Concordia Sagittaria Today

2011-06-12T17:25:00.001+02:00

No, this picture is not in the USA but here, in Concordia Sagittaria! These road signs are on the corner of the street where the pizzeria Sacco Vanzetti is.

Ducklings

2011-06-09T09:00:00.001+02:00

Young ducklings in a small canal in the centre of Portogruaro, always swimming in a perfect straight queue and gathering in a circle when they stop.

June garden (II)

2011-06-08T09:00:00.000+02:00

After yesterday's tomatoes, here are the zucchini growing fast (we already ate them: delicious!).

June garden (I)

2011-06-07T09:00:00.001+02:00

Here we are, at his point. Grandpa's garden has a lot of vegetables growing, not yet ripe, but hopefully with some sun these tomatoes will turn red.

Art exhibit

2011-06-06T09:00:00.000+02:00

The fourth and fofth graders of our elementary school made an art exhibit of their paintings. It was very interesting.

Family biking

2011-06-05T09:00:00.000+02:00

Biking in the countryside: one of our favourite pastime during the weekend!

Sports meeting

2011-06-04T09:00:00.000+02:00

Mini-basketball meeting for my son, in the town's sports hall. Young athletes, ranging from 5 to 7 years old, played small basketball matches having lots of fun!

Will it last?

2011-06-03T14:44:00.000+02:00

A graffiti on a wall declaring true love...wonder if it still is so!

Shopping carts

2011-04-18T08:03:00.002+02:00

This is a normal sight here: in order to get a shopping cart outside of the supermarket, you must insert a coin as a depot. This is thought to prevent shopping cart thefts or shopping carts brought away too far from the entrance.

Is this a common system in you country too?

Reflections

2011-04-07T01:00:00.000+02:00

This is one of my favourite spots in town. Along the river, the different colored houses reflect in the quiet river, on a windless day. Peaceful.

A nice spot

2011-04-06T01:00:00.000+02:00

A nice spot along the river Lèmene, on one side a tree full of spring blossoms, on the other side of the waterway an old farm house.

It used to be a cinema...

2011-04-05T13:24:00.000+02:00

...and now it is a bank!

Spring fair

2011-04-03T02:00:00.000+02:00

Today "from dawn till dusk" Concordia will be full of plants and flowers and stalls selling all kinds of interesting things: it's the annual Spring Fair that always takes place the first Sunday in April. Pictures of the fair coming up soon!

Kindergarden

2011-04-02T01:00:00.000+02:00

I finally remembered to bring my camera when fetching my son from school: today a picture (actually a panorama made by three pictures) of his classroom!

Theme Day: Edges

2011-04-01T01:00:00.000+02:00

Wild grass and flowers growing at the edge of an old wall.

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A walk along the river

2011-03-31T10:42:00.001+02:00

This morning I took a walk along the river Lemene. The small road first and path then, along the river is one of my favourite places in my town. This is one of the many beautiful spots along the way.

Madonna della Tavella

2011-03-30T10:03:00.000+02:00

In via Alte, a small church called Madonna della Tavella (XIV-XVII centuries), dedicated to the Madonna of the farmed lands.

Sitting in the olive tree

2011-03-29T10:00:00.000+02:00

Some years ago a famous song said

I'm turning my head up and down
I'm turning turning turning turning turning around
And all that I can see is just a yellow lemon-tree

...it came back in my mind when I saw Miki - my neighbor's cat - sitting in the olive tree...

Spring has come!

2011-03-28T09:56:00.002+02:00

A wonderful camelia tree I saw taking a walk in the mild spring sun!

Certainly a music lover

2011-03-22T10:33:00.003+01:00

Certainly here lives a music lover: the balcony's handrail is made of two pentagrams full of musical notes!

A picture to remember a man

2011-03-21T10:16:00.002+01:00

Today in Concordia Sagittaria is a mourning day: last Friday, the parson, also said monsignore, suddenly died, leaving the community, religious and not, astonished. I remember seeing him almost every day, moving in the town by bike, going to visit elder people and accomplishing his duty. Today the funeral.

I want to remember him witha happy picture: 5 years ago, the Baptism of my son Leonardo.

