Rainfall is around Toronto levels as well, though there have been years were yearly was more than 1000mm.
Something to take into account when in Noord Holland; The province often bears the brunt of the fairly common northwestern storm winds which are often accompanied by heavy rain.
A pilot, Michael Faraldi, was killed when he dropped his 1969 BAC Strikemaster jet into the ice earlier today in a crash landing. He was flying from Nashville, TN to Germantown,NY and crashed in the Ulster area. He was fully rated for this rare machine. It is believed intact and they are trying to fish it out with helicoptors as I write this.
R.I.P.
RIP
On the topic of food and my mom's cooking I just had some of the most amazing pork schnitzels EVER. nomnom.
Rip.
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I can get the bike when I move out and make my own (shockingly edible) schnitzels. I'll enjoy her cooking for now(I also rationalize the postponement through the fact that riding weather in Toronto happens on a Thursday afternoon in June at around 2 PM)
Re schnitzels:
If you ever are in Vienna, Austria, do eat at Schnitzelwirt; http://www.schnitzelwirt.co.at/speisekarte/
You guys are making me hungry again, and I just ate.