
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

Sport in The Hague
Sport and games have been around a long time. And have been everywhere, so also in The Hague. Let me take you on a short

Gothic Hall
Our current King Willem-Alexander is a passionate, fully qualified aircraft pilot. His three-times-great-grandfather had a passion for art in general and paintings and Gothic architecture
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