25-06-2011
Cold and wet, the worst kind of day. It was the Veteran's day so Hague was full of the Veterans coming for the parade. It was nice to see them, all dressed up and having a good time.
The Binnenhof was closed to the public in the morning for the event. With not many options and at the urging of the lady at the tourist info centre we visited the Maurithuis. I am glad we did, we came out in a better frame of mind than we were in earlier. It is not a very big place but the paintings are very well displayed,the audio guide is good and the video shown in the beginning is funny. The girl with the pearl earring, the anatomy lesson, Suzzana , the laughing boy, the original sin and one with cows( cannot remember the exact name) were wonderful as were others, though not as famous.
By this time the Binnenhof was open, saw the area but the rain and mist hampered the view slightly.
We decided to return to the hotel but the rain stopped so we saw the town, with its palaces, squares and churches. Suddenly people were everywhere, a competition was on for iPods ( who could hang on to a beam via a cloth piece for the longest), there was a show with various drums being played in the honor of the Veterans and gifts being handed out. We had some Stroopwaffles, thin biscuit-like waffles made fresh and treacle ( I think) placed in between two. There was a gingerish taste to them, yummy.
Visited Delft on the way to Rotterdam. Small, pretty town quite bustling with street markets. Saw a cute water bird building a nest for his mate, pulling a leaf way bigger than him along the water. At a square saw the famous Delft pottery and also a Gypsy roadshow, singing , dancing and a variety of food stalls. Dinner was sorted. Sat and watched awhile.
The day turned out better than I had expected in the morning.
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