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Cool that you have snow in Netherlands! I've been there quite a bit as I had a girlfriend who lived in the Hague some years ago. I didn't often see snow there, but I remember one time in particular, there was a real blizzard just as I was about to board the plane back to Norway .. of course we got stuck for hours.
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I went searching for Svalbard and I discovered it's an Island to the north of Norway.
I didn't know that belonged to Norway as well. Looks very pretty to me
Where do you live now?
(I like to do a little bit of streetviewing ;D).
To be exact, Svalbard is not an island, but an archipelago! The island I lived on would be Spitsbergen. Actually, Svalbard was discovered by a dutch explorer, Willem Barentsz, in 1596. The first permanent settlement there established in the early 1600s was called Smeerenburg and you guys were whaling up there until the 1800s. The region has an interesting history
Cool that you have snow in Netherlands! I've been there quite a bit as I had a girlfriend who lived in the Hague some years ago.
The Hague. That's probably the worst city to drive a car here.
It's not my piece of cake, that city. But I get there a few times a year as I have some friends living there (I have friends throughout the entire country, which is really practical!).
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I didn't often see snow there, but I remember one time in particular, there was a real blizzard just as I was about to board the plane back to Norway .. of course we got stuck for hours.
It really doesn't happen that often here. Last winter was the most snow I've seen in my life so far.
That's me. And I have no idea what that chair was doing there.
Here's some pics and video's of last winter:
So, yeah, we have snow here. But it's rare.
And last winter was just... Incredible. God I loved it.
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To be exact, Svalbard is not an island, but an archipelago! The island I lived on would be Spitsbergen.
Which is funny, since we have a town here called Spitsbergen.
Wonder which one came first
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Actually, Svalbard was discovered by a dutch explorer, Willem Barentsz, in 1596.
I love Christmas. Getting the whole family together and having a great time - it's the only time we get to see everybody! Giving and receiving gifts is nice too, but being with the fam is the best part.
Yeah, I do. Presents, food, and the freedom to be carefree and not worry about anything. Sure. Plus, Christmas marks my birthday coming(my birthday is in January).
What is it about not liking christmas that makes you proud?
That was a joke. Like Janszoon, I don't believe in the relgious aspect of it, only unlike him - I don't even celebrate it. It also has no traditional or sentimental value to me because most of my family doesn't. So I didnt grow up with it either. I do love the season and def see the appeal, but it's not my thing.
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