This morning we left Delft and headed to The Hague, famous for the International Court of Justice. Our first stop was the Australian Embassy to see if we were able to cast our vote yet for the upcoming election... but unfortunately it was still too early.
We also found that all the museums and tourist ‘to-do’s’ in The Hague are closed on Mondays, and that the shops do not open until 12.00 - what a great idea for a Monday!! The city itself was quite picturesque so we decided to wander around just the same. After 12.00 we found ourselves shopping ... again... Brii is not sure if there are any T-shirts in Europe that Jack has left unturned .... the post home is going to cost a lot!
We were not due to arrive in Ermelo until Tuesday but after checking we would not be inconveniencing anyone, we decided to go early and spend an extra night with Brii’s family.
Brii’s family in Ermelo are her fathers cousins whom he has not seen since leaving the Netherlands in 1956 and Ermelo was the little town where her father was born.
We first enjoyed a lovely dinner with Ernst and his wife Nel at their home. After dinner Ernst’s sister Bea (and her husband Jan), and one of his brothers Dirk came over to say ‘Hello’. Everyone was very excited to be meeting one another. We had a lovely time and are very happy that we are able to meet more of our ‘Dutch’ relatives and get to know them over the next few days.
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