First weekend in The Hague

First weekend in The Hague-

So we had a great first weekend in the Netherlands. First off it was great for Scott to get to relax and for us to have nothing to do, as the lead up towards our move was busy and always filled with things that had to get done. Here we could just relax and have no house projects to work on.

On Saturday we walked to the synagogue, which wasn’t far from our housing. Thankfully Scott was here because he was the tenth guy and made the minyan. (For the people who may not know, in Judaism, you usually need 10 men to start the prayer service) There are usually a few more men at services, but some were on vacation. There was probably about 20-25 people in total at services. Yes it is a small community, but the people we met were very nice and friendly. After services there was a small lunch, so it gave us the opportunity to sit down and meet the local community members. They offered to help us learn more about keeping kosher in the Netherlands and they told me there is a way to get kosher mac and cheese. Wohoooo. Saturday was spent relaxing and reading our tour books to figure out where we should visit. Then at 10:00 pm it was time for Scott to go back to the Synagogue. How crazy!!! Shabbos ended here at like 11:15 and this is still not the latest it ends. Gonna be long Saturdays here in The Hague.

Sunday we just relaxed and then took a tour of the city center and checked out some of the local sites. Again was great to just relax.

Been great to be able to Skype with family so far. Friends, please set up Skype accounts so we can talk online. Won’t cost you a penny.

Monday-

Today we got to the see the place we hope to rent again to do one more walk thru. Looks good and we have our fingers crossed it works out and we can move in early July, once our container clears customs.

After the walk thru, Scott went to a local bar to watch the World Cup with his coworkers. His boss literally rented a whole bar to watch the game. This tells you how crazy people get into the sport here. Yay, Netherlands won their first game.