Crispy Farturas, pig heads and roasted chestnuts: In Lisbon, the New Year's Eve was a welcome opportunity to be a festive feast. Around midnight the people flocking to the streets - on the Praça do Comércio welcome tens of thousands of the new year.
 Lisbon - The paintings of the street artists in the middle of Rua Augusta in Lisbon, the new year has already begun. On the screens yellow tram ride through rows of houses brush strokes, and left at the booth throughout the images are signed with "Giuseppe" and the year, until after midnight to apply. "Tomorrow is the old year passes anyway. This is no longer worthwhile," says the artist at that last day in December.
By Arco Victória moves because of fog in the Rio Tejo wide shopping promenade. There it mixes with the smoke of the furnace in which an old man with a baseball cap chestnuts roast in salt crust. With runzeligen hands klaubt a few chestnuts in a shot from newsprint paper bag. Two euro, "obrigado", thank you.
In the bakery shop window "Casa Brasileira" at the other end of the Rua Augusta pile of eggs to cakes, honey cakes and almond cookies on silver trays. The "bolo rei" - the king cake - there will be only at Christmas and New Year sales. Candied fruits are lit in yellow, red and green on round cakes. Salesladies packages them in boxes A.
The Christmas spirit runs in Lisbon until the new year. About the streets are lit garland of stars, wreaths and bells. In the old quarters of Alfama klettern Nicholas doll with tiled walls and pull up to a balcony railing high flourished. Some of them disappear to the hip in a forest of laundry, through the narrow streets in the December sun dries.
Traditional fair with electric candles victims
At the foot of the winding neighborhood ringing the bells of the Igreja de Sao Domingos to the evening show. On the furrowed columns in the nave, the great earthquake of 1755 and a fire in the 1950s left. Once the verdicts were read out of the Inquisition. Today a father Our resonates through the walls, and behind the pulpit to read a child with the voice of bells Intercessions.
SPAIN AND PORTUGAL-QUIZAP; DDP; Antje Blinda
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Flirting with Monster fir.
The Brazilians have the largest. How could it be otherwise in this country that loves superlatives? Here are the most beautiful women, the best footballers, the longest carnival? and the largest floating Christmas tree in the world.
 85 meters measures the monster fir, as much as a 28-storey skyscraper - two years ago, he was in the Guinness Book of Records: Every year at Christmas time will be the largest floating Christmas tree in the world in the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas anchored by a natural lagoon in the middle of The tourist South Zone of Rio de Janeiro. For the inauguration on 29 November gathered 400,000 people, around the waters came to transport collapse.
 85 meters measures the monster fir, as much as a 28-storey skyscraper - two years ago, he was in the Guinness Book of Records: Every year at Christmas time will be the largest floating Christmas tree in the world in the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas anchored by a natural lagoon in the middle of The tourist South Zone of Rio de Janeiro. For the inauguration on 29 November gathered 400,000 people, around the waters came to transport collapse.
With folding chairs and coolers full of beer flowing, the Cariocas, as residents of Rio are called, to the event. The lights will glow of Ungetüms flirted and danced until dawn. For the hawkers, the spectacle of the climax of their year: Only Carnival and New Year's Eve on the beach at Copacabana attract more visitors than the tree-hype.
Every year, invites the insurance company, the mega-event sponsors, including the foreign correspondents to visit. The Cariocas, as residents of Rio are called, envy them for the privilege, because ordinary mortals need a safety distance of 150 meters to hold the pontoons.
Sturdy shoes and helmets are required for the excursion on the 530 tonnes heavy monster. On the way to the pier to the visitor soldiers with bullet-proof vests and machine guns against. Photography is strictly prohibited, because the pier is a military exclusion zone, it is adjacent to the landing site for the armored helicopters of the military police responsible for combating the drug mafia in the favelas is responsible.
A small ferry takes visitors to the Christmas tree island. From the vicinity like the construction of a mixture of drilling and missile launching pad, it would be an ideal scenario for a James Bond movie.
Tannenstrasse everything
Fireman Reinaldo Memed keep guard on the platform. He fends Christmas tree from pirates who are trying to pedal out of the pontoons on board, and he controls the massive light and sound machine. Abel Gomes, the director of the spectacle, has the tree with 2.9 million mini-lights and 52 kilometers of light tubes equipped.
It blinks and flashes, lights cone of four giant headlamps wince through the sky over Rio. Every Saturday is fireworks, this year the lights will show the first time by a man accompanied glockenspiel. Evening by 20 clock booms "Jingle Bells" on the Lagoa that Christ wobbles.
Among incidents occurred so far this year not to Bescherung the largest floating Christmas tree in the world is used for firefighter Reinaldo and his colleagues are expected to run uninterrupted. Only once, three years ago, tore the steel fir in a gust of wind started. They drove across the Lagoa, until the opposite bank on ran.
A tractor cleared the Havaristen back quickly, the GAU remained, so Reinaldo: "The tree was like a one."
The Urtürken and Tannenbaum.
Tinsel and lights everywhere: In Istanbul are also conservative Muslims from the global Christmas mood contagious. Especially as the festival fir eh an invention of the Urtürken is, says the researcher renitente Altertum Muazzez Ilmiye Cig.
 After Christmas you need men in Istanbul not long to seek. They are found on the most famous shopping street of the city, the "Istiklal Caddesi. Translated that means: The "road of freedom" (or independence), which is a euphemism is smooth. There are shopping stress, 365 days a year, is here all year gedrängelt.
On the edge of the flood never abreißenden people, specifically in front of a mosque, is Hakan. He is Losverkäufer. And Santa Claus. He carries a three-day beard, a robe with retting Bommel belt and hat and screams good mood "25 million lira!" in the crowd. So much (about 12.5 million euros) which can be in the drawing of lots on New Year's Eve win, then what the people with power on the TV monitor screen.
Hakan is Muslim. Cultural doubt on Weihnachtsmann-existence, he has none. His costume, he has at the bazaar in Eminönü bought for 50 lira. There, he says, there are also small Faltbäumchen plastic and dancing Santas, the bubbles produce. And plush dogs with Santa Claus hat, the "We wish you a merry Christmas" sing. Would be unthinkable to have been a bit earlier, say the people. Devil stuff in the eyes of Strictly believers. Meanwhile, the Christmas holiday in Turkey, but so much of its Christian content resolved that even conservative Muslims tinsel and lights as a "seasonal decoration" get into the house.
Altertum researcher: Tannenbaum is Turkish invention
The festival is only on New Year's Eve? as well as the Christmas tree simply "New Year's tree" is, "Yilbasi agaci". And why the excitement, one might wonder if the cult of the holy fir sowieso basically a Turkish invention? This woman claims that Muazzez Ilmiye Cig. The renitente 93-year-old is ancient scholar and never embarrassed to big words. A few years ago, she caused a sensation with the statement that the Muslim headscarf in pre-Islamic times of the temple have been taken into whores.
Now, Ms. Cig the origins of the Christmas tree in the Central Asian steppe have identified. A long time ago, so she writes, huldigten where the ancestors of the Turks a God, whom she called Ulgen. This God wore a long beard and a long coat, and he lived in a glittering palace in the sky. Reaching the palace was possible only through a huge tree, which the center of the earth to the stars stood. Ulgen order for the winter solstice, who directed him to Urtürken every year on 23 December is a big party from.
Now Ulgen somehow had their prayers. So the people beschmückten a tree with small loops, each loop symbolized a wish. And then they invited their relatives that sang and danced around the tree. A custom, the later the Huns on their Kampfrössern brought to Europe, where he soon took over the Christians.
An interesting theory. At least Losverkäufer Hakan could enjoy. It would be much more than just an employee of the state lottery. It would be a genuine avant-garde, a champion for the renaissance of the holy tree.
 After Christmas you need men in Istanbul not long to seek. They are found on the most famous shopping street of the city, the "Istiklal Caddesi. Translated that means: The "road of freedom" (or independence), which is a euphemism is smooth. There are shopping stress, 365 days a year, is here all year gedrängelt.
On the edge of the flood never abreißenden people, specifically in front of a mosque, is Hakan. He is Losverkäufer. And Santa Claus. He carries a three-day beard, a robe with retting Bommel belt and hat and screams good mood "25 million lira!" in the crowd. So much (about 12.5 million euros) which can be in the drawing of lots on New Year's Eve win, then what the people with power on the TV monitor screen.
Hakan is Muslim. Cultural doubt on Weihnachtsmann-existence, he has none. His costume, he has at the bazaar in Eminönü bought for 50 lira. There, he says, there are also small Faltbäumchen plastic and dancing Santas, the bubbles produce. And plush dogs with Santa Claus hat, the "We wish you a merry Christmas" sing. Would be unthinkable to have been a bit earlier, say the people. Devil stuff in the eyes of Strictly believers. Meanwhile, the Christmas holiday in Turkey, but so much of its Christian content resolved that even conservative Muslims tinsel and lights as a "seasonal decoration" get into the house.
Altertum researcher: Tannenbaum is Turkish invention
The festival is only on New Year's Eve? as well as the Christmas tree simply "New Year's tree" is, "Yilbasi agaci". And why the excitement, one might wonder if the cult of the holy fir sowieso basically a Turkish invention? This woman claims that Muazzez Ilmiye Cig. The renitente 93-year-old is ancient scholar and never embarrassed to big words. A few years ago, she caused a sensation with the statement that the Muslim headscarf in pre-Islamic times of the temple have been taken into whores.
