Todays images are of various Museums in The Hague. Saturday and Sunday, April 2nd & 3rd 2011 is Museum Weekend in The Netherlands. During this weekend many of the museums will be offering free entry or reduced rates. The museum sites include former residential palaces and specially designed state of the art buildings. Here are some of the participating Museum's in … [Read more...]
The Hague City Skyline at Dusk & A Super-Moon
Todays images are of The Hague City Skyline at Dusk and a Super-Moon or Full Moon at Perigee. The images of the City Skyline at Dusk were taken looking across The Plein towards the Financial District. A Super-Moon or a Full Moon appears at its largest when at perigee, that is, when the moons orbit is at its shortest distance to the earth. This is the first time … [Read more...]
City Pier City Loop – The Hague – Half Marathon
Todays images are of the ABN-AMRO 'City - Pier - City Loop' The Hague 2011 Half Marathon, running from the Malieveld in the City to the Pier in Scheveningen and returning back to the City. The CPC Loop Half Marathon is the main running event of a day of runs for various ages and abilities including business runs as well as 5K and 10K runs. The 37th CPC Loop Half … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day Festival – The Hague
Todays images are of the St. Patrick's Day Festival in the Grote Markt Plein in The Hague. St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland, the saints day is on the 17th March and is celebrated in almost every country in the world where there is an Irish Community. This was the second year of an organised St. Patrick's day festival event in The Hague. Todays … [Read more...]
Pedestal Art – The Hague
Todays images are of Pedestal Art, Sculptures on a Pedestal. All sculptures were created by dutch artists/sculptors. The sculptures are displayed in The Hague centre in the Grote Markstraat, Kalvermarkt and the Spui. There are approximately 40 sculptures and each sculpture is of the same overall size. The Pedestal Plan was developed by Stroom a foundation … [Read more...]
