Den Haag (The Hague) Day Trip (1 Feb, Fri) (Part 2)

Continuing the walk around Den Haag Centrum...

Passing by some nice buildings

Approaching the Binnenhof

The Binnenhof (Dutch, lit. "inner court"), is a collection of buildings in The Hague. It has been the location of meetings of the Staten-Generaal (the Dutch parliament) since 1446, and has been the centre of Dutch politics for centuries. Extracted from Wikipedia.

A small canal

Entering the Binnenhof

Through a door

A castle like structure greets us

Shapes

The front of the Knight's Hall

Together with a fountain deco

The four of us in the Binnenhof

Horses trotting in the nice square

William the Second

Pigeons looking for food

and they are very fat!

Nice lake with trees lining the circumference

Holland is famous for the raw herring

A typical Dutch delicacy is raw herring (Hollandse Nieuwe). This is typically eaten with raw onions. Extracted from Wikipedia. But we did not try it, yet.

Seagull attracted to the fish scent at the herring shop

Flags

The artificial beach by the lake is quite nice

A view of Binnenhof from the outside

The beach is full of broken sea shells