Den Haag - October 2

We have decided to change the naming of the blog since we are totally making up the week numbers at this point.  Names will now be more subject based with dates included. Now that you are all caught up on our naming conventions....

In early October, under the ruse of a crafty street market for Christmas present shopping, Molly convinced Tyler to make a day trip to Den Haag (The Hague).  Den Haag is only a 1.5 hour drive from Antwerp which makes for an easy day trip.  Den Haag is home to the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court which means lots of UN involvement.  All of the international activity makes the city very interesting to tour.  English is even more prevalent than the rest of the Netherlands and Belgium, which is impressive.  We did a walking tour of the city to explore which included the Peace Palace (home of the International Court of justice).  We had lunch at a delicious cafe (Bij Hem) and headed to the street market for Christmas shopping.  Unfortunately, the street market had been cancelled due to the rainy, grey weather!  It was the whole purpose of the trip but we had a great day anyway.

Bij Hem - www.bijhem.eu

Peace Palace