Posts Tagged With: Centrum

Holiday lights on New Year’s Eve (Or: By the statue of Johan de Witt)

Posted on January 1, 2025 by Niki

Last night I took a few pictures of the holiday lights by Steltman Jewelers, with the statue of Johan de Witt (English Wikipedia) in the foreground.

This was taken a bit after 17:00, as darkness was falling, but before the Netherlands turned into the warzone they are known for on New Year’s Eve. If you don’t know what I mean, check out this four minute video from last night’s fireworks in The Hague, but make sure you turn down your sound first! Or check out the bonfire and (legal) fireworks celebration held in Scheveningen on Monday. It should have also been last night, but it was moved forward a day due to high winds last night.

Here is a close up of the holiday lights:

Happy New Year’s! Have a great 2025.

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The Hague’s coat of arms (Or: Christmas decorations)

Posted on December 18, 2024 by Niki

At the crossing of Venestraat and Gravenstraat, near the Grote Kerk, you can find a Christmas decoration in the form of The Hague’s coat of arms (well, at least the stork):

And here’s a close up:

Venestraat (the street the camera is pointed at) also has some nice Christmas lights above the street. It’s pretty nice to walk along it as the sun sets.

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A bit of holiday cheer (Or: ‘t Goude Hooft decorations)

Posted on December 13, 2024 by Niki

Additional Christmas decorations have been added to ‘t Goude Hooft since the last blog post I wrote:

And here is a close up:

It has been looking pretty festive in the city centre these last few weeks!

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De Passage’s Christmas tree (Or: In the spotlight)

Posted on December 3, 2024 by Niki

De Passage (literally “The Passage”) is a covered shopping area in The Hague’s city centre. Here’s a look at the 2024 Christmas tree which arrived a few days ago:

It’s in the middle of the old part of De Passage, visible from every part. To be fair, I think it is the same decorations as last year, but that doesn’t detract from it. It does make me realize I should check if Bijenkorf has their Christmas tree up yet, though…

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All lit up (Or: Holiday lights by ‘t Goude Hooft)

Posted on November 30, 2024 by Niki

There is now a Christmas tree by ‘t Goude hooft (the oldest inn in The Hague).

Of course, there’s so much light in this area that it is difficult to see the decorations on the hotel itself, but it is the building on the right where it says “bites to go”. The last part is an automat (English Wikipedia) to purchase food at any hour of the day. I haven’t checked in a while to see if it still has food in it, though.

On the right is the clothing store The Sting. The building is nicknamed either “the cookie jar” or the “candy jar”. If you don’t believe me, check out the Dutch Wikipedia page.

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Holiday decorations (Or: At the Hoogstraat)

Posted on November 29, 2024 by Niki

Here’s a look at the holiday decorations around the Hoogstraat (=high street), also called the Noordeinde (=north end).

Schaap en Citroen, pictured on the right, is a jewelry store. The first store opened in Utrecht in 1888 and the location in The Hague opened in 1921.

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Christmas tree on Grote Marktstraat (Or: Bring on the winter?)

Posted on November 28, 2024 by Niki

Last week the city added a Christmas tree to the Grote Markstraat, the main shopping street in The Hague’s city centre.

It’s nice, but the photo definitely shows the weather we have been experiencing the last few weeks. Cold, rain, you name it. The Netherlands even saw some snow in the north of the country last week (and when it melted, it weakened some train tracks, causing a bit of chaos up there). Bring on the winter?

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The Hague in legos (Or: At the local Lego store)

Posted on November 27, 2024 by Niki

Spotted at the local Lego store on the Spuistraat:

Storks, tulip fields, windmills… it sums up the touristy side of the Netherlands (and The Hague with the stork) nicely.

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A rare moment of quiet (Or: Spuistraat during the holidays)

Posted on November 25, 2024 by Niki

The last week or so the crowds around the city centre have definitely picked up. But I was able to take a nice photo of the newest holiday decorations on the Spuistraat before the stores had opened:

I also took a photo of Spuistraat back in the summer of 2020, complete with street markings asking everyone to keep 1.5 meters distance from each other. In some places in the city you can still see the faint reminders of those markings, but they are almost (almost) gone.

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Walking route (Or: Royal shopping in The Hague)

Posted on November 24, 2024 by Niki

I took this photo earlier this month:

It’s part of the “Royal shopping” walking route you can view online on The Hague’s public website (English | Dutch). This photo was taken near #6, ‘t Goude Hooft, the oldest inn in The Hague. The earliest reference to it was written in 1423.

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