This picture was taken on a winter’s day, on a Dutch train station (cannot remember which one)… This image captures how people gather around a heater – so much needed in this weather. It’s very gezellig (Dutch for: convivial, cozy, fun) that they do offer this possibility to stay a bit warm while waiting for the train, thinking about the warm bed at home…
The Dutchies are very much terrace- people, meaning that even in the autumn/winter some cafeterias and bars have heaters outside, so that their customers can still do some people gazing while sitting comfortably. In Finland this doesn’t happen a lot, maybe because it’s just too damn cold in the winter (at times 20-30’C even in the South).
And as I am sipping on my tea in the coziness of my home, I send my thoughts to all the people who live in very cold places, like Alaska or the Finnish Lapland!
With love,
Expat For Now
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