Wednesday 25th

  • 07:30: waking up
  • Christmas Day. Or as I like to call it: December 25th
  • The food yesterday was pretty good. Fond memories.
  • 08:00: watching a TV broadcast from the Apollo 8, who was circling around the moon 45 years ago. The connection is about as stable as the average Skype call.
  • 10:30: preparing for the train trip to my dad.
  • 11:56: leaving on time from Leiden. I only have 4 minutes to change trains in Utrecht – I shouldn’t have a delay.
  • 12:15: uh-oh
  • 12:38: definitely missed it, damn. I think in the last three years I always had a train delay on Christmas Day.
  • 13:17: arrived in Ede-Wageningen
  • 13:35: arrived in my dad’s new house
  • 13:50: a tour of the house. The toilet on the second floor is a bit public (i.e. in front of the window, without curtain.
  • 14:05: they fixed the beam on the third floor from some Second World War shrapnel
  • 14:30: time for wine!?
  • 15:30: the beer is in the cellar… If I’m not back n 30 minutes, call for help!
  • 15:35: back safely
  • 16:00: why is my dad lighting a fire in the back yard?
  • 18:30: a gin tonic wodka is an indication of what? . . .
  • 19:15: first course, I’m not going to translate this to English
  • 19:30: more dinner…
  • 20:45: LOL (I won’t describe the reason here)