Prinsengracht 10/02/2012 13h20
A very rare scene, ice skaters on the canals of Amsterdam. But after a cold wave of 10 days with temperatures far below zero it became reality. The last time it was possible to skate on some of the Amsterdam canals was in 1997. Will we have to wait another 15 years to take these photos?

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Prinsengracht 10/02/2012 13h29
A very rare scene, ice skaters on the canals of Amsterdam. But after a cold wave of 10 days with temperatures far below zero it became reality. The last time it was possible to skate on some of the Amsterdam canals was in 1997. Will we have to wait another 15 years to take these photos?

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Prinsengracht 10/02/2012 13h37
A very rare scene, ice skaters on the canals of Amsterdam. But after a cold wave of 10 days with temperatures far below zero it became reality. The last time it was possible to skate on some of the Amsterdam canals was in 1997. Will we have to wait another 15 years to take these photos?

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Egelantiersgracht 10/02/2010 13h45
A very rare scene, ice skaters on the canals of Amsterdam. But after a cold wave of 10 days with temperatures far below zero it became reality. The last time it was possible to skate on some of the Amsterdam canals was in 1997. Will we have to wait another 15 years to take these photos?

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Prinsengracht 10/02/2012 13h46
Koek-en-zopie is a Dutch term used for the food and drink sold during ice-skating periods.
In the 17th to the 19th century Zopie consisted of a mixture of bock beer and rum. Due to this blend eggs, cinnamon and cloves to add and then to heat arises Zopie. Nowadays there are mainly hot chocolate, pea soup, mulled wine and almond cake sold.
Until the nineteenth century restrained the legislature liquor stores where located on land or water found. From the ice was no question and as long as the weather would allow there were Koek-en-Zopie tents. For the same reason also gamble and whore tents run on the ice.
[ Source: Wikipedia ]
This equivalent of a Koek-en-Zopie was located on the Prinsengracht near Egelantiersgracht.

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