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HU - Tokaj

Our last stop... Tokay.

"The cultural landscape of Tokaj graphically demonstrates the long tradition of wine production in this region of low hills and river valleys. The intricate pattern of vineyards, farms, villages and small towns, with their historic networks of deep wine cellars, illustrates every facet of the production of the famous Tokaj wines, the quality and management of which have been strictly regulated for nearly three centuries." http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1063

 Maybe it looks a bit like my birth region :) Vineyards, Storks, River and soft hills.

 The sleepy village. Empty of any locals or tourists. Signs were indicating wine tasting here and there and only wild cherry trees were waiting for us.

 The way uphill in the midst of the graves - lovely. It had just rained and the wild herbs were bending over rain drops. I loved this place, so peaceful.

View from the "top". At some point we stopped because the path disappeared in the trees and it was too muddy for us to walk further...

Milan Murmurations

from my window the other day...

Murmurations...

Italie épisode #3.4 La Residenza

12.00am today, after 3 years, I went to request the town council to officially register as a human being luckily living (and working) on the italian soil. The very famous italian red tape... It will take 6 months to get that paper (that cannot be named a "permit of stay" anymore as we are EU citizens in an EU country)

Well I was surprised to find an almost empty office at 45 minutes by car from work and the civil servants were not especially unefficient nor unpleasant. Gratefully the lady accompanying me for the formalities had prepared all the files and documents. Only gaffe, the public officer to ask "Ma lei è maggiorenne?"* mmh yes and by far...

*Is she of age?