where others come for vacation ...
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With it's lyrical landscapes, stunning art and a delectable "la cucina contadina" (the farmer's kitchen) a road trip to Toskana beckons us and one afternoon we find ourselves on the road to Italy..
After a couple of stops in Ticino to walk down memory lane with Lukas, we arrive in Pisa at midnight. We drive around a couple of times, looking for a hotel that feels right. Thanks to the friendly guy at the reception, we end up with a nice room against all odds ..
Oh the Joys of not planning a vacation!
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It's a crisp, fresh morning that has the promise of a beautiful sunny day ahead... ummm nice.. i can't wait for the free cruise.
The community of Beckenried has organized it's annual welcome cruise for the new-comers in the last year. There's about 50 of us new comers. As we wait to board the boat, we're given our name tags and I wonder how many will be able to pronounce my name correctly. We're all finally on-board & the welcome speeches start! Thankfully I now have had a few Deutsch lessons, so i can atleast understand a few words. Unfortunately they're speaking Schweizer-Deutsch (Swiss-German) and I soon realize the lessons don't help very much.. Lukas translates some funny anecdotes about the town & i enjoy the scenery from the boat.
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All the cartons arrive covered in Black Dust.. Oh Boy!!! Unfortunately, the packers did a lousy job, so the dust has seeped through every opening.. Too Bad.. i regret having washed & dry cleaned everything in NJ. Now we have to repeat the whole story all over again.. Groundhog Day!!!
After two weeks of Cleaning, I sure feel i can take this up as a profession and the washing machine protests that it can take it no more!! I'd love to ask the packers a few questions: Luckily for them, they're in NJ -- not my favorite destination to head off to at the moment!
The cats on the other hand, loved the cartons.. so much to explore, sniff & taste. And wow.. paper & cartons of varying sizes everywhere to jump over, play hide-and-seek, tear off, chew.. They're in paradise.
Too many cartons.. Too li'l time
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WooHoo.. finally everything has made its way across the atlantic!!
But wait.. it means I can't be faulpelz anymore.. have some boxes to unpack!
Any Volunteers????????
Guess you won't be hearing from me for a bit..