Stuck in Traffic Jam

Summer in Holland is synonymous with long traffic jam on the motorways. This is the period when serious road repair and expansion works are carried out.

Two weeks ago it took us 4 hours to reach Roermond which normally takes 2 hours. First we got stranded along A12 on the way to Utretch due to a road accident. The four-lane motorway was reduced to the hard shoulder (see photo) and car had to be diverted back. Passing the A20 from Utretch to Rotterdam, the traffic jam had already built up to 15 Km long after just one hour!

The next one was the A2 - comletely closed because of repair. This time we had to devise ways around town and country road to get us through.

Hair Braids

The Summer Food Fair is not only about food.

The large Nigerian community here has a stall where the ladies display their skill in making beautiful hair braids.

There were also various games. In all the food fair was well organised, well attended and lasted for 4 hours.

Summer Food Fair

We have been busy the last month. And so the reason for not putting any blog news lately.

The schools have been in celebratory and excursion mode during this period. Exams have long been gone. One of the events was the summer fair held at the Vlaaskamp school ground. Various food stalls were put on by the various nationalities representing the school to raise money for the school and other causes. The obvious favourites are the Malaysian stall where Nasi Lemak and Satay were snapped up quickly.