It’s February 21, 1985 and I have a job interview in The Hague. It’s a cold day with temperatures between -0,2 °C and 4,3 °C. More importantly, we have had freezing nights since the start of February, with the temperatures dropping below -10 °C on several nights. Why do I trouble my readers with these …
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When I drive into The Hague from the north, I always use the “Landscheidingsweg”, or “land-dividing road”. The other day, whilst driving home, I wondered which “lands” are divided by this road. Below sea level Whenever I read the word “polder”, I hear my geography teacher’s voice in my ear: “A polder is a piece …
As you walk around The Hague, what kinds of birds do you see? Thanks to the city’s many parks, there are a lot of ponds where ducks, swans and geese feel at home. But you can also do a spot of bird watching in unexpected places. Look up Walking along the Lutherse Burgwal it’s worthwhile …
I like a good beach walk, but only when the weather is nice. In The Hague we are fortunate to have an alternative indoor facility. We can enjoy the sea, the dunes and the beach at Panorama Mesdag on Zeestraat. Enterprise Few people know that Panorama Mesdag began as a private enterprise and remains so …
Some years ago I attended a funeral outside The Hague. It was held at the cemetery Duinhof in IJmuiden.The funeral itself was held in a remarkable auditorium at the cemetery and of course I wanted to know more about this building. I learned that it had been designed by the famous Dutch architect Willem Dudok. …
‘No pain, no gain’. In Dutch we have a similar saying that is about fashion: ‘If you want to be beautiful, you must suffer’. And fashion dictates what is beautiful and what isn’t. Fashion has probably been with us since humans began to wear clothes. But once in a while, people (women) reject outright the …
How powerful is your car engine? Nowadays, an auto engine’s power is measured in kilowatts (kW). But you may still encounter the term “horsepower” (hp) in car magazines and programs. On “Prinsjesdag” in The Hague, you can get a real live illustration of horsepower. “Prinsjesdag” takes place on the third Tuesday of September. It is …
To reach the beaches of the Côte d’Azur we travel through France along “les routes a peages”. Or in English: toll roads. If we go to the beach at Scheveningen, we don’t expect to get our wallets out. Yet for more than 200 years this was exactly what the people of The Hague had to …
Although the Second World War ended on August 15, 1945, many people believe that the war ended in May of that year. It is of course true that in May 1945 the German troops surrendered and the Allies achieved the victory in Europe. In Asia however the war continued and the inhabitants of the countries …
Some time ago the steeple of the “Haagse Toren” ( tower of The Hague) wore a purple skirt. But now you can again admire it in all its splendour, as it is now freshly painted and ready for a new lease on life. This paint job stands in a long line of renovations and maintenance …
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