Every year in mid-to-late December, the reflecting pool on Amsterdam's Museumplein becomes an ice-skating rink, surrounded by stalls selling hot chocolate and poffertjes (small, traditional Dutch pancakes).
Ice Skating in Front of Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum Pictures of Amsterdam and Other Dutch Towns in the Winter Holiday Season
By Shannon McAllister, About.com Guide
Ice Skating in Front of Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum
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