Petroleum Wives Club of the Hague
The Peace Palace (Vredespaleis)
One of the experienced guides will take you on a tour of the entire Peace Palace with its unique corridors, Grand Staircase, Small Hall of Justice, Japanese Room, courtyard, as well as the Great Hall of Justice, in which the international Court of Justice holds sessions. The total tour with the visit to the museum takes 1� hours. The guided tour through the Palace takes about 50 minutes.
Please note there are no guided tours organised when the International Court of Justice or the Permanent Court of Arbitration is in session, nor when an event takes place at the Peace Palace. Guided tours, which have already been booked, may be cancelled at the last minute for such reasons.
Date: Tuesday 9 May 2007
Time: Tour starts at 11am. Please meet at the main gate at 10.45 am
Location: Peace Palace Carnegieplein 2
2517 KJ The Hague
Directions: From The Hague Central Station:
before 9:15 - after 15:30: tram 10, direction Statenkwartier, from ground floor outside train station (direct service, peak hours only)
bus 24, direction Kijkduin, from the bus platform upstairs (direct service, runs all day)
after 9:15: tram 16 or 17, from ground floor outside train station, to Kneuterdijk (two stops) and change to tram 1, direction Scheveningen Noorderstrand.
From The Hague Hollands Spoor:
tram 1, direction Scheveningen Noorderstrand (direct service, runs all day)
before 9:15 - after 15:30: tram 10, direction Statenkwartier. (direct service, peak hours only)
Get off at stop Vredespaleis
Cost: 7 euros to be paid on the day
Limit: 25 people
RSVP by 3rd May to Jacqueline Turner, iaca.turnerlCi>.btinternet.com or 070 3835524
or Linda Stephens, caboose66lCi>.aol.com or 0705146018.
Names have to be given in advance to the Peace Palace. If you cannot attend at the last minute for any reason it is imperative that you notify either Jacqueline or Linda.