Austria. Tulips of Salzburg

Last spring’s days, and I would like to return by days when tulips and wisteria still blossomed and the first leaves just open. Before summer has come I once again wanna inhale unique sensation, which will return to me only in year later.

Thereto we shall train to Salzburg. Again we start our travel from Vienna. The travel takes about two and half hour. Here, in Salzburg is cooler than in Vienna and it becomes clear when you take a look at first photo with snow-covered mountain tops surrounding Salzburg. My catch the eye in this trip was sent on tulips which have already faded in Vienna but here I have still had opportunity to find magnificence blossom of tulips and wisteria. Wisteria, its gentle violet-blue pendulous racemes (just before the leaves open) decorated the walls of Mirabel garden and nothing prevented to admire their transparency on a background of the high spring sky.

Today I won’t tell anything about the city, we will return here in autumn. By the way, for the first time I had a trip to Salzburg on autumn and till now that impression is most bright. At this particular time it is possible to feel greatness of the mountains which have already became covered by snow, on a background of the dark sky and in my opinion, this picture even more goes with Salzburg and transfers greatness and monumentalize of surrounding landscape better.
But while all only begins– all comes to life.

Murano Glass in New Travel Collection from Green Diamond

Every time, when I travel to Venice, I admire with Murano glass. But at the same time I can very seldom find glass jewelry having a worthy setting. It always surprised me but eventually I’ve understood a reason: Venice is famous for its glass items but not as jeweler manufacturers and so we took beautiful Murano glass and created a new summer collection.

We utilized Sterling Silver, genuine leather, Gold Filled as material for chains, clasps and other decorative details in our new summer collection and as a result, we’ve achieved a new look at Murano glass.

Europe Day and Genussfestival in Vienna

Yesterday, on May 9 all over of EU celebrated Europe day. Also this day is known as Schuman Day when on May 9, 1950 was created a new form of organization called a supranational Community.
A lot of actions have arranged in Vienna this day including non official, but they are the most attractive for Viennese and visitors.
And as usually, the days between May 7 and May 9 (this year), became the festive days for gourmets and Austrian’s delicacies fans. I mean the “Wiener Genussfestival” in Stadpark. Cottage industries and top gastronomes (over150 participants) offered to taste Vienna ham, Carinthian honey, Vorarlberg cheese and more and more of best Austrian food.
Within 3 days visitors tasted, drank and communicate with pleasure in one of the prettiest Vienna parks. And the most attractive is that nobody forbids trampling down the lawns and we settled down for urban picnic and enjoyed fine spring day.

Labour Day, May 1 in Vienna

Labour Day is a national holiday in Austria. Austria has a strong labor movement and on May 1 many of Austrians celebrate this holiday with rallies, political parades and the festivities continue with concerts and traditional get-together in tents usually assembled for a time of holidays where we have a meal and drink some of bear.
You see one of such “oases” in photo and it’s situated in front of the headquarters of the Social Democratic Party or SPÖ that govern the country and that is one of the oldest parties in Austria. It must be said, the official party’s color is red.
And really, all was full in red; even tulips on a bed were in brightly red color.
And also in these May days erect the Maypole. Couple of years ago I took part along with inhabitants of Baden in this holiday and also shall tell in next time about.

Spring in Venice

The time has come to say goodbye to Israel up to autumn and to move to Europe.

Let’s start new spring-summer season with Italy. At the end of April we like to go to Venice. The way from

Vienna to Venice takes a little bit more than seven hours, so we get to train at Süd Buhnhof in Vienna at 6:30 in the morning and some hours later have a dinner in Venice.

We get off a train at Santa Lucia terminal and inhale sea air that we don’t feel when live at the sea coast in Nahariya during a winter. We lead only few days far from the sea and begin to feel the miss of sea.
Today I wonna to show you other Venice, without a habitual look at Grand Canal and of Piazza San Marco, and on the contrary I suggest to take a look at Venice which hardly ever may be apprehend distinctly during short travel.
So, we start with first photo that I took early in the morning and shall finish with last beams of sun.I’ll divide my Venice photo story into three parts. The fist two - we tour the “small” and not having a smart appearance Venice, and the last one – we’ll visit Murano Island. And at last, along with legendary Orient Express will leave Venice for Vienna.

Gold Filled Jewelry for Every Day. Green Diamond SJD

Within 2009 we constantly represented in our online store “Green Diamond SJD” jewelry novelties made of material which became recently especially attractive as effective alternative to items made of Gold.
And I’ve understood that customers are not acquainted with Gold Filled well and now I would like to introduce closer this not so new but still not completely clear material, metal or … what else can we say about?
Gold filled look like a Gold but is cheaper than Gold Jewelry and better than simply Gold plated.
All items of our collection are equaled at 14 karat Gold layer and stamp 1/20 14 kt GF and have the same appearance as 14 karat Gold.
And one more advantage of our Gold Filled items than their counterparts: lightweight, multipurpose but at the same time meet with modern Jewelry trends so we can wear them both with business suit and cocktail dress and small charms will bring you a little bit flippancy to your days-off.

Earth Day in Israel – April 22, 2010

Forty years passed after the first Earth Day. And today, on April 22 the Earth Day will be marked around the world, including in Israel.
This day we should remember that Earth is our House and we need to clean up the Earth. This year Earth Day named “Green Agenda” and this day include the Green Globe award ceremony for environmental excellence, Earth Hour in which 14 cities will shut off their light for an hour and motley of other events throughout Israel.
Green Globe ceremony will take place in Tel-Aviv at Rabin Square
Earth Hour: Lights in homes, factories and other structures will be shut off for an hour as Israel marks Earth Hour fir the third year running. This symbolic and educational act aims to increase awareness of the vital need to reduce energy consummation.
And now, take a look at some photos that I took in Israel this spring.

Spring near the Sea. Nahariya, April.

The spring in Israel as well as in other countries is filled with freshness and multicolored array. Now in Nahariya the early-flowering roses show the most magnificent first spring attire. And in the first photo you see a favorite rose breed of my husband – Iceberg (Schneewittchen). The buds open into lightly double, pure white flowers with just a hint of pink at first.
Date Palms (Phoenix) (one of the world’s oldest trees and also it is a holy symbol) already form the future crop but now it is very “young” clusters.
Strelizia. Only the one kind of Strelizia with stately white flowers is graded in park near my home. It is named White Bird of Paradise. And in two lasts photos – flowers of Pomegranate.
I started my walk early in the morning. The spring sun hasn’t reached zenith yet, and so photos look very bright and cheerful. Saturday morning. There aren’t a lot of people outside, but in the beginning I’ve taken a walk through my city and then went toward the Sea where yachts have set up a true queue to put to sea.