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March 03, 2005
Winter in Holland
Winter in Holland 2005 (Photo RV)I am kind of embarrassed to see how we handle the little snow that has fallen the last 24 hours. I couldn't even make it to the office this morning only 25 kilometers away from my home: our national pride Nederlandse Spoorwegen (Dutch Railways) choked on its services. Even under normal conditions it is a challenge for them to maintain a normal schedule.
Last year we visited Sint Petersburg. Much more snow there, without public life halting in a panic with newspaper headings screaming SNOW SNOW SNOW.
MS Nordkapp near Bodø (Photo RV)Two years ago we traveled along the Norwegian coastline with Hurtigruten mid-winter when it was extremely cold with lots and lots of snow. Just as Russians the Normenneske didn't seem to have a problem to maintain the high standard of living (as high or better than Holland and much better than their Russian neighbours).
Holland needs more hard winters to be toughened again. So, stop the climate change!
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