Now, Ms. Cig the origins of the Christmas tree in the Central Asian steppe have identified. A long time ago, so she writes, huldigten where the ancestors of the Turks a God, whom she called Ulgen. This God wore a long beard and a long coat, and he lived in a glittering palace in the sky. Reaching the palace was possible only through a huge tree, which the center of the earth to the stars stood. Ulgen order for the winter solstice, who directed him to Urtürken every year on 23 December is a big party from.
Now Ulgen somehow had their prayers. So the people beschmückten a tree with small loops, each loop symbolized a wish. And then they invited their relatives that sang and danced around the tree. A custom, the later the Huns on their Kampfrössern brought to Europe, where he soon took over the Christians.
An interesting theory. At least Losverkäufer Hakan could enjoy. It would be much more than just an employee of the state lottery. It would be a genuine avant-garde, a champion for the renaissance of the holy tree.
Passengers sat in the largest Ferris wheel in the world finds.
Beautiful views in Singapore: The Singapore Flyer "stand still. A short circuit in one of the engines had triggered a power outage. About 160 people waited in the world's largest Ferris wheel six hours to their rescue.
 Singapore - because of a power outage on Tuesday were more than 160 people in the world's largest Ferris wheel in Singapore noted. The shared a spokeswoman of the "Singapore Flyer" with. Accordingly, sat in the Riesenrad 173 people, as against 17 a short time clock in one of the engines caused the blackout. Five were relatively quickly from its awkward position to be saved.
Getty ImagesSingapore Flyer: standstill in dizzying heights
 Singapore - because of a power outage on Tuesday were more than 160 people in the world's largest Ferris wheel in Singapore noted. The shared a spokeswoman of the "Singapore Flyer" with. Accordingly, sat in the Riesenrad 173 people, as against 17 a short time clock in one of the engines caused the blackout. Five were relatively quickly from its awkward position to be saved.
Getty ImagesSingapore Flyer: standstill in dizzying heights
Only after six hours the wheel began to spin again and the remaining passengers were able to leave the 28 gondolas that can accommodate up to 28 passengers have. Firefighters had been in operation for the rescue workers to assist, said the spokeswoman. The guests were exempt medical supplies.
The 165-meter-high Ferris wheel "Singapore Flyer" is, according to the builders 30 meters higher than its counterpart in England, the London Eye. The Singaporean attraction was only the beginning of the year operation.
Friday, December 19, 2008
Thousand years of history as a laser show.
As the first city in a former Soviet republic Vilnius bears the title "Cultural Capital of Europe". 2009, the Lithuanian capital of their past, celebrate the present - and starts with a gigantic light and laser show into the new year.
 Vilnius - The year 2009 is for Lithuania's capital Vilnius and doubly noteworthy: The largest of the Baltic country celebrates the first written mention of the name Lithuania in the annals Quedlinburger 1000 years ago. And first to bear the capital Vilnius with a former Soviet Republic of the title of "Cultural Capital of Europe". Country and city want to deal with authenticity and openness present - and look forward to as many cultural travelers.
 Vilnius - The year 2009 is for Lithuania's capital Vilnius and doubly noteworthy: The largest of the Baltic country celebrates the first written mention of the name Lithuania in the annals Quedlinburger 1000 years ago. And first to bear the capital Vilnius with a former Soviet Republic of the title of "Cultural Capital of Europe". Country and city want to deal with authenticity and openness present - and look forward to as many cultural travelers.
"It is important to Europe and the world to remember our past. And it is no less important to present our presence, so that all of us Europeans Lithuania interested in rediscovering their neighborhood," says President Valdas Adamkus the importance of the Year . Lithuania has always been a European country, albeit due to the Soviet occupation of almost 50 years behind the Iron Curtain.
With nonviolent resistance, the Lithuanian population but at the end of the 1980s and early 1990s, the Soviet rulers and troops for centuries - even today by the "Singing Revolution" is spoken. And was not even 20 years, behind only Christmas celebrated Counterparty curtains, so now there are all kinds of Christmas paraphernalia in the soil from the sprießenden giant supermarkets and shopping centers.
The lightness of Vilnius' Baroque School
Many, though not all the wounds of the Soviet era in architecture and infrastructure are in the Old Town of Vilnius healed. Since 1994 it belongs to the Unesco World Heritage Site. Many of the communist regime misuse Catholic churches meet now return to their original destination - for example, the St. Bernard Church, together with the bricks from 33 species Anne Church built the impressive ensemble Gothic forms.
Over nearly 70 stages can be restored to the Bernardine-bell tower climb comfortably. From top offers a view over an astonishing variety of tips steeple.
About 30 prayer houses in the downtown - predominantly Catholic, but also a synagogue and Orthodox - will contribute significantly to the flair of the 544,000-inhabitant city. Artist of the Italian, southern Germany and Austro-Hapsburg Baroque once dominated here together with regional champions the Baroque Vilnius school.
Their lightness combined with the graceful Gothic architecture to a soothing symphony, complete with jewels of classicism as the Old Town Hall and the Cathedral of whites.
The "light architect" Gert Hof visualized in the New Year night with a 20-minute light and laser show, the thousand-year history of Lithuania. Culture around 120 projects with about 900 events under the motto "Live Culture" should be the arc between national and international, between traditional and modern cultural margins. He goes from the "First International Opera Festival Vilnius on an exhibition with the main works of Georgian painter Nikolos Pirosmanaschwili up to a fashion gala at the" Europe's longest catwalk "entangled Gedimino prospektas, the link road between Cathedral and Parliament.
Admission free
Formats such as the "culture night", the "Street Music Festival" and the rock and alternative music festival "Be2gether" at the Belarussian border, more than 2009 out of tradition. With two-thirds of culture bid is free. Up to 30 million euros available for the Cultural Capital program and 55 million euros for infrastructure measures. The renovation of the former Revolution Museum on the National Gallery, the transformation of a former printing plant at a cultural center and the reconstruction of the former Palace of the Grand Duke of Lithuania are Vilnius' Mayor Juozas Imbrasas the top priority construction projects.
Not only for Imbrasas, the state holiday on 6 July, the most significant millennium date: In addition to the opening of the palace as a symbol of Lithuanian state sovereignty takes place on this day, the great singer and dance festival from 1 to 6 July its conclusion. It is also a choir of 30,000 voices to be heard. On the evening of National Day on the initiative of the Society for the beautification of Lithuania also registered at 1000 Castle mountains in the country 1000 fire ignited.
Lithuania is not a mighty country, no intrusive Vilnius city - both want to be discovered. This goes on foot, by bus - and with the balloon. "Vilnius is one of the few cities where a balloon ride over the city center is allowed," said Aurimas Vengrys, a local balloon pilot.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Moloch with music.
Eleven million Brazilian city Sao Paulo is considered ugly and dangerous and is rarely destination for tourists. But amid the gray concrete buildings, there are oases: for example, lively entertainment district. Or flea markets with klampfenden Altherr bands.
 Matheus is in serious trouble. An enemy mob him eingezingelt. Behind him go? S not continue. Swerve to the left? Excluded. A bulliger tower obstructs him the way. Next erupt? Hopeless. Here are the ranks of the characters who threaten him, impenetrable. Whether it perhaps on the right side still a small loophole there? Matheus looks to the side and breathes nervously by.
Luis, the head of the black gang, grins in the safe feeling of triumph. He has Matheus at the wrap. Because of Matheus? white chessmen are not many left. His King is as good as dull. Matheus Gedankenversunken analyzed the sheer impasse? and can not continue like this upset that the folding table on which his chess is built, a pedestrian traffic jam caused. Because Matheus and LuÃs bear their duel at a flea market from heavily visited. Middle of one of the already narrow paths of Benedito Calixto-square. Them to squeeze past the masses.
Some passerby looks at the players. But not for the reason for the congestion to curse, but out of curiosity. The little scrum here not spoil the mood. Many in passing gnaw at a meat skewers, leave a fried dumplings filled with palm hearts taste or suck on a thick straw, which is a coconut.
It is Saturday afternoon in Sao Paulo? and the exuberance of the Paulistas, as the inhabitants call to significantly increase. That is certainly worth a mention. Because unlike in many South American metropolises dominate at five and a half days a week of hard work and the nature of the Brazilian Eleven-million city. It is financial and economic center. Together with the Sao Paulo metropolitan area comes to around 20 million inhabitants. It is the largest city in the southern hemisphere. Industries has a long tradition here, because Sao Paulo experienced many booms. The trade of tea, coffee, sugarcane and cotton brought prosperity to the city? and millions of immigrants.
Latte macchiato at Brazilian
What could be the ambition of São Paulo symbolize better than the fact that the heart of this city into a banking and insurance miles proposes: Avenida Paulista. In this faceless skyscraper canyon lined up to three kilometers, offices and shopping together Smalls. Avenida Paulista is no boulevard, but it is relatively harmless. Especially for tourists, devastating the reputation of Sao Paulo have in mind, it is a welcome fixture.
LATIN-QUIZAP Ay, Caramba! From Carnival in Rio, have you heard? They know that sooner Maradona successfully played football? But then you are almost a Latin America expert - is not it? Test your knowledge in SPIEGEL ONLINE quiz! Here you can beschnuppern Sao Paulo, with the Hulk familiar. Indeed, on the Avenida Paulista European tourists comes some familiar: the costs incurred in the shop windows, the hygienic conditions in the snacks, the creamy milk foam on the latte macchiato? Hit a popular import from Europe.
A few kilometers away on the other hand, likes this vast megacity completely off. Nervenzehrender traffic, an endless Betonskyline, verpestete air. In Sao Paulo, as nasty as the inhabitants of Rio de Janeiro, the warring neighboring metropolis, could the air that we inhalation, with the naked eye can see.
