Netherlands and more

My most bulky gadget needed an upgrade. I've been a devoted Toyota Prius fan ever since my first leased car. Later I've owned another one, which almost lost a wheel once. The latter turned eight years old last March so I've decided to trade it for something more modern.

Yet another medal in your newsfeed!

It's high time for running, so it seems: I've recently completed the Ijsselsteinloop and now, two weeks later, a half marathon in Amersfoort. It's been my second time on this event.

Another childhood's dream has come true! I've been following the Polish prog band Riverside almost since its birth. Okay, I was in my twenties back then, so strictly speaking it wasn't childhood.

Today I've run yet another half marathon (21.1 km), in the small town of Ijsselstein, which is near to Houten we live in.

I'm not really into reviewing gadgets, but in this case it's worth doing it. Today I'd like to review Mi In-Ear Headphones Pro HD by the well-known Chinese make Xiaomi.

What I like about the Dutch is how they manage to combine classic with contemporary, conservative with conspicuous. For instance, the modern Dutch architecture is usually quite geometrical and sober, with no gaudy elements. As you have a closer look, you suddenly spot emojis on the façade!

Vathorst, a young district in Amersfoort (where we once held our aikido demo), has recently got an apartment building with twenty-two emoticons picked from the popular messenger WhatsApp. I decided to take a look at this new attraction after I've read about it in the local news.