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Lanzarote Guidebook – Summer 2011

July 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The Summer edition of the Lanzarote Guidebook is now available as a free download and like the spring edition it is over 100 pages long!

Covering the months up to August, the guidebook contains information about local events as well as the main attractions on Lanzarote.  It also includes maps of the main town centres to help you get around and an “Essentials” section with all the basic information that you are likely to need during your stay.

The book also includes a large number of full-page photos, to get you looking forward to your next holiday on the island!

For more information, visit the Lanzarote Guidebook website.

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Neckarblühen – the Garden Show in Horb am Neckar

July 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Horb am Neckar is a town in southern Germany, which lies – as the name suggest – on the Neckar river, just south of Stuttgart and on the edge of the Black Forest.

This summer the town is playing host to a garden show, aptly called the “Neckarblühen”.  “Blühen” means to blossom, and the river bank as well as several private gardens in the town are open to the public for the event.

Aerial view of part of the Neckarblühen Garden Show in Horb am Neckar 2011

Aerial view of part of the Neckarblühen Garden Show in Horb am Neckar

Most of the events and things to see are located along the river bank itself.  This has not only been planted, decorated, or improved specially for the occasion, but in many places it has been re-built completely to give it a more natural feel and remove some of the constraints on the river that were installed in the past.  At the same time, a new water-powered generating station has been added, which contrasts nicely with the water wheel exhibit at the other end of the grounds. [Read more…]

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Last words on the Hessentag

July 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Oberursel and Hessentag flagsThe Hessentag finished a month ago today, and yet the official events are not quite over.

In the end, around 1.4 million people came to Oberursel to visit the Hessentag, breaking the previous record with the procession on the last day alone having almost 4,000 participants.

Next week (25th-29th July) the remaining merchandise will be sold off in the foyer of the Rathaus.

And then… something typically German happens.  A by-law called the Hessische Gemeindeordnung (HGO) contains a paragraph (§ 8a) which calls for something called a Bürgerversammlung – a citizen’s meeting.  Such a meeting is taking place in the Stadthalle in Oberursel on Monday, 8th August, 2011 at 7pm.

Both supporters and critics of the Hessentag will be given the chance to put forward their opinions of the event, although I hope they do listen to the critics more than they did at the last information evening that I attended in December 2010.

Maybe the last word has not yet been heard…

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