Archives for 2012

Die Olympische Flamme in Sandwich

Die Olympische Flamme sieht man meistens nur im Fernsehen bei der Eröffnung der Olympsichen Spielen und vielleicht in einem kurzen Bericht über die Entzündung in Griechenland.

Aber da die Olympsiche Spiele in diesem Jahr in London stattfinden haben viele Menschen in Großbritannien die Chance genutzt etwas näher an die Flamme zu kommen und sie in der eigenen Heimat zu sehen, denn die Flamme durchläuft in den letzten Wochen vor den Spielen einen Staffellauf durch das ganze Land.

Die Zuschauer warten am Marktplatz auf die Flamme

Die Zuschauer warten am Marktplatz auf die Flamme

Und so kam es dazu, dass wir vor einigen Tagen früh aufgestanden sind um kurz nach 8 Uhr unseren Platz in der ersten Reihe gegenüber der Guildhall (Rathaus) in Sandwich, Kent zu nehmen, um auf die Olympische Flamme zu warten. [Read more…]

Changes to the German TV and Radio License in 2013

TV set - ©Can Stock Photo Inc. / megastockerThe concept of a Television License is not completely foreign to someone moving to Germany from many countries, but the idea of a radio license probably is for many. In fact it is probably one of the many pitfalls for students moving here who do not bring a television with them but maybe a radio alarmclock.

The current system used to be quite simple. If you had just a radio, then you paid for a radio license. If you had a television, then you paid for a television license and this included your radio. Families only needed one license, regardless of how many radios and televisions they owned, as long as any offspring did not have their own income.

And you had to pay just for owning a set, even if you never even switched it on or just watched DVDs with it.

Businesses had to pay per set, so a radio license was required for each office with a radio it in and for each company car.

There were some special cases, but generally this is the way that the system worked until a few years ago. [Read more…]

Chinese Buffet – All You Can Eat – on Rügen?

China Garten Restaurant in Bergen auf RügenAfter my first visit to the island of Rügen last year I received a question asking if there was a Chinese restaurant on the island offering a buffet, known also as “all you can eat”.

Admittedly I had not eaten at a Chinese restaurant while I had been there, and considering the fresh fish available in many places I did wonder why you would want to.  Of course, I myself went to a restaurant called Riff in Ralswiek, but when I returned to the island this summer I decided to answer the question and find out firstly how many Chinese restaurants I could find and then if any of them offered a buffet service.

In the end I found [Read more…]

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