Monthly Archives: September 2010

Absolutely The Hague Daily in English

Posted on September 30, 2010 by

After some experimenting I managed to create an English language Daily paper based on Tweets: The Absolutely The Hague Daily. The Daily is aggregated on the basis of a small list of Tweeps who are connected to The Hague and … Continue reading →

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STET: The English Theatre Productions in The Hague

Posted on September 27, 2010 by

STET – Stichting The English Theatre – promotes and produces professional English-language theatre for the international community in The Hague and surrounding areas. STET is the brainchild of Elske van Holk who worked for the Southwark Playhouse, a famous studio … Continue reading →

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Duivenvoorde Castle

Posted on September 25, 2010 by

Duivenvoorde Castle dates from the 13th century and is one of the oldest in South Holland. Continue reading →

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Me and The Hague my home town

Posted on September 24, 2010 by

The Hague a good place to live I love the international character of my city. Originally from Australia I have lived in The Hague since 1989. The plan was to stay for a couple of years but now more than 20 years … Continue reading →

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Typical Coffee Candies from The Hague: Haagsche Hopjes

Posted on September 23, 2010 by

If you say “Hopje” or “Hopjes” in plural, a Dutchman will associate it with The Hague immediately. Foreigners may associate it with a typical Dutch candy. As the Dutch words “Haags” or “Haagsch” and “Haagse” or “Haagsche” mean “something or … Continue reading →

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Experiment: Our Own The Hague Daily?

Posted on September 23, 2010 by

Our own Maurits inspired me to create The Hague Daily by Absolutely The Hague! as an experiment on paper.li. It is a good read on an Ipad! It’s an experiment. The content is scraped from tweets of The Hague Tweeps. … Continue reading →

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TodaysArt – International Festival Beyond Art – The Hague, The Netherlands

Posted on September 23, 2010 by

Every year the TodaysArt Festival transforms the city centre of The Hague into an inspiring stronghold of creativity and audiovisual experiences. In just six years TodaysArt developed into one of the foremost art festivals in Europe. Its growing success is … Continue reading →

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2010 Shoot Me Film Festival Teaser

Posted on September 22, 2010 by

Especially now that Anton Corbijn has agreed to give an overview of his work in a Q&A on October 12, while his second feature film “The American” With Mr “Nespresso” Clooney drew many well visited opening screens in the USA, … Continue reading →

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Gerrit from Barcelona is Oranje boven

Posted on September 21, 2010 by

Gerrit is Oranje boven. Today at Prinsjesdag I acquainted Gerrit because I asked him if I could take his picture. He didn’t understand my Dutch so switching to English, assuming him to be British,  Irish or American I asked him … Continue reading →

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New members of the Prince’s Day Guards Sworn in

Posted on September 20, 2010 by

Sunday afternoon some new members of the Guards of Prince’s Day were sworn in at The Binnenhof. Roel put some of his magnificient photos together in this video.

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