But even worse: Sao Paulo has no sights of rank. No world-famous beach like Rio de Janeiro. Their lack of sympathetic sentimentality of Buenos Aires or the casual rhythm of Havana? why many cities tourists a bow to make Sao Paulo.
A pity really, because SAMPA? so the short form? is a bustling metropolis. Design and fashion trends are often set here, although superficially aesthetic little understanding in this city seems to be stuck. In his song "SAMPA", the famous Brazilian musician Caetano Veloso disturbing the attraction of São Paulo put: "When I arrived here, I understood nothing," sings Veloso.
 Matheus is in serious trouble. An enemy mob him eingezingelt. Behind him go? S not continue. Swerve to the left? Excluded. A bulliger tower obstructs him the way. Next erupt? Hopeless. Here are the ranks of the characters who threaten him, impenetrable. Whether it perhaps on the right side still a small loophole there? Matheus looks to the side and breathes nervously by.
Luis, the head of the black gang, grins in the safe feeling of triumph. He has Matheus at the wrap. Because of Matheus? white chessmen are not many left. His King is as good as dull. Matheus Gedankenversunken analyzed the sheer impasse? and can not continue like this upset that the folding table on which his chess is built, a pedestrian traffic jam caused. Because Matheus and LuÃs bear their duel at a flea market from heavily visited. Middle of one of the already narrow paths of Benedito Calixto-square. Them to squeeze past the masses.
Some passerby looks at the players. But not for the reason for the congestion to curse, but out of curiosity. The little scrum here not spoil the mood. Many in passing gnaw at a meat skewers, leave a fried dumplings filled with palm hearts taste or suck on a thick straw, which is a coconut.
It is Saturday afternoon in Sao Paulo? and the exuberance of the Paulistas, as the inhabitants call to significantly increase. That is certainly worth a mention. Because unlike in many South American metropolises dominate at five and a half days a week of hard work and the nature of the Brazilian Eleven-million city. It is financial and economic center. Together with the Sao Paulo metropolitan area comes to around 20 million inhabitants. It is the largest city in the southern hemisphere. Industries has a long tradition here, because Sao Paulo experienced many booms. The trade of tea, coffee, sugarcane and cotton brought prosperity to the city? and millions of immigrants.
Latte macchiato at Brazilian
What could be the ambition of São Paulo symbolize better than the fact that the heart of this city into a banking and insurance miles proposes: Avenida Paulista. In this faceless skyscraper canyon lined up to three kilometers, offices and shopping together Smalls. Avenida Paulista is no boulevard, but it is relatively harmless. Especially for tourists, devastating the reputation of Sao Paulo have in mind, it is a welcome fixture.
LATIN-QUIZAP Ay, Caramba! From Carnival in Rio, have you heard? They know that sooner Maradona successfully played football? But then you are almost a Latin America expert - is not it? Test your knowledge in SPIEGEL ONLINE quiz! Here you can beschnuppern Sao Paulo, with the Hulk familiar. Indeed, on the Avenida Paulista European tourists comes some familiar: the costs incurred in the shop windows, the hygienic conditions in the snacks, the creamy milk foam on the latte macchiato? Hit a popular import from Europe.
A few kilometers away on the other hand, likes this vast megacity completely off. Nervenzehrender traffic, an endless Betonskyline, verpestete air. In Sao Paulo, as nasty as the inhabitants of Rio de Janeiro, the warring neighboring metropolis, could the air that we inhalation, with the naked eye can see.
But even worse: Sao Paulo has no sights of rank. No world-famous beach like Rio de Janeiro. Their lack of sympathetic sentimentality of Buenos Aires or the casual rhythm of Havana? why many cities tourists a bow to make Sao Paulo.
A pity really, because SAMPA? so the short form? is a bustling metropolis. Design and fashion trends are often set here, although superficially aesthetic little understanding in this city seems to be stuck. In his song "SAMPA", the famous Brazilian musician Caetano Veloso disturbing the attraction of São Paulo put: "When I arrived here, I understood nothing," sings Veloso.
Renovation case in white.
Flat roofs and functional forms: In Tel Aviv there is now complete streets in the style of the Bauhaus and Co. Many of the buildings are in poor condition - but among young Israelis is the classic modernism again in vogue.
 Tel Aviv - Even times in the cinema recently? In Israel's bustling metropolis of Tel Aviv is the most stylish and easily available. Here was the Zamenhoffstraße located at the "Cinema" to the hotel converted. A projector in the foyer and posters along the staircase reminiscent of film-fated times. Architecturally acknowledges the complex built in 1939 by Türknauf up to the snow-white facade to the Bauhaus style.
Nothing special in Tel Aviv. Indeed, the second largest city in the country has some 3500 buildings, which from 1928 to 1945 were built and the straightforward ideas of the German Bauhaus and his brothers, International Style and New Objectivity, indulge. In whole streets thus follows the shape of the function, windows merge flush with the facade, airy stairways herald of the "democratic living." Fans come from the astonishment is no longer published. Since the summer of 2003 allowed Tel Aviv to call Unesco World Heritage Site.
In the so-called vorstaatlichen time before 1948 grew only founded in 1909 as one of Tel Aviv on the drawing board designed metropolis on the Mediterranean. Architects from all over the country have made it their task, flat roof houses in countless variations to redefine or the warm climate.
But the weather conditions today to aesthetic problems. Air conditioners and windows walled caves destroy some view floor superstructures or plastic blinds effect of the once-perfect symmetry of the house opposite. In addition, the salty sea air to create the facades. But many home owners lack the money to be listed equitable remediation.
Many residents is the tradition simply does not matter. How is it that, for example, the House of Yiddish theater in the famous Bialikstraße Building has been locked. Only in a few ground floor rooms operates the theater office yet.
City promotes redevelopment
But meanwhile has set up a new way of thinking. Thus, the city administration special programs for Re-storey buildings and renovations are made available. In unoccupied building jewels drew galleries. Not only at the Dizengoff and Rothschild Boulevard, but in some dreamy side streets revive espresso bars and cafes the ground floor zones. They are operated by young Israelis who - well educated and Getting Around in the World - to the effect of the design ambience know. In the Bialikstraße 21, the billionaire Ron Lauder was renovated acts since the beginning of the year with urban promote the Bauhaus Museum.
Now the travel industry as the theme attractors were discovered. Targeted catalogs advertise with "fed Bauhaus" for the city whose name means Spring Hill. Leader of the Bauhaus-shop on Dizengoff Square. Here you find not only the usual devotional objects such as printed mugs, shirts and key rings. The gallery also offers two guided tours and discount cards.
That are all worth seeing city neighborhoods colored style, architects and emergence time. Folded plans give about former and current usage information.
The shop just adjacent to Tel Aviv-style highlight: the Dizengoff Square. The end of the thirties huge roundabout will be created by endless balcony flanked in white bands.
Some of the curved buildings are empty, here and there ruins floors. Several buildings were already awakened to new life, as the couple by Nathaniel built "Cinema." The Paris 1926 were Jews emigrated to deal with in a dream to build: the white city by the sea.
 Tel Aviv - Even times in the cinema recently? In Israel's bustling metropolis of Tel Aviv is the most stylish and easily available. Here was the Zamenhoffstraße located at the "Cinema" to the hotel converted. A projector in the foyer and posters along the staircase reminiscent of film-fated times. Architecturally acknowledges the complex built in 1939 by Türknauf up to the snow-white facade to the Bauhaus style.
Nothing special in Tel Aviv. Indeed, the second largest city in the country has some 3500 buildings, which from 1928 to 1945 were built and the straightforward ideas of the German Bauhaus and his brothers, International Style and New Objectivity, indulge. In whole streets thus follows the shape of the function, windows merge flush with the facade, airy stairways herald of the "democratic living." Fans come from the astonishment is no longer published. Since the summer of 2003 allowed Tel Aviv to call Unesco World Heritage Site.
In the so-called vorstaatlichen time before 1948 grew only founded in 1909 as one of Tel Aviv on the drawing board designed metropolis on the Mediterranean. Architects from all over the country have made it their task, flat roof houses in countless variations to redefine or the warm climate.
But the weather conditions today to aesthetic problems. Air conditioners and windows walled caves destroy some view floor superstructures or plastic blinds effect of the once-perfect symmetry of the house opposite. In addition, the salty sea air to create the facades. But many home owners lack the money to be listed equitable remediation.
Many residents is the tradition simply does not matter. How is it that, for example, the House of Yiddish theater in the famous Bialikstraße Building has been locked. Only in a few ground floor rooms operates the theater office yet.
City promotes redevelopment
But meanwhile has set up a new way of thinking. Thus, the city administration special programs for Re-storey buildings and renovations are made available. In unoccupied building jewels drew galleries. Not only at the Dizengoff and Rothschild Boulevard, but in some dreamy side streets revive espresso bars and cafes the ground floor zones. They are operated by young Israelis who - well educated and Getting Around in the World - to the effect of the design ambience know. In the Bialikstraße 21, the billionaire Ron Lauder was renovated acts since the beginning of the year with urban promote the Bauhaus Museum.
Now the travel industry as the theme attractors were discovered. Targeted catalogs advertise with "fed Bauhaus" for the city whose name means Spring Hill. Leader of the Bauhaus-shop on Dizengoff Square. Here you find not only the usual devotional objects such as printed mugs, shirts and key rings. The gallery also offers two guided tours and discount cards.
