World Championship of Sand Sculpting...

Each summer sculptures are displayed on the Lange Voorhout in The Hague. For the first time, the city hosted the World Championship of Sand Sculpting, which is held every three years. Eight international artists worked from June 4–12 to complete their large sculptures before the judging; the completed works were then displayed until mid-August.

This particular sculpture was extra intriguing because of the bullet in the middle of the strategically placed hole.

 This one looked very different from every angle.

 I thought this was the most beautiful.

 This geisha came in second place.

At first glance I was surprised that The Flying Steamroller won first place, but on closer inspection I saw how an optical illusion made it look like it was floating above the sand. Technically, only sand is allowed as material, but the British artist made a good argument that mirror is made of glass which is made of sand.

On our walk back to Den Haag Centraal we came across this temporary beach hut built in front of the Royal Theatre to celebrate the current show. Of course, we couldn’t resist climbing up the rickety stairs to enjoy a drink from the terrace.