Todays images are of the New Years Day Dive at Scheveningen Beach on Sunday 1st January 2012. The New Years Dive a 46 year old tradition encouraging the 'brave' to plunge into the icy cold North Sea. And this year possibly due to un-seasonally warm New Years Day there were 5000 participants willing to take the plunge. The event is sponsored by Unox and … [Read more...]
Rabo Beach Challenge Scheveningen – The Hague
Todays images are of the Rabo Beach Challenge on Saturday 19th November 2011. The Rabo Beach Challenge is a 38 km mountain bike race, starting on Scheveningen Beach, running along the North Sea Coastline to Noordwijk and then back again. The race started promptly at 11.00 am on a beautiful late autumn morning, warm with almost clear blue skies there was hardly a … [Read more...]
Sinterklaas Arrives – The Hague !!
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 … [Read more...]
Scheveningen Harbour Open Day
Todays images are of the 'Open dag Scheveningse Haven’ (Scheveningen Harbour Open Day) on the 1st October 2011. The 'Open dag Scheveningse Haven’ is an invitation to the public to come and see the various harbour businesses, commercial fishing as well pleasure activities such as tour boats, sailing, tall ships, diving and speed boats. And what a fantastic day to … [Read more...]
Prinsjesdag 2011
Todays images are of 'Prinsjesdag 2011’ Procession on the 20th September 2011 at the Binnenhof and The Hague Centre. 'Prinsjesdag’ is when the dutch queen makes a speech on behalf the government to the dutch Parliament indicating the policies for upcoming parliamentary year. Todays photographs were taken on the 20th September … [Read more...]
