Kui te olete Rootsiga kokku puutunud, siis te teate, mis on «fika». Minu arvates on see üks toredamaid asju, mis on välja mõeldud. Ma ei pea silmas vaid seda, et inimesed omavahel fikavad, vaid, et ka töökohtades on «fika». Näiteks käisin ma kohtumisel arhitektidega, kus mind kutsutigi konkreetselt kohale pärastlõunasele “fikale” tooteid tutvustama. Lisati juurde, et “pole kohustuslik, aga soovituslik ka fika-saiakesed kaasa võtta”. Kas pole mitte äge koosoleku/kohtumiste vorm? Ei ole mingit pinget (või noh pinge on alati, et kas läheb hästi, kas toode meeldib ja nii edasi) ja kõik on vaba ning lõbus. Ei mingeid igavaid presentatisoone, vaid vabas vormis… fika noh.
Fikast hoolimata kui te arvate, et kõik läks tänase päeva juures ludinal, siis te eksite. Ma olin just hommikul vaadanud üht Facebooki meenutust, kus me Idaga katkise autoga teele jäime ja mõtlesin, et tunnen natuke neist seiklustest puudust, natuke. Mõeldud-mõeldud. Äpardusi oli tänane päev täiega täis.
Orgatec 2018 is over. From one side it’s sad, because you’ve got no idea what it’s like to present a product that even the top people of the industry come and praise, honestly that is soooo cool. On the other side it is nice to get back home.
Firstly, the days in expo are really tiring. At the end of each of them, you just want to go and get some sleep, but because you haven’t eaten all day, you drag yourself into a local Schnitzel-house and eat the biggest schnitzel ever with no problem. On the very last day you go on and have 26 Kölsch beers with your colleagues and survive. You even post a picture to show off not specifying that one glass is only half a pint.
Secondly, we got ripped off with our apartment. We booked it in Airbnb and on pictures it looked decent enough. To be fair, there wasn’t anything specifically wrong with it … if you enjoy the vibe and deco from the 70’s and 80’s. Oh, and I forgot to take a photo of that special shiny toilet seat. On a positive note, the apartment was very close to Bar Lena. Bar Lena was a place we walked pass every day and wondered how weird people are standing and smoking in front of it. On the last day, after walking back from our dinner, we passed it again and decided to go in. “Let’s just check it out, the likelihood that we will never come back here is too high.” Are you familiar with German porn from the 80’s? Well, the people in there were pretty much a classical example of the characters in German XXX films. Sideburns, moustaches, long hair (on men), leather vests. We had one beer and went home, just in case.
Thirdly, Cologne is one strange city. You can’t really figure it out. Seems like the time has stopped in the whole city. Except for the cathedral, that IS impressive.
Fourthly, the expo was awesome, but if you have the coolest child at home (when she is not screaming) and quite okay man, you will start to miss them. Not to forget the fact, that I am flying away yet again in couple of days. Just popping in to change the content of my suitcase and I’m off.
Fifthly tiredness. That horrible tiredness that hits you once the expo is over. Now I’m ready for home!
But no I still have 3 hours until my first flight (I’ve already been in the airport for three hours) and the second flight lands in Tallinn after midnight. I need to do something to fight with boredom so I’m sharing some of my favorite stands from Orgatec. There was a lot of design and innovation and just very cool things. A lot of crap too, but I couldn’t be bothered to concentrate on that. We found out that, without exaggeration, we have the best product of our industry. That DOES make me feel proud!
*kusjuures lasteaiad on avatud. Vanematel on KOHUSTUS lapsele suvel kaks nädalat järjest puhkust anda lasteaiast, aga muidu on kõik tavapäraselt toimiv.
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Our Car broke down last time we were in Norway (what else is new?), We called for help and we were able to bring the car to the repair shop. The weekend was coming and we did not even think that before Monday we could get any answers. On Monday, we came to know that surprise-surprise, we have a holiday at the moment and nothing happens before mid-August. My friend then decided to transport the car a few weeks later to another workshop, so perhaps she could still get up and move in the summer. She sent someone to the workshop , but what was not there, was the car. Try to find out what’s going on when everyone is on vacation. Finally, they found out that the car was transported to another city. Ahah, then, perhaps, there is still hope getting the car fixed before autumn, she thought. Naively. This workshop was also on vacation. They come to work in the middle of August. We can then hope that by October the car will be fixed.
If you still do not know, there is collective holiday in Norway from July. Even birds don´t. It’s a miracle that the banks and grocery stores are not yet closed;) PS: Try to find an open bank or grocery store in Easter time.
And what is the result if you try to work on a collective holiday on the Norwegians? Hereś the answer. Out of office replies. I should extend my vacation. 
