. *pats my cheapo back*.
Moving on, I love Hague mainly because you get a large area of green space, nicer walking streets and in my opinion, better shopping too. It’s a perfect place for bringing up children. The air is fresh (unlike Amsterdam where you can smell weed sometimes and the BOs of many people), here in Hague you hardly have alot of people in some streets and people are generally quite friendly. Quite a number of Dutch Indians too, we’re everywhere aren’t we? Because of that, they tend to speak in Dutch first and then English once you tell them you don’t understand a word they’re saying.
The entire city is accessible via their awesome train and bus and even so, it’s just so nice walking here. I did ALOT of walking and for once, didn’t even complain.
Just outside the hotel:
Hague is really the definition of quaint. But I digress as they say the prettiest city in entire Europe is actually in Bruges, Belgium, which hopefully we’ll get to visit one day *crosses fingers* We only got to see Belgium on the way to Paris via train and it looked SOO beautiful. And speaking of Belgium, Belgium chocolates are to die for, says the few boxes that I brought back and have already eaten :D
Can literally sit on the road without being hit :) Try doing this in KL and see what happens :D
Waiting for the bus that is always on time The public transportation here is just top class and very convinient. Something Malaysia could learn and follow?
My schedule here was a more lax. The husband had to go to work during the day so I lazed around and explored Hague on my own for that 2 days. I did alot of walking and also shopping
Shopping street – walk ahead to find ways to spend $.
Ready. Set. SHOP!
Just quarter of my hauls. Summer sale here is MAD AWESOME! And it’s also serious fun to shop without the pesky husband around. Time just flew by really fast!
The Peace Palace
Shoulda held up the peace sign damnit
What’s he looking at?
Go figure
We did ALOT of shopping in their supermarket. On a dollar to dollar comparison things are dirt cheap. Heck even after converting, it’s VERY affordable. Imagine a BIG box of milk for less than RM2, quality chocolates and biscuits for less than RM4.
Stocked up lots of biscuits, chocolate and snacks to bring home Some of it are still sitting prettily in the fridge.
And here’s the world’s awesome waffel with caramel /chocolate called the Stroopwafel. I’ve read about them online even before going for this trip and it’s most definitely heavenly. They’re so famous you can literally buy em online here.
Believe it or not, I only spent all of 7 days for this entire trip for obvious reasons But I have to say, it’s probably one of the nicest trip this year (ignore me, I say this after EVERY trip), and will definitely hold a special place in my heart since it was an early expensive Birthday gift from the hubby.
So now it’s going to suck big time NOT receiving any gifts on my actual Birthday. Oh well, can’t get em all!
Omg how luck are you, seems like u had an amazing time in Netherlands, its high up there on my places to go list, it seems really clean and fresh. Hope u had heaps of fun
btw u look like u have lost weight, great job 
Hey Abi, well I really gotta thank the husband and his company, lol. Yea Netherlands is indeed nice, a must go I would say. Aww thanks, I think I’ve lost ONLY 1-2kgs to date (yea progress is slow). Glad I didn’t put on any during the trip despite eating alot coz I walked alot too.
I was wondering why you were wearing slippers in the Spring-like Summer weather some cities have been having lately
Hush Puppies make some amazing sandals that I’ve managed to convince my Mom and elder sister to get. They are not very boring looking and really work great for times when you’re going to walk a lot (vacation, etc).
I’m a trainers-lover when it comes to traveling. I’ve also hurt my toe pretty bad by walking around way too much on uneven ground (cobblestones :() in uncomfortable shoes so now I have to wear proper shoes when I travel otherwise my feet are not in shape for the gym.
Anyway, enough about the shoes. I’ve never been to Den Haag. Looks like a quaint little city. Generally dairy products are reasonably priced in European cities. I think they are somewhat controlled, similar to sugar, chicken and rice prices in Malaysia. The expensive stuff is usually seafood. Prawns, for example, in Germany is considered a delicacy as they are relatively more expensive than say chicken or beef for example.
I see you discovered the Stroopwafels
Starbucks sells them sometimes (in Indonesia and in UK, I’ve seen them). They suggest warming them up on top of your coffee mug and then eating them so the caramel in the middle gets all gooey.
What to do, Malaysian
I’ve seen hush puppies sandals, somehow I prefer scholl as it’s more comfy, at least for my feet.
I wish I could wear trainers when on vacation but I dont know how to match em with my clothes
Well perhaps now you can put Den Haag in your list
Well I’m not really a fan of seafood so didn’t notice the price. But in general I noticed stuff there are cheaper, much cheaper. Oh and oh so tasty too 
They have that in Indonesia?? I”ve not seen them there. Oh yes I heard that’s the BEST way to eat it. Should try it one day.
Hague is nice. It is clean and nice. Wow… I like it- just by browsing the pictures.
There are lots of waffels and chocolates here too. I have lots of them stock in my kitchen cabinet. Your blog is bad for health. Your blog makes me stand up from where I am sitting to the cabinet just to grab the waffels. It’s my second piece now :o(. Come over and you can have all you want from my cabinet. Name it- milk chocolates, white chocolates, waffels, chips, shortbreads,…. That explain why I am in need for belly dancing and yoga classes here
Well if you and Jove make it to Amsterdam, go to Hague too.
LOL don’t worry, even if you eat all of it you’re still slim!!
ohmigosh ive been reading your Europe travel blog entries but never got the chance to comment… i so hate you.. looks so fun…
It was fun but too short a trip
Plus dont think we would have ever gone to this part of the world if it wasn’t for hubby’s company.