Magical Winter in the Netherlands: Skating on Natural Ice
In the ten years I lived in the Netherlands, I had the chance to see the frozen canals only three...
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Skating on the Frozen Canals in Amsterdam
While the entire Europe suffers from the cold wave and snow storms, the Dutch are happy: lakes and canals have frozen and they can do one of their favourite activities – skating on natural ice. Yes, the miracle happened....
Read MoreWaiting for the Canals to Freeze
There’s a lot of excitement in the Netherlands: the recent drop in the temperature could make skating on natural ice possible again! On Friday (yesterday), chilly air from Siberia entered the Netherlands and the...
Read MoreHow to Survive Winter in the Netherlands
The alarm goes off and I reach for it convinced it was set at the wrong time. It’s too dark in the bedroom, I hear no birds singing; it can’t already be the time to wake up and go to work. But the little lit screen shows me I am...
Read MoreSkating on natural ice in Vondelpark
There might be no snow in Amsterdam these days, but that’s OK because there is another winter treat that makes everyone happy: ice! Yes, the canals and lakes of Amsterdam are finally frozen! Even though the layer of...
Read MoreHow to fall in love with Amsterdam on a winter day
Amsterdam is such a unique city that it is possible to fall in love with it in just a single day — even if the day we’re talking about is a cold one in the dead of winter. If you don’t believe me, just wait and...
Read MoreSnow in Amsterdam
These days Amsterdam is wearing a winter coat 🙂 The canals are frozen (but not enough to be skated on), the sun is shining and the streets are full of...
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