diff --git a/content/20260519_greenpub.md b/content/20260519_greenpub.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ba4d2f6 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/20260519_greenpub.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +title: Green Pub +date: 2026-05-19 20:30 +author: T. F. +tags: holidays, music, dance +slug: green-pub +era: 1990/91 +location: 28.050230326912754, -14.331272208852555 +read_more: Let's dance → + +This was my favorite thing to do after a nice family evening at ████████, where I usually spent some time drawing or running around outside near the tennis court with █████, before indulging in a three-course meal of shrimp in garlic sauce, a steaming dish of cannelloni, and ice cream for dessert. I loved it when mom and dad got slightly tipsy and ignored our usual bedtime in favor of another hour of partying. + + + +This usually happened spontaneously whenever we passed through the large marble floored hotel lobby with its coloured glass shard mosaics and paper-maché parrots, on our way to the bungalow near the tropical garden. Just before the staircase leading home we had to cross the pool-view balcony, crowded with people smoking, drinking and swaying to pop hits from the last decades. This magical place was called *Green Pub* and I loved hanging out there despite being so young. Mom would light a cigarette and order some wine at the bar while dad started dancing in his peculiar way that █████ and I found both funny and embarrassing. + +The room was tinted in shades of green and flecked with the racing stars from spotlights bouncing off discoballs and glass mosaic pillars. Grown-ups danced and smoked everywhere and there were sometimes film projections behind the bar. I remember one mesmerizing video of a bird flying across the sea and through clouds in slow motion (probably "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" from 1973). Sometimes we danced with our parents; other times, while they danced, we ran around collecting coasters, paper parasols, and glitter palm tree picks from empty cocktail glasses. + +Today I would probably roll my eyes at the tacky hotel disco with its sticky floors, dated music, and questionable drinks. But back then it felt like stepping into a dreamlike emerald cave, where time stood still and treasures waited to be discovered. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/20260518_mondsee.md b/content/20260519_mondsee.md similarity index 100% rename from content/20260518_mondsee.md rename to content/20260519_mondsee.md