Kurhaus The Hague

... experience." The TNT-Postman had the patience of a SAINT! The 4 of us were definetly working off one brain. But now its time to go and I'm not ready. But time for new experiences.

Nicole, Kit, Sahara, and I are leaving in about 10 minutes to get the train to Amsterdam. Then at noon a train to Berlin. We will spend Monday and Tuesday in ...

... This will be a busy summer ! I cant wait.
Of course, once returned, I will tell you ALL about it and upload a lot of pics as well.

So this entry is mainly to wish you all a Happy Summer, where ever you will be going :HAVE FUN, BE SAFE and ENJOY YOURSELVES!!!

Take good care.

Big Hugs,

Jo

... there is no sink, so we have to use the one in the kitchen. Our building is undergoing some rennovations, which have become pretty annoying. Construction has started as early as 5:00 am and ended as late as 11:45. So you never know what you are going to get. Our neighbors are non-existant, which is nice. But the guy directly beside us REALLY enjoys loud dance music, so we often get to eat our ...

... with hagelslag, jam, cheese, etc. Mike downed 10 slices of bread as it was free (a fact I keep giving him a hard time for). After packing our bags we headed down the street to try & take a boat tour of Europoort. Europoort is the 2nd largest sea port in the world (one in Asia is larger) and the scale of everything there is so hard to comprehend. The port is literally around 20 miles long & just packed with containers, oil drums, ships, etc.! One of the pictures gives you a good ...

... to work! The hotel is an old 18th century establishment that has many nice features, is located in the Embassy area- Den Haag is where Slobidan M got his time, also ...

... called. The rest is a bit of a blur but we made it home by five and went to bed for a lie down before hitting the beer. We woke up 16 and half hours later feeling fresh but a little disappointed. After the fiasco yesterday with Anne Franks house we decide once more to be culture vultures and hit some museums. We heard people raving about the Rijks museum and decided lets tap that then Van Gogh museum and then Heineken museum and see what happens. Early this morning ...

... diary, was actually in a jam warehouse. We saw parts of her original diary and all the rooms that the 8 people lived in. At one point, Anne wrote that her body was screaming to go outside. I could feel how oppressive it would feel to live in those few rooms and to never be able to go outside. It was actually very moving to be there and feel a it of what those people experienced. Anne dreamed of being a great author and writing about ...

... and they're usually all about the same. The breakfast is free, the rooms are just above adequate, and the internet is expensive - that is my impression of the standard I have come to expect from H.I.! Regardless, it's in quite a good location nearly right in the middle of the main part of the city...and RIGHT in the middle of the red light district. Yesterday, we spent most of the afternoon just getting familiar with our new ...

I should also say that Haarlem itself is interesting. A small town of narrow alleyways and streets with a large square and cathedral. Originally surrounded by a moat and walls, the walls have gone but the moat/canal is still there. I want to find out more about the 'hoftje' and there is a museum in the old town, but closed by the time I got there. Its only 15minutes from Amsterdam so I might pop back one afternoon.