Ski week - now there's a concept!

Ski Week. What a concept, really. Five working days set aside each year with the underlying implication that people will spend that time skiing. I know it’s not the official name of next week’s holiday. It’s Carnival Week for the non-secular, but that’s a lot of syllables. Ski Week is short and quick; it’s got zip.

Besides, I don’t hear a lot of talk about people going to Rio or New Orleans or Venice or even Binche. Nope. All roads lead to The Alps this time of year: Switzerland, France, Austria, Italy, Germany. The highways to any of these destinations will be quite crowded this weekend. And it’s not just those of us living in Luxembourg who will be heading there. Belgians and Dutch cars will go that way, too, the Dutch without their caravans this time of year.