Berlin spring 2012
Photos from Gallery Weekend 2012, among others one of my favourite galleries in Berlin, Galerie Deschler, and the galleries in Galerienhaus Lindenstrasse, my favourite lunch and brunch place in Paul Lincke Ufer, as well as the Berlin War Memorial in Bernauer Strasse.
Tierpark Friedrichsfelde
Tierpark Friedrichsfelde in the former East Berlin is Europe’s largest landscape zoo: http://www.tierpark-berlin.de/tierpark.html. It is not quite as centrally located as the zoo near Kurfürstendamm, but easily reached by public transport. A lot of walking is involved in a visit, sometimes in forest-like terrain, so comfortable shoes are advised. Here are some photos from my visit there in July 2012:
Málaga, Córdoba and Granada, July 2009
With my niece.
Amsterdam, Munich, Bolzano, July 2007
With my two favourite teenagers. First we flew to Amsterdam:
Liste Köln and Art Cologne April 2014 – impressions
“Copenhagen Zoo just killed four lions”
Oh here we go again. To think that a) this is something new, and b) it only happens in Copenhagen Zoo is laughable. It is after all an INTERNATIONAL breeding programme. Being against zoos in general is everybody’s right, but to keep singling out Copenhagen Zoo just because it has decided to be open about how zoos work, while all the other zoos remain too cowardly to come forward is the height of hypocrisy.
Roast leg of lamb with gorgonzola
1 large leg of lamb about 2,5 kilo
5 cloves garlic, peeled
Sprigs of rosemary and thyme
3 dl dry white wine
125 g gorgonzola
1,5 dl creme fraiche
Botox
Interesting fact about botox: 500 grams can extinguish all life on this planet. It is no wonder, then, that a tiny amount of it can extinguish all life in a face.
Moral er godt, dobbeltmoral er dobbelt så godt
Eks-Kong Konstantin har aldrig boet i Danmark, og udover to forkludrede kup og en exit fra Grækenland i ly af mørket (efterladende Grækenland til syv års diktatorstyre) har han aldrig løftet en finger eller gjort en ærlig dags arbejde i noget land, og da slet ikke i Danmark. Det samme gælder hans kone som ganske vist er dansk født men ikke har boet i Danmark i omkring 50 år. Ikke desto mindre rejser han på dansk pas – ovenikøbet diplomatpas. Jeg går ud fra, det betyder, at han og hans familie til enhver tid kan bosætte sig i Danmark og ville med typisk dansk snobberi og leflen for “de kongelige” blive modtaget med beundring, benovelse og åbne arme.
Børn, der er født i Danmark, i “blandede” ægteskaber, som føler sig danske og går i danske skoler, bliver uden videre smidt ud af landet hvis deres ikke-danske mor eller far dør.
Moral er godt. Dobbeltmoral er dobbelt så godt.