Bedankt

 A trip to Holland. I was a bit apprehensive about travel post Brexit and post Covid but apart from a bit of a queue at Schiphol to get our passports checked - the officer was very friendly and efficient it was just the sheer number of people all at the same time that caused a small backlog I wouldn't have noticed any difference.

We went to Amsterdam first then Utrecht, what a delightful city. The Dutch are a very friendly nation and it was a super city break.

Election day

 Does anyone else feel dispirited when it comes to voting?

Naively I did think that a vote made a difference. But it does seem to me that whoever is elected, it is the faceless bureaucrats who make all the decisions.

But hopefully local elections and those elected will be able to make improvements to our local communities.