On a magic winter day most people stay inside keep warm and drink hot chocolate

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On monday 11 December Amsterdam is covered in a coat of fresh snow. The snow fell in sudden flurries and gusts and turned the world white and wonderful. With the canals in the city and occasional high winds, there can be a nip in the air, but packing gloves and a scarf should keep you warm enough. There is something very beautiful about Amsterdam in the winter. It does occasionally snow in Amsterdam in February, but that almost always means just a light dusting. I walk in my neighbourhood and made some photos of the snow. When it snows the light and atmosphere is really beautiful. The steep bridges over the canals in Amsterdam are really slippery, especially for cars. The best way to travel in the snow is by bicycle, tram, walking or better by sleds. Who knows times of Hendrick Avercamp are coming back this year. What Hendrick Avercamp was to the seventeenth century is Anton Pieck for this time. Pieck (19 April 1895 – 24 November 1987) was a Dutch artist to specialize in paintings of winter landscapes featuring people enjoying the ice. Our image of life in the harsh winters is still dominated by Anton Pieck's ice scenes with their splendid narrative details of couples skating, children pelting each other with snowballs and unwary individuals falling through the ice.

This monday afternoon I walk in my neighbourhood and made some beautiful photos of the snow. The virgin white carpet of snow is crunching under my shoes. I began to remember why I love the winters so much. Amsterdam is famous for it's canals and the trees which reinforced the embanksments. Most trees are Elms or Linden. Photo of the Egelantiersgracht in the Jordaan district. The canal was formed when from 1612 the canal belt was dug southwards from the Egelantiersgracht. The expansion of the canals in Amsterdam started in 1613. Have a look at this animation: expansion of Amsterdam.

Op de maandag middag van 11 december werd Amsterdam bedekt met een laagje verse sneeuw. De sneeuw die viel bedekte de wereld om ons heen wit en prachtig. Ik heb mijn camera gepakt en op pad gegaan in m'n buurtje. Ik geniet van het geluid van knarsende sneeuw onder mijn schoenen en het prachtige gezicht op de Amsterdamse grachtenpanden. Het is min één graden en de grijze sneeuw wolken trekken weg. Mijn handschoenen en m'n sjaal houden mij warm genoeg. Er is iets heel moois over Amsterdam in de winter. De Jordaan is bedolven onder dik pak sneeuw zoals hierboven op de Egelantiersgracht. De bomen zijn destijds geplant om de grachten en dijken te versterken. De meeste zijn Iepen en vroeger Lindebomen. De gracht ontstond toen vanaf 1612 vanuit de Brouwersgracht de grachtengordel in zuidelijke richting werd gegraven. De groei van de Grachtengordel tussen 1600-1700 is goed te zien in deze Amsterdamse grachten expansie animatie. Een prachtig filmpje over de uitbreiding van Amsterdam in de Gouden Eeuw. Amsterdam heeft vandaag opnieuw te maken met forse sneeuwval. Het KNMI heeft code rood afgegeven, een waarschuwing voor gevaarlijk weer. Het beste advies is dan maar om lekker binnen te blijven en de kachel iets hoger te zetten. Of natuurlijk even naar buiten te gaan om wat mooie plaatjes te schieten. Naast de overlast zorgt de sneeuw ook voor veel plezier bij kinderen hier in de Amsterdamse Jordaan. Sneeuwballen gevecht, sneeuwpoppen maken of sleetje rijden. Allemaal leuke activiteiten die kinderen doen in deze mooie besneeuwde wereld.

Taken in: Nederland / Noord-Holland / Amsterdam (show map)

Taken on: December 11, 2017

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