Ok, my time in the Netherlands now amounts up to exactly 48 hours. Since then I've spent two afternoons walking through the city trying to see and feel as much as possible. So here's some first insight and points of view on The Hague. Please don't take any of this for granted or to be the full truth. Like I said, it's only been two days and these are really just some very distanced 'tourist impressions' :)

• the people aren't anywhere close to being as well dressed as the Danes
• the girls are definitely not as pretty as in Copenhagen
• there are much more foreigners here, from what I've seen I'd say maybe 40-50% of the population
• the city is much bigger than I expected, it has almost half a million inhabitants and even seems a bit bigger than Copenhagen (although I have to admit that CPH always felt smaller than the numbers stated)
• on the other hand, due to its many small cobbled streets and narrow buildings it also feels quite cozy and small-townish
• the architecture in The Hague is very differing: big old government buildings, small brick town houses, modern office buildings made of lots of steel and glass, victorian mansions as well as a big number of ugly-ass concrete monsters from the 50s/70s similar to the ones you'd find in Darmstadt
• therefore the city also has a different 'feel' depending on where you are – from beautiful/comfortable to downright ugly/unpleasant
• prices in general seem much cheaper than in Denmark, closer to what you pay in Germany
• the language...hehe...yes, the language: not as ugly and mumbled as Danish, but still quite funny to listen to for the german ear, mostly 'cute', sometimes just plain ridiculous
• although I haven't had much contact with the Dutch, they also seem very friendly and helpful, maybe not as stuck up as the people back in CPH
• it is fucking windy! Damn! I thought Copenhagen had lots of draft, but The Hague definitely tops it
• and oh yeah: just because it's Holland, not everyone smokes weed out on the open street, should get that cliché out of my head reeeal quick