The Hilton The Hague is located inside the former PTT main office dating of the 1950´s, located on the corner of Zeestraat and Scheveningseveer/Mauritskade right next to the Panorama Mesdag (A museum housing a 360 degree view of the seaside and dunes at Scheveningen in 1881). This location is close to the Peace Palace and the embassies of the different countries in The Hague as well as the city centre with the Paleis Noordeinde (Dutch Royal Palace), the Binnenhof (It houses the meeting place of both houses of the States General of the Netherlands, as well as the Ministry of General Affairs and the office of the Prime Minister of the Netherlands.) and the Gevangenpoort.
It’s also an ideal destination to travel to via the new Benelux train, which offers 4 direct trains a day between Brussels and The Hague.
Packing my backpack as hand luggage with travel documents and electronics
As I am preparing for a city trip to Madrid in Spain, what do I take along in my hand luggage?
Rubens’ self portrait back in Rubens House Antwerp
After a 14-month restoration, a rare self portrait by Sir Peter Paul Rubens is back on exhibit at the Rubens House in Antwerp.
Spending time in the Smithsonian Museums in Washington DC and New York
When you visit Washington DC you will most likely visit some of the big museums located there. Most of them are part of the Smithsonian Institution and located around the Mall, where you can find most of the important sights in Washington DC. During our trip to New York and Washington DC we visited some of them.
UK | Where to exchange your expired Bank of England 5 and 10 pound notes?
If you weren’t aware – as I wasn’t – you will be now. The old fivers and tenners are now expired and no legal tender anymore. So what to do?
Trying out the Benelux-intercity train from Antwerp to Breda
We just had to. Since 9 April the Benelux-intercity train has a different route and thus links Antwerp to North Brabant town of Breda.
Day-trip from San Francisco to Sacramento (and back)
I love capitals. I love palaces and parliament buildings. So it’s no surprise we did day-trip to Sacramento, the capital of the US state of California.
