I live in the capital of our country, so we often have visitors from around the world. During their visits, we typically close down some main streets. These closures are announced in advance, which is why I try to avoid that area. It can be exhausting to get cough in traffic jams caused by these situations. However, two years ago I had just returned from meeting my father at the train station when we decided to rent a taxi to go home. I didn’t expect that a major concert featuring big stars was taking place nearby at that time. As a result, we found ourselves stuck in a traffic jam. Our taxi driver was experienced and tried to circumvent the congestion by taking smaller streets but every road eventually led back to the main route. Unfortunately, we ended up stuck for almost 2-3 hours. While we waited, we chatted, listened to music and scrolled through social media to pass the time. During that time, I tried to find updates about the road closure. I discovered that the closure was due to some work being done on the section of the road, plus that people came back from the concert at home. In the end we were stuck for nearly 3 hours in that places and we returned at home almost 11 pm and we were hungry, exhausting and nervous. And so we decided to order some food instead of cooking. I preferred some bowls while my father preferred some dishes with meat.
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I live in the capital of our country, so we often have visitors from around the world. During their visits, we typically close down some main streets. These closures are announced in advance, which is why I try to avoid that area. It can be exhausting to get caught in traffic jams caused by these situations. However, two years ago, I had just returned from meeting my father at the train station when we decided to rent a taxi to go home. I didn't expect that a major concert featuring big stars was taking place nearby at that time. As a result, we found ourselves stuck in a traffic jam. Our taxi driver was experienced and tried to circumvent the congestion by taking smaller streets, but every road eventually led back to the main route. Unfortunately, we ended up stuck for almost 2-3 hours. While we waited, we chatted, listened to music, and scrolled through social media to pass the time. During that time, I tried to find updates about the road closure. I discovered that the closure was due to some work being done on that section of the road, plus that people were coming back from the concert. In the end, we were stuck for nearly 3 hours in that place, and we returned home almost at 11 pm. We were hungry, exhausted, and nervous. So, we decided to order some food instead of cooking. I preferred some bowls while my father preferred some dishes with meat.
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