So… the Netherlands finally figured out how to do a good summer. Although it might be doing it a bit too well, actually. We haven’t had any rain in about a month and a half (with some crazy exceptions like Twente getting more than a month’s worth of rain yesterday – yikes!) and it has been warm for the Netherlands. Admittedly nothing the US hasn’t seen, but still. I need to apologize to Marco as I always complain about how summer lasts less than a week in this country.
Today it was about 95F here in The Hague, with 96-97F predicted tomorrow. And that’s not even close to the highest temperature recorded in the Netherlands today. Another city called Almelo registered 38.9C or 102.02F at the height of today. Almelo is on the east side of the Netherlands, not too far from Germany.
And how do Marco and I stay cool in a country that doesn’t have much air conditioning in homes? Well, besides water and fans…
Freezer pops!
The first is freezer pops, or ijslollies in Dutch. A blast from the past and great for the nostalgic feelings.
Iced cappuccinos
And the other way is iced cappuccinos. Lekker!
Random links:
melted asphalt in Groningen, in the north (some cities have been salting the roads to prevent this issue)
a satellite image comparing July 2017 with July 2018
some bridges in Amsterdam (and other cities) close for the foreseeable future due to the heat
One more day of heat, and then some relief (high of 78F) and perhaps a bit of rain Saturday morning. Maybe. No end in sight to the drought, though.
Life in the Hague 
MMMMM lekker ijslollies..Maar is wel een goed idee om zo een koel drankje te maken .
Zekers. 🙂