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Doing good around the corner…
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010What do you do when you find out that someone you know as being a nice, lovable chap is doing something really great in their free time, without making a big fuss about it? As is the case with this guy and his friends who don’t just talk about how the world should be changed, [...]
“Traditionelles Neujahrsspringen!”
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009Yes, ski jumping is one of the few sport events where Austrian athletes serve a more than decorational purpose – they actually win sometimes! But the Traditionelles Neujahrsspringen (traditional new year’s ski jumping) of Christoph & Lollo at Kabarett Niedermair is a truly international event – songs about athletes from all over the world.
Christoph & Lollo recently [...]
Ain’t ever too far!
Saturday, November 28th, 2009Of course, it ain’t ever too far to see Regina Spektor live on stage – but I am quite happy that the stage is only a couple of minutes away from dergelbeSalon, actually. So if you have nothing better to do on December 16 – and chances are there is nothing better anyway…
To sum up [...]
UNESCO & Botanical Gardens
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009Over the past three weeks, we have visited the following places:
Botanical Garden, Ruhruniversität Bochum
Zeche Zollverein, Essen (UNESCO World Cultural Heritage)
Aachen Cathedral (UNESCO World Cultural Heritage)
Cologne Cathedral (UNESCO World Cultural Heritage)
Botanical Garden, Hamburg (City)
Botanical Garden, Hamburg (University)
Fortress of Suomenlinna, Helsinki (UNESCO World Cultural Heritage)
Botanical Garden, Helsinki (City)
Botanical Garden, Helsinki (University)
We were prevented from actually entering due to heavy rain…
Museumsinsel, [...]
Agaetis Byrjun – Happy Birthday!
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009Sigur Rós are celebrating their 10th anniversary of their breakthrough album “Agaetis Byrjun” – and for that reason, they made a live version available on their website, from the release in the Icelandic opera house in Reykjavík some time in 1999. 12 minutes of their great music in one track…
To download (or find out more), [...]
Where the heck is Püspökladány…
Sunday, June 21st, 2009Der gelbe Salon will be unavailable on the weekend June 26-28 in order to celebrate the name day of Laci, Grand Chief of the tribe of IAESTE in Hungary. The celebration will take place in a town called Püspökladány, located somewhere in Hungary. (If I shall not return, search for me about two hours train ride [...]
Vienna Weekend
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009It is only two weeks to go until the fabulous Vienna Weekend, organised by IAESTE, AMSA and AIESEC to mark the start of the summer. Der gelbe Salon has already some confirmed guests for this weekend, but there is always space for one or two visitors more…
For more information, check out the weekend website! See you soon [...]
JUMP around!!!
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009If you feel like getting to know new people from the international IAESTE-world, mark Sept 30-Oct 4 in your calendar. The international training and motivation seminar is coming back to Austria!!!
So Join Us to Motivate People & JUMP with us!!!
Go Vote!
Thursday, June 4th, 2009The elections to the European Parliament will take place in the coming days. A quote (freely translated) from an Austrian newspaper on the issue: “The European Union has developed a new and the most modern type to do politics. This cannot be refuted by the points that, firstly, it does not always work; secondly, not [...]
Smelling like an Onion
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009Did you know that Texas is building a wall to keep out unwanted Americans? Did you know that Radiohead did not influence a local teenage band in Ohio? How to avoid not loosing your pension? Everything you didn’t want to know about the US, the world and life as such you can read about at [...]