Today has traditionally been a half-day for the conference so that delegations can have a chance to see some sites around The Hague. Despite that, we remained productive through the half day. We debated the situation of the Biafra region of Nigeria, and have begun lobbying on the situation in Czechoslovakia. Both issues took place in the year 1968, as the committee I am chairing is the Historical Security Council.
After the half day of intense and passionate debate, we (Ms. J, Mrs. Fidalgo, Victor, Ryan, Stephanie, and I) traveled down to the central part of The Hague to do two activities.
First, we went to the Prison Gate Museum. Here, we saw how they kept prisoners in the Middle Ages and their living conditions. The tour we went on in the Prison Gate Museum was in Dutch, but we were given a pamphlet with all the information in English so that we could follow along. The tour around the museum was grim and reflective as the tour guide passionately describe what went on in the individual rooms. There was one room that was labeled the “torture room” which the tour guide and pamphlet explained was used when a confession was needed from a prisoner.
After finishing the Prison Gate Museum, we had to quickly walk to the escape room since our appointment was at 4pm. We got there a little late and started as soon as possible.
We were briefed on the story that was happening at our specific escape room situation and were given a set of rules. Soon, we were let into the puzzle and the first room. With some difficulty, we managed to get past the room and into the main puzzle area.
We scattered around the room, working together to look for clues and figuring out the multiple problems. We had 60 minutes to complete the entire escape room and we had 45 minutes left in the main room.
We managed to figure out the beginning without too much difficulty, but eventually reached a stalemate. Finally, the guy watching over our progress via the video monitor gave us multiple clues until we figured the remaining puzzles. Finally, with only 10 minutes left to spare, we finally arrived at the last room. Feeling stumped at first, we managed to figure out the final puzzle by finding the treasure and reached the end goal.
There was less than a minute to spare until we realized that we had to get back out of the room to complete and “win” the escape room. Watching the timer countdown from only 5 seconds, we all sprinted out to the entrance and was panicked when we couldn’t open the door! Finally, Victor realized he had the key and opened the door.
We burst out of the room, until we realized we left the treasure inside the box, and dashed back in to retrieve it. Despite this, the guy in charge of us congratulated us for completing the escape room just in time, and we all felt exhilarated from the experience.
After the escape room, we made our way back to the trams, went for dinner, and then headed back to the hotel to end off the day.
Stay tuned for more updates!
Jane Chea
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