Tokius palinkejimus ateinanciom sventem siuo metu galima pamatyti kiekvienam Rivieros miestely. Kas keisciausia del sios frazes, jog ji skamba atvirksciai nei angliskai: geru kaledu ir linksmu naujuju!
O paciuose miesteliuose eglaites ne per daug populiarios, gal ir gerai, maziau ju nukirs :) Uztad turi kita sprendima, Christmass palms :)
O eglaiciu atmaina yra baltos sakos, matyt cia del sniego trukumo jie bando save taip apgaut :)
Gourdon, Côtes de Provence, France
Aerouostas pvz. savo stulpus padare sventiniais papuosalais :) Bet is tikro Nicos aerouoste yra vienas ziedas, kuris yra papuostas tiesiog pasakiskai... Aisku visko nufotkint nespeji.
Nice Airport, Nice
Nice Airport, Nice
O parduotuvytes irgi savotiskai dziaugiasi svente bei dziugina klientus :) Cia beje fontanas, norejau isbandyt Rootos technika, bet nespejau - uzgeso...
"Intermarché", Grasse
Ir pabaigai, linksmiausia Rivieros (ar Prancuzijos, ar tai gal Pietu Europos) dalis, susijusi su pasiruosimu Kaledom. Pavadinau sita epizoda "Santa Claus is coming" pagal jo vaizduojama veiksma :) Kas linksmiausia, siandien bevaziuodama keliu, pastebejau ant blokinio namo balkono viena is Santa Clausu irgi bandanti uzlipti i balkona :)) Labai jau linksmai ir sventiskai tai atrodo!
Santa Claus is coming, Gourdon
Ir paciai paciai pabaigai :) Kai lankiau Gourdona, maciau ten keista vyriski, toki paslanpinga... pliusiniu meskiuku pardaveja... Padariau kadra ir namie pasiziurejus pamasciau: o gal cia koks Santa Claus'as pasislepes laukia sventes?! Labai jau itartinai jis atrodo, raudoni batukai, toks paslaptingas...
Manau mane jau sventinis marazmas apeme :))
Mysterious stranger, Gourdon
Ka gi, jau uz 3 val sedesiu masinoj i vaziuosiu vienu is graziausiu keliu: Nice - Genova, kur pilna senoviniu tiltu ir tuneliu...
Linksmu jum!!!
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Bon noël, joyeuse année!
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Monday, December 17, 2007
First ice
Finally we've got ice! After 3 or so days with temperature about 0. Something really exciting here ;)
First ice, Parking area, Sophia Antipolis
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Saturday, December 15, 2007
French lifestyle
Recently I finished reading "A year in the Merde", which reveals some tricky and funny moments of the life in France. However, it's not really too much applicable to the Southern part of the country where I am recentrly dislocated. Maybe because of the tourists, but let's say that still 2/3 or 1/2 is true in any case. The coolest part was sarcastic style of the author :) After such inspiration the real interest to the history is wakening up. Strange enough, while living here you want to know more about the history of the country, Europe, it may explain some facts.
One more similar thing: as an author of another blog on topic of Southern France mentions the strange habit of sending a number of letters (not e-mails!) from most of the companies or instritutions you are dealing with - it's a waste of money - still for most of the new countries that joined EU is much more easier to build new and better infrastructure then for old ones to change their old and together change people. I believe this is a real advantage of young countries, however still having a good list of 'other side' :)
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Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Senieji Trakai
Kazkaip jauciu, kad Traku labiausiai pasiilgau... ypac pasakisku saulelydziu. Ka gi, liko 8,5 dienos iki isvykimo ir apie 11 iki parvykimo. O kol kas pasidziaugim senais vaizdais :)
Senieji Trakai, Lithuania
Updated: Ties taskiukai ant foto - ne jusu purvinas monitorius, o odai! Kadangi cia geguzes menuo, kai formuojasi didziuliai odu klanai...
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Mano pirmas Webinar'as
Stai cia jis guli. Pries kazkiek laiko teko susipazinti su webinar'o terminu pas kolega J. Salna puslapyje. Pamastai, kad funny toks terminas ir pamirsti. Na bet gavau gi pries pora savaiciu pakvietima ir paciai sudalyvauti, ir dar mane dominancia tema! Kur gi geriau sumastysi :) Jamam!
