vrijdag 3 januari 2014

Skating

At the Museum Square in Amsterdam the usual pond has changed in a skating rink with a typical dutch "skinny bridge".

In the background you can see the "Rijks Museum".

Children learn to skate with the help of a chair to keep their balance.

It was fun to watch all the joy everybody had. Real ice or snow is far away here, temperatures are not winterly at all 12 C (53.6 F) an lots of rain. 

When you didn't feel like skating you could have a drink and watch your children.


17 opmerkingen:

  1. Oh, I like the chair idea, so long as people don't fall on it.

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  2. hahahahahaha! we posted the same pic more or less, today!!
    i loved watching this. it was so beautiful!
    i also already saw your husbands photos and thought it was so cool he posted one of the old paintings next to it....

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    1. Yes we are all fishing in the same pond, or ice rink now :))

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  3. The skating looks like lots of fun but the temperature sounds like spring. ;))

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  4. prachtige sfeerbeelden
    we hebben ook een ijspiste maar ze is volledig ingepakt ..rechtover het koninklijk paleis in brussel

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  5. Love it that you and CaT posted similar photos today! Have you two met?!

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    1. no, we still never did. although we once were in the same warehouse when we were here for a short visit last december.... (we then also found out because of photos we posted, hahahaha)

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  6. Just love the skating photos and a nice bunch of blades there on the ice. I have hockey skates myself and would love to skate under the bridge - then have a cuppa something warm and a bit of whatever is served as lunch. Reminds me of when we were kids and skated at lake with my parents - we always had hot chocolate and sandwiches :) Lovely post Marianne.

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  7. Looks like lots of fun Marianne..I'd be holding on to that chair all the time :)

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  8. Looks like lots of fun Marianne..I'd be holding on to that chair all the time :)

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  9. I am not a fan of the cold but do like to ice skate. I'd prefer roller skating more though.

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  10. Blue skates? I've never seen them before. There's a large variety on these rinks. They look to be having a lot of fun.

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  11. What a clever idea to use a chair to help you balance. Did you have a skate?

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  12. Een fantastische baan, maar niets gaat boven natuurijs.

    Groetjes,
    Filip

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  13. Dat ziet er erg leuk en echt Hollands uit.
    Fijn weekend,

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  14. Such a fun event. I tried to learn and was successful to some degree.
    Happy New Year!

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  15. Dearest Marianne,
    That is a great idea for turning this pond into a skating rink and it is so typically Dutch; this could make a modern day painting!
    Hugs,
    Mariette

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