
Queen Wilhelmina – her silhouette
During my guided tours through The Hague I often walk by the statue of Queen Wilhelmina, across from the Noordeinde Palace. If I do so

Haagse Cookbook
Nowadays, my search for recipes usually begins and ends on the internet. Not so in 1973! That year Saint Nicholas gave me my first cookbook,

Parking in the Hofvijver area
A well-known Dutch comedian once said: ‘The Dutch have only two problems: how to lose weight and where to park the car’. Perhaps it’s no

Statues in Zuiderpark
I consider myself an observant inhabitant of The Hague. But sometimes I find that I have been cycling past beautiful and interesting art without noticing

Inproc | Tea and coffee in The Hague
I drink tea and don’t like coffee, my husband drinks coffee and doesn’t like tea. But talking about beverages, we are of the same opinion

Bombs on The Hague
Seeing the title of this blog article, many people in The Hague would think I was referring to the bombing of the Bezuidenhout area in
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