Even as I complain about the dismal Dutch winters, I've always liked the way that the culture embraces the long, dark evenings of January. Sometimes in mid-summer, when it's still light at 10:00pm, I find myself looking forward to these cozy evenings by the fire with a nice bottle of wine, or bundling up for the brisk bike ride into town to chill out in the local pub. Gezellig!
But the days are quickly getting longer and the annual construction of the beach bars is well underway. The crocuses are poking through the brown grass and there are even a few blooming daffedills along the randweg, all building my anticipation for switch to summer. The next beach pictures appearing on our blog will be very, very different! ;-)
