Would that be because of the Footballers strike?

I couldn’t help but notice that around 14:30 today there were van loads of police (of varying types) all over the city centre.

There didn’t appear to be any protests taking place, and I couldn’t spot any major event taking place.

Is it just possible that they would normally be out at the football stadium keeping the fans apart, but with all the top flight Italian footballers out on strike this weekend, and the entire fixture list cancelled they haven’t got anything to do.

But surely, you would then just cancel the overtime and tell them they don’t need to work...

Dutch Love

I can’t help but notice that the Germans have suddenly discovered a deep and undying love of everything Dutch.

A lot of the houses are flying Dutch flags next to their German ones.

Orange appears to be the colour of choice.

I can’t work out if it’s a sudden desire to be friendly with their neighbours, or more a reaction to being knocked out of the World Cup by the Netherlands opponents in the final, Spain.