Showing posts with label Dutch Weather. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dutch Weather. Show all posts

Thursday, 12 September 2013

O Inverno já chegou à Holanda


E, pronto, é oficial: o Inverno já chegou à Holanda. Está frio, tem chovido bem e assim vai continuar, segundo as previsões. Ontem, já pus lençóis de flanela, vesti um pijama de meia-estação e coloquei mantinhas no sofá. Sim, eu sou muito friorenta...;-)
Mas, desta vez, a Holanda "está perdoada". Segundo li, este foi o melhor Verão desde há dez anos (o nosso primeiro Verão, nestas bandas, foi em 2008)... 
Para alegrar o ambiente, ainda irei publicar mais alguns posts sobre o Curaçao, e, depois, sobre um certo país muito bonito, também ele com óptimas praias, onde passámos mais 8 dias de férias...;-)
Stay tuned!

Um brinde, com um sumo de tamarindo, ao Verão de 2013!


(Foto tirada no Museu Tula, no Curaçao)

Friday, 2 August 2013

34 graus!


Estão 34 graus! 34...

Hoje acordei "adesivada" ao meu marido. Ao afastar o meu braço do dele, senti como se estivesse a tirar um adesivo (doeu!). Já podem calcular como vamos de humidade e transpiração por aqui. Mais fresco, please! Mais fresco!

Mas vá lá, as cortinas em blackout já estão encomendadas. Que cheguem depressa para podermos dormir melhor!! E precisamos de comprar uma coluna de ar, também. Sou uma Zombie a derreter!

Nas últimas semanas, tenho andado a trabalhar para as olheiras, decididamente! Tenho tido dificuldades em dormir por causa do calor e da humidade. Não me lembro de outros Verões assim...A roupa por passar a ferro acumula-se...Com este calor, nem pensar!

Diz que amanhã, vão estar 25 graus. Assim seja!

Sunday, 28 July 2013

Dilúvio? Só pode.


Não se consegue dormir. Está demasiado abafado. E a Holanda parece estar debaixo de um dilúvio há já uma hora, pelo menos. Sem falar nos relâmpagos. Preciso de música.

Saturday, 27 July 2013

Interregno


A casa escureceu como nunca vi. Chove a rodos e ouvem-se trovões lá fora. E sabe bem, muito bem. (E alguém se esqueceu de me dizer que eu vinha viver para os Trópicos ;-)

Monday, 22 July 2013

32 graus!!!


Trinta e dois graus, hoje, durante o dia!! E agora, está uma noite espectacular! Volto a dizer: parece que estou em Portugal! Ontem, esteve uma lua cheia belíssima! Depois, mostro, vale? ;-)

Sunday, 21 July 2013

Estou em PT em Almere


Que dia MA-RA-VI-LHO-SO!! Sinto-me como se estivesse em Portugal!!
Trinta graus. Estão 30 graus!!

 

Monday, 8 July 2013

The Video of the Rijksmuseum Opening


Temos gozado temperaturas fabulosas e o fim-de-semana foi muito bem aproveitado. Na sexta, tivémos a companhia de uma amiga muito querida para jantar e fizémos churrasco no quintal. No Sábado e no Domingo, fomos até à praia de Katwijk aan Zee e soube-nos pela vida! Sentir aquela brisa marítima no rosto, o calorzinho do sol a acariciar-nos a pele, a suavidade da areia nos pés...Tão bom!

A "season", no quintal ( ;-)) ), está oficialmente aberta e agora é aproveitar, até porque o sol vai continuar a brilhar até ao próximo dia 21.



(uma das novas rosas do jardim)

A companhia da R., nesta sexta-feira, lembrou-me que ainda não tinha publicado aqui, no Blogue, o video sobre a reabertura oficial do Rijksmuseum em Amsterdam, ocorrida a 13 de Abril úlltimo, ao fim de 10 anos de obras de restauro e recuperação. A R. e eu estivémos lá e nem sequer foi preciso esperar muito para entrar. Fomos depois de almoço e estava tudo muito bem organizado. Muita gente, claro, mas passámos uma tarde bem agradável e conseguimos ver bem os quadros mais importantes e apreciar o restauro do edifício.

Enjoy the video!

Tuesday, 2 July 2013

Sol!


Hoje está uma manhã de um sol maravilhoso. E, pronto, é só isto! :-)

 

Monday, 24 June 2013

Cada vez mais integrada


Hoje está a chover, mas este fresquinho está a saber-me muito bem.

 

 Noto que estou cada vez mais integrada na sociedade holandesa: dou comigo a falar sobre o tempo muita vez...;-))
 Bom dia!!

Friday, 21 June 2013

Finally!


Já caiu uma tromba d'água comme il faut. E, agora, se me dão licença, vou ali dançar à chuva, com o meu querido e adorado amigo, Gene Kelly. ;-)


 

 Have a nice day!

Tuesday, 18 June 2013

29 graus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


29 graus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Hoje, todos os parques deste país vão encher à pinha, a começar pelo Vondel, em Amesterdão.

Hoje, vai ser o delírio nestes quintais. Muitos churrascos, muito riso, muito espreguiçar ao sol.

A Anouk diz bem:

 "All I need are trees and flowers and some sunlight 
Where memories are being made and where the old one dies."

Um ano inteiro, à espera de um dia assim...

Amanhã, contudo, chegam os dias que mais temo: aqueles com muita humidade no ar e por isso, muito difíceis de suportar. Mas isso é só amanhã. Agora é tempo de glória.

