(Deutsch) Transmission mit sieben PS: Ein Stück Braunschweiger Geschichte

(Deutsch) Transmission mit sieben PS: Ein Stück Braunschweiger Geschichte

Artist Maic Ullmann showcases his paintings stemming from a visit in 2012 at the former tunery “Elsner & Holdschmidt Nachf.” at the Kulturpunkt West in Brunswieck. The vernissage took place last friday. The paintings, displaying hammers, skrews and other items of metal, are tributing to the existince of the former factory on the one hand and to the technology of

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Mabel

Mabel

Have you heard about Mabel? She could have been John Bon Jovis muse when he sang “Oh, she is a little runaway” in the 80ies or she could have been Götz Alzmann’s role model for “Mabel with legs bent like sabre.” Mabel, the vivacious old Englih sheepdog from Wolfshagen that likes to jump over fences and to let off steam

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Fincas de Mallorca

Fincas de Mallorca

Did you ever wonder how to spend your saved money in times of zero interest? Well, it is not easy by now not to lose money. Here is my recommendation: buy your finca on Mallorca. Choose one of the mountain village as place of residence. By the way: Michael Douglas tries to get rid of his historic villa nearby Valldemossa.

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A Winter’s Tale: Palma de Mallorca

A Winter’s Tale: Palma de Mallorca

Did you ever think about spending New Year’s Eve in Palma de Mallorca? No? You should because it special. It is not so crowded at this time, it’s calm, it’s sunny. Especially on December 31st it is worth to visit the capital of the island. Why? On the one hand, because it is the Fest d’Estandard, that is the day

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Do we all eventually turn into our mothers, fathers?

Do we all eventually turn into our mothers, fathers?

Tom Ford directed an absolute masterpiece of art – in case you are open to its message: “Don’t throw people away. We live in a culture where we throw everything away. If you have someone important, someone you love, don’t throw them away, don’t let them go. Make choices very carefully in your life.” We are talking about his second

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Star Wars: The rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: The rise of Skywalker

The StarWars success story might come to an end. The screenwriters itself say so. Episode 9 might the last master piece of the series. It is the completion of a fairy tale that is taking place in the Galaxy and basically happens between two families: the Palpatines and the Skywalkers, if you want to put it this way. I started

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The little hobbit and its hiking companions

The little hobbit and its hiking companions

This is the story of a German little hobbit and its tracking companions. The tale is focused on the collection of 222 stamps which are spread all over the mystical Harz Mountains. It is meant to attract hikers to get to know the full beauty of the area. It took the protagonist 3,5 years to collect all of them, however,

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Hiking Pin Award Ceremony

Hiking Pin Award Ceremony

I do not come undone, no: IT is done! 222 (in words: two hundred and twenty-two) stamps of the “Harzer Wandernadel” are mine! The final ones, no. 88 (Hoher Kleef) and no. 99 (Harzer Dampflok) were encashed last sunday. I finished my chase for stamps with mixed feelings though:On the one hand, I am happy and proud of myself. On

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He must come through this hollow oak

He must come through this hollow oak

It is sunday morning once again. 7 o’clock and I have to get up. Another chase for stamps is on the programme. I still need five stamps to reach my final goal. We walk through “hollow oaks”, idyllic winter landscape towards the deserted village Selkenfelde and stroll on grounds rich in history. It is a hiking adventure that rewards us

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