Siaip Webinar'o esme, kad per ineta ziuri i vaizda, dazniausiai slaidai, kartais ir ka idomesnio parodo, o per telefona gauni garsa ir gali taip dalyvaut. Simple! Smaigiausia dalis, jog pilnas pavadinimas Web seminaras. Naujoviskai skamba, kaip koks Web 2.0 buzzword'as :)
Taigi, ivyko jis 18val mano laiku, o jau po pietu pradejau jaudintis. Sedziu ir mastau: aha, reikes skambinti i USA numeri... kaip ateis saskaita uz telefona, tai ir gausiu malku darbe. Tai nuejau aiskintis kaip cia dabar, manes aisku nesuprato ka as veiksiu :) Na bet pamaste matyt, kad kazka svarbaus veiksiu, tai sake OK, skambink i USA be problemu. Tik pora emailu parasyk valdziai - no problem :) Atejo ilgai lauktos 6ios valandos, jungiuosi per browseriu prie seminaro, o ten man sako: "suvesk numeri - paskambinsim tau!" O cia tai as apsidziaugiau chaliava :) Na bet chaliava yra chaliava, po 10min nutruko rysys webinaro snekovui. Tada jau teko skambint, ir net dar 2 kartus, nes rysys luzinejo. Galiausiai pakeite webinaro numerius ir tada jau skandziai pratese monologa :) Bet kaip visgi cool! Kaip pagalvoji kokie privalumai vaziuot niekur nereikia ir moket nereikia, skaityt irgi nereikia :) Ir nauda aisku tokia, kad tie Open Source softo kurejai, jie dokumentacijos ne visalaik daug pateikia, tipo pats issiaiskink daugiau. Tai aisku irgi pliusas iskarto webinarui, gauni info is paciu kureju. Jo, cool viskas! :)
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Monday, December 3, 2007
Parfumerie Fragonard
This weekend I made an exploration of the famous parfumerie industry in Grasse. There are I think 3 well known names and one of the most famous and old is Fragonard (you will find this name in many guidebooks). The building looks like one of the shops in Cannes:
Fragonard, Grasse
But inside the building there is a hidden laboratory! You walk through the long corridor and can see the process of a new scent creation.
Fragonard laboratory
Fragonard laboratory
Fragonard laboratory
As the result, you can get a well wrapped product :)
Fragonard perfumes
The ground floor of the building is a shop of various Fragonard products: from perfumes to soap. The whole atmosphere is full of different scents, however it is still possible to choose the one you like.
Fragonard shop
Fragonard bath accessories
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Wine tasting party
Taigi, per sias iseigines pagaliau padariau tai, ka seniai norejau padaryt perskaicius ivadinius strapsnius vynogide. Todel kai tik pamaciau naujai atrastoj pardoj teisinga vyno pasirinkima (teisingas man siuo atveju nemaisytu vynuogiu vynai ir pigiai, ale ~2eu), tai ir griebiau atskiru vynuogiu rusiu vynus. Stai cia yra tie vynai, kuriuos teko paragaut:
Sauvignon Blanc, Carbernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Gamay
Trumpai uzfiksuosiu ispudzius apie kiekviena (is kaires i desine):
- Sauvignon Blanc. Baltas. Tikejausi sauso, bet is tikro jis rugstus ir maziausias sausas is vysu situ vynu. Su zuvim turetu but super.
- Cabernet Sauvignon. Raudonas, maisytos 2 vynuoges. Sausiausias is visu, bet sodrus skonis.
- Merlot. Raudonas. Labai sodrus skonis, bet jo sausumas mane visgi atstumia. Su mesa turetu but pats tas.
- Syrah. Raudonas. Sodrus ir praktiskai nesausas, lengvai geriasi su ivairiais produktais.
- Gamay. Raudonas. Gaivus, panasus i stalo vyna.
Pastabele: Vynai rusuojami ne tik pagal vynuogiu rusys, bet ir pagal kilmes krasta, pvz. Côtes du Rhône, Côte de Provence ir t.t..
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