I could not say goodbye to The Hague without visiting "Het Vredes Paleis" (The "Peace Palace").
Although this building, completed in 1913 in neo-renaissance style, is architectually speaking not of my liking, it is home to important international judicial institutions, such as The International Court of Justice (which is the principal body of the United Nations), The Permanent Court of Arbitration, as well as the The Hague Academy of International Law which attracts law students from all over the world during the summer.
The building and the grounds on which it stands are property of the Carnegie Foundation.
Many countries have contributed to the treasures which can be visited inside the palace, among which the 3.200 kg vase donated by Russia, the doors by Belgium, the marble by Italy, a fountain by Denmark, wall carpets by Japan, Persian rugs by Iran, wood by Indonesia and the clock inside the clock tower by Switzerland. This clock is regulated directly from Switzerland by radio.
A partial view (with some photoshop retouching) from the kitchen balcony of my son's new appartment. Yesterday we finished what we had to do and from now on the professionals will do the rest starting at the end of August.
Although still working on my son's appartment (we nearly finished the basic demolishing works) my wife and I decided to escaped to "wine-paradise" again for a few days, where we did little else than baking in the sun on a sun-bed in a swimming pool with a glass of cool white wine in our hands. I only took a few photos there of which this one. It is such a relaxing area!
Thunder, rain, wind...as if hell has broken loose above Arona at this very moment (5.41 in the morning). Let's hope that these two boats will get a chance to go out.
I could not say goodbye to The Hague without visiting "Het Vredes Paleis" (The "Peace Palace").
These are the more simple houses on one of the canals right near the city centre of The Hague.
The Hague has also newly built parts not far from the centre. This luxurious office/appartments area was designed by Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill. Your thoughts?
The Hague has many streets where Art Nouveau is magnificently expressed in architecture.
I took the photo of this 18th Century building in The Hague because of its special doorbell.
many of us have already made similar photos, I could not resist making one too.
This solitary backstreet boy found a solution against the heat in the slurry waters of a pond, whilst the other more sophisticated dogs on the leach of their owners watched him surely with envy.
The beach near The Hague has been renewed and the weather is generally improving. 
I will post some pictures of my favourate Dutch city where I was born and where I have just been keeping an eye on my wonderful but stubburn 87 year-old mother who prefers to excercise her new hip on an exciting trekking-bike rather than a on a quiet hometrainer.
