Leaving Leiden

Our time in The Netherlands is coming to a close.  Today was our last day in Amsterdam.  Tomorrow we begin the trek across Germany to Dresden.  We have to be on the train about 7 AM and will find ourselves winding to Berlin.  From Berlin, after some quick touring, we will make the final leg to Dresden.  It should be an interesting day.

Morning flowers in Amsterdam

Today was fascinating. 

Dutch countryside, flowers!

We made our way to Den Haag or as we know it, The Hague. 

Dutch windmill in the wild!

What a pretty little city. 

Ridderzaal, Den Haag (The Hague)

We walked around the Dutch Parliament Buildings.

Voormalige hofkapel, Den Haag

We got some pictures with the UN Justice Building.

Internationaal Hof van Justitie, Den Haag

We went to see the Prison Gate Prison. 

There we got to see the old ways of torture. 

This was more Amanda’s bag than anything else. 

I was along for the ride. 

Walking through Den Haag, I saw this store front. My Great Grandmother was a van Leeuwen, Berendena van Leeuwen Donaldson (1898 – 1959).

I really didn’t mind.

We are on our way out. 

Canal back in Amsterdam

Have a great day! 

Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam

Look forward to Dresden.

Pretty little house in Amsterdam

Exhausted. Time to climb the narrow stairs to our hostel.

A funny story about our hostel. The bathroom was small, we were on the top floor. The entire bathroom was a shower. When taking a shower, it would fully douse the sink, toilet, etc. Nothing was protected. You could relieve yourself and shower and bidet all at the same time. And no lock on the door! Amanda was horrified. I had to stand guard so nobody dared enter while she was in there!

Voormalige hofkapel, Den Haag