If its Thursday, it must be The Hague
Two of three 'training' sessions with the dutch are under my belt, and as unprepared as I was to jump into a full gallop on this project, the customers is even more unprepared. This is a double-edged sword of course, so its been a stressful week trying to stay just a few steps ahead of them. That fact compounded with jetlag have made for a couple of sleepless nights.
Eindhoven was a good visit, but the 80 minute drive up to Den Haag was nerve wracking. The distance between the major cities isn't that great, and there's enough upwardly mobile people here now that are driving intercity to pack the highways full after work. Traffic jams weren't that bad, it was just the driving in close proximity to one another at high speed in narrow lanes that takes a lot of concentration. There's no time to look out the window over the bridge at Rotterdam or Breda when you're 4 feet off someone's bumper.
And speaking of things dutch, you know they have some great things at Hema as always. Just don't run your mouse over the drinking glass.
Den Haag should be alright. The hotel for these two nights is nice enough, and the people are going to get engaged pretty quickly. Would be nice to have a native speaker on my team for next week when we do requirements, but I've been able to hold my own.
I've only taken a few photos, and they've turned out pretty crappy for some reason. Franz hopped a train to head up this way through Saturday morning. Its nice to see him, but it interrupts the rhythm of my week a bit. I'll get through it though.
Eindhoven was a good visit, but the 80 minute drive up to Den Haag was nerve wracking. The distance between the major cities isn't that great, and there's enough upwardly mobile people here now that are driving intercity to pack the highways full after work. Traffic jams weren't that bad, it was just the driving in close proximity to one another at high speed in narrow lanes that takes a lot of concentration. There's no time to look out the window over the bridge at Rotterdam or Breda when you're 4 feet off someone's bumper.
And speaking of things dutch, you know they have some great things at Hema as always. Just don't run your mouse over the drinking glass.
Den Haag should be alright. The hotel for these two nights is nice enough, and the people are going to get engaged pretty quickly. Would be nice to have a native speaker on my team for next week when we do requirements, but I've been able to hold my own.
I've only taken a few photos, and they've turned out pretty crappy for some reason. Franz hopped a train to head up this way through Saturday morning. Its nice to see him, but it interrupts the rhythm of my week a bit. I'll get through it though.
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