Within the past half hour Germany has won the 55th Eurovision Song Contest with a song called “Satellite” and performed by a previously unknown artist – “Lena”.
Germany picked up points from most of the countries voting, so even though many gave 12 points to their traditional neighbouring recipients, eventually they could not be caught.
German television has shown live scenes from Hamburg with a crowed of 70,000 people celebrating the win.
Here is the winning song:
Most of the petrol stations on Lanzarote are to be found on the main roads in and out of the resorts, as well as near the airport – the logical place to fill up hire cars before returning them.
The prices must make visitors from the rest of Europe envious, with Super 95 Octane costing about 77 cents per litre on our last visit, compared to around €1.40 per litre in Germany!
Some petrol stations are not even self-service, so be prepared for a short wait and to pay the attendant at the pump.
Many restaurants in Germany offer a free item on their menu. It is usually hidden away at one end of the children’s section and is called a “Räuberteller”.
It really is free and almost looks out of place being listed with € 0,00.
But what is it?
Put quite simply, a Räuberteller is a plate and a set of cutlery. The word literally translates as “thief’s plate” and that is exactly what it is.
For small children who would not manage even a child’s portion of food (or prefer something else than the few items on offer), they can use the plate to eat small portions of food from their parents, grandparents, or other people who are in the restaurant with them.
This not only reduces the cost of the meal, but it also saves on waste if they are lacking in appetite.
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