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Weekend in The Hague: Shopping, Coffee & Tea Room

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Goedemorgen Den Haag!

After a quick and comfortable journey by Thalys to Rotterdam, I deposit my bluggage at the hotel in Hofkwartier, the Court Quarter, one of the oldest and central parts of the city.

In the Prinsestraat, the Minions make me crack for the pastry and tea room Cake du Fortin, specialized in big cakes for events (photos 1 and 2 on the above photo montage).  

In the Molenstraat, intrigued by miniature structures of wooden seats, I enter The Makery (photo 4). The owner of the workshop-boutique helps you to design your own creations. Example: on a small block of wood “with wheels”, you draw the car of your dreams that you will shape in the workshop (photo 3). Creative design …

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Noordeinde

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Art Gallery and Antique Stores

A short stop at the garden of the Parkhotel Den Haag to retrieve my umbrella (pictured above), then I continue in Noordeinde, famous for its art galleries and antique shops.

Photo montage below: 1. in a window shop, a modern wink to the famous Vermeer painting, Girl with a Pearl Earring you can see in the Mauritshuis Museum. 2. I still don’t understand the concept of mixing real shoes – fresh croissants and pasteis in the same window! Lol! 3. A very nice cafe where working with a laptop, the Coffee Company

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Denneweg

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Relaxed Chic Neighbourhood,

close to the excellent Escher in Het Paleis Museum, it feels good. I  really enjoy strolling surrounded by beautiful shops and restaurants. 

It’s more the atmosphere than shopping (strictly speaking) that I like! By taking a small street, I discovered a canal and outdoor cafe. Too bad it rains …

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Grote Markstraat et Spuistraat

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For Shopping Addicts

In these shopping areas, you can find Gucci accessories, 7 All Mankind jeans or the giant H & M, located in a kind of Haussmann building, the former Maison de Bonneterie (2).

Photo 1: Markstraat on Grote, the Dutch deparment store De Bijenkorf, near Chinatown, the Asian district. Photo 3, De Passage built between 1882 and 1885, inspired by the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan. Photo 4, an overview of the Spuistraat.

Have a fantastic shopping!

Photos : © Mademoiselle Le K – Tous droits réservés

Informations   

Den Haag Marketing, Holland.com and Thalys (www.thalys.com/be/fr/)

To go to The Hague : take the Thalys to Rotterdam Central (1h10 from Brussels-Midi), then the Dutch metro RET to Den Haag Central (more and less 30 minutes).

Related posts : DESTINATIONS & SHOP MY SELECTIONS

Many thanks for this beautiful invitation to Den Haag Marketing, Holland.com and Thalys. As always these opinions are my own.

Maison & Objet: Young Talents From Japan

Maison & Objet, September 2011, Jeunes Talens à la Carte‘s exhibition, young talents from Japan. Unforeseen meetings and snapshots with some designers of this selection : a creativity full of Japanese folk and skills passed down from generation to generation. Like Kiyotaka Tsuyuki, a cabinet maker designer (pictures 2) uses secular rare trees. In this exhibition, no stylistic revolution from the working drawing empire, only beautiful master pieces I’d like to bring back home. Picture above : the young artist Kosogawa Runa, awared many times in Japan. When I met her, she was with the gifted kimono painter Chie Miyajima (picture 3). Of course you know how much I’m crazy about kimono! I had the fantastic opportunity to meet in Kyoto, one of the court masters weavers (a coming up post promise!).

Picture above : the designer Kazuyuki Kawase works for the Design Ken Okuyama firm, here with “Liana”, his room light. Let’s have a walk in woods, while faires are around! And what about changing our Chrismas tree this year (picture below)! Lovely scenography of the fashion designer, Kazuaki Takashima. In this installation realted to the deaster of Fukushima, he  to wonders about links between men and nature. A fairy world falsely naive and childish… Last picture : I have fun with the Magma chaos. It changes from the boring correct “refine design”. It’s unpretentious, with a bit of self-mockery. A kind of deep breath after giggling! All the things misses in today contemporary art, but of course I might be strongly wrong, lol! Enjoying, breathing, having fun!

Oskare sama desu ta!

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