Re: [Cz-L] Re: Bathing in the Prut

Even though I cannot actually remember going to Cecina, I have lots of
photographs of my parents and I and various family friends in open
spaces,
on the backs of these photographs is written Cecina. It was pronounced
as Zezina would be in German, but always written Cecina.

Mimi

Quoting Anny Matar <annymatar_at_gmail.com>:

> Hi all,
> There were so few open spaces for walking in woods (if my memory doesn't
> deceive me??) at home, so Zezina, and not Cecinia was one of them. I
> remember we packed our Rucksacks with food and a change of clothes,just in
> case it started to rain. In the morning, I well remember, looking up at the
> sky, counting the clouds and wondering will or won't the trip come off,and
> the joy when it did!!!
> It was peaceful and yes we enjoyed the company we kept and a day away from
> home !! real grown ups!!
> Long forgotten memories come back through being in touch with you,
> Regards,
> anny
>
> On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 3:48 PM, cornel fleming
> <cornel.fleming_at_virgin.net>wrote:
>
>> Hi, hi mimi...have been to the prut several times, and the prut in the
>> vicinity of czernowitz, esp. Where the bridges now are, is anything but
>> flat. There are on the city side stretches of quite steep and overgrown
>> banks..and on one of my trips i was there with a friend catching little
>> fish
>> for his cat. I think i have some photos so if i can locate them will send
>> to
>> jerome! Regards,cornel
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: bounce-4000450-8441035_at_list.cornell.edu
>> [mailto:bounce-4000450-8441035_at_list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Miriam
>> Taylor
>> Sent: 08 June 2009 11:48
>> To: jerome schatten; czernowitz-L
>> Subject: Re: [Cz-L] Re: Bathing in the Prut
>>
>> Thanks to Lilian , David and of course Jerome for sharing these photographs
>> with us. I am quite convinced though that the last three photographs are
>> not
>> of the Prut, but of the Bicaz, the last one at a place called Cheilei
>> Bicazului which is south and some distance from Czernowitz.
>> The vicinity of the Prut in Czernowitz is quite flat.
>>
>> In my childhood, I only went to one of the Prut beaches once, but I
>> remember
>> the pebbly beach as can be seen in one of the photographs.
>> We Czernowitzer were very fond of our recreation areas, the Prut beaches
>> and Bila and Cecina, but as I saw on my recent trip to Czernowitz and
>> visit
>> to Cecina, these places are not at all spectacular and what was wonderful
>> were not the places in themselves, but the good time that was had by those
>> spending their leisure time in these locations.
>>
>> Mimi
>>
>> -snip-
>>
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