2015

The year ends
Tomorrow the year ends.
And what a year, turmoil everywhere.

Of course there is Iraq and Syria.
Of course there is Paris, Bruxelles, Kopenhagen, San Bernadino and so on.

A long list.
A long list of avoided terrorist attacks.

Of course the turmoil will end.
Of course the attacks will end.

We only have to find out how and come to a consensus.

And of course the year ends tomorrow for me because I cycled 10.000 + kilometers mainly in peace.

May the force be with you. :)
 

National heritage

Hey, happy New Year everyone. This is my my 1000th post.

When it's cold and the Dutch have some ice on the canals they mostly talk in one or another way about the Elfstedentocht. Today January 4 2015 it's far from cold but it's 18 years ago when the last
Tocht till now was ridden. It's a perfect day to publice a movie of the Elfstedentocht.

The movie in 2 parts is of a participant of the elfstedentocht. Here is the link to
part 1 and part 2 . A rare view from the inside of a great sportsevent.
You see highlights of the worldwide famous icescate marathon of 200 kilometer through the province of Friesland in the north of the Netherlands from the perspective of a rider.

With special thanks to family De Ruiter who made the movie and VPRO television network who gave it attention.