Monoons, Prime Ministers, and Other Things

Among other things I saw my first Prime Minister today. They announced something to the effect of "Here comes Prime Minister, let's all give a big cheer for Jan Peter Balkenende," followed by utter silence as he drove by waving to the crowd. Thirty seconds the monsoon hit and we then see him racing by in the other direction, soaking wet and holding on for dear life as the car sped for someplace drier. This did inspire a big cheer from the crowd. Shortly thereafter I was unceremoniously soaked by the F1 safety car. Then a couple hours of random racing cars driving by. Unfortunately, I couldn't see very much, even when I fought my way up to the fence. Mostly, it was just very rainy. Then I came home. And that's my story.