Celebrating the 150th birthday of Italy (I)

2011-03-16T10:00:00.002+01:00

Tomorrow schools and offices will be closed for an extraordinary day of vacation to celebrate the 150th birthday of the Italian state. Today in many schools, children sing the national anthem and wear a little flag. I just came back from my daughter's school (a primary elementary school) where I listened to children beautifully singing and playing instruments, with the school's principal and the town's major attending the celebration.

Thermae Concordiae

2011-03-02T10:39:00.002+01:00

This is the one of the two sites where the Roman baths were found. Probably built at the end of the II century a.C and discovered almost completely in 1981. Work is in progress on the site because there are still some rooms with unknown function.

You can read more about this site here.

Theme Day: your favorite part of town

2011-03-01T08:00:00.001+01:00

My favorite part of the town is anyplace you can walk or sit by the river. Watching the water flow slowly is a very peaceful sight and let my thoughts flow with it. This picture shows both the river, I love, and the quite new path made along the river, where you can stroll on foot or by bike.

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The Aristocats

2011-02-28T10:25:00.001+01:00

Again, a picture taken yesterday at the Carnival parade: the Aristocats!

Carnival

2011-02-27T18:07:00.004+01:00

Today the traditional Carnival parade, each neighborhood builds its own carnival float and challenges the other contenders for the first prize. This year the themes brought up by the neighborhoods were: Flower Power (in the picture), the Aristocats, Lavazza Carmencita (about caffettiere, coffee pots), Popeye the Sailor Man and Mary Poppins....I don't know who won, but tomorrow I will!

Pencil sharpener

2011-02-25T09:32:00.002+01:00

We visited a small exhibit of instruments and equipment used in the old days in Concordia. This a pencil sharpener, looks very modern!

Freshly made salame

2011-02-24T13:23:00.003+01:00

Freshly made salame ready for customers to buy and eat. School children went during the weektime to see how salame is made and got a coupon for getting one on Sunday. So we took a walk downtown and fetched our salame! (It was very very good!)

Tradition and modernity

2011-02-22T10:12:00.001+01:00

Tradition and modernity in Venezia: traditional gondolas waiting for tourists and a modern ferry boat leaving for Crete in the background.

Yes, Venezia!

2011-02-21T09:00:00.001+01:00

Yes, the answer to yesterday's question is: we went to Venezia. We are lucky enough to live about 60 km from one of the most beautiful places on Earth, and now and then we take the train (one hour ride) and go to Venezia for a walk.

Today's picture is one of the paintings above the doors entering the San Marco Cathedral, with bright colors and lots of gold!

And where is this?

2011-02-20T07:55:00.000+01:00

Again, columns and a covered place to walk. Guess where have we been for a walk? (tomorrow the solution!)

Winter seaside

2011-02-19T09:00:00.000+01:00

The seaside is very beautiful in winter, maybe even more than in summer. You walk, lonely, on the packed cold sand and see nothing around you, except seagulls and branches the sea brings on the beach.

Let's walk!

2011-02-18T09:00:00.000+01:00

Again, a covered walk in Portogruaro (already showed you some shots here and here), this one near the University.

Young woman's wishes

2011-02-17T09:00:00.001+01:00

I noticed that when we take a walk downtown Portogruaro, my almost 8-year-old daughter likes more and more to stop in front every jewelry and...dream. This young girl is growing fast!

Walking

2011-02-16T11:15:00.002+01:00

I already showed you the covered walks in Portogruaro (that is the closest town to Concordia Sagittaria, only 3 km away). In this picture, the older part of the town, not yet renewed.

Reaching the sky

2011-02-15T08:40:00.001+01:00

We finally had some sunny cold days, it has been a big relief after all the fog. Ok, the sunny days are already over and we're back into the fog...but I take a look at my sunny pictures and feel better!

Handmade sign

2011-02-12T08:02:00.000+01:00

Almost a threatening sign: handmade, I found it on a countryside road and it says

Speed is the way to the cemetary. Have a nice trip!

Colors

2011-02-11T08:00:00.000+01:00

The Oratorio di Santo Stefano is where kids can reunite to play basketball, talk, have fun together (it's property of the Parish). Last summer one of the activities that teenagers did was to color brightly the dull gray cement walls.

Via San Pietro

2011-02-10T10:11:00.002+01:00

Via San Pietro, or Saint Peter Street: the street that goes from the Cathedral to the cemetary, the other main street together with via Claudia.

