The VW-Foundation has recently started a series of lectures called „eye witness, translators, contemporary witness: German foreign correspondent from the 1970ies until today“ in cooperation with the Leibniz-Institut für Europäische Geschichte (IEG). Incoming the two hosts of the evening, Bernhard Gißibl und Johannes Paulmann of IEG, are getting to the point by stating that “instead of researching on the objective
Who would have expected him here? George Clooney at Osterwieck, without Paparazzi, without his wife, without Nespresso capsules in this hands. But wait a moment ..? Did not Georgy make a movie nearby, i.e. in the Harz mountains? And right so, Clooney stayed in Halberstadt for his shooting and went for diner in Wernigerode: Clooney shoots in Halberstadt newspapers claimed.
“Slowly, but surely” a proverb says. A statement that hold truth for many situations. Rarely it seemed to be so true for me as right now. Du to an aching inflamed finger I am forced to a mandatory break which is really a pain in the ass for somebody hyperactive like me. But after a period of self-pity I decided
Well I admit when reading a book by Paulo Coelho for the first time – it has been recommended to me – I did not know what to think of his way of narrating a story and his trips to transcendental. I had my hands on “Fräulein Prym and the demon” at that time. I was reading the book during
Well, actually the whole thing started earlier, namely with the trip of the Selke Valley Train from Gernrode to the Mägdesprung. From the station at Mägdesprung we walked downhill to the Selke Valley. At the beginning we passed the three ancient Hammerfactories and also the first stamp-collecting stations. Collecting stamps was especially exiting this time as the tour held the
Today I’d like to share some pictures from Bochum, the Anton Corbijn exhibition and from a hiking tour in “Sauerland”. End of June this year I visited my friend in Bochum. I took the opportunity to visit Anton Corbijn’s exhibition “Inwards and onwards”. Any Depeche Mode or U2-Fan in the world will know his name. His pictures in black and
On our stroll throuh Funchal we came across a small alley within “Zona Velha” (historic centre). On Rua de Santa Maria, Madeira’s oldest street, we discovered a artistic treasure in the form of colorful painted front doors. The street looks like an Open-Air-mile-of-art. The front door pictures seem to be launched by an initiative of the municipality. The city council
At the beginning of January New Year’s resolutions are still prevalent in the mind. Therefore, here are the ultimate ten reasons why Life’s good. Well, check it out in 2013! We should have a Poncha on it.