That are all worth seeing city neighborhoods colored style, architects and emergence time. Folded plans give about former and current usage information.
The shop just adjacent to Tel Aviv-style highlight: the Dizengoff Square. The end of the thirties huge roundabout will be created by endless balcony flanked in white bands.
Some of the curved buildings are empty, here and there ruins floors. Several buildings were already awakened to new life, as the couple by Nathaniel built "Cinema." The Paris 1926 were Jews emigrated to deal with in a dream to build: the white city by the sea.
Woody Allen's love letter.
Directors and Barcelona, which is the great love. Every year hundreds are here commercials, television and movies. Woody Allen wants the glitzy metropolis with his new work "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" a monument set. A journey to filming locations.
 "I still thought, 'yes, the looks like this Hollywood actress, such as it is called yet?" - And then wrote, "I seen the film team ..." - Scott Haynes remembers that day in July, as Scarlett Johansson on his bike hire in the middle of Old Town vorbeischlenderte. Actually, they seemed quite inconspicuous, he says, if these people do not always cluster would have stuck behind her. Whenever Johansson by Barcelona moved, usually a Puschelmikrofon floated above her head, the camera ran around front and zealous film technicians, security and other helpers helpers.
 "I still thought, 'yes, the looks like this Hollywood actress, such as it is called yet?" - And then wrote, "I seen the film team ..." - Scott Haynes remembers that day in July, as Scarlett Johansson on his bike hire in the middle of Old Town vorbeischlenderte. Actually, they seemed quite inconspicuous, he says, if these people do not always cluster would have stuck behind her. Whenever Johansson by Barcelona moved, usually a Puschelmikrofon floated above her head, the camera ran around front and zealous film technicians, security and other helpers helpers.
Only at the moment Haynes got really what the newspapers have been days wrote: That's Woody Allen film project and the beach promenade of Barcelona were in motion, that the Casa Mila and to Sagrada FamÃlia church temporarily blocked were two of the most famous monuments from António Gaudà that a really great movie in the city. Exactly where is Otto and Ottilie normal tourist move: They had but mostly behind the barriers remain, but were very close on events and pursued it with their cell phone cameras.
They strolled Johansson, Woody Allen conducted here under its Anglerhut. And the Spanish international stars Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem were never far away - the other two performers of the amorous triangle story in "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" in which two U.S. tourists to take a Spanish couple. The secret key role to play but Barcelona: The film introduces many of the famous and picturesque corners of the metropolis.
Barcelona is increasingly popular as a filming location
Indeed, quite explicitly wanted to Woody Allen put a monument, wants the city - as only New York - with his eyes show: "This film is a love letter to Barcelona and from there to the rest of the world." The director is not alone in his enthusiasm for the Catalan metropolis, with its many facets. Barcelona is increasingly popular as a filming location, reported the local Film Commission: Alone in the previous year arose here about 40 movies, plus numerous television and advertising strip clips.
Although some grumble about Barcelone, when they once again have to drive detours or transactions are not accessible. But for visitors, the chances are not bad, that she not only in the next film will recognize the surroundings, but perhaps even up to date on current filming encounter. Sometimes they are even as extras here.
Barcelona is very popular for film shoots, from ancient times to act. Almost the entire film "Perfume" by Tom Tykwer in 2006 came to the cinema, originated here. The team had permission to use the quaint winding streets and squares with a great deal of dirt into medieval Paris to transform. The really beautifully restored Plaza de la Mercè became a fish market, the "dirtiest spot in the dirtiest city in Europe in the 18th century." If you look closely, recognizes the church walls in the film again. But all newer facades, electric cables or other modern details disappeared behind large sheets, while the film team on the ground two and a half tonnes of fish and a ton of meat distributed.
Officially approved Luftverpestung
"After 'now has its very real gestunken," says the French Catalan Josep, there often on the edge of a fountain sits. And it was the Luftverpestung Authority - Barcelona's mayor gave full support for days and put all streets and squares in the old quarter Barri gòtic available.
"That would be in Munich with closures of Marienplatz, the Kaufingerstrasse and the Viktualienmarkt comparable," told the "perfume" production manager Christine Rothe. In search of the girl mirabelle runs later murderer Jean-Baptiste Grenouille by Carrer del Bisbe to the Plaça de Sant Felip Neri, where he stands, the same simple fountain between the big trees like in the movie. Only he is now surrounded by cycling tourists and their guides.
Carrer de Ferran, full of tourists, is still a busy shopping street - there appeared Grenouille for the first time in the fascinating world of the city smells one. In Laberint d'Horta in the northwest of the town played the beautiful Laura and their guests hiding deadly game. And in the museum village Poble Espanyol in the mountain town, the Montjuïc, was the great final scene, in which instead of the execution Massenekstase developed. "I had the best time of my life, when we were in Barcelona and Catalonia turned," says director Tom Tykwer.
Penélope Cruz ever filmed in Barcelona
The port area, a quarter of an hour to walk, are better suited for the cinema of contemporary issues. Xavier Rousseau has spent a lot of scenes, the protagonist in Studentenhit "Barcelona for a year" (2003) by Cédric Klapisch. The Frenchman shows the city from the perspective of a colorful WG Erasmus students. On the same beach, the Scarlett Johannsson erschlenderte, Xavier sat in the cafe and wrote home.
The Clinic Hospital del Mar also appears because of the great outlook on sand, sea and palm trees in other movies ever again. Also in Pedro Almodovar's "All About My Mother" (1999), the good parts played in Barcelona. One of the actresses: Penélope Cruz, which is now nearly a decade later, some filming locations should have recognized. Around the still unfinished cathedral built Gaudà Sagrada FamÃlia, which also climbed Xavier, or the Montjuic Park.
"Barcelona was incredibly interesting, it is an absolutely mystical city," enthuses Klapisch. Directors and the city seem to have found: "There is sun, sea and a director very much interesting because it is extremely vivid." Cult director Almodovar is the same opinion, he has repeatedly shot here: "Barcelona is also Marseille, Naples and Havana, all at once."
Almost directly on the water are also subject to the narrow streets of Barceloneta - the old quarter of the fishermen and seamen, which, like a triangle into the Mediterranean hineinragt. Next door shines the old port area, the Port Vell, in a modern sheen. In the seventies gammelte it slowly down the turnaround was only the supplement for the Olympic Games in summer 1992. And so today, actor look like tourists through a dense forest masts fast sailboats on the futuristic Maremagnum shopping mall in the middle of the harbor.
Almost like in the movie
In dizzy height varies in thick cables, across the harbor, probably the slowest transport of the city: the red of the gondolas Transbordador Aeri. While Xavier in the film as the Montjuïc over rocks, he learns a lot about women and about love. Always with the view of the sea. That the city was opened there, is ultimately the merit of the Olympic Games.
Previously, only the coastal precipitous and rocky, the people had driven out to the country, and the most expensive homes were far away from water. Today retreating to around four kilometers aufgeschütteter sandy beach with generous along the Mediterranean seafront. The most exclusive apartments are quite ahead with lake view. One of the two skyscrapers houses a luxury hotel.
But the beach it is for everybody. For the children kick question, the swimmers and sunbathers, the cracks in the sport kite. On a platform is a multicultural band with a tuba and fascinated with her rhythm of the passers-by. Today, while Scarlett elsewhere saunters long, colorful life rages in the sun and palm trees, almost in the middle of town - almost like in the movie.
Hamburg, my pearl.
Hamburg is not a city, but an attitude. And understands only that on a hot day at the Elbstrand sets - and discovered what Hamburg everything can be: Rio de Janeiro, Saint-Tropez, Ibiza, the Sahara and the Mediterranean.
 I need when I talk about Hamburg, also of 20 July 2006 talk. On this day the temperature reached 38.5 degrees Celsius. In the shade. In Hamburg. The city has not the reputation of being the headquarters of the good weather too, but on this day were no more jokes made about the average of 52 days a year in which fog banks over the city and cut it in the old houses down in Övelgönne Moll of the distant fog horns sounds, while the fine drizzle diagonal to the window panes whips.
On this day discovered that it still did not know what Hamburg everything can be: Rio de Janeiro. Saint-Tropez. Ibiza. The Sahara. The Mediterranean. I think quite seriously. Who even at such temperatures on the Elbe sat know what I mean. Because of Elbstrand is unique. He is the real heart of the city.
FOUND IN ... MERIAN Hamburg magazine content bestellenwww.merian.deIch have long lived in Munich and Berlin. I was in the hot summer days in the idyllic Eisbach set to Kiesele banks of the Isar cold, to the sluggish and brown driving over the Spree. It did not work. It is not the same.
Perhaps it is because the Elbe but much wider and closer to the North. Perhaps it is because the Elbe two completely different worlds together or separate, depending on how it looks - the earth south of Hamburg with its so-called problem districts and red tenements, and the noble Elbhänge its Kiesauffahrten and the blue and white Alster Hamburg. The former Hamburg upper Construction supervisor Egbert Kossak, the planned new buildings at the Elbe River like a "string of pearls" mentioned. Therefore, if the Elbchaussee at which this string of pearls hanging from the neck of Hamburg, it would be anatomically speaking, William Castle, Veddel and industrial port in the belly of Hamburg, and it is these neighborhoods are not too close, if you say: You are the Beer belly of the city.
The beauty lies in the contradictions
From there, from the southern Elbufer, drown the wildest noises over, ships will be deleted, container unloaded, blue cranes with red arms screech on their rails. Every few minutes you can hear the giant steel spider screaming and the Donnerhall vigorously up, empty containers: Pank-Gonnnnng! Wuuuuuuiiiieeeh! Over there will be worked over there, the black giant Hanjin ships from South Korea canceled raging over globalization, but we sit here like an island, and it is as if the real world far away.
