The Émigrés - Already 2 Years In Burgenland. ( 1 )

We have lived a whole lifetime in those 2 years !

Emigrating is never easy, although it is an adventure second to none. It can test all your strengths, emotions and resolve. But what a privilege and opportunity to have been able to do it.

This was us, hot off the plane. My parents took us straight to our house... Look how full of the joys of spring we were !

Our first week of working in our house. Our bodies were in shock for weeks. Not to mention in pain !
They make it look so easy on those home make-over shows. There should be a banner at the bottom of the screen : " Careful, D.I.Y. is hard physical work."

We literally dug out ( and 60 cm down ) every floor in our house. Fun with the first room, but that tends to fade...

In between the digging and hammering, we had a lot of
" rays of sunshine ". Here we are at our local bank. Each year they invite the whole village for free food & drinks. Oh yes, it does happen !

My work as a " stripper " of doors. I was high for days from fumes of melting paint & glue.

Every Saturday for months on end, this was our world from 7am - 5pm. Mixing concrete: shoveling the sand, emptying the cement packets, mixing to the right consistency, pouring it in the wheelbarrow & poor Bob had to navigate that vehicle ( fully loaded ) over precarious terrain ! Even when it was freezing cold.

We put this old " Aga " stove to good use, to have heat. The house was freezing and we needed to make sure that the cement would dry. Those were the days of dressing in layers. Going to the lav, was an exercise in peeling off the layers.

The beauty of nature and our part of Burgenland, made up for all the hard work.

Please check in tomorrow, for the next lot of pictures of our journey !

Biggi