The Hague, Delft and Rotterdam: Private Day Tour with Lunch

Among others, this museum has the most famous paintings of Johannes Vermeer inside, both made in Delft of course!

Here I will tell you about the significance and history of this place.

nd talk about the statue that we see, Willem van Oranje: the father of the fatherland. Our current king is a direct descendant of him. We will see him again today!

You will learn about the significance of this place and some funny histoy.

This statue has to do with our constitution! You will hear more about it.

Quite a nice street! We will walk a bit and pass multiple embassies, an art museum, the temporary senate building, a statue gallery of the Dutch heads of states and some more interesting (royal) buildings.

What is that stork doing on top of it? Let's see!

This is the only head of government of the Netherlands that has been eaten by an angry Dutch mob! That sounds a bit weird, but you'll find out what happened.

After a 5 minute walk, we will arrive at our lunch place. on the Beestenmarkt square

This is the coziest square of the city and the ideal place for us to have a lunch and a drink! There is enough to choose from. In the past, this square had quite a different function though.

There is something funny about the two towers... Also, it is standing on the spot where Johannes Vermeer used to live and make his paintings.

in the Netherlands: our royal family is buried here. Why in Delft? You'll learn.

It is (partly) one of the oldest historical buildings of the city, dating to the 13th century. Next to being a town hall, the building has also served as a prison for many centuries, with one particularly famous prisoner!

Where did all the brewers go though? We will also see the Old Church, perhaps the most recognizable building of the city. How old is it exactly and why is it so skewed? Who knows!? Well, I happen to know!

m van Oranje, the same place where he was shot! There is another statue of him there, but this one is life-sized. Let's see if you are taller than him!

What is this building and why was it so important? Also, we will "visit" the smallest museum of Delft!

In the south of the city center, we will pass by a large former weapons Armory and the headquarters of the Dutch East India Company (Delft Chamber)! Let's find out more about Delft's role in the golden days of the Dutch Republic. Also around here, we can take a look at the exact spot where Vermeer was standing when he made his famous painting 'View of Delft'.

On our way, we will pass by some more interesting places. We end up next to Station Delft, where a private car will take us to Rotterdam.

We will see the outside (and possibly the inside) of the town hall or Rotterdam! After this, we will make our way towards Rotterdam Blaak and then the Old Harbor.

Its tower miraculously survived the bombing of Rotterdam. Today, it is mostly used as an event location. Let's find out more about the church and about Erasmus!

The two sides of the building contain many apartments and inside you can enjoy different foods from around the world. And don't forget to look up and look at one of the biggest pieces of art on the planet!

's, completed in the early 80's: typical for Rotterdam. Yes, people actually live there! Let's find out how practical that is.

It is also one of the few buildings here to survive the bombing of the center of Rotterdam.

This is now a lively recreational area with quite a view, where we can see some old ships that are anchored here. This is where we will end the tour, allowing you to settle down on one of the many terraces/bars in this area, or continue your way to the city center. You could even go to the south bank of the river Maas from here, within 10 minutes. Whatever it is you want to do after the tour, feel free to ask for some recommendations!