If you check the fine sand of the wide ElbStrand hinüberschaut and sits on the harbor, one has the feeling that they had a successful flight behind him. The sand is soft, the backlight hard, the wind comes from the sea, the world on the Elbe is greater than at Spree and Isar. On the Elbe vessels come over, as big as the Berliner Schloss, in-house high walls made from tin. For a moment it will be noticeably darker on the beach, you hear the noise of the big diesel from the depths of the plate Leibs emporwummern, and if the ship is gone, the Bugwellen, as the foothills of a small tsunamis on the Elbstrand crash.
From the office at the beach
Hamburg's beauty lies not in the gleaming white mansions of Harvestehude, glittering in the light of the Alster - Hamburg's beauty lies in the vicinity of absolute opposites. 15 minutes by car - it does not need more from one to the other world: from fine to the monastery star hill district of Hamburg where there are big trouble, it supposed to like the Lower East Side, before it was gentrifiziert; by the noble bar of the Hotel Atlantic in the schrottigen workers pubs of William Castle - or from the office to the beach. One can during the lunch break after Övelgönne to "beach pearl" drive half an hour barefoot in the fine sand, and it is already back in the office, with a slight sunburn and hidden hair.
Perhaps this is what the Hamburg as relaxed make: to know that another life is possible at any time. You must not drive away, the whole world is already there. The Boberg, the Sahara dunes, the sand below into Blankenese nicer than at most beaches of Ibiza, and in the so-called Harburger mountains there, when I still lived there, even a ski lift. "But the beach Pearl" is perhaps the best example of how Hamburg works - just not as evil people always say, just as with Hermèstuch, Barbourjacke and dark green Jaguar to enter the ghetto empire, but as a classless utopia. On the beach of Övelgönne meet everyone: lawyers, ex-punks, students from Altona, millionaires from the Elbvororten. And if you ask me, in Hamburg, where you can eat the best and what the cost, I would always say: Before the "beach pearl", with harbor views, the herring bread costs 4.50 euros and the beer $ 2.80.
 I need when I talk about Hamburg, also of 20 July 2006 talk. On this day the temperature reached 38.5 degrees Celsius. In the shade. In Hamburg. The city has not the reputation of being the headquarters of the good weather too, but on this day were no more jokes made about the average of 52 days a year in which fog banks over the city and cut it in the old houses down in Övelgönne Moll of the distant fog horns sounds, while the fine drizzle diagonal to the window panes whips.
On this day discovered that it still did not know what Hamburg everything can be: Rio de Janeiro. Saint-Tropez. Ibiza. The Sahara. The Mediterranean. I think quite seriously. Who even at such temperatures on the Elbe sat know what I mean. Because of Elbstrand is unique. He is the real heart of the city.
FOUND IN ... MERIAN Hamburg magazine content bestellenwww.merian.deIch have long lived in Munich and Berlin. I was in the hot summer days in the idyllic Eisbach set to Kiesele banks of the Isar cold, to the sluggish and brown driving over the Spree. It did not work. It is not the same.
Perhaps it is because the Elbe but much wider and closer to the North. Perhaps it is because the Elbe two completely different worlds together or separate, depending on how it looks - the earth south of Hamburg with its so-called problem districts and red tenements, and the noble Elbhänge its Kiesauffahrten and the blue and white Alster Hamburg. The former Hamburg upper Construction supervisor Egbert Kossak, the planned new buildings at the Elbe River like a "string of pearls" mentioned. Therefore, if the Elbchaussee at which this string of pearls hanging from the neck of Hamburg, it would be anatomically speaking, William Castle, Veddel and industrial port in the belly of Hamburg, and it is these neighborhoods are not too close, if you say: You are the Beer belly of the city.
The beauty lies in the contradictions
From there, from the southern Elbufer, drown the wildest noises over, ships will be deleted, container unloaded, blue cranes with red arms screech on their rails. Every few minutes you can hear the giant steel spider screaming and the Donnerhall vigorously up, empty containers: Pank-Gonnnnng! Wuuuuuuiiiieeeh! Over there will be worked over there, the black giant Hanjin ships from South Korea canceled raging over globalization, but we sit here like an island, and it is as if the real world far away.
If you check the fine sand of the wide ElbStrand hinüberschaut and sits on the harbor, one has the feeling that they had a successful flight behind him. The sand is soft, the backlight hard, the wind comes from the sea, the world on the Elbe is greater than at Spree and Isar. On the Elbe vessels come over, as big as the Berliner Schloss, in-house high walls made from tin. For a moment it will be noticeably darker on the beach, you hear the noise of the big diesel from the depths of the plate Leibs emporwummern, and if the ship is gone, the Bugwellen, as the foothills of a small tsunamis on the Elbstrand crash.
From the office at the beach
Hamburg's beauty lies not in the gleaming white mansions of Harvestehude, glittering in the light of the Alster - Hamburg's beauty lies in the vicinity of absolute opposites. 15 minutes by car - it does not need more from one to the other world: from fine to the monastery star hill district of Hamburg where there are big trouble, it supposed to like the Lower East Side, before it was gentrifiziert; by the noble bar of the Hotel Atlantic in the schrottigen workers pubs of William Castle - or from the office to the beach. One can during the lunch break after Övelgönne to "beach pearl" drive half an hour barefoot in the fine sand, and it is already back in the office, with a slight sunburn and hidden hair.
Perhaps this is what the Hamburg as relaxed make: to know that another life is possible at any time. You must not drive away, the whole world is already there. The Boberg, the Sahara dunes, the sand below into Blankenese nicer than at most beaches of Ibiza, and in the so-called Harburger mountains there, when I still lived there, even a ski lift. "But the beach Pearl" is perhaps the best example of how Hamburg works - just not as evil people always say, just as with Hermèstuch, Barbourjacke and dark green Jaguar to enter the ghetto empire, but as a classless utopia. On the beach of Övelgönne meet everyone: lawyers, ex-punks, students from Altona, millionaires from the Elbvororten. And if you ask me, in Hamburg, where you can eat the best and what the cost, I would always say: Before the "beach pearl", with harbor views, the herring bread costs 4.50 euros and the beer $ 2.80.
Where gourmet food is affordable.
A noble dinner need not go beyond the holiday box office: Young chefs in Paris, offer the finest dishes, but require only a fraction of the prices of incumbent Altstars. A report from the capital of haute cuisine with insider tips.
 Paris - A wiry man with the black shirt polished zinc, the bistro bar. On tablecloths has in "Le Grand Pan" waived. On food cards, too. There are Rindskotelett. For two. Chops from the Basque Ibaiona pig. For two. Veal cutlet. For two. And Brittany lobster, a whole crustacean, 900 grams? for a. These fries, homemade.
The courts are supported by a slim cooking school boys with facial hair and recently by a hatch in the hall served. He says Benoît Gauthier and has always worked in bistros. "Because I wanted to have even a course, good and uncomplicated, with great suppliers," he says. "Here, the lobster, which comes from Carantec in Brittany. The pork comes from the Basque Country, by Louis Ospitale. And my beef, which is a 'Blonde d? Aquitaine'? The best race."
Gauthier boil away the Champs-Elysees in the 15th Arrondissement. There are no magnificent boulevards, hardly facades from the Haussmann era. A culinary no-man's-land. The guests, and there are many who take directions like to purchase, they will not interfere in the jewelry-free interior. Here is honest and well cooked.
FOUND IN ... THE GOURMET magazine 11/2008InhaltAktuelles booklet bestellenwww.der Gourmand club.deGauthier is not the only one of a special relationship with its suppliers maintains. Appetizing rosy, with a trace of seasoned capers, the gentle lamb in the "L? Agape" served a narrow, but local micro luxurious north of the Arc de Triomphe.
"Do you like that?", Interrupts us a little snooty Lord Black: "Our meat comes from Hugo." The suppliers when first names to identify him, perhaps even as "our friend Hugo" on the map to set, which is currently in fashion in Paris. For chefs and growers rife the "name-shopping.
Hugo and Jean-Luc on the map signal: We buy at the best. These are culinary artisans like the vegetable Gärtner Joël (Thiebault), the butcher Hugo (Desnoyers), the butter-maker Jean-Yves (Bordier) and the baker Jean-Luc (Poujouran).
The finesse is in the details
Anyone who has a first name, the industry no longer in question, although it obviously bakers who are as good as Jean-Luc, and gardeners, whose salads such as the spicy taste of Joël. At the same time respecting the cooks the ingredients a little more praise than their suppliers professionals. And that is actually quite good.
So the meat comes from Hugo, and chef Bertrand Grébaut it simply served as carpaccio. The "L? Agape" you sit dapper: silver, crystal, high wine prices, little space at the table. But look past you should necessarily. Just 26 years old is "le chef", and he looks a bit as if he already had the morning to five with the cleaning vegetables started.
Grébauts kitchen is calm, he examines in detail the finesse. "I want to respect nature," he says. The best succeed him. The parsley root soup: ideal abgeschmeckt. The Italian asparagus in bacon: classic and good. The lamb with beans, cabbage and grilled hazelnuts: technically perfect.
Grébaut can do something, but the two patron tarnish the mood a little. They operate much too stiff and set a venue for this class. "L? Agape" is one of the many interesting new releases this season.
