Judy in the eye of the storm

Back in the UK for one weekend only. It's raining here.
Back in the UK for one weekend only. It's raining here.
It's certainly Autumn now, and it looks as if the owner of this car has decided to hibernate.
The centre of Nijmegen is the Grote Markt, sitting high and over looking the Waal river.
A strange bit of trivia: Nina Simone lives here.
Nijmegen train station, complete with an underground multi-storey parking area for bikes. Welcome to Holland!
A typical suburb in Nijmegen. The houses here don't have drives. Nevermind, there is plenty of space to park your bike.
America is a pretty typical Dutch village, by which I mean remote. It's hard to imagine how such a small country with such a high population density could even have patches of 'remoteness', but it does. The Netherlands, despite it size, is the world's second largest exporter of agriculturalRead more
Exploring the new world earlier I discovered a new species of animal. There, in front of me, were what can only be described as sheep with a giraffe like necks. They appeared to be herbivores, munching away on grass as they were. But, upon seeing me, they came marching over looking all grouchy andRead more
So I was in America this morning and ran into a bush named George. Had a little chat, and it's not true what they say about him, he's quite the intellect.
20 Euros on Ebay: a second hand 'Holländer fahrrad'. Large, comfy, three gears, front and rear lights which work when a sensor is pointed at the front wheel - quite the bargain. Peddle backwards and it grinds to a halt, which is a bit strange. It's robust, though, very robust.