Ready to go home

2011-02-09T08:00:00.002+01:00

It's 4 PM and it's time to go home. School bus is waiting outside the "Carducci" elementary school, ready to bring some kids to destination. For the others, moms, dads and granparents are waiting the school bell to ring.

2011-02-08T07:00:00.000+01:00

This is an advertsiment for English language lessons and it says "Do you want an English tongue?": in Italian, for "tongue" and "language" we use the same word, lingua.

Countryside

2011-02-07T07:00:00.000+01:00

Winter is slowly rolling by and we experience daylight longer and longer. Pawns are now starting to prepare the fields for seeds. In the background, the Monte Cavallo, full of snow.

The fishmonger

2011-02-06T08:00:00.000+01:00

Today a cross-over post with my other blog I Cinque Creativi (the five creative artists). This is a drawing my 5 year old son made after visiting the local fishmonger with his kindergarden class.

Via Claudia

2011-02-05T08:00:00.001+01:00

Concordia Sagittaria has two major roads crossing its center: one of them is via Claudia. Via Claudia comes in from Portogruaro at the right side of river Lemene and has some pretty shops and a beauty parlor. This picture has been shot approaching the center of the town.

Red twin cars

2011-02-04T08:00:00.000+01:00

Telecom Italia used to be the only Italian telephone company. Its monopoly ended about in 1998 when by law, other telephone companies could be chosen for home telephone lines. For some years however, Telecom still owned the phisycal lines, so you ended up paying your own telephone company PLUS a fixed tax to Telecom Italia. Also this came to and end. Right now, there are many different telephone companies and when you choose them, you can also choose to dismiss totally Telecom Italia and pay only one company.

These are Telecom Italia cars...becoming rarer and rarer. These two, parked together at noon near a pizzeria are a clear sign of..lunch time!

Only clothes, bags and shoes

2011-02-03T08:00:00.000+01:00

CARITAS is the main charity organization in Italy. It is sponsored by the Catholic Church and organizes many different activities to sustain those who are in need. Caritas also collects used clothes, bags and shoes in these brilliant yellow containers that you see now and then around in all towns and cities.

Water, again

2011-02-02T11:04:00.002+01:00

This is another picture of the fountain I showed you yesterday here. I shot lots of pictures that day, I really liked the water fell on the stones.

Theme Day: Fountains

2011-02-01T08:00:00.002+01:00

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The newest and modern fountain in Concordia.

Fog

2011-01-31T17:25:00.001+01:00

Fog. This is a foggy winter, not too cold, but with often a dull grey sky.

Typical parking sign

2011-01-20T10:49:00.002+01:00

Typical sign that indicates when and how you can park in this place. In this case, from Monday to Saturday from 8 AM to 8 PM, you must show at what time you have arrived with your parking disc and you may stay only 30 minutes. It is free (costless). On Sunday, no rules and you can park how long you want to!

Natural power

2011-01-19T09:59:00.002+01:00

Fuel and gasoline in Italy cost a lot. Alternatives to fuel are LPG and methane. My car runs with both unleaded fuel and methane: it uses fuel to start and immediately ti switches automatically to methane. When methane is finished (I run about 350 km with full gas bottles), it automatically switches back to unleaded fuel (another 350 km). I usually try not to use fuel: a full tank of fuel costs me abotu 55 euros, while a full supply of methane gas costs me 22 euros...In this picture, my car, a FIAT Multipla, is at the methane station.

Security through video

2011-01-18T13:21:00.003+01:00

This sign says that in the town of Concordia Sagittaria that area is being video watched; this happens more and more often in our towns and cities, and many times authors of car accidents (that run away), thefts and robberies have been caught thanks to these kind of videos.

Does this happen in your country too?

Allied with me

2011-01-17T08:00:00.000+01:00

My pressure cooker at work: a big help, my ally! Thanks to it, I cook for the family in half the time normally required.

This kind of pot is used normally in Italian cuisine. Do you use it?

From the 6th January on

2011-01-16T08:00:00.000+01:00

Traditionally, sales start after the 6th of January in all Italy. But in the last years, while officially they do start in that date, shops anticipate and make strong discounts also before: sign of the (hard) times.

Natural heating

2011-01-15T08:00:00.000+01:00

Almost all houses here have heating based on methane gas, but often they also have an open fireplace or a stove. This is why you see firewood stacked up in almost every backyard (this one is ours).

