ofcourse, on the day we left the netherlands the weathergods decided to tell us goodbye with some snow... a few days before reporters already went crazy and on the news they were warning everyone of the upcoming chaos on the roads and the airport; everyone should just stay at home on friday to be safe! (even a little bit of snow in the netherlands is completely different from loads of snow in boston; the dutch are not used to it and/or equipped to remove it quickly and usually the entire country comes to a standstill when its covered in a layer of the white stuff).
we got up real early and there was no snow at all. but.... when i looked outside a little later, the streets were suddenly covered in a white layer, it went so fast! off we went to the airport with too much luggage (mostly dutch candy and other things "you cannot get in the us and a" in my suitcase). luckily it went smoothly (except that it was sooo slippery and i could only walk very very slowly); we even arrived too early; check-in was still closed. other travelers were less lucky; many flights going to destinations in europe were cancelled, resulting in very long rows and some upset and/or crying people. the messaging system was constantly announcing gate changes, delays and cancellations, but our flight was only slightly delayed. me? i was mostly worried that i couldnt do my blog... i wasted our free 2x 30 minutes of internet trying to upload the above photo; it did not work... :( i was so focused on that, and didnt even notice the snow had stopped, hahahahaha! at least the waiting went by quickly and off we went, to iceland from where we had a connecting flight to boston. no problems at the border here, luckily, nor at customs. they didnt find the kilo of cheese and the many packages of dutch candy... (i think half of my suitcase was filled with dutch things.. :D).
now i have time (and especially internet) to visit my fellow bloggers again!! see you soon!
5 comments:
Welcome home!
Glad you made it without much delay. The authorities here have become completely mad. There are warnings all day about snow and you have to stay in. It is like we all are insane and can't think for ourselves. As if we have never had a winter here.
Well, I'm glad you got out without any hitches, cheese and all. It is crazy in areas where there isn't much snow. We don't get much here and most people (me included) don't know how to drive in it. I'd just as soon stay home though you don't always have a choice.
This kind of thing happens all the time in the States. That amount of snow might shut down Washington, D.C. But, in places like Boston, where you are now living, that is nothing.
Always refreshing with a bit of chaos now and then!
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