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Scheveningen Bonfires

12/30/2015

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A New Year's Eve Tradition

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Bonfires and gatherings seem to go hand in hand wherever you may find yourself. Even just gathering around a small fire, it is all about coming together. Of course every nation and culture has it's own special version of joining together around a fire. It might be for the warmth the fire offers or simply the pleasant company that goes with it. Even so here in the Netherlands and to be more specific, here in The Hague we have our very own unique tradition.

At the end of every year there is battle between Scheveningen (The North Beach) and Duindorp (Zuiderstrand) for the claim to the title of 'highest bonfire in The Netherlands. During the five days between Christmas and New Year's both parties attempt to build the biggest and highest stack of pallets. On New Year's Eve the winner of the competition will be revealed by measuring which of the two stacks of palets deserves the victorya and claim to the title. Of course both stacks will subsequently be lighted and hundreds of people are gathered around these massive fires. 

As will all traditions they came about many years ago. This particular tradition finds it's roots in the period after World War II, when youngsters crossed The Hague in search for Christmas trees to light up and build bonfires with.
​For more history and how this tradition evolved (including the battle between the two neighbourghoods) click here. 

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New Year's Eve in The Hague

12/28/2015

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Fireworks & more at the Hofvijver

There are many ways to celebrate the start of the New Year. When living in The Netherlands, you have the choice between buying your own fireworks or you can enjoy the public fireworks at places like the Hofvijver. This year there is a New Year's Eve Party with live performances, DJs and a grand firework display around midnight which will ring in the New Year with a bang. 
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New Year's Eve is a BIG celebration here in The Netherlands. For the Dutch it includes buying lots of fireworks, eating oliebollen and appelflappen (deepfried dough balls covered in icing sugar and deepfried apple dough balls) and taking a nieuwjaarsduik.  Want to know more about the ways of the Dutch around New Year's Eve?
​1o things one can do in order to fit in.
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Season's Greetings

12/24/2015

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The Fundatie Voorhoeve team would like to wish you a
Merry Christmas & a Happy, Healthy and Successful 2016!


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The Starry Night painted by Vincent van Gogh in 1889
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Christmas Celebrations

12/23/2015

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Celebrations Are In Full Swing Here At The Canal

The festive season is in full swing here around the canal at the Dunne Bierkade and Groenewegje. The old city centre has been buzzling with people doing their (last-minute) Christmas Shoppings for days on end. Christmas Carols are being sung all around and the Christmas cards are pouring in.
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Early Christmas dinners and work functions are happening all over town and so we also had our very own Fundatie Christmas Dinner yesterday. The food delectable and the company was more than pleasant.
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The City of Peas and Justice

12/18/2015

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The Hague, the 17th of December 2016

Many of us are familiar with The Hague being the international city of Peace and Justice. Yesterday evening however, it was all centered around the 'Peas' here at the canal. Some of the canal residents were invited for an evening out with pea soup. As some of our tenants work for The Hague tribunals, the ICC and other international organisations like Eurojust, we felt that an evening of 'Peas and Justice' was more than appropriate. 

The soup

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Pea soup is a typical Dutch winter dish that is eaten quite regularly by the Dutch during the colder season. The Dutch will tell you that it makes for a hearty meal on a cold day. This 'classic' is a thick soup made with split peas, smoked bacon, smoked sausage and various Dutch vegetables like carrots, leek, celery, onion and more. Traditionally it is eaten together with a type of rye bread called 'roggebrood', topped with bacon.
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Fortunately for the vegetarians among us there was also a 'bacon and sausage free' version available which could be eaten alternatively with a slice of 'roggebrood' topped with 'oude kaas' (old Dutch cheese).

It was a wonderful evening with great Dutch food and of course some delightful international company.
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Dickens, Christmas & Van Gogh.

12/3/2015

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One of the best kept secrets...

This may very well be one of the best kept secrets: the world famous painter Vincent van Gogh has lived in The Hague for 7 years (divided into two periods). There is no other place where he has lived that long. During his time here in The Hague he decided to become a painter and took lessons from the great painters of those days. One of these great painters was Bosboom who lived in the Jan Van Goyen House here at the canal. 
His teachers in painting had the 'common people' as a subject, not the rich and wealthy. Fishermen in Scheveningen, farmers, the rural and idealized life. Van Gogh added to this the poverty of the labourers of the industrial revolution and the hopelessness of their existence. In doing this, he was deeply influenced by the writings of Charles Dickens. 
In his Hague years, Van Gogh lived in our neighbourhood. At Lange Beestenmarkt, and nearby Hollands Spoor Station. He has painted a lot of people and locations in our city.
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Guided City Walks

On Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 December, there are guided city walks along the locations he has painted. They start at 2 PM at the Jan van Goyen house, Dunne Bierkade 16a.
On demand and for groups of minimal 7 there are also guided city walks along Van Gogh locations on other moments in December and January.
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 The Fundatie Voorhoeve was established in 1876. With many fully-furnished apartments in monumental Dutch canal houses in the city centre of The Hague, we are the place to stay when you are in need of accommodation. Whether it be for a temporary position, a work project, an internship or a transition period, we have plenty of possibilities. We have been around for a while and we know how to do things right. Service is our pleasure.
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