May 5, 2012
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
A fairly quiet day today. It's Liberation Day, the day back in 1945 when the entire country got liberated from German occupation. And as it turns out, it's the coldest Liberation Day ever. Nothing remains of the warm weather earlier in the week. The heating is back on. Had the weather been pleasant, then I would probably have gone to the national celebration on the Amstel River, where a classical music show is performed in attendance of the Queen and - for the first time ever - also the German President, Joachim Gauck. But instead I just stayed at home, and didn't even watch it on TV.
One thing I did do today is plan my holiday in July. It's still a while to go, but as these things go, it's cheaper to book tickets well in advance. So I booked a flight to Manchester on Friday 20 July and I'll be staying in a B&B in nearby Blackpool for three nights, then I'll go up to Scotland to visit Andy and Colin, again for three nights, and then a short flight will take me to Northern Ireland where I'll stay in Belfast for another three nights, returning on Sunday 29 July - before going back to work on the Monday again. I hadn't planned on going away at all this year, waiting for my finances to calm down again, but a UK tour seems to be affordable at this moment so I decided to book anyway.
The flag in the picture above was hung out in Prinsenhofsteeg, an alley close to where I live, for Liberation Day.
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