Friday July 29 2011 - TGIF
Now leaving Båstad after a just a "stop and go". HeadingTallinn and some great food at "Controvento".
Btw; on my way from Munich to Sweden the other day, I got hit by a big hungarian truck. I was standing still, and the guy hit me from behind. Still he claimed to the police that it was my fault... you believe what you believe...
Btw; on my way from Munich to Sweden the other day, I got hit by a big hungarian truck. I was standing still, and the guy hit me from behind. Still he claimed to the police that it was my fault... you believe what you believe...
Sunday July 24 2011 - Grass widower
today M&m left for Tallinn. little m will spend the week in the countryside with Grandma and cousines. La M Grande will stay in Tallinn to meet family and friends. Meaning that I am solo here in Budapest. Thought a moment to go out and party, but reality set in, and I ended up cleaning and watching Formula one. Tonight I will watch Tatort.
I wanted to go to Austria and climb some mountains as well, but weather is not friendly enough.
New plan is to go by car to Sweden on Tuesday. Will make a stop in Munich to visit Linda.
Friday I will fly from CPH to TLL to spend the weekend up there. Monday evening we all go by ferry to Stockholm.
Regarding the title; "grass widower" looks a little Swenglish to me, but as far as I could find out in Google, it's a correct english expression...
I wanted to go to Austria and climb some mountains as well, but weather is not friendly enough.
New plan is to go by car to Sweden on Tuesday. Will make a stop in Munich to visit Linda.
Friday I will fly from CPH to TLL to spend the weekend up there. Monday evening we all go by ferry to Stockholm.
Regarding the title; "grass widower" looks a little Swenglish to me, but as far as I could find out in Google, it's a correct english expression...
Sunday July 17 2011 - lesson learned
Next time I will trim climbing plants (especially those climbing on electrical cables...) I will use glasses.
My fast growing Wisteria had made it up to the wind sensor for the sunblind. Had to be cut. I went up on the wall with my garden scissors, and suddenly there was a loud bang together with a bright flash. Lucky me that the scissors had rubber handles... It's about ten meters down to the neighboring house's roof.
Those moments make you think how close a possible disaster is from a happy ending.
Now I only had to mend the cables and reset some fuses, and "voila" everything was back to normal.
By the way; we are back in Budapest. Will stay here for a week to recharge the batteries, and then we're off to new challanges.
Evi - m's Hungarian Grandmother said yesterday evening that it was nice that weather is better again. I thought about rain and thunder, but oh no, she meant back to bearable temperatures again. It was 38 degrees here the week we were away.
We had "only" 37,5 in Tuscany... lucky us (again)
Reconstruction of todays event;
Tuscany didn't quite reach the temperature of Budapest
My fast growing Wisteria had made it up to the wind sensor for the sunblind. Had to be cut. I went up on the wall with my garden scissors, and suddenly there was a loud bang together with a bright flash. Lucky me that the scissors had rubber handles... It's about ten meters down to the neighboring house's roof.
Those moments make you think how close a possible disaster is from a happy ending.
Now I only had to mend the cables and reset some fuses, and "voila" everything was back to normal.
By the way; we are back in Budapest. Will stay here for a week to recharge the batteries, and then we're off to new challanges.
Evi - m's Hungarian Grandmother said yesterday evening that it was nice that weather is better again. I thought about rain and thunder, but oh no, she meant back to bearable temperatures again. It was 38 degrees here the week we were away.
We had "only" 37,5 in Tuscany... lucky us (again)
Reconstruction of todays event;
Tuscany didn't quite reach the temperature of Budapest
July 14 2011 - La Fête Nationale
Bastille day today. Meaning picnic at the beach in Cannes. Together with 250 000 more or less crazy Frenchmen (The crazier the better...) we will watch the yearly huge fireworks. It will be the end of this years lazy days at the Riviera.
Tomorrow we will head back to Budapest via one night in Velden at Wörthersee in Austria.
Tomorrow we will head back to Budapest via one night in Velden at Wörthersee in Austria.
Monday July 11 2011 - Viva la France
In Villach I found out that the net adapter for my laptop was still in Budapest. Tried to find a new one but Dell have their own type of connector, meaning that no universal cables fit :-( But now we have a new Notebook :-)
Next stop was in Firenze. Full of American tourists with stickers on their chest, all numbered, not to get into wrong bus or follow the wrong tour guide I guess. Maybe practical, but not very cool... :-)
We stayed in a hotel called "Palace" something, but there was definately no palace feeling about it...
The grrrls shopped a bag each. Both very nice. Now we can tick that box - done!
If you will eat only one T-bone steak in your life. I know the place to go. Perseus! A very cozy and "Italian looking" place for serious meat lovers, We had a smallest. Only 1,2 kg. For bigger lovers they offered up to 2,8 kg of very tasty meat. We'll be back. That's a promise!!
