In theory this was the last year that fireworks could be purchased for New Year’s Eve in the Netherlands. I say in theory because the government said they were banning it, but they still need to work out compensation for the companies who sell fireworks. But I do expect it will be the last year.
Here’s a look at the aftermath in just one corner of The Hague the day after:
A lot of people don’t clean up after themselves as they expect the city will do it for them…
You can also check out a short 3 minute video of fireworks over The Hague just after midnight on New Year’s Eve.
And, just because I’ll forget to post otherwise, here’s a final picture of the holiday displays by Bijenkorf from a few weeks back:
In other news, we got some snow this weekend! The people setting off fireworks got really lucky because the weather turned on January 1, after the festivities were over. Of course, it is mostly slush here in The Hague. But there are some good pictures out there – check out Reddit for some beautiful pictures someone took today in The Hague.
Life in the Hague 