Tag Archives: Winter

Going South

My apology if I may sound like whining, but I personally think winter in (northern) Europe is too looooonngg. One day the temperature can be mild (around 8 degrees or 10 when we are lucky) and the next day it can drop to -3 degrees! WTH. Like today, I did not check the local weather forecasting homepage and went to work with my winter attire (a thick legging and knee socks, a knit dress and a tee underneath it, a thick woolen scarf and wrapped myself in a bulky winter jacket) but I forgot my beanie and gloves, darn..it was so cold outside! I mean it was way colder than yesterday or the day before. I immediately got a headache when I was waiting for the tram to my work. A moment like this, me, a tropical creature trapped in a cruel winter in Holland, can do is daydreaming and reminiscing the past spring/summer holidays ..Just to distract myself for a moment from the reality :) Please allow me.

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 cute little terraces in Maastricht

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40707_422858878116_4327594_nRetiro Park in Madrid. Madrid has some beautiful parks. I kinda fell asleep when I sat down here.

5480_116776408116_8065561_nMaastricht :)

7518_161209433116_3085886_nMerbabu, Indonesia

7518_161217108116_5052612_nUrban delicacy: Soto bang madun, Blok M Jakarta!!! J sits next to me enjoying his first experience makan di emperan :p

311_27516063116_5591_nSuper cozy cafes (somewhere in Greece)

Frosty February

{Stadhouderskade road }

Snow is pouring in the Netherlands! The winter weather this year came a bit odd here. It was quite a mild winter in the beginning of December until January. But then…boom! Just when we all thought that winter was almost over and spring was just right around the corner, the temperatures dropped drastically first to -3 and then to – 22 degrees Celsius (last night in some part of NL). And yesterday it snowed in the morning quite heavily and blanketed the country in white crispy snow in no time…So lovely. But, it also caused many traffic jams!

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Winter Wonderland in The Netherlands

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