Tag: Meadows
Full meadows, occupied shady spots: How Munich starts summer at the beginning of April – Munich
Occupied shady spots, overcrowded meadows: On Saturday, summer will be welcomed in the city with lots of naked skin and cool drinks, but also with skepticism: If it’s already so…
More brown hares are hopping across the meadows again – Bavaria
There are more brown hares again in Germany. There are currently no separate figures for the Free State, but Sebastian Ziegler, Vice President of the Bavarian Hunting Association (BJV), assumes…
Franconian water meadows should become UNESCO intangible cultural heritage – Bavaria
Farmers in Franconia have been irrigating their meadows for centuries using a sophisticated network of water scoops, ditches and small weirs. Now the knowledge of traditional meadow irrigation, passed down…
Yacht captain responsible for destroying Posidonia meadows sentenced
Justice has ruled. The Hungarian captain of a yacht was fined 20,000 euros this Friday in Marseille, as well as banned from sailing for one year in French territorial waters,…
Playing with an Oktoberfest band: "Just get in solo"
What is it like to play in an Oktoberfest tent in front of almost 2,000 people? Our author tried it out with the band Swamp Kröten and was able to…
Oktoberfest 2023: a day in the kitchen of Café Kaiserschmarrn
It is then easier to sprinkle a smaller ladleful of raisins over the dough. I can breathe deeply for a few minutes while the dough bakes. Short time to talk…
Oktoberfest: Where the police dance the polonaise
On the Hackerbrücke, the police use their party bus to get Oktoberfest visitors in the mood so that it doesn’t tip over. But there are also downsides – and a…
Oktoberfest in Munich: Loved, hated Oktoberfest – an essay
Attacks at Oktoberfest “Some perpetrators only travel for Oktoberfest” Kristina Gottlöber helps women at the Oktoberfest in the Safe Space, last year more than ever before. A conversation about anger,…
USA: Legal defeat for Trump’s former chief of staff Meadows
USA Legal defeat for Trump’s former chief of staff Meadows Mark Meadows, then White House chief of staff, speaks to reporters in Washington. photo © Alex Brandon/AP In addition to…
Green facades and roofs in Munich: meadows and forests on the roof
Munich must become greener in order to combat climate change. The floors are concrete, so more and more buildings are being planted. Even the flowerpot on the windowsill makes a…