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Sinterklaas Arrives – The Hague !!

November 13, 2011 by Neil Nathan Leave a Comment

Todays images are of Sinterklaas’s arrival and procession through the streets of The Hague on Saturday 12th November 2011.

Today (12 November 2011) Sinterklaas arrived at Scheveningen Harbour aboard his Steamboat the ‘SS Madrid’ from Spain, a children’s tradition now going back more than sixty years.

Upon his arrival in the harbour Sinterklaas was greeted by hundreds of excited children occupying every free space and vantage point along the dockside waiting to get a glimpse of this special man with a white beard and red coat.

And as the ‘SS Madrid’ docked Mayor Jozias van Aartsen of The Hague and the Spanish Ambassador to the Netherlands, Javier Vallaure stood by to greet Sinterklaas. And as he disembarked he was welcomed with open arms by the Mayor and the excited screams of the children.

Sinterklaas on his white horse along with his many ‘Pieten’ and helpers then left in a procession from the harbour through the streets lined with children waiting in anticipation and uncontainable excitement as it made its way to the the Plein in The Hague city centre.

Sinterklaas arrives in his Steam Boat the SS Madrid. (Neil Nathan)

Sinterklaas arrives in his Steam Boat the SS Madrid.

Sinterklaas arrives on his Steam Boat with the television crew. (Neil Nathan)

Sinterklaas arrives on his Steam Boat with the television crew.

Sinterklaas and his Pieten greet the crowd from the Steam Boat SS Madrid. (Neil Nathan)

Sinterklaas and his Pieten greet the crowd from the Steam Boat SS Madrid.

The mayor of The Hague welcomes Sinterklaas. (Neil Nathan)

The mayor of The Hague welcomes Sinterklaas.

The 'Piets' in the Sinterklaas procession through the streets of The Hague (Neil Nathan)

The 'Piets' in the Sinterklaas procession through the streets of The Hague

Sinterklaas procession through the streets of The Hague. (Neil Nathan)

Sinterklaas procession through the streets of The Hague.

Sinterklaas procession through the streets of The Hague. (Neil Nathan)

Sinterklaas procession through the streets of The Hague.

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