Things we like
Songs around the World!
Sunday, March 7th, 2010Putumayo is the ultimate way to get to know music form all over the world! And they are not only compiling great songs, they are also committed to distributing a part of the revenue in the communities where the music comes from.
We do have some of their albums – not as many as we would [...]
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, [...]
Aus einer Mücke einen Ele…
Monday, December 21st, 2009…nein, keinen Elefanten, sondern ein Mückenschwein machen!
Der Mückenschwein-Verlag sitzt in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern und macht tolle Bücher und noch vieles mehr. Wenn ihr wissen wollt, wie man den Weltfrieden rettet und glücklich wird – hier seid ihr richtig! Die Bücher werden handgefertigt und sind trotzdem günstig.
Mehr Infos auf www.mueckenschwein.de!
Jenny O. (so young)!
Thursday, December 17th, 2009Went to Regina Spektor yesterday – the supporting act was Jenny Owen Youngs, and she was great (Regina was also quite ok). Jenny did a lot of hopping (’cause someone in the audience asked her to), and she commended the Viennese audience for clapping about 15% more than usual at other European concerts where she [...]
“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 [...]
Coffee in Berlin
Monday, October 12th, 2009If you ever happen to look for a nice café close to “TU Berlin” (Berlin University of Technology), try the “WiWi Cafe” – a cosy place run by students for students and everybody else! They also help students at the faculty of economics and management in organizing their curriculum (psychological coaching depends on the mood [...]
Blue Oranges
Monday, October 12th, 2009A new BlueOrange Cafe opened recently just next to dergelbeSalon. It is quite difficult to find – you actually have to go into the Finance Ministry building.
Unfortunately, the location is intended for the people working in the ministry building, so the opening hours are rather incompatible with our typical visiting hours. But anyway, we can wholeheartedly [...]
XKCD – fun for engineers!
Monday, September 14th, 2009Some people think that people with an engineering or natural sciences background cannot be funny – fact is, the proportion of people with a decent sense of humor in engineering is approximately similar to the ratio of funny people in any other subset of mankind. Trouble is: just, too few people understand their jokes. (Note: most [...]
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, [...]