The Hague

So, I didn’t think ahead on how to upload the pictures so you will get a backwards recount of Sunday. After Madurodam we headed into Den Haag for a look around and some lunch. Since the pictures are backwards, we shall start with our visit to Scheveningen. It is one of the 8 districts in The Hague and is a modern beach community with a pier and a lighthouse. We parked and only had enough change for 45 minutes. Right when we were coming back to the car the cop man was checking and looking up our license plate, our parking ticket expired 30 min earlier. Thankfully he was very nice and didn’t give us the 50 Euro ticket he was threatening. A successful Sunday.



A beautiful sunset over the North Sea. We watched it set while we ate some tasty Dutch pancakes and poffertjes. They are so amazing! I might be able to live off those two Dutch "staples."

The glowing red sky was so amazing!

The beginning of the sunset.

The above picture is the UN Peace Palace. It was so pretty. We found it by accident driving out to the beach. All of us girls were ready to move in...and it was PINK! The Hague is the 2nd UN city after New York as well as the judicial center for the EU. It plays a very important rold in a lot of world politics.

This is the Binnenhof. We saw the miniture one earlier in the morning at.


This is a store that has a very modern look with the multicolor bricks. A miniture version of this building was also featured at Madurodam!

This is the courtyard for the Binnenhof. It was such a georgous area. I can only imagine what it looks like when the queen and her parade and horses ride through for the official ceremonies.

This is the front of the UN judicial room at the Binnenhof. You have to call ahead and schedule a guided tour if you want to see inside. There was, of course, also a mini version at Madurodam. We saw so many Dutch highlights, big and small!

The girls are leaving early tomorrow morning and we plan on going to the Beverwijk and then on Sunday we want to go to Utrecht and see the castle there as well as their large tower. It looked so pretty at Madurodam. It will be nice to have a semi relaxing weekend at home. I'll keep you posted!