Blooming in the Hague
Travel December 28th, 2009Well you have checked into one of the hotels Den Haag Netherlands has and now you have a bit of time to see a few sights. Maybe you have a bit of jet lag and want to take a walk. Well just hitting the streets is always a treat. You can wonder around the neighborhood and into a splendid cafe for some fresh pastries and coffee. You will see many people just sitting and chatting. If they find out your an American they may want to talk with you. Most often you find the people of The Hague to be very friendly and quite chatty.
If you are still up for a walk catch a train to the Keukenhof if you are visiting in the spring. You can see this beautiful park absolutely busting with flowers. Each fall the Dutch growers plant seventy acres of land with lots of different flowers. Come spring time it goes crazy. There are literally millions of flowers. They actually counted them once and came up with eight million. Now that is a day to spend in the park, counting millions of flowers. The flowers festival features tulips, narcissi, amaryllis, lilies, bluebells, crocuses, hyacinths, daffodils and many many more. the Keukenhof makes the claim to be the greatest flower show on earth. So if you find yourself there long enough to work up another appetite then find a seat at one of the four cafes on site.
If you are around another day take a trip over to the Vredespaleis (peace palace). This is the site that houses the International Court of Justice, the Permanent Court of Arbitration and the International Law Academy. You can stroll through an major library. The building was built between 1907 and 1913 and was funded mainly by Andrew Carnegie. The furnishings come from many countries around the world by donation. You can catch a guided tour at 11am and 3pm. Enjoy
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