Transformer columns
It is difficult to imagine our streets without advertising, although it can sometimes become too much. For example, last year in The Hague there was
The Zeehospitium
In the winter of 1975-1976 I spent a few weeks in a building with a sea view. No, I did not sleep in one of
The Victory Parade
On May 21, 1945, the great Canadian Victory Parade gave residents of The Hague the opportunity to express their thanks to those who had liberated
Royal Marriages in the ‘Grote Kerk’
The Hague’s Grote (or St. Jacobs) Kerk (Great or St. James’ Church) is at times host to quite lively events, such as the Beer Tasting
Commemorating an epidemic in the Antonius Abtkerk
How will we look back on the COVID-19 epidemic in a few decades? Will it inspire artists to create works about it? A wonderful example
A magical football match at Houtrust
March 24 is an important date in the history of Dutch football. On that day in 1913 the Dutch national team defeated England for the
The Hague Water Supply
Every day, without thinking much about it, I turn on the tap and clean water, safe to drink, flows out. Perhaps I should pay more
Wilhelmina Promenade Pier
Sometimes a topic for an article comes from an unexpected source. My sister had been sorting my grandmother’s postcard collection and of course she gave
Time flies, also in The Hague
“Hours, days, months, years fly like a shadow”. That is the start of a song that the generations of my parents and grandparents sang on
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