skating on canals

In the second week of February, the Netherlands has been hit by its first major snowstorm in a decade. Some parts of the country received 12 inches of snow. Train services were affected, road traffic disrupted and the Dutch government closed most coronavirus testing centres for several days.

It was the first time since 2013 that skating on the canals was possible. This always brings some good Kodak-moments…

 

Adults and children ice skating on a frozen canal
The canals in Haarlem were frozen so that people could have fun on the ice.

 

Children playing on a frozen river
The children in Holland do not see frozen rivers every year.
A pile of snow in front of a car garage door
Because of all the snow, many people could not drive the car out of their garage.

 

Children playing in the snow in the garden of a town house
Children in Holland are not used to this amount of snow.

 

children playing with a sleigh on a frozen canal
Due to the frost, the children could explore small islands in the canals where they normally can not come.

 

People ice skating on a canal in a winter landscape
For many  young children this was the first time on ice. 
skating on canals