The time flies by so fast, it’s hard to believe so much has happened during the last year!
Looks like it’s time for yet another upshot post?
![Image](https://res.cloudinary.com/yktoo/image/upload/blog/pq52iosvsntxwjaj4tgm.jpg)
I’ll start with the most significant one: last July the most special woman has become my wife, which we then celebrated in Cannes in September.
![Kanns in Cannes.](https://res.cloudinary.com/yktoo/image/upload/blog/ycjbyc5g4j3eaullfe9o.jpg)
During 2019 I have also:
- Worked 1836 hours as a freelancer;
- Discovered and learned Hugo, reimplemented this blog and moved to Cloudinary for media storage;
- Written 186 posts in Russian, 59 in English (this one included), and 9 in Dutch, as well as 25 Glossary terms;
- Run 813 km on 44 occasions (including one half marathon).
The rest will be described in the chronological order.
January
Last January a group of my NS colleagues has spent four days skiing and snowboarding in Jochberg, Austria:
![Jochberg, Tyrol, Austria.](https://res.cloudinary.com/yktoo/image/upload/blog/ww5tealhgmrdquxggjvb.jpg)
February
In February we shortly visited Russia.
March
In March—the Efteling attraction park.
![Efteling attraction park.](https://res.cloudinary.com/yktoo/image/upload/blog/ydimyfmeyvyv6c1eiizq.jpg)
April
April was quite eventful. First, we’ve conquered the Iron Throne:
![The Queen of the Iron Throne.](https://res.cloudinary.com/yktoo/image/upload/blog/was75yckwjsm1lbddl7n.jpg)
Then we’ve seen Arena performing at De Boerderij:
![Arena at De Boerderij, Zoetermeer.](https://res.cloudinary.com/yktoo/image/upload/blog/xwmlibnjxyfamxfcjt5w.jpg)
After that we’ve spent a few days in the magnificent Cochem on the Moselle river, Germany:
![Cochem, Germany.](https://res.cloudinary.com/yktoo/image/upload/blog/gmxvjp0mucre6ook0td8.jpg)
And, finally, 22 April I’ve run the De Halve van De Haar half marathon in the De Haar’s castle park:
![De Halve van De Haar 2019.](https://res.cloudinary.com/yktoo/image/upload/blog/hntjplsdurrhwxfnzwhy.jpg)
May
Last May we’ve spent an unforgettable week in Rome and we seem to have visited every corner of it. Oh prosciutto!
![Rome, Italy. The Tiber river.](https://res.cloudinary.com/yktoo/image/upload/blog/cknk1clwjxbtrqfgwry5.jpg)
June
June was scorching in Krakow, the most beautiful city in Poland. There was cold beer to our rescue.
![Krakow, Poland.](https://res.cloudinary.com/yktoo/image/upload/blog/n9dggbrvjtk9fnlr8wwr.jpg)
July
Well, July is already mentioned.
![Image](https://res.cloudinary.com/yktoo/image/upload/blog/yi7pgjm9e9x4z5jna9h8.jpg)
August
August: Russia again, the rainy Saint Petersburg.
![Saint Petersburg, Russia.](https://res.cloudinary.com/yktoo/image/upload/blog/wdykkz9bfdy4xytm2yo3.jpg)
And a bit of Amsterdam.
Also I’d finally made up my mind, reimplemented yktoo.com as a static website and started to blog regularly.
September
Kanns in Cannes. A celebration of our wedding in the most magical place.
![Cannes.](https://res.cloudinary.com/yktoo/image/upload/blog/v1j6xcu2fvomfp0xl2ve.jpg)
Also Monaco and Nice.
October
October—Saint Petersburg again.
November
In November Sinterklaas arrived to the Netherlands, then I’ve held a Hugo workshop and visited the Bright Day expo.
December
Last but not least, in December we’ve received presents from Sinterklaas:
![Sinterklaas gave author this.](https://res.cloudinary.com/yktoo/image/upload/blog/pqvwpxcfnmzytgh7wzir.jpg)
There was the Amsterdam Light Festival:
![Amsterdam Light Festival.](https://res.cloudinary.com/yktoo/image/upload/blog/wsi10wl3cc7iroidbqsz.jpg)
After that the Rotary Santa Run, Paris and the Belgian Mechelen:
![Mechelen, Belgium.](https://res.cloudinary.com/yktoo/image/upload/blog/oo4rtpmn10nr3vawql6m.jpg)
I wish all my readers a happy and a healthy 2020!
Be strong, be persistent, pursue your dreams and let the Force be with you!
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