[Idyllchat] Winter in Holland

[Sonny Culverhouse]

We went to Leiden in November, and loved it.  Even though it lightly rain 
with rather gusty winds, and we still have a wonderful time.  The people 
are gracious, the cafes, coffee houses, etc., all seemed to be quite a cozy 
and culture-revealing time to be with the Dutch.  Never a day went by that 
we let the weather prevent us from going to where we wanted, and I suspect 
now that I think back that there were more days without rain than those 
with it; it's just that one should be prepare for some wind when the rain 
comes, meaning:  if you're going to take umbrellas, take the type that 
permit wind to escape via the top vs turn inside-out like ours did 
often.  You know, it was really that wet anyway, probably no more than 
Seattle....even those that city gets more than its share of bad 
publicity..........and even though the rain there is usually so light that 
if you walk along at more than a crawl, you won't get wet.........it just 
drys on you.  We went to Greece, but right know I'm not positive of when it 
was, for it was our first trip abroad, and not via untours.  However, we're 
ready to return to that magical land; we're also ready to get back to 
Holland.  See there, you still have a choice, without much help from those 
of us who are adventurous and interested in how other cultures deal with 
weather.
.............sonny in Virginia


At 09:10 AM 10/15/2006 -0400, Marla Sloan wrote:
>I am thinking of doing a winter in Holland or perhaps Greece.  Anyone out 
>here been in winter to either?  Let me know the pros and cons of each.
>
>Marla
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