Yesterday, I braved the cold temperatures to explore the bustling streets of Den Haag (The Hague). The afternoon began with an early trip to Dudok, an huge café that served delicious apple pie. Looks great, right? Next was a tour through diverse architecture followed by a few crowded hours on the shopping streets. We ended in Den Haag's version of De Bijenkorf and enjoyed an impressive lunch at their self-service restaurant.

A pleasant fact about Den Haag: Although you still have to pay to use the toilet in every conceivable establishment, the charge was only 25 euro cents, half of its Amsterdam equivalent. The open spaces are great, the trams are painted differently that the North Holland variety, and the expat community is huge. In sum, not a bad place to spend a relaxing Sunday.