So last night we had a quite night in watching "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" and tonight we are headed to Den Haag! We'll couch surf Friday night (tonight) and Saturday night, and then Sunday we'll head to Amsterdam. All embassies and government buildings are in Den Haag as it is the third biggest city in The Netherlands behind Amsterdam and Rotterdam. We are excited to see some of the judicial institutions and possibly take some tours or check out some museums while there. We will arrive late tonight, but tomorrow there is a "Day of the International Student" at Den Haag. So all of the International Students that are studying in the Netherlands will be there. They have the whole day jam packed with things to do and people to meet as well as like a lunch and dinner thing as well. After this we will meet up with our couch surfer for the night. Then on Sunday we hope that our couch-surfer/host will show us around Den Haag a little more. We've heard there is a lot to do and a lot to see, and the beach is something great to see as well (as we have heard). So hopefully we'll learn a lot and see a lot in this Netherlands city! We all had a goal of not only traveling here, but see the Netherlands. Of course it is cool to travel from country to country, but if I am living in the Netherlands, I'd like to see some of the other cities and go around a bit, because the country is very small.
Then after site seeing in Den Haag on Sunday we'll head to Amsterdam for the night. I do not have class until 12:45pm on Monday, and Sinterklaas is coming to town! How exciting! (This is Saint Nick for those of you wondering...). We've heard the festivities are very fun and they even have a parade. I absolutely love the Christmas Parade back home in Downtown Appleton (though of course it is always freezing!) so I really wanted to see a parade here, and in the Netherlands, Sinterklaas is very big. I guess a lot of the kids get candy, and the lights are beautiful around the town.
Here is a little bit about Sinterklaas
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