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Spuistraat (Or: Quaint Claustrophobia)
The most striking thing about the street Spuistraat is how many phone stores there are crammed into a tiny little space. T-Mobile, Vodafone, BelCompany, the Phone House, and more. There’s even a Burger...
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Albert Heijn (Or: Glad I don’t need to ship yellow mustard in)
The grocery store of choice near where I will be living is Albert Heijn. Although it’s nowhere near the typical size of an American grocery store (maybe 12 or so aisles) it works for most things. The...
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Streets (Or: Wandering through the Hague)
It’s been a crazy day, but it’s nearing the end. I will say the most random thing of the day was learning to use the JAWS screen reader to help a student find scholarly articles. The craziest was...
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Saturdays (Or: Megastores and Warung Mini)
Today was a pretty fun-filled Saturday, although I definitely started to drag by the end of it. At 1PM, Marco’s mother dropped by. All three of us went to Megastores in the Hague, which is a larger...
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Yet another try for Spuistraat 19-20a (Or: SoLow XXL)
Spuistraat 19-20a used to be a bookstore by the name of De Slegte. Many years ago, that is – Marco used to get his used textbooks there. Then a few years ago it was taken over by another bookstore,...
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New rule in the Netherlands (Or: No more free plastic bags)
As of January 1st, Dutch stores are required to charge for plastic bags. Here is an advertisement at the tram stop: Advertisement in the Netherlands for “no more free plastic bags”It basically says...
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Souvenirs (Or: Way more Delft blauw then a person ever needs)
I recently went to Xenos to look for chocolate chips for baking. I didn’t find any, but M&Ms from Albert Heijn did just as well in the end. While wandering around I came across what I call the...
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Shopping Night (Or: Shop ’til you drop in The Hague)
Last night Marco and I went to Shopping Night in the Hague downtown area. The shops are usually open late until 9PM on Thurday nights in this part of The Hague. But for this special event, the shops...
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De passage (Of: Nu 2x zo veel Passage)
It’s not too much longer before the addition to De Passage is open… That is a shopping area that connects a few important shopping streets together. It’s been quite annoying to have it under...
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Kiss the tax goodbye (Or: Media Markt’s 2016 BTW actie)
For a few days at least… Tomorrow (from 6pm Wednesday the 27th through Sunday the 31st) begins Media Markt’s “btw-vrij actie” for 2016. Media Markt is one of the larger electronics stores in the...
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Haagse hopjes (Or: Wall decorations at MegaStores)
A few weeks ago Marco and I went to MegaStores. We mainly wanted to visit Woonexpress XL, a furniture store like Ikea where you have one path with different sections of the home along the route. At the...
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A time lapse of Grote Marktstraat (And: Some Boston photos)
Last year Gemeente Den Haag (e.g. city hall) created a video showing a time lapse of the construction around the Grote Marktstraat. It is just under 3 minutes long. Among other places, it can be found...
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Media Markt (Or: BTW-free sale)
The annual sale that Media Markt holds (tax free, or a 21% reduction in price) ended yesterday. This is the sale Marco used last year to get his refrigerator tax free. We went a few times to look at...
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Media Markt sale (Or: BTW actie 2017)
It must be January again! Every year since I’ve been here, Media Markt has had a sale where they pay the taxes (Dutch: btw, short for belasting toegevoegde waarde) so you don’t have to. BTW actie 2017...
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Marks & Spencer (Or: Still open, still looking forward to holidays)
On Thursday evening Marco and I went to Marks & Spencer for a coffee. In November of last year the company had reported that they would be closing the two Dutch stores, along with other...
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Candles and flowers (Or: A Valentine’s Day display at Xenos)
Here’s a look at part of the Valentine’s Day at Xenos (a discount store): If you need candles or flowers, you’ll definitely in luck…! I also took a picture of this cute snow globe. Inside you have the...
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Shopping in style (Or: The Haagse Bluf)
The shopping area ‘Haagse Blue’ is a sort of courtyard in the center of The Hague, enclosed by four streets: Dagelijkse Groenmarkt, Venestraat, Vlamingstraat and the Nieuwstraat. This shopping space...
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Shopping Night 2018 (Or: Doors open until midnight)
This past Friday was ShoppingNight in The Hague. That’s when all of the shops in the city centre stay open until midnight. About half offer either discounts or treats to get you into the store. I had...
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A pile of wine bottles neatly left behind (Or: No deposit on them I assume)
Captured at Albert Heijn, the local grocery store: Lots and lots of wine bottles… someone must have had a party! This is by the bottle return area (the bottom part pictured here is for returning a...
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Christmas at Media Markt (Or: An inviting tree at the entrance)
A photo of the Christmas tree at the local Media Markt here in The Hague: Media Markt is “the” electronics store of the Netherlands, a chain that started in Germany. According to Wikipedia, it’s the...
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