Fata Morgana in Limassol

I have read many times about Fata Morgana effects and the beautiful image illusions it creates.

However, on Friday 7 May 2010 around 12:00-13:00 in Limassol, I was pretty lucky to observe this amazing effect.

There was only 1 sea-cargo, near horizon which was optically affected. At the horizon level, there was a band of a slight darker colour compared to sea or sky. That cargo-ship was optically lifted un-inverted on top of the band. As the effect was fading away, there was a mirror-like image of the cargo-ship on the same level, departing from the ship itself towards left-side…

Few minutes later after observing the effect, when taking our lunch out to the company-terrace, fata morgana was already gone … It is as true as it’s said “Here She is, and here She’s not…”

Other two interesting related blog posts.

I suppose, in general terms experiencing Fata Morgana is as nice as experiencing Tramontane

Random thoughts on current events:

• Kyrgystan riots 7 April 2010:
• Exactly same scenario in Moldova (also ex-USSR country) and exactly 1 year ago 7 April 2009:

• As a side note, a good “reading” collection of videos called “Riots Around the World: Other Europe”
• Polish high position delegation dies in plane crash. This is the light of Obama+love+Medvedev to sign landmark nuclear arms pact and given that initially Poland under Lech Kaczynski signed a deal with US to place a defence-base under Russia’s face. Is this like “removing unnecessary and too-much-knowing-and-ambitious witness"?

Yes, may be just coincidences…

As in “Hercule Poirot´s Christmas", I’d say “I can accept one coincidence", but then…

Sweet Moldavian shot

Well, I have tried in the past Irish Flag and other layered shots like B52, etc.

However, I wanted something more to my MoldoRomanian soul-and-heart.

Few weeks this bothered my mind in the background… And finally yesterday, during drinks color-solubility-density-taste experiments with Igor, we have found the layering formula of some selected drinks. If you played with cocktails and shots on your own, you might have noticed that drinks’ color, density, solubility and taste-class restrictions are quite hard for a layered drink, especially when you have a strict pattern of color.

Today, I have tried to produce the first public version and it went pretty well I can say - the taste and the look are lovely!

Sweet Moldavian shot

Enjoy (responsibly)!

Sweet Moldavian recipe:

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(romanian)
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Daca crezi ca poti/vrei sa donezi - te rog doneaza cat poti, chiar si cea mai mica suma. Daca stii pe cineva care poate/vrea sa doneze - te rog da anuntul umanitar mai departe. Daca ai un facebook si vrei sa il sustii - te rog sa te alaturi si tu!

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Using Google Translate German-to-English

Even a single marking point on a character makes huge difference.

However, this one, for me as a Moldovan/Romanian, is like winning the lottery - what were the chances I would misspell that character in that phrase?

Bei verpasstem Anschlusszug bitte ausfullen - In Moldovian Missed connecting train please

Bei verpasstem Anschlusszug bitte ausfüllen - When connecting train, please fill Missed