Next stop was Sestri Levente, just south of Genova. We stayed in "Villa Balbi", big as a palace, and with palace feeling. m spent the most of the time in the pool. Grilled Branzino for dinner.
The local kids above 1,5 years all had glasses it seemed. Thick coca bola bottoms that made the eyes look big and crazy. Either the local optician is a very good salesman, or people just marry sisters and cousines...
Our breakfast waiter was a result of such a relation i guess. No glasses, but very good in not noticing guest waiving and jumping. He had a perfect tunnel vision, and he all the time kept his head looking towards the floor between the tables. When a younger collegue occasionally helped out at his tables, he all the time mumbled in their ears; piano, piano... It was a long breakfast :-)
Today we had our first beach day in Cannes. Same procedure as last year. Same procedure as EVERY year James!
The left overs. I will use it in my "Limi" logotype...
M&m are the shoe and bag lovers - not me, I'm only a fan of the shoes and bags fan page in FB
Heading "Grand Café"
What else is a girl supposed to eat???
Next stop was in Firenze. Full of American tourists with stickers on their chest, all numbered, not to get into wrong bus or follow the wrong tour guide I guess. Maybe practical, but not very cool... :-)
We stayed in a hotel called "Palace" something, but there was definately no palace feeling about it...
The grrrls shopped a bag each. Both very nice. Now we can tick that box - done!
If you will eat only one T-bone steak in your life. I know the place to go. Perseus! A very cozy and "Italian looking" place for serious meat lovers, We had a smallest. Only 1,2 kg. For bigger lovers they offered up to 2,8 kg of very tasty meat. We'll be back. That's a promise!!
Next stop was Sestri Levente, just south of Genova. We stayed in "Villa Balbi", big as a palace, and with palace feeling. m spent the most of the time in the pool. Grilled Branzino for dinner.
The local kids above 1,5 years all had glasses it seemed. Thick coca bola bottoms that made the eyes look big and crazy. Either the local optician is a very good salesman, or people just marry sisters and cousines...
Our breakfast waiter was a result of such a relation i guess. No glasses, but very good in not noticing guest waiving and jumping. He had a perfect tunnel vision, and he all the time kept his head looking towards the floor between the tables. When a younger collegue occasionally helped out at his tables, he all the time mumbled in their ears; piano, piano... It was a long breakfast :-)
Today we had our first beach day in Cannes. Same procedure as last year. Same procedure as EVERY year James!
The left overs. I will use it in my "Limi" logotype...
M&m are the shoe and bag lovers - not me, I'm only a fan of the shoes and bags fan page in FB
Heading "Grand Café"
What else is a girl supposed to eat???
Sunday July 3 2011 - NTGUILTY
we had a wonderful "quality-family-time" in Sweden last week, with nice activities like Liseberg (Swedens biggest amusement park), picnics, swimming, fishing, restaurant visits, birthday parties, house checking and so on and on. Not much time for work... :-) Weather was playing along, much sun and warm winds. In other words; Sweden at its best.
Now we know why; they rain what normally should be pouring in Scandinavia, have made its way south. Now grilling under an umbrella... From tomorrow however everything will be back to hot and sunny. Has actually been nice with a little rain. Makes it easier to enjoy pancakes in bed... :-)
Yesterday we went to see a movie; "The Lincoln lawyer". It's based on a book written by Michael Connelly. One of my favourite authors. The movie was as good as the book, doesn't happen everyday...
Tomorrow I will catch up some work in Slovenia for a couple of days, then we're off for our yearly Cannes trip. We leave for Villach in Austria on Thursday, then via Firenze (Florence) and La Spezia area to Cannes. Then a quickie to Velden at Wörthersee, and then back to civilization again. Will take us about ten days or so.
Now we know why; they rain what normally should be pouring in Scandinavia, have made its way south. Now grilling under an umbrella... From tomorrow however everything will be back to hot and sunny. Has actually been nice with a little rain. Makes it easier to enjoy pancakes in bed... :-)
Yesterday we went to see a movie; "The Lincoln lawyer". It's based on a book written by Michael Connelly. One of my favourite authors. The movie was as good as the book, doesn't happen everyday...
Tomorrow I will catch up some work in Slovenia for a couple of days, then we're off for our yearly Cannes trip. We leave for Villach in Austria on Thursday, then via Firenze (Florence) and La Spezia area to Cannes. Then a quickie to Velden at Wörthersee, and then back to civilization again. Will take us about ten days or so.
Friday July 1st 2011 - back to base camp
just came back home after a week in Sweden with all the kids.
Will write more some other day, as now we're heading TG's...
Not everyday we meet all together... :-))
Will write more some other day, as now we're heading TG's...
Not everyday we meet all together... :-))
