…has been a real success story. Now, the city plans to introduce a car hire system called „Autolib“. I talked to supporters and opponents of this new system:
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Category Archives: Botschaften in Paris
Treffen der Kulturen
Do you know what women want on a first date? …
… I ask in the very revealing test I invented today. With it, I had my (male) classmates discover what kind of Don Juan they are … You wanna join them? 😉
The king is back! …
… and no, I am not talking about Elvis, who I believe to be dead – compared to other people.
I am talking about Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, who in probably one of his greatest press conferences ever, announced he would be giving ten final gigs in the O2 Arena in London, the first of the series being held on the 8th of July.
Given that I am planning on going to London for the summer, my first impulse was of course – to look for tickets. An idea which to quickly forgot, when I saw ticket prices: between 295 and 1750 Pounds.
„That’s an easy one“, commented Arthur, one of my classmates, „you just have to be under 12 – for them, everything is free.“ Oh, if I only was!
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Die Botschaften in Paris…
…schaffen internationales Flair. So viele Nationen leben zusammen auf den 105 km² und sinnbildlich dafür stehen die Häuser der Ländervertretungen.
Deswegen widme ich ihnen eine Fotostrecke…
Prachtexemplar Nummer 1 ist die kubanische Botschaft gleich bei mir um die Ecke. In schickem, schwarz-weißem Schwimmbadstil sticht sie dem interessierten Architekturliebhaber sofort ins Auge. Spätestens bei näherem Hin- und Hochblick packte mich das unwiderstehliche Verlangen, meiner langweiligen Altbauwohnung den Rücken zu kehren und mit Sack und Pack in den Hightech-Wolkenkratzer umzuziehen…
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