Quickie: The Jaunt to Madurodam

Last Friday, we brought Rizby on our virgin trip to Madurodam, the miniature city somewhere nestled inside Den Haag. It took about 45 minutes to reach Madurodam via two tram rides from Delft. At first, we took the tram until Den Haag Station Holland Spoor before changing to another tram that led us directly to Madurodam.

The entrance fee into the miniature park costs Euro12,50 each, which is a bit steep, considering some miniature 'projects' are currently under renovation. Do not let the sunny pics fool you into thinking it was a crisp, balmy day. Au contraire, it was chilly and blustery, which compounded by the fact it was located near the sea. Also, the slot during which we ventured out overlapped with Sadia's nap time so she whinged toward the second half of our tour of Madurodam. Sadia ended up sleeping in the baby carrier after we stepped out of Madurodam until we reached our apartment.

The place will look much nicer in Spring, I reckon, when the bloemen (flowers) are ablooming!

p.s. the third photo from the top is a scene from the town of Delft.

p.s.2 At the entrance into the Madurodam building, we were greeted by a human-size statue of the world-renowned 8-year-old Hans Brinker, which literally depicted him sticking his finger in a hole of a dyke (in this case, a massive iron wall), thus saving the Netherlands from a horrific flood - a story which I will explain further in my next blog