Tigerulze looks at the world

A Wintry Xmas But Grey Not White - 6 years ago

Just before Xmas Eve the South wind blows a gale right outside our window. Big storms are forecast for England across the North Sea, but slightly more moderate weather predicted here in the Lowlands. On Sunday, I went down to Rotterdam by train and walked three miles to the old docklands. Through the bustling city centre and across the huge Erasmus Bridge. Erasmus, that giant of Renaissance and Reformative thought, but Catholic to the end, is much respected and honoured in Rotterdam. The b…