I'm over it already...

...the rain that is!! Yep, it's been grey and rainy for the past two days now. REAL tropical downpours of rain, interspersed by thunder and lightning. We have had water restrictions in force and it has to be good for the vegetation, but it means no more BBQing on our balcony, or swimming down at the river :-( It is also a lot cooler again - back down to 20 C

Sounds more like the usual Dutch weather doesn't it? Funny how quickly you get used to extremes. The hot, sweaty days seemed normal after all. Apparently warm, sunny days are on their way back, but unfortunately only on a temporary basis. I was hoping to make the most of my last two weeks of "leisure" before I start school. Guess I will have to start reading books and watching DVD's again. Sounds hard doesn't it?

Speaking of DVD's, we watched "The Shawshank Redemption" yesterday. It was my first time. For those of you who haven't seen it, I can highly recommend it! It's pretty long, but both Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman put in such great performances as the lead characters that you get lost in the story. It is really just about friendship, hope, and ultimate redemption (no special effects or high speed action to be seen!) but you gotta see it.

Alli xxx