The Hague

[Julio1fer]

Stayed 3 days in The Hague, Netherlands, for a conference and took the Canon G12 along. The city is of a nice handy size, flat and tidy. Bikes everywhere, the place looks a lot like Germany but it is more relaxed.



City center, somebody famous was going to appear on TV.



The Parliament building



with swans on a lake, I caught this one in the act.



Tricky, tempting, closed door.



Surprising colors in the commercial area.



Museums are the high point of this city. I am a long time fan of Maurice Escher, so I was thrilled to visit a dedicated museum.



The city museum (Gemeente Museum) is dedicated to modern and contemporary art, including a Klimt special.





Another excellent museum - Maurithuis, dedicated to the old Flemish masters, who knew a thing or two about painting with light. Their portraits would put to shame modern optics.



I had little expectations for this trip, and the city really surprised me. It looks like a very livable place if you like overcast skies.

[PFMcFarland]

I always hated going to some conference, then not having time to look around. Glad that you made the best of your opportunity with some good photos.

PF

[Julio1fer]

Thanks, PF. I had five hours to look around including the museums. A lot of interesting things had to be left out (for instance an automobile museum that was far from the city center). It takes some planning, but with GPS and pre-downloaded maps in the phone, blitz tourism is becoming easier.

I would recommend especially the OsmAnd map application, at least for this city.

[jamesmck]

Nice, Julio. Love that swan.

[titrisol]

Den Haag is a nice city to visit!!!
I enjoyed going there while I lived in the Netherlands!