01 The extra hour. The clocks go back on Sunday 25 October, when summer time ends across the Netherlands. That Sunday has 25 hours, so the extra one goes to whatever you were going to do anyway: sleep, most likely.
02 A word for the season. Herfstvakantie is the Dutch name for the autumn holiday: herfst, autumn, and vakantie, holiday. It is one word because the Dutch like to build their nouns in a single piece, which is also why the sentences about it are so long. Herfstvakantievrijdagmiddagfile makes for a great Scrabble word: 31 letters, worth 67 points on Dutch tiles before any bonus squares. Sadly the board is only 15 squares wide, so it will not fit. Fitting, for a traffic jam.
03 Lights on. Mornings and evenings are getting darker, so this is the week to check the bike lights before the first foggy ride rather than during it. A battery costs less than an argument with a lamp post.