What remains (III)

2011-01-14T12:50:00.000+01:00

Super empty parking lot at the biggest shopping center we have here near by: empty after the big Christmas rush.

We want the sun!

2011-01-13T08:39:00.000+01:00

It keeps raining. And when it stops, there comes the fog. It's time for some sun!

What remains (II)

2011-01-12T09:03:00.000+01:00

What remains after the Christmas period?...a Santa still climbing the wall, but he lost his hat in the effort!

What remains (I)

2011-01-11T09:03:00.000+01:00

This is leftover from this long period of Christmas' and New Year's days...a switched off sign saying "wishes".

Ice, ice

2011-01-10T09:05:00.000+01:00

We live in the countryside. Along every road, before the grass fields waiting for the next season, runs a ditch, that fills up with water when it rains preventing flooding. Now all the water is frozen.

One coin a day

2011-01-09T08:42:00.000+01:00

Three children, three piggy banks. Every evening, daddy gives each kid a coin (one euro cent, 5 euro cents!) and they run to put it in their one.

A frozen drop

2011-01-08T09:50:00.001+01:00

This winter hasn't been very cold up to now. The coldest days never went under -3°C (26°F) and we did have some snow, but it melted away pretty fast. Anyway, in some places ice doesn't melt away...as the drop falling from this faucet in the garden.

It's cold...for everyone

2011-01-07T15:00:00.002+01:00

It's cold. Looking out of the window, I see a robin hopping closer and closer to the house...till it stops on some cable that lies there outside. I can almost seeing him (or her?) smiling to me!

In Italian, this bird is called pettirosso, that literally means red chest...nice name, don't you think?

New Year...time for a new start

2011-01-06T22:22:00.004+01:00

Happy New Year. And Happy New Start! I'm back again after a long time. Now happily mother of three (ages 7, 5 and 2), I might say busily mother of three, I still keep taking lots of pictures...so I really feel as coming back to my blog.

To start, a picture taken yesterday evening. The night before Epiphany (today, 6th January) traditionally the casera is being burn on the river. A very tall stack of wood and hay is put at the center of the river Lemene (on floating metal barrels) and is given fire. According to how the smoke and sparks move, elder people make a prevision on how the harvest will be in summer.

Taking a pause

2008-09-21T15:46:00.002+02:00

I'm quitting this blog for some time. I have a hard time keeping up with it lately and things are not going to be easier! I'm going to have another baby at the end of November, so I'll be a full time mother for at least some time!

See you soon!

The sky, now

2008-09-12T16:21:00.001+02:00

The sky right now. Not a special picture, but at least you know why I'm at home instead of taking a walk for new pictures!

At the zoo (III)

2008-09-10T10:58:00.003+02:00

Again a picture of the
Punta Verde Parco Zoo. The zoo is settled on a group of small islands in the lagoon and small bridges connect the islands.

Flamingos at the zoo

2008-09-09T07:00:00.000+02:00

At the Punta Verde Parco Zoo it's time for new babies: at the fence closeing the flamingos' pond there are about 10 ribbons, some blue, some pink, to celebrate the birth of the baby flamingos. In the pond, you immediatly recognize which are the babies: not yet pink, they will remain grey until about 14-months age.

Meerkat at the zoo

2008-09-08T12:19:00.003+02:00

Yesterday we spent the day at the
Parco Zoo PUnta Verde in Lignano, about 25 km from Concordia. It is a very nice place, very clean and neat; the animals aren't held in cages but are free on small islands in the lagoon or in fenced areas. I already wrote about it here: we spend a day there almost every year and children enjoy it very much.

For the dog

2008-09-04T14:09:00.001+02:00

It's the first time I see this here in Italy: a small entrance for the dog, no a garage door. I've always seen them on TV, in cartoons usually coming from USA. Do you have these kind of things? How do you call them?

A tree for every newborn

2008-09-03T13:55:00.003+02:00

A regional law says that every town must plant a tree for each newborn baby. So my daughter, born in 2003, has her tree and now and then we go to pay a visit and see how it is growing (well!). We are now waiting for my son's tree, he is born in 2005 but his tree has not been planted yet (the town council waits to have a good number of trees to plant and organizes a very nice feast for everyone when this gest done).

The picture shows how many trees have been planted and in which streets/fields for the children born from year 1992 to year 2003: almost a thousand.

