52° North. Remember those three Dutch kisses greeting ?
Well, three kisses are out....since Corona restrictions.
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52° North. Heelweg hurricane....blew off clay roof tiles
/storage/emulated/0/WhatsApp/Media/WhatsApp Video/VID-20220218-WA0003.mp4 Heelweg hurricane. Big winter storm lashing the Netherlands. Storm coming across the Atlantic and wacking the Dutch coastal areas. We are a couple hundred KMs from the cost and should only get relatively little wind. Though is is enough to shift some of the clay tiles off the roof. Here is a short video that Marjo shot just before dark. That is bamboo whipping around in the breeze. (Operator error. I can't figure out how to attach link to WhatsApp video) /storage/emulated/0/WhatsApp/Media/WhatsApp Video/VID-20220218-WA0003.mp4 . The tiles are loose laid and only held on by their weight. The cellar stays dry, though we do have a sump pump to pump out water that flows down the back stairs.
52° North Fortified villages in the Netherlands.
This is how fortified villages were laid out in the Netherlands, some are still in existence. They were surrounded by a star shaped moat, with only one road entrance in and out out
52° North The Dutch embrace floating homes
Some are Converted boats, barges or custom built on floats, steel or concrete hulls. Houseboats are anchored, usually by a piling driven into the bottom. They then ride/slide up and down the piling with rising, falling or flood waters. Link https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220202-floating-homes-the-benefits-of-living-on-water
52° North.....it's much warmer this winter than last year on this date
Much warmer this winter. FEBRUARY
52° North......Vacay house for rent......Friesland....North west
And a quirky hotel in Zaandam Netherlands is full of colorful, evergreen quaint cottages lining the streets of bustling towns. But, the Hotel Inntel Zaandam, looks like it came straight out of a cartoon or a children’s storybook, with bright shades of blue and green. A whole mishmash of strikingly colorful cottages are practically stacked on top of one another to form a giant hotel. Inspired by a Monet painting, the hotel was designed by architect Wilfried Van Winden. The hotel has 160 rooms, Turkish baths, a swimming pool and a bar: just like any other regular hotel would. The hotel is part of North Holland’s campaign to preserve the region’s charming architecture, while restoring buildings one by one. The Hotel Inntel Zaandam has a special charm to it that combines an artful chaotic design with the classic design of traditional Holland cottages. Visitors from all over the world enjoy the sight of this unique architectural marvel, even without spending the night in it.