From neo-neo-bistro with gastro
Well 15 years raves from the Paris already neo-bistro, the small rustic restaurant with prices humane and imaginative young chefs. Now is quite slow the neo-Gastro through, a classic restaurant gastronomique à la française in a trimmed down version.
The mostly young men to the herds are good, but not prominently. Approximately 45 to 75 euros currently cost their menus. For Altstars such as Pierre Gagnaire, there is not even a starter? only the price of the famous name on the restaurant can be roughly at 200 euros taxi.
Listened to the new type of "L? Agape," with its modern interior in ocher tones. Or "La Bigarrade." Meanwhile, chief Christophe Pelé stunned earlier in the elegant Hotel Royal Monceau, "the Paris in June during a large-scale demolition party itself were scrapped; who wanted to brandish the hammer, had three hours waiting at the entrance.
 Paris - A wiry man with the black shirt polished zinc, the bistro bar. On tablecloths has in "Le Grand Pan" waived. On food cards, too. There are Rindskotelett. For two. Chops from the Basque Ibaiona pig. For two. Veal cutlet. For two. And Brittany lobster, a whole crustacean, 900 grams? for a. These fries, homemade.
The courts are supported by a slim cooking school boys with facial hair and recently by a hatch in the hall served. He says Benoît Gauthier and has always worked in bistros. "Because I wanted to have even a course, good and uncomplicated, with great suppliers," he says. "Here, the lobster, which comes from Carantec in Brittany. The pork comes from the Basque Country, by Louis Ospitale. And my beef, which is a 'Blonde d? Aquitaine'? The best race."
Gauthier boil away the Champs-Elysees in the 15th Arrondissement. There are no magnificent boulevards, hardly facades from the Haussmann era. A culinary no-man's-land. The guests, and there are many who take directions like to purchase, they will not interfere in the jewelry-free interior. Here is honest and well cooked.
FOUND IN ... THE GOURMET magazine 11/2008InhaltAktuelles booklet bestellenwww.der Gourmand club.deGauthier is not the only one of a special relationship with its suppliers maintains. Appetizing rosy, with a trace of seasoned capers, the gentle lamb in the "L? Agape" served a narrow, but local micro luxurious north of the Arc de Triomphe.
"Do you like that?", Interrupts us a little snooty Lord Black: "Our meat comes from Hugo." The suppliers when first names to identify him, perhaps even as "our friend Hugo" on the map to set, which is currently in fashion in Paris. For chefs and growers rife the "name-shopping.
Hugo and Jean-Luc on the map signal: We buy at the best. These are culinary artisans like the vegetable Gärtner Joël (Thiebault), the butcher Hugo (Desnoyers), the butter-maker Jean-Yves (Bordier) and the baker Jean-Luc (Poujouran).
The finesse is in the details
Anyone who has a first name, the industry no longer in question, although it obviously bakers who are as good as Jean-Luc, and gardeners, whose salads such as the spicy taste of Joël. At the same time respecting the cooks the ingredients a little more praise than their suppliers professionals. And that is actually quite good.
So the meat comes from Hugo, and chef Bertrand Grébaut it simply served as carpaccio. The "L? Agape" you sit dapper: silver, crystal, high wine prices, little space at the table. But look past you should necessarily. Just 26 years old is "le chef", and he looks a bit as if he already had the morning to five with the cleaning vegetables started.
Grébauts kitchen is calm, he examines in detail the finesse. "I want to respect nature," he says. The best succeed him. The parsley root soup: ideal abgeschmeckt. The Italian asparagus in bacon: classic and good. The lamb with beans, cabbage and grilled hazelnuts: technically perfect.
Grébaut can do something, but the two patron tarnish the mood a little. They operate much too stiff and set a venue for this class. "L? Agape" is one of the many interesting new releases this season.
From neo-neo-bistro with gastro
Well 15 years raves from the Paris already neo-bistro, the small rustic restaurant with prices humane and imaginative young chefs. Now is quite slow the neo-Gastro through, a classic restaurant gastronomique à la française in a trimmed down version.
The mostly young men to the herds are good, but not prominently. Approximately 45 to 75 euros currently cost their menus. For Altstars such as Pierre Gagnaire, there is not even a starter? only the price of the famous name on the restaurant can be roughly at 200 euros taxi.
Listened to the new type of "L? Agape," with its modern interior in ocher tones. Or "La Bigarrade." Meanwhile, chief Christophe Pelé stunned earlier in the elegant Hotel Royal Monceau, "the Paris in June during a large-scale demolition party itself were scrapped; who wanted to brandish the hammer, had three hours waiting at the entrance.
Brittle beauty of the Danube.
Linz rhymes at provincial, and not entirely wrong: In the European Capital of Culture 2009, avant-garde buildings or overly liberal ideas Christmas is still regarded with suspicion. Underestimated the city anyway.
 Linz - On the way from the jewelry box into pompous Salzburg Linz, Vienna is easy to overlook: No Alps, not from the World Heritage protected baroque charm, no imperial horse-drawn carriages romance - and even Mozart was no more than brief times to visit. Only in cooking and history books is the city with its traditional jam-Mürbeteig cake and as an object of Adolf Hitler's megalomania-immortalized fantasies. But now it wants Linz as one of the two European Capitals of Culture 2009 Europe show. It promotes self-confidence with the slogan "Linz changed" - its visitors, its residents and especially himself
One risks in the brittle beauty of the Danube a second glance, it may aufgerüschten her two big sisters and successful Salzburg and Vienna quite old look.
The industrial city of Linz offers, among other things, a modern cultural scene and plenty of nature in the city, and she has developed through its long tradition as a trading preserved a special vitality.
Jesus demonstrated the internationalism of the city
High above the city in the small church Martin looks a crucified Jesus in the long dress of a fresco of 1440 strictly to the viewer - he is probably the oldest evidence of the internationalism of Linz. "It is the depiction of Volto Santo from the Italian Lucca. How they come here is, nobody knows," says the city's Birgit Palting. Presumably, then had a dealer in Lucca view the presentation in Linz and they can copy.
AUSTRIA-QUIZÖsterreich Advertising / FankhauserNiemand laughs about your "Scherzel"? They are irritated when you receive a "Purulent" is being offered? So something can happen to you in Austria. But gschmeidig's stay - and click here for our quiz on blogs ONLINE.Denn always brought the river as a lifeline from Linz people from all corners of Europe where the Danube makes a bow. In the Neolithic Age, there was an initial settlement, the Celts were from the Danube bow to the name "Lentos" inspired, which, according Palting as much as "crooked" means. Was first mentioned in Linz in the year 799 as a medieval trading center.
"This was once the largest marketplace of Austria," says Palting and looks at the long paved rectangle around themselves. The closely aneinandergedrängten houses with mostly just three windows per floor attest to the former real estate crisis: "Each of the merchants wanted was a good address directly on the marketplace have therefore been so closely built," says the guide.
A look behind the facade betrays the true size: About small alleyways and arches lined, pull the pretty buildings tens of meters in depth. "If everything here in the summer with flowers and decorative plants, which is beautiful," says Palting.
In many houses in the medieval Old Town have artisans and galleries located. In her small shop in the Hofgasse tried the jewelry designer Sieglinde Almesberger next to the famous Linzer Torte other souvenirs to establish: They sold homemade necklaces, bracelets and rings from Donaukieseln and silver bullets to the history as a steel town to remember. "15 years ago, I am always with my young son on the Danube and had gone walking stones collected - since I had the idea for the jewelry," says the former social worker. Meanwhile decorate so many people with the stones that they will soon open a second shop wants.
Shoebox or architectural excellence?
But the Danube is the opinion of Almesberger in Linz today strongly undervalued: "When I see how the flow in other cities will be used, I would say he is in Linz somewhat forgotten." The task as a lifeline has largely taken over the highway, about 100,000 daily commuters into the city brings.
"Linz has more jobs than people," says Mayor Franz Dobusch. Large industrial enterprises like the steel group Voestalpine or Chemie Linz make the city one of the largest business locations in Austria. With an unemployment rate of around 2.5 percent, the region is close to full employment. Numerous exhibitions and conferences also bring many business people from all over the world in the city.
But whether or Danube highway, the centuries of life on the river at the Linzer has even surprisingly little left, "Linz - you always smiles in Austria, if someone mentions this city name, it rhymes so involuntarily at provincial," said the poet once mocked Stefan Zweig. Also for jewelry designer Almesberger their fellow countrymen are not exactly cosmopolitan: "The Linz are certainly friendly people, but new and alien to them not so easy to be approached."
Thus, the cultural sector, the Linz as a modern city with groundbreaking art scene to establish, even internally always something struggling resistors against. The construction of the spectacular brückenförmige Lentos Art Museum overlooking the Danube had among the population quickly nicknamed "shoe box" away. "There were also numerous citizens complained that they are from the facade verblogsten blinded feel," recalls Palting.
Similarly aroused years before the new Christmas lights - a draft of Art University - with "nackerten" little angels. As a tribute to the Danube celestial messengers produce the stylized bubble, through the shopping streets instead of the usual motives shine. "People were already disappointed that there are no" Sternderl "and" Glockerl "there," says the guide. And the incumbent media art festival "Ars Electronica", which is annually with current socio-political issues continues, although guests come from all over the world - but usually only a few young visitors from Linz.
"If there is one thing that I like in Linz Culture year would mitgeben is more internationalism," says the deputy manager of Linz 09, Ulrich Fuchs. The program tries, as many Linzer in art and culture overall, to a certain provincialism and bourgeois way.
