Snowbound

Monday morning. Most people have vacation for at least 1 or even two weeks. Not me, and obviously not all the people around me that tried to leave Almere. As soon as I drove around the corner I was stuck in traffic. I tried a small detour, but it didn’t help. All in all it took me 45 minutes just to get to the highway (less than 3 miles from my home). After that another 30 minutes to get on the A1 highway. From there it was a smooth ride even nice and sunny. Anyway, caught a slice of my […]

Winter wonderland

Yes folks, it snowed the last few days in Holland as well. It’s cold and windy out here. Not a big problem as long as you do not need to drive to work or something. Last Thursday morning for instance, it was a drama on the road (as to be expected). But I guess things are not as bad as they are in other countries. Several US states are suffering from a mayor snow blizzard (dubbed “The shopper stopper”) that has killed some people. So it’s not all fun and games. It makes you wonder about “global warming”. It proved also that […]