Another long weekend coming up

Thanks to all the catholic feastdays, we have another long weekend waiting for us. Not that we're over-religious, but it's always been like this. The period between Easter and the long summer break is a nice one!

Shortly after noon we'll be leaving for Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Not far away, but as long as you're not staying at home it's nice to be somewhere - doesn't matter where, in fact. The weather predicted is not the kind we had in the south of France, but well... It won't be a long, hot summer this year, like the one we had in 2018.

I always enjoy those short breaks, even when we just go to the seaside. It's a nice break from monotone day-to-day life. Not that I get bored easily, but a change of scene is always good. And for my sister it is even better. She has a pretty strenuous job and can use a bit of free time every now and then. Get her mind off those calculations and considerations of the job, making sure nobody gets forgotten. I'll be ever so glad when she finally can go on her pension - although that might take some more years, as the government changed the starting date to take up pension. She is nearly five years younger than I am, after all.

So, the (small) suitcases are packed and as soon as Chris gets home and we had lunch, we're off. You can take a Thalys to Rotterdam-Amsterdam, but we are taking the ordinary train. It doesn't take that much longer and we can even go first class for a low price.

More about the trip later in my travel blog.