Hague - multicultural jar

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After visiting Amsterdam we've moved to the Hague, city at the North Sea. We decided to stay there for a night, because the hotels were around twice times cheaper than in Amsterdam.

We stayed in The Students Hotel near the main train station of the Hague. Everything was fine (nice room, friendly service, and we loved sense of humor owners) so we recommend this place. There was a one problem - in the entire city all parking places are payed, so you cannot leave the car without paying. Only during the night they are free, between 0:00 - 9:00 a.m. every other hour costs between 1,70 - 2,50 euro. So when you book the hotel always ask about the parking place there. 

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Amsterdam - Venice of the North

Cramped, wet and full of secrets.

Amsterdam is one of the capitols, where you need to be. I was once in Holland, but only passing by during hitchhiking and I was always thinking that Amsterdam is too close to Poland to visit it separately:) But for my birthday we'd decided to go there and find well know tulip and windmill farms. In the beginning I must admit that we haven't see them, maybe of the village they are, but not close to the cities and highways. On the suburbs there are located strange industry and corporate buildings. We wonder why there are look like this, but when we saw the city center, we understood - every buildings look similar, so perhaps architects must give the vent of theirs emotions outside the city. 

Ours first expression was, that Amsterdam is similar to Venice - we was there during our last holidays. The same as in Venice, there are so many canals, narrow crowded streets and expensive hotels.

First tip: what to do with your car?

When you travel to Amsterdam with the car (same as we) we have the best advice for you:  

Amsterdam has invented the solution for the tourists travelling by theirs own cars. The solutions is called P+R with means that you park your car on one of the defined car-parks located on the suburbs of Amsterdam.

Then you travel to the city center and come back by the public transport such as trams, bus or a metro. 
This solution is very useful, comfortable and cost effective, because after all you pay for all day parking only 1€ excluding your public transport tickets which costs approximately 5€ for two persons.

More information and the list of the parking places you can find here.

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