Here in Austria, as is known, the Christmas period is much more felt in Italy, in several respects.
The first and best known is certainly the tradition of Christmas markets. Here in Klagenfurt have begun preparations shortly after November 15, and the official opening was 10 days later. One of the two main squares are filled with stalls and has already begun to attract some tourists, which will increase in recent weeks. A curious thing, which maybe I have not talked about is the so-called "Streichel Zoo" that is a stand where small children can come to cherish baby animals such as sheep, dogs, pigs, ponies etc. I do not know if it would work so well in Italy, but here the small customers are enthusiastic.
in combination with the markets, certainly can not miss the stalls Glühwein (literally "glowing wine" that is, our mulled wine). Opening, celebrated even before that of the markets, seemed to be a New Year's Eve. I went to the center later, around 22:30, but some friends have enjoyed the party from six in the afternoon and they told me it was worth it. The main square was packed and, subsequently, they were the majority of local even though it was Thursday night.
Last Saturday I lost the parade of Krampus (of which I spoke in the past years this post and this ) because I worked until 23:00. How
tradition, it is not even the snow, which began to fall Friday of last week. Sunday evening, when I came out from work, there were already 50 cm on the ground, and do not deny that I had some trouble with the car, especially when I arrived at the parking lot of the students, who in addition to not being the least clean, presented the nice sheets of ice under a foot of snow. Now it seems have calmed down, but there are other snow soon. Luckily, here are well organized, and the streets, most of the sidewalks and squares were promptly cleaned.
Last Wednesday, I also supported the initial examination at the University: "Introduction to Information Technology". I was not worried, because it is a mid-term test, on a program not too large, and certainly of considerable complexity, but I do not deny that he was a bit 'in awe, in an assembly hall with more than 600 seats . The results arrived yesterday, and it went even better than I expected. Too bad he did not have more time, otherwise I could make some more points.
As for the Christmas holidays, as I organized last year, will spend Christmas in Italy with my parents and my friends, and I will return here in Klagenfurt for the week of new year (during which I will also work, but with shorter hours).
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