On 1 fév, 00:54, Robin Nicholson
wrote:
On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:28:33 +0100, Yannis wrote:

No chance of that annual ice skating race round the waterways of the
Netherlands then! (name escapes me but I think its held in your
country)

Elfstedentocht ("eleven towns race"). Not annual but only held when
the ice is thick enough. After the warmest January in 3 centuries,
prospects for this year look rather dim ...

Colin Youngs
Brussels