Saturday-Wednesday Photos

The Hague and Delft

I have had internet connection problems with my computer, otherwise I would have been posting more often. Sorry about that. I think we are back on track now though, so I should be posting more often.

On our visit to the Hague on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, we stayed at a youth hostel in the North Sea town of Scheveningen - just a tram ride from The Hague. As you can see from these photos, we played soccer on the beach on the North Sea.

In the Hague we saw Queen Beatrix' "Noordeinde" work palace. Several of us were also lucky enough to be able to watch parliament in session. All of us visited Mauritshuis - an art museum where we saw works by Jan Steen, Johannes Vermeer and Peter Paul Rubens. The most famous piece of art we saw was Vermeer's "The Girl with the Pearl Earring." We also visited Madurodam - a miniature "city" which gives an overview of the country itself.

On Wednesday we took a tram from The Hague to Delft. In Delft, we climbed 350 some stairs to the top of the tower of the New Church. We also toured Prinsenhof Museum, the place where William of Orange was murdered.