We're Back

Yes tonight our plane touched down at about 4.30 pm and we have now been home for a few hours. Within 10 minutes of reaching the apartment Niels and I were in the pool, soaking away the tiredness and stale air of a long haul flight. It's lovley to be back, despite the fat heavy rain drops which plunked down on our taxi during the ride home. It may get wet here, but at least it never gets cold.

Now before you all start sighing collectively I am not going to complain about how cold it was during our trip back to the Netherlands. Actually it was refreshing and invigorating to experience a season other than summer again, and if the frigid cold air caused me to break out in cold sores and for the skin to start flaking off every surface of my body and my hair to resemble something usually associated with feeding horses and haystacks, then it was a small price to pay.

The kids played outside constantly - the first couple of days when the temperatures hovered around freezing they would run around or play on their bikes and then race inside to thaw out for 10 inutes before repeating the process. After the weather became milder they were able to stay out for ages and both thoroughly enjoyed being back 'home'.

Hubby and I enjoyed being in our own home, sleepingin our own bed, and catching up with all the family and friends we miss so much.

Fortunately I took some photos during the first couple of days during the fantastically beautiful frosts which turned the whole country into a picture postcard. The temperature only dropped to about -8 C at the worst which is pretty mild really and for the last week they stayed mostly above freezing, so no, I'm not complaining.

It's lovely to be back though.