The beautifully preserved canal houses of the Brouwersgracht in the cold winter of 2021

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The morning 7th of February I woke up to see Amsterdam 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 snowed for the second time this winter in Amsterdam. Because the temperature was -4 degrees Celsius the snow stayed. The real feel temperature was -11 degrees Celsius cause there was a strong wind and drifting snow. It got more than a few centimeters of snow. The best advice is to stay indoors and turn the stove up a bit. Or of course to go outside to take some nice pictures. The snow is a rare highlight in these February dark days, especially when you have small children. It is quite difficult to come up with something fun in these Covid-19 lock-down days. After a while, sitting indoors becomes quite monotonous for such a toddler. This is a welcome change. The snow also provides a lot of fun for children and adults here in Amsterdam. Snowball fight, make snowmen, go sledding and adults go cross-country skiing. All fun activities that people do in this beautiful snowy world. The most beautiful canal in Amsterdam is located on the Brouwersgracht in a fantastic location in the middle of the 17th century canal belt on the border of the Jordaan. Brouwersgracht was dug in 1585. It is a quiet canal and beautiful at any time of the year. In 2007, the Brouwersgracht was proclaimed the most beautiful street in Amsterdam by readers of Het Parool.

Storm Darcy was a storm that hit parts of Western Europe from February 7, 2021. In the Netherlands, Belgium, the east of the United Kingdom and parts of the north and west of Germany, strong winds were accompanied by drifting snow, creating snow dunes. The last heavy snowstorm in Amsterdam dates from 1985. The snow is during the lock-down days an uninhibited winter fun in the streets of Amsterdam. Adults even go cross-country skiing. The next days it will keep on snowing. Expected more than 17 cm snow in Amsterdam. It's a joy to walk around the canals in my neighborhood. Photo taken here at the Brouwersgracht which is on the UNESCO World Heritage.

Vanmorgen 7 februari werd ik wakker en zag Amsterdam bedekt met een laag verse sneeuw. De sneeuw die vannacht 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 vier graden en het blijft vandaag de hele dag sneeuwen. Met een stevige wind is de gevoelstemperatuur zelf -11 graden. Mijn handschoenen en m'n sjaal houden mij warm genoeg. Er is iets heel moois over Amsterdam in de winter. Amsterdam is bedolven onder dik pak sneeuw. 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. In Amsterdam heeft het nu voor de tweede keer deze winter gesneeuwd. Bij deze temperatuur blijft de sneeuw liggen. Er is meer dan enkele centimeters sneeuw gevallen. De sneeuw is een zeldzaam hoogtepunt in deze donkere dagen in februari. De mooiste gracht van Amsterdam ligt aan de Brouwersgracht op een fantastische plek middenin de 17e eeuwse grachtengordel op de grens van de Jordaan. De gracht werd in 1585 gegraven. Het is een rustige gracht en mooi-in-elk-jaargetijde. In 2007 werd de Brouwersgracht door de lezers van Het Parool uitgeroepen tot de mooiste straat van Amsterdam. Foto van de Brouwersgracht met de sneeuwstorm Darcy. De harde wind gepaard met driftsneeuw, waardoor er sneeuwduinen ontstonden. De laatste hevige sneeuwstorm in Amsterdam dateert van 1985. Verwacht meer dan 17 cm sneeuw in Amsterdam.

Taken in: Holland / North Holland / Amsterdam (show map)

Taken on: February 7, 2021

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