Some people...

...enjoying the Zucchero Tribute Band O.I.& B. at the Piazza Terme :)
Well done, Merano ;)

Loooong Tuuuuuuuuuesday - Flower Power!

Yesterday we had the first Long Tuesday in Merano! A nice evening with lots of music, shopping and many people enjoying fresh air :)
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Sacred Heart

Tonight we could also enjoy the Sacred Heart celebration. It's just magic...

;) Can you see them? ;)

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Pic by P. Ohnewein

On air...

Asfaltart is taking place again in Merano these days :)
The streets are lined by hundreds of people enthusiastically waiting for the artist's performances.
One last night left to enjoy it, I'm not going to miss it :)

It's raining cats and dogs now, but I'm sure it'll get better for tonight, like yesterday :)

Good things for me & for the community

This week I did some good things for me and for the community.
I had a bad start Monday morning, chaos and stress all the time, but then I could spend my lunch-time at the fitness center of the Merano Thermal Baths. After a nice aerobics training and a restoring shower the world really looks much friendlier :) The plans for the night were also pretty interesting: a gorgeous concert by the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra at the Kurhaus, the second of the long series branded Merano Music Festival. That kind of music, the beautiful late summer atmosphere and the majesty of the Kurhaus are a veritable life blood for the souls...
Apropos blood, today I went to the hospital of Merano to make a donation. The ambience is always very nice there. Dr. Platter, responsible for the the medical part of the organisation, uses to come over to the volunteers just like a father would do, asking them if the're all right. The nurses do their job with professionlism and tranquillity, also really caring for the patients well-being. There is always nice music accompaning you while you wait for your turn and after having donated you can have the second part of the foreseen breakfast. You are allowed to leave the place, only when you are sure to be all right. I am a bit weekened because of the donation, but I also feel good because I know I've done something good for the community. :)

Busy, dreamy summer nights in Merano

Every year the whole thing starts the third week of July. Five long Tuesdays and twice as many summer nights take place in the heart of the town. I had the fortune to live some of them after my holiday abroad. I went to the long Tuesday last week, enjoyed a gorgeous fish meal on piazza della Rena and watched beautiful models dressed with autumnal, South Tyrolean, night garments and pretty lingerie. A dreamy night with a beautiful bottle of Lagrein for my mum and me. Life can just be so simply amazing! Yesterday we went to the last Long Tuesday, which was dedicated to theatre and did some shopping because we thought we would get some tickets of the shopping lottery "buy & win" and... guess what? We got into the only shop not participating at the initiative! Gosh!

Anyway... nearly every night the tourist office of Merano also organised a different concert, from jazz wiht the Zato so sings 4et, to Latin American music to Abba. Tonight it was the turn of the "Rivali", performing beautiful blues, soul and funky music, taking you back in time, as well as energic and funny songs by Sugar. Friday evening will conclude the series with a concert dedicated to the 80ies. In the night the air is wonderful, the heat disappears and a nice breeze takes its place. Merano is packed with enthusiastic people enjoying the last summer nights of this year.

A new situation again...

After two weeks of inexorable sun in Rhodos, here I am in Merano again and... guess what? It's raining!! I can't believe it! I wasn't really thinking of doing great things during my last holiday days here, but this weather is rather all but stimulating... :(
I hope for it to stop the next days :) Merano will be animated by a Long Tuesday in the center and a Summer night on the Promenade.