Dutch ice skaters gather at UNESCO World Heritage Site
By AFP
18 February 2021 |
11:00 am
Dutch ice skaters gather at dawn for one last glide at Kinderdijk frozen dike near Rotterdam, as temperatures are set to increase.
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