article_snippet.sent: Sauntering down leafy avenues past typical Dutch step-­gabled buildings, carpets of crocuses, the occasional cyclist whooshing quietly by and the sun bouncing off the canal, I can think of few more pleasant places to spend a spring weekend than The Hague.
article_snippet.sent: You have to love that kind of Dutch logic - though it doesn't seem to apply to cyclists, who rule the place.
article_snippet.sent: Next time, I will rent a bicycle, although the trams and buses are easy and cheap (an all-day pass costs €7.70/£5.60).
article_snippet.sent: This cobbled part of town is home to private galleries and unassuming cafes (I snacked in the Juni Lekkernijen), as well as altogether more assuming ones.
article_snippet.sent: For summer: the excellent Grapes & Olives and the Café de Bieb on Veenkade will have boats on a newly renovated bit of canal, with music and boat trips planned, including a tour at the Kompaan brewery (I can vouch for the product).
article_snippet.sent: I take a 15-minute tram to the place itself and gorge on scallops and sole at Catch by Simonis on the harbour front.
article_snippet.sent: More information on travel in The Netherlands at www.holland.com.