Our Big Move to Den Haag 🇳🇱 | First Impressions & New Beginnings! 

Try the Dutch tap water, it’s delicious and safe to drink. There really is no need to buy packaged water besides the times you are on the go and forgotten your reusable water bottle.

It's the statue of William OF Orange, not William THE Orange. The orange man is some other guy.

The Noordeinde Palace you saw on your left is being used as the official workplace of King Willen-Alexander and his wife Queen Maxima. They live in another palace in The Hague, called Huis ten Bosch which means House in the Woods and lies in a wooden section of The Hague. The statue infront of the palace is William of Orange and was the leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish Habsburgs that set off the Eighty Years' War (1568-1648) and resulted in the formal independence of the United Provinces (which later became the Netherlands) in 1648. Born into the House of Nassau, he became Prince of Orange in 1544 and is thereby the founder of the Orange-Nassau branch and the ancestor of the monarchy of the Netherlands. In the Netherlands, he is also known as Father of the Fatherland. You could say he is the founding father of the Netherlands.

When in the Hague, eat Indonesian foods, go find an Indonesian restaurant. They have the best in the EU.

Dear people of this video. I started watching this as I was curious how foreigners experience the first few days in my city/ country. I always love that. And I learn new things about my own city🎉 But then... you showed us your home and I was really taken aback. I realise you are from another culture, and how you perceive things and communicate them are different than we do. However, I do want to share my first thoughts and feelings that came across my mind in those first 5 to 10 minutes. Just to let you see, and hopefully understand, that what you think and how you communicate things is perceived rude in the Netherlands. Now, I communicate this to you in a very Dutch way. Be aware, it's direct. I will immediately tell you how your comments make me feel. So please don't take this as rudeness, but as a Dutch way of letting you know 'hey, this is not okay, these are the reasons why not so you can learn and adjust yourself, and then you will be able to connect to the culture and perhaps one day become a part of it'. Dutch directness is way of giving feedback, to make you reflect about yourself/ situation you are in, to give you a chance to adapt. So the bluntness of us is actually a way of trust building. So there we go. Below, you will find my direct thoughts. I hope my introduction of Dutch culture helps to accumulate them😂: 2 minutes in.... you are calling this a simple kitchen. You should be ashamed. What I am seeing is pure luxury, only affordable to the elite and lucky few. Your washing room isn't small. It is huge. Plus, you have a washing room. 99% of the people don't have that. Little garden? Little (private) parking spot?! Like.... what? It is really big.... please stop calling everything little. You are really overstepping yourself here, making everything Dutch small and unimportant. Are you not aware you have moved into another culture? That The Netherlands are as big as a post stamp? That we have to make do with what we have? Who are you to put us down so much? It's giving me the feeling you are not realising you are in an elite position, in another country. In a very large and luxurious home. It comes across as ignorant. The house you have is not something most of us can afford. I am 40, worked in pharma, and even as an (ad interim) director, I was not able to buy a house or afford a rental place with a bedroom. Instead, I got a studio (a one room apartment with just a staircase bathroom with toilet) without sunlight but with lots of moulds. So I was already in an elite position (with the job and salary) and even I could not afford a 'normal' house. Most of us don't know how to make ends meet and live on the 12th floor looking out to another concrete building. The area in which you are living is only for the rich and some social housing initiatives. Or people who have lived there since the 80's/90's. Those were my thoughts....I hope you take them in and learn from it. That you may enjoy my city and country as you were already doing on your first strolls! Best of luck and one day we might actually come across each other, I don't live that far from you guys. Tchau

Noordeinde Palace is the King's working palace, not his residence. The orange flag hung on the flagpole, which means that the king is present.

Nice video! Welcome to the Netherlands and enjoy your time here! 😃

The bush at 5:55 is a Fuchsia. It's the type that can have a little frost, which there isnt much of because you live close to the sea. In a very harsh winter it might freeze and has to grow all over again from the ground.

Welcome to The Hague! You've found a really nice place in the centre of the city, I suppose it's rented with furniture provided (not common in NL), and by the looks of it and location it must be quite pricey. I lived in The Hague for the first 42 years of my life so I know the place well. I immediately recognised the Prinsegracht and with your view from the patio I identified the masonry of the wall of the "hofje" across the sidestreet. One thing though, The Hague has a lot more to offer than fastfood (even if that's what you like...). Weather is improving the next couple of days, so go see the beaches, it's a bit much for a walk so use the tram lines 1, 9 or 11 for Scheveningen beach. Just take any of the trams having a stop near your front door towards Central Station and switch trams there. If you already have a Dutch bank account, your bank card can be used to check in and out on Dutch public transport (never forget to check out as well!).

