These houseboats have permanent locations rented from the city. All services are supplied just like a normal house. The water in this canal is too warm to swim in, and once in a while, a fisherman hauls up an immense carp and all the newspapers come for photos. The houseboats can not be shifted outside this location unless they are demolished down to the underwater boat section. Usually, the basin is made of poured concrete and it is floated in under the bridge. All construction materials are delivered from the roadway on the right. This is a peaceful canal with no traffic, so the living is comfortable. In fact, there is even a two story houseboat at the other end. Every year, a family of swans comes to raise a family. We lived overlooking this beautiful canal for almost all of the 39 years that we were in The Hague.
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