Sightseeing in The Hague

We took the train to The Hague and spent the day exploring this lovely, gracious city.  The buildings are beautiful and very well kept.  Being a European city it reminded me so much of my own home city of Budapest.  But The Hague has a great deal of history and it is of course the bureaucratic centre of The Netherlands.  And also it is the home of the King's Palace, where the King conducts his business.

I cannot resist taking photo after photo of buildings which are my passion.  I am going to be doing a separate post on the Maduradam which is a tremendously popular tourist attraction and the worlds' happiest war memorial, dedicated to the memory of George Madur who lost his life at the end of WWII and who was given the highest war medal for valour in The Netherlands by Queen Wilhelmina after his death.  It is a wonderful collection on miniatures of the most famous Dutch buildings around the country.

These photos are of buildings around The Hague.

The Ridderzaal or the Knights" Hall. It is the main building of the 13th century Binnenhof, a complex of buildings and the centre of Dutch government for centuries.  It is used for the state opening of Parliament.

The king's Palace.  Because the flag is raised, the King is in residence.

A cafe along a canal - a frequent Dutch sight.

We are having a relaxing cup of coffee at an outdoor cafe ourselves.

A young pianist making use of the piano at the Central Railway Station.