Argentine stories waiting ... By mail, bank and bus is my last story really even set in October 2010?? Well then I meet even just the title of the new story that I offer for sale this time:
In the same month in which I have written the last report, has my love me mother a "pre-Christmas package on the journey from the cold Hanover brought in the summer to Buenos Aires. Almost simultaneously, another pack left from the house of my in-laws of Germany and headed in exactly the same direction. Well, experience has shown need letters and cards between 2 and 4 weeks. Change of topic:
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| Exploded goose |
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| Stylish Christmas decorations in mid-summer |
has as well, because it remains in Germany: Christmas was paid so happy that one up the summer has enough time to reach the bikini figure again. Not a bad conscience over the holiday need, down with goose and dumplings! Whoever has thought along quickly, has already recognized the dilemma.
Buenos Aires was created that is very bad, and quite opposite Deut Chand on the other hemisphere, that is: Christmas occurs in summer, and terribly tacky plastic fir trees by the pool and inflatable Santas in thick coats apart is, but in the worst of all, you can see the Christmas Quillen pounds directly on the trunks and out of the bikini. Fair is something else!
Back to the subject
end of November there were still no packets arrived, and since the parents already almost had everything down to pray on the phone, what is in the packages, the waiting was the worse, we ate us for ages to Gingerbread , biscuits and cinnamon.
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| suitcase at the airport chaos Hanover |
Well, for the soft eight-week, we went home in the winter the family. After the fall of temperature was around 50 ° C and the jet lag of 4 hours were slow, we could then finally our suitcases from Hanover Airport a week later than our own arrival at 24.12. . Pick Yes exactly, yes there was the flight chaos ...
We have our own winter clothes finally can take a Christmas reception in (and had borrowed all the winter things back to our parents (When was the last time you wear underwear your parents? "Yes, WE CAN NOT !!)).
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| Christmas Market Hanover |
I think to be able to enjoy Christmas, it must be cold. Be happy with snow, but in any case with family, friends and Christmas market. I could never miss the overpriced, watered-down and warm mulled wine from the Hannover Christmas market!
But you can pretty well spend New Year's Eve at 35 ° C with a pool and barbecue. I miss the sore thumb is not that one gets when lighting sparklers with icy fingers on the never well-functioning cigarette lighter. So we were on time of the year again in midsummer, with Christmas bacon at the pool (fair is something else!). By the way no large purchases of Argentine Pops ham and a bag of rockets such as the German.
bought Argentina's "total destruction boxes" (our name was "Tropical Total Destroy"), known as tortas, which carry such beautiful names, such as Rome, Shanghai and Hanover, and the loosely times 2200 pesos (= 420 €) free for at least 3 minutes total destruction.
When we arrived in our neighborhood, we were actually passed the first of the two packages, along with the collection card for the other package! Change of topic:
moon landing, al-Qaeda, Stoiber Retreat ... There are a lot of examples for possible conspiracies always clearly identify beneficiaries. I am racking my head for days, I can not get it to who ultimately takes advantage of the obvious "calories conspiracy," an alliance of the German confectionery industry and of the Argentine post. So our diet plans and intentions of the year have already been torpedoed in January by us kg first 3 months later and after Christmas, around 12 of the most beautiful Christmas goodies have been delivered. No chance to escape. But still, we held the 2nd Package so not in the hands ... Previous:
The second package had I pick up in the main post office in Campana, Buenos Aires province, the customs, as it probably other things suspected as cookies and gummy bears. First opportunity to pick up was Friday 31.12.2010 - New Year's Eve. The collection card had significantly extended the opening times "Tue - Fri 10:00 to 12:00" from. Now New Year's Eve was so, so I called in advance rather to make sure that New Year's was open. After confirmation, we headed to Campana, and after we had to find something then found the post, we heard ". Na by Customs is now of course no one there"
Next try, Wednesday, 5 January. The friendly man who has me on New Year's Eve knew told me I should have come yesterday. He referred to the pick list and I understood: Small error on my part. It was not at Tue - Fri Tues & Fri but ARGH!
On the following Friday I was there, with a collection card, passport and hope, and I was aware of a phenomenon that is from Germany so it does not know: a huge snake in the mail!
eptilienfreunde I have to disappoint you, no it loose 50 people waiting inside and out. Sort of like the time when the post was no AG and each settlement had a post office and trained all staff for a variety Stamps was. Is called by one number from the machine that you know only by the employment office. Fortunately, I was "only" on the customs line. After three quarters of an hour I was allowed to take in and received my package. At home we were happy then a lot of wine gums by Hans Riegel of Bonn and the finest holiday season. Not to mention the vast amounts of licorice, which one gets here is not easy! And probably for good reason.
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| Package (calories) bomb |
I have not found any Argentine who has moved his face in disgust immediately after the taste of the kittens had developed. One may not easily.
If the Argentines a well may, it's queue. If the traffic here but otherwise a complete mess, the more organized is, queuing at banks and post offices. Yes, even on ATM I was already 10 minutes here, and service stations, because once again just the gasoline was scarce. Sometimes you get will only fuel for 50 pesos allocated 20 marks, around 10 €. 2 weeks ago I had to go to 5 gas stations to refuel. And if you're already slightly tense anyway because the reserve lamp since 5km, we closed the windows and has been off the air conditioning. By the way, no pleasure at 32 ° C outside! But there are finding only the right kick! To this end, the chef recommends a musical accompaniment of AC / DC or Linkin Park
particularly impressed I am always perfect from the formed queues at bus stops. While in Germany beat the pensioners with the students, draws a virtual observatory of the Argentine brand and stands bravely in a row at the curb. Looks kind of funny!
Finally, I can say that I have learned a new serenity wait, because sometimes is really okay. It has been but mostly in their own hands, whether you are doing during this time, something useful for body and mind, read a book or just the thoughts times can wander, for whoever has to actually have time for today, and takes the time. I would also like to thank all friends who have not taken this new serenity crooked, as they have during our winter visit a three-quarters of an hour waiting for us in the bar where we had invited them. Nice that you exist. Until next time! Greetings from the middle of summer!
