Building Frenzy In Our Village.

A boom in the midst of a slow down?

You know, one can't drive anywhere without having to conduct evasive tactics. Take this afternoon, when driving back from the Lagerhaus I couldn't believe my eyes when a huge building crane manoeuvred out of the mayor's yard. It was so gigantic that it stopped traffic for a while. Well, I was the only traffic after all, it being a small village.

Around the corner in Dorfstrasse a whole roof had been dismantled yesterday and today  a new wooden ready made structure was substituted. Yikes, never mind flying cats but now also hovering pieces of roofs. That is the house which started the whole new electrical pipeline procedure ( they dug a trench alongside our road to lay new cables ) which has made our road seem like a mud lane. Trust those Viennese to want the latest and fastest technology. Apparently the next generation are moving in for weekends and decided to upgrade house and internet speed. I suppose we'll all benefit.

Wherever one drives, even in Oberwart, building is happening. A good sign and a sign that Burgenland is finally getting the respect it deserves. Can't compare the pleasure of living in Burgenland to the hectic pace of a life in Vienna.

Whereas a couple of years ago many houses were for sale in our area and often were on the market a couple of years, now they are snapped up at the rate of knots. Building ground is sparse and I suppose that is why so many have decided to either add another level on top of an existing house or renovate an old one. I must say that it is rather fascinating to watch a roof be hovered in and assembled within a day. Technology indeed...best to drive slow and carefully around our village for the foreseeable future...

Biggi