http://www.sitebits.com/germany/ Germany en Copyright &copy; 1999-2008 Gromco, Inc. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:16:39 EDT Thu, 22 May 2008 13:50:00 EDT info@sitebits.com info@sitebits.com I generally dislike articles that sound like advertising, especially when they are written about foreign cities. You know the type? Like, how everything is good in XYZ and people are nicer and girls/boys are prettier and things are cheaper and nobody works and everybody's happy. A couple of years back I felt it was appropriate to <a href="http://www.sitebits.com/2006/buenos_aires_dreaming.html">comment on the much promoted virtues of Buenos Aires</a></i>. Right now, I feel the same way about Berlin, except I can not claim to have lived there myself, so I only have my scepticism to go by... Slavito http://www.sitebits.com/2008/try_it_again_in_berlin.html Thu, 22 May 2008 13:50:00 EDT Via [<a href="http://www.iht.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_ext">IHT</a>] -- Today's issue of IHT's travel section [<a href="http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/01/10/news/trleip.php" rel="nofollow" target="_ext">profiles</a>] the city which come June, will be playing host to the 2006 World Cup. We're talking about Leipzig, Germany, of course. </p><p> The 4-screen profile gives an overview of the history and main attractions in the city nicknamed Heldenstadt (the City of Heroes), teases us with little-known trivia (Leipzig was home to Germany's first conservatory) and supplies the minimal amount of neighborhood savvy: <blockquote> <i> The Zentrum has some beautiful Saxon architecture and remains very lively until late... </p><p> The Süd district is more modern and younger; cafés and boutiques selling everything purses to yarn line strip for about 10 blocks. </i> </blockquote> There are plenty of hotel rooms in the city (11,500, according to the IHT) which should work in your favor should you decide to visit, but beware that during the World Cup accomodation is likely to be scarce and the prices inflated. [<a href="http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/01/10/news/trleip.php" rel="nofollow" target="_ext">The City of Heroes and Saxon allure</a>] Slavito http://www.sitebits.com/2006/iht_leipzig.html Wed, 11 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST <img alt="Dix Lewandowsky Collage" class="rightill" src="http://www.sitebits.com/images/2004/dix_lewandowsky.jpg"> The Associated Press reminds us that [<A HREF="http://www.berlinischegalerie.de/" rel="nofollow" target="_ext">The Berlinische Galerie</A>] of modern art will reopen for the first time in its own space on Saturday. <br/><br/> The museum is housed in a former warehouse. It features hundreds of thousands of artworks including pieces by George Grosz, Otto Dix and Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. <br/><br/> P.S. The illustrative collage shows two pieces by V.Lewandowsky (left) and O.Dix (right). Slavito http://www.sitebits.com/2004/the_berlinische_reloaded.html Mon, 01 Nov 2004 00:00:00 EST