A Casual Stroll Through The Hague – Part 3: Urban Chickens

May 11, 2012 Hans on the Bike - Ottawa, Canada Cycling in the Netherlands, Hans' Travels, Urban planning 0

2012 05 09 Urban Commuter Ottawa 3 — Urban chickens rule!

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The locals are complaining about the failing summer already, they have had a lot of cloudy weather. The morning meetings were cancelled, so I walked down the Scheveningseweg to downtown The Hague and I passed this urban chickens. Very nice to see. It is right across the Peace Palace on the edge of a cemetery. Here is the link on Google. It is near the house in the centre with the red tiled roof.

2012 05 09 Urban Commuter Ottawa 4 — Lots of wide side walks, despite the many parked bikes.

2012 05 09 Urban Commuter Ottawa 6 — The Canadian Embassy in The Hague. There is a large modern addition at the back with a patio in between. I have had lunch there one day in the past (bread with chocolate sprinkles (No Tim Hortons, nor Beaver Tails).

2012 05 09 Urban Commuter Ottawa 7 — Just another nice picture. You don’t see racing bikes being used very often for the awkward position in busy city traffic.

2012 05 09 Urban Commuter Ottawa 9 — Ultra modern The Hague City Hall and the main library are in one building, but not really: there is some outside space in between, where you can find a guarded bike service. Note that the fences are not very high. Two people sit in the cabin at the other end.

2012 05 09 Urban Commuter Ottawa 8 — I am not much of fan of figurative heros-in-bronze-type-art, but I am not sure what this is all about.

So far, the series of walks through Den Haag. A lovely city to walk, bike or entertain. Downtown is no less than about 5-6 km (4 miles) from the beach at Scheveningen (Sche-ve-ning-en)