But that was not even here than in other similar large German cities, he takes the Capital of Culture in protection. "The Linz is someone who is open for Oblique and new," says Fuchs. The ongoing exhibition "Cultural Capital of the leader" to the Nazi past of the city, for example, was exceptionally well attended.
Hitler planned the largest art collection in the world
Linz is not shy, even in the Cultural Capital year herzeigbares not proud chapter in its history to present. Because the city should ever center of art and culture - but from a different perspective. Adolf Hitler, in Linz had gone to school, pageantry planned numerous buildings and boulevards and wanted there, including the world's largest art gallery to create. The "empire works Hermann Goering" was a steel and armaments company and are the forerunner of today's Voest.
Then built large residential complexes hot today in the vernacular still "Hitler buildings." "You can not have the history of Linz speak without mentioning Adolf Hitler," says guide Palting. Besides the Nibelungenbrücke were many of his plans but fortunately remained visions.
Allied air raids destroyed in World War II, large parts of the city. Linz then struggled for decades with his image as dirty and gray industrial city. But environmental measures, investment in culture and a return to the story with big names such as Anton Bruckner, the Domorganist here was to let them slowly molt. In a study to be worth living cities in Europe came in Linz, according to the city even among the top ten.
"I believe that in Linz a very, very underrated city," says the mayor. Even for Austrians it was a fairly unknown nature. But in the Culture year will Schoenefeld brittle throughout Europe now has the same surprise and show that they clearly can do more than just jam-Mürbeteig-bake cake.
 Linz - On the way from the jewelry box into pompous Salzburg Linz, Vienna is easy to overlook: No Alps, not from the World Heritage protected baroque charm, no imperial horse-drawn carriages romance - and even Mozart was no more than brief times to visit. Only in cooking and history books is the city with its traditional jam-Mürbeteig cake and as an object of Adolf Hitler's megalomania-immortalized fantasies. But now it wants Linz as one of the two European Capitals of Culture 2009 Europe show. It promotes self-confidence with the slogan "Linz changed" - its visitors, its residents and especially himself
One risks in the brittle beauty of the Danube a second glance, it may aufgerüschten her two big sisters and successful Salzburg and Vienna quite old look.
The industrial city of Linz offers, among other things, a modern cultural scene and plenty of nature in the city, and she has developed through its long tradition as a trading preserved a special vitality.
Jesus demonstrated the internationalism of the city
High above the city in the small church Martin looks a crucified Jesus in the long dress of a fresco of 1440 strictly to the viewer - he is probably the oldest evidence of the internationalism of Linz. "It is the depiction of Volto Santo from the Italian Lucca. How they come here is, nobody knows," says the city's Birgit Palting. Presumably, then had a dealer in Lucca view the presentation in Linz and they can copy.
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"This was once the largest marketplace of Austria," says Palting and looks at the long paved rectangle around themselves. The closely aneinandergedrängten houses with mostly just three windows per floor attest to the former real estate crisis: "Each of the merchants wanted was a good address directly on the marketplace have therefore been so closely built," says the guide.
A look behind the facade betrays the true size: About small alleyways and arches lined, pull the pretty buildings tens of meters in depth. "If everything here in the summer with flowers and decorative plants, which is beautiful," says Palting.
In many houses in the medieval Old Town have artisans and galleries located. In her small shop in the Hofgasse tried the jewelry designer Sieglinde Almesberger next to the famous Linzer Torte other souvenirs to establish: They sold homemade necklaces, bracelets and rings from Donaukieseln and silver bullets to the history as a steel town to remember. "15 years ago, I am always with my young son on the Danube and had gone walking stones collected - since I had the idea for the jewelry," says the former social worker. Meanwhile decorate so many people with the stones that they will soon open a second shop wants.
Shoebox or architectural excellence?
But the Danube is the opinion of Almesberger in Linz today strongly undervalued: "When I see how the flow in other cities will be used, I would say he is in Linz somewhat forgotten." The task as a lifeline has largely taken over the highway, about 100,000 daily commuters into the city brings.
"Linz has more jobs than people," says Mayor Franz Dobusch. Large industrial enterprises like the steel group Voestalpine or Chemie Linz make the city one of the largest business locations in Austria. With an unemployment rate of around 2.5 percent, the region is close to full employment. Numerous exhibitions and conferences also bring many business people from all over the world in the city.
But whether or Danube highway, the centuries of life on the river at the Linzer has even surprisingly little left, "Linz - you always smiles in Austria, if someone mentions this city name, it rhymes so involuntarily at provincial," said the poet once mocked Stefan Zweig. Also for jewelry designer Almesberger their fellow countrymen are not exactly cosmopolitan: "The Linz are certainly friendly people, but new and alien to them not so easy to be approached."
Thus, the cultural sector, the Linz as a modern city with groundbreaking art scene to establish, even internally always something struggling resistors against. The construction of the spectacular brückenförmige Lentos Art Museum overlooking the Danube had among the population quickly nicknamed "shoe box" away. "There were also numerous citizens complained that they are from the facade verblogsten blinded feel," recalls Palting.
Similarly aroused years before the new Christmas lights - a draft of Art University - with "nackerten" little angels. As a tribute to the Danube celestial messengers produce the stylized bubble, through the shopping streets instead of the usual motives shine. "People were already disappointed that there are no" Sternderl "and" Glockerl "there," says the guide. And the incumbent media art festival "Ars Electronica", which is annually with current socio-political issues continues, although guests come from all over the world - but usually only a few young visitors from Linz.
"If there is one thing that I like in Linz Culture year would mitgeben is more internationalism," says the deputy manager of Linz 09, Ulrich Fuchs. The program tries, as many Linzer in art and culture overall, to a certain provincialism and bourgeois way.
But that was not even here than in other similar large German cities, he takes the Capital of Culture in protection. "The Linz is someone who is open for Oblique and new," says Fuchs. The ongoing exhibition "Cultural Capital of the leader" to the Nazi past of the city, for example, was exceptionally well attended.
Hitler planned the largest art collection in the world
Linz is not shy, even in the Cultural Capital year herzeigbares not proud chapter in its history to present. Because the city should ever center of art and culture - but from a different perspective. Adolf Hitler, in Linz had gone to school, pageantry planned numerous buildings and boulevards and wanted there, including the world's largest art gallery to create. The "empire works Hermann Goering" was a steel and armaments company and are the forerunner of today's Voest.
Then built large residential complexes hot today in the vernacular still "Hitler buildings." "You can not have the history of Linz speak without mentioning Adolf Hitler," says guide Palting. Besides the Nibelungenbrücke were many of his plans but fortunately remained visions.
Allied air raids destroyed in World War II, large parts of the city. Linz then struggled for decades with his image as dirty and gray industrial city. But environmental measures, investment in culture and a return to the story with big names such as Anton Bruckner, the Domorganist here was to let them slowly molt. In a study to be worth living cities in Europe came in Linz, according to the city even among the top ten.
"I believe that in Linz a very, very underrated city," says the mayor. Even for Austrians it was a fairly unknown nature. But in the Culture year will Schoenefeld brittle throughout Europe now has the same surprise and show that they clearly can do more than just jam-Mürbeteig-bake cake.
Record flooding threatens Venice.
Acqua Alta in Venice: Residents and tourists in the lagoon city suffer from the worst floods for 20 years. On Monday the water reached a level of 156 centimeters, almost the whole town is flooded.
 Venice - One can not say that the Venetians were not prepared for the annual floods in their city. Already in late Holzpanelen are for the bridge structures that allow residents and tourists with the low-lying urban areas such as Mark's Square can achieve - if the alarm for Acqua Alta is. But the flood, which on Monday flooded the lagoon city, exceeds all fears.
 Venice - One can not say that the Venetians were not prepared for the annual floods in their city. Already in late Holzpanelen are for the bridge structures that allow residents and tourists with the low-lying urban areas such as Mark's Square can achieve - if the alarm for Acqua Alta is. But the flood, which on Monday flooded the lagoon city, exceeds all fears.
Already in the morning almost all the roads were under water, tourists and residents fought over the gangways through the city and through the knee-deep water on St. Mark's Square. Venice authorities warned against a record flood: "This is extraordinary flood," said the Venetian Mayor Massimo Cacciari. The residents should be possible to stay in their homes. Since the morning warned the authorities with sirens, speakers and by SMS before the rising water. Difficult the situation was exacerbated by a strike of the vaporettos, the famous water buses. But the engine taxis have their operation.
Photo: APVideo: ReutersDas flood, the record level of 156 centimeters above sea level was reached and the worst since more than 20 years, Italian media reported on Monday. By the strong rains and winds caused the water level is fourth highest since 1986, when the Acqua Alta on the mark of 158 centimeters rose. The flood center had previously expected that the sea level on up to 160 centimeters and thus increase the highest level for almost 30 years would reach. But then luck turned to the wind and stopped so that further increases.
"This is the zehntschlimmste tide of the last 100 years," said the president of the Veneto region, Giancarlo Galan. "And the competent marine institute knew in the morning yet, which is only two hours later would play here," he criticized the flood predictions unreliable.
Sustained south wind, and days-long heavy rain and snowfalls in northern Italy contributed, according to experts on the unusually high increase of water on Monday when. They assumed that the water until early evening completely from the streets would be abgeflossen. For the early Tuesday said they then another increase of around one meter before.
Previous record stand was on 4th November 1966, when the floods reached 194 centimeters. Then very suffered devastating floods in Italy.
Mose project to protect Venice
Venice, the only one meter above sea level, is known for its frequent floods known, often involving the whole of Mark's Square under water. Climate change could worsen the problem, fearing Italian researchers has been a long time. The sea was already about 24 centimeters higher than they were 100 years ago and the water is currently growing by an average of three millimeters per year.
