Below are some assorted pictures from Holland.  And yes it is true, the Dutch love to Ice Skate!  In late December early January all the waterways and bodies of water in Holland froze -- it was an ice skating extravaganza!  The pictures below show ice skating on the side of the Parliament buildings in Den Haag.  
 
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Yes - Ice Skating in Holland!
The water in front of the Parliament Buildings
You could see moving water on the edges...eek!
One of the Palaces...
Scheveningen - the Den Haag Beach
Peace Palace
Flame of Peace
Inside the Parliament courtyard
Mauritshuis Museum
Backside of Mauritshuis
Zaanze Schans - Typical Dutch
Zaanse Schans
This is in Kleve Germany
Haarlem Cathedral
Canal Ferry
Petting Zoo The Hague
Heather and her new roomie -- Koosje!