Measha Brueggergosman
Submitted by supadmin on Mon, 03/08/2010 - 08:00
The young Canadian soprano Measha Brueggergosman is giving a recital in Bonn on March 15 at 8pm. The concert is part of Deutsche Welle’s concerto discreto series. Born in 1977, Measha trained as an opera singer in Toronto and Düsseldorf and was chosen to sing the Olympic Hymn at the opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. At the Bonn recital she’ll be performing music from Surprise, her first solo album on Deutsche Grammophon, together with her partner Justus Zeyen (piano).
Day trip to Schloss Burg
Submitted by supadmin on Sun, 03/07/2010 - 08:00
There are some truly magical places around the Rhine region and one of my favourites is Schloss Burg in the Wupper valley. Admittedly this place is so special that it's often over-run by tourists and day trippers, but you can hardly blame them. Schloss Burg is a little fort, or castle, on top of a steep hill, surrounded by forest, and can only be accessed by one road, once you're in, the only way out is the way you came in. In the winter it hosts a perfect old world Christmas Market and in Spring a traditional Easter Bazaar. There are two ways to get to the castle, b
Cast your vote
Submitted by supadmin on Sat, 03/06/2010 - 08:00
For Brits in Germany it's sometimes distressing watching and reading the daily disasters of British politics in the press. Blair, Cameron and.... who's the head of the Liberal party again? Oh yes - Nick Clegg.
The longest talk show in the world
Submitted by supadmin on Fri, 03/05/2010 - 08:00
Visit the Köln Arcaden today and you can watch, and maybe take part in, the longest talk show in the world.
Die Ente restaurant
Submitted by supadmin on Thu, 03/04/2010 - 08:00
If you're looking for somewhere nice to eat in the south of the city - try Die Ente (The Duck). Its traditional, farmhouse interior, and menu full of German specialities will make you feel truly at home. In the summer the terrace outside is the perfect place to enjoy a cool beer and something delicous from the menu. What's different about Die Ente is that it serves typical German fare but with a totally modern interpretation. The team in the kitchen are dedicated to pushing the boundaries of their abilities and stimulating every taste bud with their creations.
Return of the Bröckemännche
Submitted by supadmin on Wed, 03/03/2010 - 08:00
There are some lovely, cheeky little statues around Cologne, Düsseldorf and Bonn, one of my favourites is the "Bröckemännche" which normally lives on the Kennedy Bridge in Bonn-Beuel. I say normally because he's been taken down since the start of building works to the bridge, but he's due to be put back up later this year. The Brückenmännche is a figure of a man pointing his bottom at Beuel. The original Bröckemännche was put up as a kind of "up yours" gesture to Beuel. When the bridge was built in the eighteen h
Shop till you drop, on a Sunday
Submitted by supadmin on Tue, 03/02/2010 - 08:00
Thanks to a new ruling in the city of Cologne, you will now be able to shop on three Sundays in March. On the 7th March in Weiden and Porz-Lind/Wahn, on the 14th in Rodenkirchen, Lindenthal and Ossendorf, and on the 21st in Braunsfeld, Longerich and Poll. There will be other dates throughout the year - including of course for the Innenstadt (Schildergasse etc.) in May. If all of that is far too ordinary you could instead, take a little trip to Belgium or Holland and check out the designer outlet's on our doorstep. In Holland there is the MacArthur Glen Designer Outle
Earth, Air and Water
Submitted by supadmin on Mon, 03/01/2010 - 08:00
Sketches of a Ramble in the Eifel is the theme of this beautiful exhibition at the Wallraf-Richartz Museum in Cologne. Edward T. Compton was born in Stoke Newington, London in 1849, and died in Feldafing near Munich in 1921. Like many of his 19th century contemporaries he undertook sketching tours of the Rhineland and Moselle, but unlike them, he stayed. In 1868, at the age of eighteen, he started making sketches while on a walking tour of the Eifel and then ventured further up the Moselle, one of his sketch map's shows the meandering route that he followed.
Amy Antin’s Room for Peace
Submitted by supadmin on Sun, 02/28/2010 - 08:00
"Amy Antin’s Room" is a unique and fantastic place. It's an imaginary room where you don't have to grapple with obligations or socio-cultural tendencies, both performers and audience will feel at ease in this relaxed and unique atmosphere.
Going Greek in Cologne
Submitted by supadmin on Sat, 02/27/2010 - 08:00
Elia is a Greek restaurant with a difference, clean and sleek in its decor and furnishings, it's also so modern in its cuisine you won't find a kebab in sight. This family run restaurant (with Mama in the kitchen) has added a twist to traditional Greek cuisine and made it into something elegant and extremely tasty. Superb grilled Dorade fish, succulent grilled lamb and much more besides.
