Monthly Archives: June 2008

geisenfeld, public viewing area

UEFA EURO 2008 semi-finals: Germany vs. Turkey

After beating Portugal in the quarter-finals Germany found its way to the semi-finals and hence had to oppose Turkey. Blessing-in-disguise-guy Stefan went to Basel to watch it in real – we alternatively had to go to the city of Geisenfeld for an appropriate outdoor screening … Read More

Southside Festival 2008: festival area, hannes and flo

The weather gods love (rock) music: Chronicles of a Southside Festival 2008

From 20 July to 22 July far, far away a festival was yet to be: It was time for the so called Southside Festival 2008 in the rural areas of Baden-Württemberg. The area: An airfield right outside the tiny town of Neuhausen ob Eck. Being … Read More

ramsau, hintersee

The heart of the German Bavarian Alps and Euro 2008 Soccer in Salzburg

This is all about last weekend, when Bettina, I and a few other friends of ours went to visit Sepp, who lives in the south district of Berchtesgadener Land in Bavaria, near the border to Austria, some 30 km south of Salzburg and 180 km … Read More

subway

Energetic party people and UEFA European Championship 2008

Saturday was an exciting day: Party at Mich’s shared flat and start of the UEFA European Soccer Championship 2008 in Austria and Switzerland. For this reason a few of us met at the party location around 5ish to watch Switzerland vs. Czech Republic whilst helping … Read More

leiden: downtown scene at dusk, bridge

Leiden – Amsterdam – Katwijk: Evidence of a climactic order

From 1 to 5 Jun Hannes and I did a short trip to The Netherlands. Actually we were visiting Rainer in the city of Leiden located on the Old Rhine about 30km south of Amsterdam. In not more than an hour Lufthansa Airways took us … Read More