construction work

Wednesday, 28th of August, 2019

The cobbles in the street known as the Freyung are rough and uneven, the small black car

feels every bump, It has a short wheelbase. The interior of the car has been done up with

red leather decor, this is strange in such a small car.

Wait at the junction, then turn right to enter the tunnel that goes all the way through the hill. The hill has a castle on top- speed is reduced in the tunnel, and it is long. Almost one and a half kilometres. The sound at the tiny three cylinder diesel engine

reverberates from the tunnel walls, the car experiences a jolt at every manhole cover in the road.

At the end of the tunnel, a green light turns orange. Accelerate, and take the sharp left corner. At the end of the town, another junction, another traffic light

Red..

Stop.

Wait.

Green.
Go

and so, leave Landshut behind

.

Ten minutes later, the junction for the motorway. Listen to the radio and roll on.

There is construction work

on the motorway,

the lanes are narrowed,
speed is reduced.

Pass big trucks, only a foot's length on either side of the car, between the roaring vehicles and the steel barriers separating the carriageways.

.

And all the Time, the radio plays,

switching from Mozart, to an interview

with a French musician to Mahler's sixth

symphony.

Work is only ten minutes away,