We made it back to Salt Lake City today (Wednesday, July 8). We stayed a few days in Amsterdam on the way home. It's a little known fact that I was born in Amsterdam (Amsterdam, New York, not the big one in The Netherlands), so I always wanted to visit my hometown's namesake.
Amsterdam (the one in The Netherlands) is a real bike-friendly and bike-oriented city. "Parking lots" are full of them.
Spending time in Europe makes you realize that US cities are really built for cars not humans.
I am a fan of Dutch painters and did enjoy spending some time at the Rijkmuseum. A lot of paintings caught my eye, but two that had a weather or climate theme are below. The first was Dutch Ships in a Calm Sea by Willem van de Velde II because he did such a great job with the clouds.
The second was Winter Landscape with Ice Skaters by Hendrick Avercamp because it's related to winter!
Dutch canals still freeze over sometimes, but it has become less common in recent decades. Such a shame.
I hope to get into blogging about Utah weather again soon.
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