What the Hague?

I made my little pilgramage into The Hague today to go to Sephora. I needed my Benefit cosmetics fix! All of the Sephora stores in the Netherlands are in V&D (Vroom & Dreesman) Dept store. For those of you in the US, I'd say it's the equivalent to Carson's.

I was surprised to see that a lot of US Drugstore brands are at Sephora such as L'oreal and Max Factor. They of course had Benefit, as they have the same parent company. I bought a few items from Sephora and then bought a little teapot.

I had a moment when I heard a klip klop sound. I looked and it was mounted police! I wasn't expecting that. I couldn't resist watching as they passed and just then one of the horses defecated as it walked. It took away all of the grandeur of the moment. The Hague is where the Ceremonial palace of Queen Beatrix is located and her residence is just outside of the Hague. Although, Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands, the Hague is the seat of government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. In addition the UN's Judicial Institutions are located in the Hague along with most embassies. It's also much greener than other Dutch cities.

First picture I was amused that the street sign indicating the name said Plein, which is the equivalent to Plaza or Square. It is clearly a Square.

Also In one of the pics as I was approaching the shopping district in downtown, I saw the Burger King. I loved the building so I had to take a pic. Also across the street is a Kentucky Fried Chicken but that building isn't as remarkable.