About us
In January 2005, Chris and Paul Lahaye decided to launch www.lahaye.ws. At first, the website intended to illustrate the climbing stories of a Dutch climbing family and their friends. Since then, it has grown and evolved towards a more comprehensive website and aims today at covering the news of the climbing scene in the south of the Netherlands.
Our photos illustrate our travels and climbing trips. They show some of the mountains and the crags where we have been over the years. Above all, they show all the people and friends who have shared our adventures.
The website is currently kept alive by:
Chris Lahaye – Webmaster
Youri van Vliet – Poems and Texts
Toon Hezemans – Cartoons and Graphics
Mike Lahaye – Photos
Paul Lahaye – Photos and Texts
The website is hosted by Flexwebhosting and the server is located in Amsterdam for best performance. At the moment (Oct 2007), an average of 160 persons visit the site every day and there is more than 10 GB traffic in total every month.
We hope you enjoy our site. Please let us know your ideas, thoughts and suggestions!
The contents of this website may not be reproduced within other websites, magazines, brochures, books or any form whatsoever. All texts and photographs herein are property of www.lahaye.ws and its contributors are protected by copyright.
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"Netherlands, also known unofficially as Holland, constitutional monarchy of northwestern Europe, bordered on the north and west by the North Sea, on the east by Germany, and on the south by Belgium. The European portion of the Netherlands has a total area of 41,526 sq. km (16,033 sq. mil), of which 33,939 sq. km (13,104 sq. mil) is land surface. The country's capital and largest city is Amsterdam.
We live in the most southern
part of the Netherlands in the province “Limburg”. This small area is bordered
between Belgium in the West and Germany in the East:
Limburg
has its own language Limburgish. This is spoken by 1.6 mil. people
in both Belgium and Dutch Limburg. There are many different dialects in the
Limburgish language. Almost every town of village has its own slightly different
dialect. Dialects more toward the German border (near Aachen) have a more German
influence, while dialects spoken in the Meuse valley have a more French tone to
it.
Besides
this Limburgish language, all people speak Dutch, which is the national language.
Limburg's
surface consists mainly of sand. The most important river is the Meuse that
passes through the entire length of the province from South to North.
In South Limburg is a more hilly landscape, with small streams. On one of those
streams, the Geul, lies the town Valkenburg.
Major cities are the provincial capital Maastricht in the south, the urban
agglomerations of Sittard-Geleen and Heerlen-Kerkrade in the middle of the
province.
Maastricht is known as the oldest town in “Holland” and
its history stretches back to 50 BC when the Romans set up camp on the banks of
the Maas river. Fortification walls still partly surround the city.
The beautiful, unspoiled hillsides that surround Maastricht are home to famous
vineyards and provide the opportunity for many relaxing and picturesque outings.
In Maastricht lies the opportunity to enjoy the fine art of living to the
fullest. Architecture and history aficionados will not be disappointed either.
Maastricht has an abundancy of ramparts, caves, tunnels, grottos, museums and
basilicas."
Source: Wikipedia
article "Limburg."
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