"Weather bureaus are warning of extreme temperatures on Wednesday, as hot air blows into the Netherlands from Spain and North Africa. According to weerplaza.nl, the temperature could reach up to 35 Celsius in eastern parts, but it may be as hot as 38 Celsius in places. The temperature already topped 30 Celsius in Maastricht on Monday afternoon, weerplaza says. The heat will hit the rest of the Netherlands on Tuesday, when it will be largely sunny. But on Wednesday it will be more humid, with a risk of heavy downpours and thunderstorms in the evening and overnight. The hot weather is only temporary however. Thursday it will be cooler again with showers before returning to around 20 Celsius on Friday."

(http://www.dutchnews.nl/)

Esta é a minha música de Verão (nem que seja só por um dia!).
Love you, Tom! Forever and ever! :-))

 

Saturday, 8 December 2012

Smiles, Snow and a bit of Sun


kabouter of our front garden.

From Almere 2012

In the city center, in front of the Weerwater Lake.

From Almere 2012

Friday, 7 December 2012

Snow


Today's afternoon

Our front garden

From Almere 2012

From Almere 2012

In our neighborhood

Thursday, 6 December 2012

Heavy Snowfall is expected this Friday morning


Time to stay at home and enjoy a good book, nice music, a hot tea, a warm blanket and play a bit outside, of course! ;-)

Enjoy and make the best of it! :-)



Heavy Snowfall is expected this Friday morning

Take care out there!

Dutch rail (NS), Schiphol airport and motoring organisations are making preparations to cope with an expected heavy snowfall on Friday morning, according to media reports.Weather bureau Weeronline.nl is forecasting ‘total disruption’ during the morning rush hour and is advising motorists to stay home.The snow is forecast to start around midnight on Thursday night and will be heaviest in the west of the country in the early morning. Up to 12 cm of snow is expected over most of the country, except the far east and in Limburg. Strong winds are also expected to create drifting.The KNMI weather bureau on Thursday evening issued an extreme weather warning for all but the far north east of the country. It too expects snow of between 5 cm and 10 cm over much of the country with up to 20 cm in places.Saturday is forecast to be dry and sunny, but will remain below freezing. Saturday night will be as cold as -7 Celsius in places, the KNMI says.Overnight snow caused delays on the roads on Thursday morning and led NS to run fewer trains in some parts of the country.

Update:

The forecast heavy snow arrived later than expected in the Netherlands on Friday and there were few serious problems during the morning rush hour, according to media reports.The KNMI weather bureau has issued a code orange extreme weather warning for most of the Netherlands and the snow has been heaviest in southern and western parts of the country.The ANWB motoring organisation said drivers had moderated their speeds to take account of the weather. Rush hour also started earlier than normal as drivers tried to beat the forecast bad weather.Nevertheless, there were longer jams than usual, with traffic heaviest around Breda, Arnhem, Nijmegen, Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague, the ANWB said.Salt lorries had been out in force overnight and snow ploughs are on standby in Zeeland and round Alkmaar and Amsterdam. The snow is expected to continue until early afternoon, giving cover of five to 10 cm, and up to 15 cm in places.NS and SchipholDutch Rail (NS) reported no delays with morning services and has extra staff on standby to deal with problems. However, services have been reduced to offset the risk of major disruption and passengers are warned to expect crowded trains and longer journey times.At Schiphol airport, one in four Friday flights have already been cancelled and snow elsewhere in Europe is also having an impact on arrivals and departures, a spokesman said.Airline KLM on Thursday evening cancelled dozens of European flights as a precautionary measure. Travellers are advised to check with their airline for details.

Many people are working from their homes today. Here too. God bless internet! ;-) It's very cold outside and it's still snowing. A lot of work is expecting me later like cleaning the car and specially the paths in the front and in the back yards. Shopping was done last Wednesday, so we wouldn't have to go out today. Yesterday, I put the garbage outside and a couple of days ago, I went to the veterinary to buy enough medication and fluids for Fofinho. Do you know what I like to do when it is snowing? Ironing. At least, it's not so boring when we look outside through the window. ;-) Everything is brighter and not gray as usual.

Tuesday, 7 February 2012

Snow


February, 3

The front yard

From A-Z

On my way to the bus

From A-Z

The city center

From A-Z

A Bike in the Snow

From A-Z

Going to the Art Center

From A-Z
The Wave

From A-Z

The Weerwater Lake

From A-Z

From A-Z


The Silverline

From A-Z

My former street, when this blog had a view to the canal ;-)

From A-Z

From A-Z

Tuesday, 31 January 2012

The First Snow of the Year...


From Coisas Minhas II

Yesterday, I woke up in the middle of the night to drink a glass of water. When I looked at the window, I thought I had left the garden lights on because of the luminosity outside. But no. We just had our first snow of the year. I just smiled ;-) After a while, I went to sleep much happier. :-)
Finally, a real Winter! ;-) Not grey, but white ;-)

From Almere 2012

From Almere 2012





t's, oh, so quiet it's, oh, so still you're all alone and so peaceful until...

Thursday, 21 July 2011

Dutch Weather

July, 17, 2011

A walk in the city center to enjoy the sun...

From Almere (III)


Six o'clock...time for dinner, at least in the Netherlands...

We got a very nice spot at Bobbie Beer restaurant with a window view to the Weerwater Lake.

From Almere (III)


Suddenly, the sky started to become darker and darker.... and we could see it was raining in Almere Haven...

However, the new colours seemed very pretty to me and I took these pictures through the restaurant window.

From Almere (III)


Look how the sky was so, so dark!

From Almere (III)


A strong wind started blowing and some chairs almost flew away!

From Almere (III)


A typical Dutch day, I dare to say, at least this summer ;-)

A music that I enjoy to listen when it's raining...

David Bowie, Heroes