It is known for tulips, bikes, bridges, and weed, but not so much for its weather. The Netherlands has been going through a weird phase with storms, cold days, and unpredictable rains and pours. Funnily, no matter how much it rains or how strong the winds are, nothing warrants a helmet.
I had to go to a different city, which takes roughly two hours by train. It is on the other side of the country. I woke up to a very cold and windy day, something that has become very synonymous with this city. I thought nothing of it. By the time I made it to my destination, it felt like I was in a different country.
Back in Kharkiv, Ukraine, two hours could mean you were still in Kharkiv. The weather would also be almost the same no matter which corner of the city you went to. Here, it is much different. When I got out of the station, the weather was the complete opposite. Cold, sure, but sunny and bright. Hmm?
For once I saw all the four seasons go past us within a frame of not more than four hours. It started as a dry and cold day, followed by quite a bit of rain. We went along the day to only then be faced with a soft touch of snow, and by afternoon the snow had melted and the warmness of the day warranted getting rid of the bulky jackets.
Two hours away by train, the place looked much different. A blanket of snow was being knitted together. Thick and fluffy snow descended from a dark and gloomy sky. Was I still under the same sky? I know I am not hallucinating. I should probably look at the map and see if the geographical landscapes of the two cities are in fact so different.
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I have been longing for snow for quite some time now. I miss snowboarding and the closest thing to real snowboarding is an indoor arena with fake snow. There is another "extreme sports zone" nearby is a treadmill for snowboarding and skiing. Doesn't come close to the real thing. A couple of skiers I know often go to Austria to enjoy the slopes. Being a very flat country, options are very limited here in the Netherlands.
There aren't many canals near where I took these pictures. The canals of Amsterdam have frozen over and I have seen a couple of videos of people putting their skates on and ice skating on the canals. That must be fun but considering how quickly they "defrost" the chances of doing that are very time sensitive.
This is my favourite picture so far. A solemn evening and a rare event. It gets dark very soon now and it hardly ever snows. Something about this environment felt very cosy. Do you feel it too? It is not too windy, just a little chilly, not many people outside, and one brave person decided to bike on the slippery path.
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Haha yeah. It's difficult to believe that last week there was a huge amount of snow in Limburg and non in the northern region 😂
Haha yes it is really intriguing. I saw a picture of a guy standing in like ankle height snow and was wondering if we are both in the same country
Hahaha it was almost surreal.
I was on the road and like why is there a "code orange", heavy snowfall alert? There's nothing here, it wasn't even that cold 🤣
"The Netherlands, nothing is ordinary"
That's very nice sir, but what were you doing in the bushes? 😆
Reading your post about the crazy weather, just reminded me of the adventures I had part of in the NL, when I was there. Maybe I should write a post about it 😄
I plead the fifth. That secret dies with me and the bushes! :D
I am sure everybody has crazy stories about the weather here. It is really something else
You can't plead the fifth, there's no such thing in the NL, so you need to answer the question 😆