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Added on the 24/02/2022 - Copyright : Tourvideos
Amsterdam residents enjoyed the city's frozen canals over the weekend, even ice skating on their surface for the first time in years. The 'Beast from the East,' a massive cold front originating from Siberia that brought blizzards and freezing temperatures to much of Europe, had a silver lining. The subzero temperatures froze parts of Amsterdam's iconic Prinsengracht and Keizersgracht canals hard enough to support ice skaters.
French president Emmanuel Macron visits a Vermeer exhibition in Amsterdam with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte ahead of a working dinner. Macron is on the first state visit by a French president to the Netherlands in 23 years. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron, and his wife, Brigitte, are welcomed by the King and Queen of the Netherlands, Willem-Alexander and Maxima, during a two-day state visit. The trip comes after Macron sparked a furore with his controversial comments on Europe and China, with the French leader due to give a speech on European sovereignty. IMAGES
Hundreds of climate activists occupy an apron for private jets on the tarmac at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport. The protesters are demanding that the airport reduce flights to bring down pollution lvels and that private flights be restricted. IMAGES