Back in Grønn!!

Every year we try out the new Beaujolais at Annet and Karel. Six years ago they had ten or more different ones in every shop. This year they had the choice of two different ones. The shopkeeper made it perfectly clear that Beaujolais in fact onlybeing made for loosers. That is ok. We can live with that.

Michael on the bridge over the Noordwillemskanaal. At the Emma viaduct.

At the Emmaplein.

The church on the right has been made into appartments, Michael tells me. The church on the left is the Aa-church. Used for the World Press Photo exhibition as well as the Whiskey festival...

The Dienst ROEZ at the Gedempte Zuiderdiep.

Boerekool and the old map of Groningen...

Exhibition: how to grow salad on little place...

How to grow salad on the rooftops?

Tomorrow more impressions.....

De Noord-Duitse laagvlakte

The North German Plain
This plain hurts the eyes, it is unending, you beg it to stop and when you arrive, you know you have to do it once more just to get home. I am talking about the journey from Hirtshals to Groningen. I am still trying to find those responsible for this cockup, but my efforts have alas not been rewarded. Suitable punishment would be forced sudoku-work till brain meltdown.

Color Line, Super Speed. Michael in the cafe.

In Hirtshals at the Shell, dog station as well.

Somewhere in Germany, grey weather, at a Burger King. People from the area.

View from the Burger King.

They do have VGC here (Very Good Coffee) The food stinks but the coffee is amazing. Actually the coffee makes the journey slightly bearable, bringing it up from a slight -7 to a -1.

Bit battered after twelve hours travel and a miserable nights rest. BUT: Great to see Mike's parents and catch up on life in the NL!!