windmill Zwammerdam
photo: flickr.com/photos/eti-eti/ windmill in Zwammerdam

Did you know that if the Dutch cold spell continues, people will be able to ice skate on flooded fields and small lakes by the end of the week? The first marathon on natural ice this year takes place Tuesday evening in Noordlaren (Groningen).

Late January and early February are statistically the coldest time of the year in the Netherlands.