Lots of air traffic

2008-09-02T14:33:00.001+02:00

Have you ever noticed how much traffic in the air?

Big steps for a small child

2008-09-01T08:43:00.003+02:00

My son is only 3 year old and has some normal fears that all children have ... but he struggles always very hard to be brave, I'm really proud of this side of his personality. Here at the playground, he kept saying "I'm scared, I can't go on it" about this rope bridge ... and step by step he made it through the other side. His daddy behind him for the first time ..

It is really marvellous how children learn fast and are happy achieve important results.

A typical house

2008-08-31T07:00:00.001+02:00

A typical house in Barcis, a village in the mountains, about 50 km from Concordia Sagittaria. It is called Palazzo Centi and was first built during the Sixteenth Century. It has been renovated since few years using once again the rocks and stones of the River Cellina (that flows nearby) as in the original construction.

Sacello SS. Martiri Concordiesi

2008-08-30T07:00:00.001+02:00

This is the Sacello dei Ss. Martiri Concordiesi, a tiny chapel along the river Lemène that remembers the first Christian martyrs of Concordia. They were 72 and were killed in 304 AD in this place along the river. You can read more about them here (in Italian) and here (in English).

Kids' fair

2008-08-29T07:00:00.002+02:00

Kids' fair is beginning today! The number of bicycles parked outside the
Oratorio is getting bigger and bigger and next week there will be no place to park. Kids and teenagers gather after the long summer and have an entire week of games, concerts, sports tournaments and so on. When this special week will end, school will start: for our region, Veneto, school is starting Monday 15th September.

Sundial

2008-08-28T07:02:00.000+02:00

You can see this sundial is on the facade bof a house in the center of Concordia. Of course it does not consider daylight saving's time, but it works well! Underneath it you can read: al sol misuro i passi taht means I measure sun's steps.

Pumpkins on their way!

2008-08-27T07:00:00.000+02:00

Again a picture taken in the vegetable garden. Today a pumpkin preparing to get ripe .. and growing growing ...

Figs are ripe

2008-08-26T07:00:00.000+02:00

Figs are ripe: briliant green, very sweet, soft. Wonderful. We have so many that Nonna (grandma) is starting to make figs' jam!

Cucumber

2008-08-25T07:00:00.002+02:00

Toady a funny picture ... a cucumber going round and round ... quite hard to peel!!!!

Erto IV

2008-08-24T07:00:00.001+02:00

Again a picture of the fair in Erto. In this picture, craftsmen make wicker baskets.

(see yesterday's post for all the story)

Erto III

2008-08-23T07:00:00.000+02:00

In August, in Erto there is a very interesting fair: "Tra il vecchio e il nuovo" (roughly between old and new). In the small narrow streets of the village, craftsmen expose their works and show how their work is made: wicker baskets, wooden eldelweisses, leather bags, hand knitted pullovers, and so on. They work, expose and sell their products.

In this picture, two craftsmen are making wooden eldelweisses.

Erto II

2008-08-22T07:00:00.000+02:00

Another view of the wonderful valley which Erto lays in. This picture doesn't need many words, it is a wonderful place.

A walk in Erto

2008-08-21T07:00:00.002+02:00

This is Erto, a pretty mountains village quite close to Concordia. Erto, together with its neighbouring village Casso, is sadly famous in Italy for a big tragedy occured in 1963, when a piece of mountain fell into the artificial lake made by the Vajont Dam and caused a tsunami wave that submerged and swept away many villages: among these Erto.

No wind, today

2008-08-20T07:00:00.001+02:00

No wind today. The rooster stands still over the tower in Teson, a hamlet of Concordia. Let's wait for tomorrow for windsurfing.

The Cross reaching the sky

2008-08-19T08:42:00.002+02:00

This is the upper part of the modern bell tower of the church of Teson, a hamlet of Concordia. Nothing to do with the Cathedral, of course, but anyway an interesting modern construction. I like how the Cross over the bell tower is made, quite original.

Something to discuss about

2008-08-18T14:16:00.000+02:00

In yesterday's playground we found this phrase among many other notices and notes on a bulletin board: Dai meno bravi impari quello che non devi fare that is roughly From the less smart/less well behaving you learn what you should not do. This playground is in a parish in Concordia and these notices and notes are hung up by the parson.

