The big freeze caused travel chaos throughout the country with hundreds of flights cancelled at Heathrow Airport, Europe's largest air hub. (Mike Corder/Associated Press)Another thing that happens very rarely these days is the canals freezing over in the Dutch capital, Amsterdam. Water authorities banned boats from the canal and closed locks and sluices this week to help the ice thicken. One woman took her dog for a walk along the frozen canal. Despite the measures to help ice develop, there were still some holes and parts of the canal weren't frozen at all.

Source: CBC News March 02, 2018 22:30 UTC