
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

Women get the right to vote in The Hague
The first time I could take part in a national election was in 1977. But, although I could cast my first vote in 1977, I

Esperanto in The Hague
Each year in the weeks before Christmas, my choir performs in nursing homes. This year we sang in a home called “Het Zamen”. When I
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