What do you think about this phrase? I think it sounds bad, it is negative and certainly doesn't help children that are a bit more lively or simply very bright but in an unconventional way. I didn't like it.

To the public playground

2008-08-17T21:07:00.002+02:00

I'm posting late today, the day is almost over here, in Italy. Sundays are full days, especially when you have two small children. Today we spent lots of time at the playground, not our usual one, but a "fancy" one. This is one of the major features ... to climb on.

Dried tomatoes

2008-08-16T12:38:00.002+02:00

Have you ever eaten dried tomatoes? They are quite a common appetizer here. Dried tomatoes are often seasoned with extra virgin olive oil, oregano and garlic and layed on toasted bread.

The picture shows the very very beginning of this wonderful dish: drying the tomatoes in the sun!

Cat's life

2008-08-14T14:28:00.002+02:00

Sometimes I wish I were a cat. Tell me: don't you think cats' life is so lazy and interestring at the same time?

(Picture courtesy of my brother Stefano!)

Third birthday

2008-08-13T09:07:00.002+02:00

This is my son, the day of his third birthday (a couple of weeks ago): he now swims without any support, both underwater (his favourite) and crawl. He is very elegant underwater and has a good coordination; when swimming crawl, he still looks a bit ... messy!

Coooool!

2008-08-12T07:00:00.001+02:00

Again a shot taken in the mountains, in the big creek we sat by for our picnic. Very refreshing!

In the mountains

2008-08-11T07:00:00.003+02:00

It is quite hot in these days. A nice walk along a fresh creek in the mountains in an interesting solution: this is what we did yesterday, on a very hot Sunday.

Brother and sister

2008-08-10T07:00:00.001+02:00

My chldren at the seaside,taking a walk: nothing planned, just a sudden hug reminds me how nice it is to have a brother or a sister to cling to!

Lavender

2008-08-09T07:00:00.001+02:00

At the seaside, there are big bushes of lavender along the beginning of the beach. When you walk by, you hear "zzzzzzzz" .. not a soft sound, but a strong sound made by the many bees working on the flowers!

Santo Stefano Fair III

2008-08-08T07:00:00.001+02:00

Also the local scout group has its own stand at the fair. Not a food stand thought! A stand were you can play. A wolf is sitting on a board, high up on a huge wooden bucket (the ones used to press grapes when making wine). People can throw balls to hot a target: if you get it, the wolf falls in the water!!! You can get 3 balls for 2 euro. Last year the scout group got to go to their summer camp without expenses: all the money needed was raised at the fair. Isn't it nice (and clever)?

Santo Stefano Fair II

2008-08-07T07:00:00.000+02:00

After having dinner at the fair, tradition brings you to the amusement park built for the fair. Merry-go-rounds for children, rollercoasters for teenagers. The amusement park closes after the end of the fair and everything is collapsed and brought away, to the next fair: the amusement park is property and brought around by nomads.

Santo Stefano Fair

2008-08-06T07:00:00.000+02:00

Anther shot taken at the fair that we are hosting in these nights. Near the Cathedral, people sit and have dinner with typical fair food: barbecued meat, fried fish, chips, hot dogs and so on. Lots of beer and wine are running on the tables too! Each stand is sponsored by a local association or movement: the Red Cross, the Blood Donators, the Basketball team, the Volleyball team, the Concordia Men's Choir and so on. They all use the fair to raise funds for the future activities.

Picowso

2008-08-05T07:00:00.000+02:00

For Concordia this is a "hot" week: for 5 days, we are hosting the fiera di Santo Stefano (roughly Saint Stephen fair). This is the most important period of the year in this small countryside town. Saint Stephen is celebrated on the 5th of August. For 5 days and nights, people walk around stands, eating, buying, taking a look at new models of car, boats, agricultural machines and so on. And children enjoy merry-go-rounds and rollercoasters. Children also get to ride the Police's motorcycles and to visit the ambulance.

Sunflower

2008-08-04T07:00:00.000+02:00

It is definitely "full summer" for us here now. In the past, August was the month for vacation par excellence. In August most factories and big plants close the production or diminuish it a lot, and all workers had to get their vacation in this month. It is still so even though less than 30 years ago. Factories close now for a month, but who works in offices often gets the chance to go on vacation in other periods of the year.

Have a nice summer!