It's very easy to forget that Kyoto is on a latitude below that of, say, sunny Madrid. Why? Well autumn is truly well advanced here in not-sunny Holland and the evenings much cooler. First impressions? Cold. Quaint. Harsh. Is it a northern European thing or do people look more weather-beaten in Amsterdam? I think the former. Taut faces and well covered bodies bent over in an attempt to protect themselves against the stinging breeze.
Posted by Joe at October 21, 2003 03:31 AMOK, granted I was there in summer, but I remember Amsterdam far more for bared bellies than gaunt faces.
(And no, I wasn't in the 'window shopping' district ... )
Posted by: DJ at October 21, 2003 06:23 AMIt's definitely gone cold. It's supposed to snow up north!
Posted by: Lisa at October 21, 2003 08:14 AM