Enjoy your new begin in Den Haag. Don't forget to visit the very nearby towns Leiden and Delft 😊

Wow, so different than Brussels but beautiful as well. I love your courtyard. The bush with the flowers that look like hummingbirds would love is called a Fuschia. They have so many varieties of them. I adore your guys new place. 😉😘❤️❤️

The woman statue is queen "Wilhelmina". Not sure how this is spelled in English, it's female for William. "William" is English for the Dutch "Willem". Google doesn't translate it. You can recognize her image in the statue from video's from WW2, when Wilhelmina was queen. Queen Wilhelmina also gave speeches in the USA. Names between English and Dutch are translated, like, "Charles" in Dutch is "Karel", "James" in Dutch is "Jacobus", "John" in Dutch is "Jan, Johan or Johannes". And thus, William is Willem. Unfortunately, I don't know any female names translated between English and Dutch, from my head now. "Wilhelmina" could maybe become "Williamine", but I doubt that name exists in English. Willem in German is Wilhelm, but I already typed to much. Thank you for making the nice video.

welcome in our beautiful city!

There is a church hidden in the back yards on the Prinsengracht. You can enter its garden next to Brouwersgracht 7, end of the ally to the right. You can walk out another ally, next to number 24 . Not sure if dogs are allowed, but it's an amazing place to be. Peaceful.

Looks like a beautiful apartment in a lovely neighbourhood :) its great its dog friendly and so spacious :) I have yet to visit Den Haag but did check out Delft. Its great but quite pricey to park the car there i found.

Welcome to The Hague

Palace noordeinde is the kings office, hé And the queen work from there when they’re home. At the back is the garden, you can hang And chill there.

10:25 : Maison de Bonneterie. An old school luxury department store.

Wow so different from Brussels!! That's crazy how small the fridges are compared to the U.S.!

what a nice place , congrats

6:08 Fuchsia

Nice entrance and home 😍

6:07 that is a Fuchsia. Probably wierd in english… 😂 Foochsia ok?

Indo food is the best in The Hague

How long ago did you moved to here 🇳🇱? Welcome in my country.

13:41 Koningin Wilhelmina

Al begonnen met Nederlands leren?🙃

Art? Go to the Maurits Huis...

Lucifer plant 👍😉🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱 enjoy

It is den HaaG, not haak, with a CH sound as in loCHness, no h or k what so ever.

Foodies huh?! How, you're only having buns and burgers.

Yeah just like you have Statues of George THE Washington... lol

No bookshelves??? Better go to ikea...

Nice impression of your first Dutch experience(s). You are still quite a bit off though... It's is "Den Haag" or (officially) "s-Gravenhage". The Haque is merely a translation of the unofficial name. Don't be surprised if the Patio turns out a shared one for all occupants. If I am not mistaken, that plant is a Fuchsia and attracts hummingbirds. Don't compare a Belgium town with one in The Netherlands please. We have our own culture and Europe is not a federal state. It is not "Willem the Orange" but "Willem of Orange" as a translating which of course in Dutch is "Willem van Oranje". "Noordeinde" is a working palace, not a residence. You have to let go of the American indulgence soon of burgers and sauces. It is merely a variation of the same. Please start orientating what is considered Dutch food (not the fried stuff, American or tourist modelled snacks) that you can find in supermarkets and, sadly, you have to cook yourself. Dutch are dippers, not drown'ers when it comes to processed sauce and we enjoy real cheese, not a cow-fat variant they sell as a sauce. Half of our plates for dinner are vegetables, quarter meat and quarter protein (mostly boiled potato) as a rule of thumb, usually finished with a dairy product for dessert that is not overly sweet. All I see in your video is sauce, buns, burgers, bacon and some fried potatoes but no vegetables at all unless it's on a bun. We eat proper sliced bread with a little butter or margerine, topped with sliced meat, cheese among others. What you been eating so far is NOT (local) Dutch at all but a variation of what you are used to back home! As an American, you should visit the Peace Palace (Vredespaleis) that seats the International Court of Justice, which funny enough the US is the only Western country, together with other 3rd world and authoritarian leadership countries, does not recognize whatsoever. In 's-Gravenhage, the Dutch government is seated as well and the building(s) is/are so much more beautiful than the British parliament or even the US government buildings, called "het Binnenhof".

"European kitchens"... she knows them all , are " simple"... says an American privileged to finally see a modern concept kitchen not made from tacky plywood and bulging fridges , I leave this channel NOW.