2024 Middle Aged Wing Spreading

  Sun doesn't rise until 8.50, Bryn and I trying and failing to understand the daylight saving plus CET time zoning.  We were out in the dark grabbing a taxi to nearby Schotterbos Parkrun. In a proper park, winding paths, and lots of back and forth, but lovely environment. The marshalls super welcoming, perhaps the friendliest international parkrun we have done since Lismore, Australia.  Stopped for a cuppa afterwards in local tennis club, the RD, British (of course) plenty of connections with Swansea and Newport so lots to talk about. Bus back into Haarlem, change of clothes and then out to find the train station. Market day in Haarlem, but we were focused on the journey to the capital, a whole 20 minutes or so on the train. The entrance we took out of the station took us straight onto a sweeping river vista, and we got our bearings to navigate our way through the canals and into the city centre. Cultural tourism here requires (?) a visit to the Red Light District (no ph...

  A slight delay on our flight to Amsterdam prompted me to open up a new blog.  It might have a bit of a build as you go feel, but so relaxed (full English, Bloody Mary, Prosecco, Capuccino, Biscuits, Rum) in the surrounds of the BA Executive Lounge I allowed my fingers to stray into google and put them to good use for once (make of that what you will) Our second New Year away (does that now make it a thing, I think it might...) and we booked a few months back. Both the young 'uns showed an interest in this trip so might be able to offer you some different perspectives in this first blog; other trips this year already planned to New York, Greek Island Hopping and Chicago (for a marathon) is currently just Chrissi and I. Carys going solo to Paris, you may get a blog there, Bryn off to Krakow (and no doubt many other beer fuelled jaunts), I can safely say you won't. So lets see how today goes, I'll move my shorter 10 pictures per day and quick ruminations onto blogger and am ...