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Wednesday, March 31, 2004

Yesterday we went up to Scheveningen, which is the beach area here in The Hague. It has a mixed feel to it: kind of a faded beach town, but it's cool anyway. They are preparing for the warm weather, with tons of restaurants set up on the beach. It's wild-- I guess these restaurants temporary, and set up strictly for the warm season, but they feel totally permanent. Most of them have rattan furniture with cushions for their huge outdoor seating areas. Where they put it when it rains, I have no idea. We finally had some decent weather yesterday-- it was in the 60s, and I swear, everyone was out at the beachside restaurants trying to get a taste of the sunshine (some in bathing suits!! Kids: it's not that warm!). This was at 2:00 in the afternoon on a Tuesday. Kyle has the impression that when it starts getting nice, everyone in the area starts sneaking out of work. Sounds like Seattle. :)

Dario pointing to the North Sea

Dario had a great time on the beach, but because it was a little cold with the breeze yesterday, now he's home with a fever and a little cold. Poor baby.

A Denim-clad Daddy pushes a stroller through the outdoor restaurants

Speaking of denim: Yes, this guy is wearing a Texas Tuxedo, but with a Euro-touch (rather than a regular ol' jeans jacket, he's rockin a suit-style jeans jacket). There are a lot of Bad Denim Fashions here (BTF, trademark Kyle) as well as TPS (Tight Pants Syndrome, tm Jimmy). I remember this from Europe years ago as well. It seems to have gotten better since then, but there are still great examples. I'll post more pictures as I see them. :)

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