Italians

Italians with dry sense of humor, well-travelled and and keen on benchmarking. And similar verbal style, I would add.

Of barriers and waves

If every Kondratiev wave has overcome a growth barrier, which is the present barrier that needs to be left behind? and what is going to take us beyond that?

 

Euro, Euro, Euro!

The has-been wannabes

I hope that this set of values is nowadays classified as “has-been”.

At home, at last!

A sofa from Rome, a table from Berlin (and four quick chairs from Ikea!). At last we can sit down a moment and relax. Not all the boxes are open. Not all the furniture is unpacked. Not all the shoes are sorted out. But at last, we can feel at home: MeinMann, me and the purring cats!

There’s nothing such as sleeping again in one’s bed, looking at the city’s skyline…especially after almost 2 months spent in a temporary flat in the middle of nowhere!

Rhine sunset

From our balcony we can spot the sun setting on the Rhine…we cannot see the river from here but it’s at a stone’s throw. The water level is now very low, basically it’s been raining only for a couple of days since early October – quite strage. Barges can navigate only with a 50% load, the gravel is now apparent on the Oberkassel banks of the river. Today it rained a bit, let’s hope things get back to normal, even if this means getting soaked while waiting for the Stadtbahn…

Of pots and pans

Pots + pans = happiness!

Dusseldorf oh dear

After bruxellisée Brussels, silent Stockholm and messy London I am very happy to be back to klein aber mein Dusseldorf…

The cat is in the bag

After a series of unpleasant adventures, Ciccio and Micetta, aka the cats have arrived to Dusseldorf. Alive!

Naughty London