Farewell Doetinchem, Hello The Hague

Today we bid a teary farewell to our friends in Doetinchem, and very slowly boarded a bus for the Hague. No one wanted to say goodbye, so at least a half an hour was spent crying and hugging. After finally getting on the bus, we began our trek to The Hague - the political seat of The Netherlands. We visited the Mauritshaus and saw works by Rembrandt and Vermeer, including "The Girl with the Pearl Earring." We walked by the Dutch version of The White House to see where the prime minister works. We toured the MC Escher museum and walked by the "Knights Hall," where the Queen gives the equivalent of the "State of the Union Address." After dinner at our hostel, we took a tram to watch the sunset on the North Sea, in the beach town of Scheveningen. Tomorrow we take an early morning train to Amsterdam.

Goodbye Doetinchem, Hello Hague