The Anonymous Widower

Pleasures of NOT Flying

I have come to Utrecht for a weekend away at a wedding.

I did think about flying, but although the drive would take nearly ten hours, I thought it would be the best way to do it.  It has its compensations in that I can get the suits I’ll need and the smart jacket in the car without cramming them into a suitcase. And I can get my Brompton in the boot of the Jaguar estate.

I’ve just been for a ride around the city.  It seems much like most Dutch cities; water, bicycles and windmills.

Utrecht

As to cost, well because I couldn’t be sure that I’d ever get here, I couldn’t book until a few days ago.  Norfolk Line cost me about sixty pounds one way and easyJet would have been over a hundred and twenty because of the late booking and the luggage.  So on balance the drive was a little bit more expensive, but it was certainly hassle free and I had the bike.

The only hassle was the difficulty of getting diesel at Total garages on the Belgian motorway.  You had to pay first and I think they keep the card.  I’m not doing that, because if someone skims it, it’s my fault, as I gave the card to someone else.

October 9, 2009 - Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | Brompton Bicycle, Ferry, The Netherlands