In addition, falling on piles lagoon city built slowly. There have in recent years increasingly frequent floods, where: While in 1925 only seven times Acqua Alta registered, be it in recent years, both well over 50 times been.
To protect the city of Venice built for three years billions expensive lock system at the port entrances. Since late 2004, the Moses Project (modulo sperimentale elettromeccanico) with 79 sluice gates on the lagoon floor built, which should be completed in 2014. The gates to a flood from 110 centimeters above the normal level by air will be raised.
Two Madln make revolution.
One of the last Männerbastionen has fallen. The first time in its more than 430-year history, the world-famous Spanish Riding School in Vienna young women. But all beginning is difficult - instead of dressage demonstration of the two first shovel manure.
 The eyes shine, the cheeks are reddened, and to break a shy giggling train. Had the honor of Hannah Zeitlhofer and Sojourner Morell, two brave young women with Dutt in aschblonden hair. They are the new attraction to the famous Spanish Riding School in Vienna.
 The eyes shine, the cheeks are reddened, and to break a shy giggling train. Had the honor of Hannah Zeitlhofer and Sojourner Morell, two brave young women with Dutt in aschblonden hair. They are the new attraction to the famous Spanish Riding School in Vienna.
It is almost lunchtime. The girls sit in the stall at a bank, on the wall are the saddles strung neatly. The floor is so clean that you could eat it. Both look tired, they finally have the whole morning already worked. The long legs dangle down, a little reminiscent of Hanni and Nanni, as twins on adventure tour.
That Zeitlhofer and Morell romp here, just a few meters away from the Hofburg, in their gray work aufgenähten gap with the emblem of the traditional riding - this is actually something like an adventure. A historic mind. Because their inclusion as Elevinnen in the club of precious time Reiter marks a turning point. The two are the first women in prominent training center.
436 years after the first written mention of the Riding School, formerly of Emperor Ferdinand I founded, now also a female page. One of the last pure Männerbastionen has fallen.
The Vienna Philharmonic was fine this step on powerful public pressure completed in 1997. Even the verschnarchte Staatsoper orchestra broke in that year alone with male domination.
A dream that was in fulfillment
The emancipation is an arduous thing. In Germany, the Law on Gender Equality adopted in 1957. 1972, as late as any other Western democracy, let the betulichen Swiss women at the ballot box. And now, in 2008, makes one of the most famous institutions seriously with the ideas of equality and equal opportunities: the world-famous center of the cavalry.
"I was very surprised when I asked to interview," says Zeitlhofer and grins. "That has never before so where." As a pioneer for the cause of women see they are not. In their homeland, the Lower Austrian 21-year-old horses studied, with her Haflinger Joker dressage tournaments on their abilities to move forward. Now, she says, she was just proud to be there to be: "Here you will learn about the high school of riding."
Sojourner Morell also practiced for the legendary team has always been a fascination, even from afar. The 17-year-old with eyes meerblauen previously lived with her parents in Saratoga Springs in the U.S. state of New York. She says it was a dream come true.
Morell is in the care of their horse box, Siglavy Narenta. Siglavy stand for the line of the father, says Morell - the Stallions are the pride of the school, only they are presented in the demonstrations. The second name was that of the mother. Then she grabs a pitchfork, takes an ordinary hub, and carries the manure to the outside. Still a loving smack, then closes it Boxentür.
No muck, no smile
Every five years, the riding on four new Eleven. You must work hard. The day begins at 6 am with the clock feeding the horses. By 7 clock is one hour horse at the Longe. As is meticulously at the headquarters gefeilt in attitude and leadership reins. Then the horse cleaned, including stables and yard lightning must be blank. By 14 clock is Feierabend. Six days a week is so. That apprentices receive 700 euros per month.
Three to four years in the stable, they must drudge, only then will be ceremonially Eleven-makers chosen candidates. Until they finally ascend into the noble ranks of the 16 generators, can a good ten to 15 years.
Discipline is important in the Riding School. Even the morning training of the noble Lippizzaner horses are strict rules: Always six horses at the same time in the room with magnificent chandeliers led even here the riders present at the performances from the audience like little kings celebrated, majestic in their uniforms, including Empire kaffeebraunem Tails. In addition, they Lackstiefel high.
Will be greeted formed in the middle of the hall, under Zück of the two peaks. Otherwise no Muck. No smile. That would deal with the "dignity of the House" is not tolerated, says top maker Andreas Berger, 43, a friendly Lord with open views.
That his elite Force recently also has female inlet, Berger finds great. "Thank God," he says as easily. "We no longer live in the Middle Ages."
An enthusiasm that not all shared from the beginning. There have been one or the other maker, who was unwilling gegrummelt says Berger amused. "But we've convinced them," he says, and winking with their eyes.
"Traditions can not be static"
The tradition of breaking at the riding school is a woman to thank. For a year, the energetic Society Lady Elisabeth Gürtler Director General, including the fine Hotel Sacher vis-à -vis the State manages. She sits in her office salmon, bears and expressive Ohrgehänge an accurate Föhnfrisur, on the walls hang paintings oversized horses. "I love traditions," she says, the rings on their hands sparkle. "But they must not be static."
Nobody had the male dominance in the riding questioned, said Gürtler. "It was simply unacceptable."
But it is business woman, through and through, they know what modern marketing is: "We can not stand still." Riding the financially struggling need for equipping the next millennium. They also belong to it, "to open".
The two must now Elevinnen every day anew to prove. In the shed it was funny, telling the girls, even when riding go it felt to be serious. A little afraid to do something wrong, they sometimes do.
Is there something from their male colleagues differs?
Yes, say both and nod. The upgrades without stirrups was quite difficult. In the upper arms simply lacked the power. Sometimes they need help from colleagues. "That annoyed already," says Zeitlhofer. "After watching all."
Beehive Mumbai.
Mumbai gleams and glistens. The Bollywood bursts before the busy metropolis and rich colors. Finally, live, live and work in the Indian port city of almost 14 million people. Besides cinema posters with Shahrukh Khan is also the pervasive poverty.
 Mumbai - "Millionaire" is the fashion brand for which on many billboards advertising in which not just Shahrukh Khan smiles, the hero can hardly be counted "Bollywood" films. Many of the people who look at the posters live, but have only rags on the body. In Mumbai are such opposites everyday, to protzt the metropolis with cultural and culinary delights, with its wealth of colors and a virtually unbändigen bustle.
All at once the experience is in Crawford Market and the adjacent market district north of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station. Although difficult to quantify is how many people live in Mumbai: Who by the market and stroll the streets, has quickly established a feeling almost all 14 million residents of the city were just here and now on the road - before or behind the stalls, heavily loaded Hand pulling carts or in klapprigen cars and mopeds sitting on the horn never out of reach.
The impression in a giant bee landed on his stick, the average Central Europeans in many places of Mumbai get to visit worthwhile. Since it is reassuring to know that most of these places not too far away from each other: on the southern tip of the island of Salsette over which extends Mumbai. Who is not with a tour group is underway, adheres to the best taxis to move ahead. The small black cars with yellow roofs seem particularly evening and at night the image onto the streets of the metropolis to dominate.
Coconut for goddess Mumba Devi
In the market district, there are flying traders, pineapple and melon pieces sell, seemingly countless jewelers, a covered corridor exclusively for the seller and substance to every imaginable, in all colors glittering knick-knacks. But not only that, deep inside the maze of alleys are the visitors - after they have passed through metal detectors - before the steps of the temple in honor of Mumba Devi. The Hindu goddess is named the metropolis. Since 1995, the former Bombay is now officially Mumbai.
A cow stands almost motionless in the small courtyard in front of the temple, a monk with a long beard and an orange frock is leisurely up and down, a lean dog sniffs around. For a few rupees selling dealer, whose pens surrounded the courtyard, coconut slices. Believers go barefoot in the temple with tiles designed and sacrifice the flesh of the goddess. Before a colorful shrine to kneel down for a moment - and not to disturb the photographs tourists, among them are mixed.
Also in another temple guests are cordially invited to share their cameras to Zück. But that will hear the similarities with the victims at the site rummeligen already on the market. The good 100 years old Jaina temple on Malabar Hill is in all respects magnificently: Some two walls of the building are clad with white marble, most but with colorful pictures, small statues and ornate carvings, some of them behind bars or windows.
Jainism is one of the secession of the predominant Hinduism in India. His followers do not worship gods, but 24 teachers. They are vegetarians, mostly traders - and wealthy. A group of women sitting on the afternoon singing and Tambourine before hitting a silver altar, always a bell is rung. The men are at work, they gather in the temple morning.
Sunset at Chowpatty Beach
Shining brightly dressed Hindu women with gold nose rings and sheathed in black Muslim, demolished and neatly dressed men - they all come at night along Chowpatty Beach. Just over 60 years, organized Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of the Indian independence movement, demonstrations here. Today we see the sunset. For visitors from Europe means above all the way to the beach but also faced with massive poverty to be: Especially many children begging for alms here stubbornly.
They are excellent restaurants, of which there are many in Mumbai's southern tip, there probably never see from the inside. In establishments such as the "myth" already meet the noon Gutverdienenden - Vegetarian and order as Gujarati Thali. This is a plate with several metal bowl in the waiter at the request repeatedly lentil soup, spinach or buttermilk fill. There are different flat breads and green peppers, whose truly hellish sharpness all know lots of tears in the eyes drives. Converted only three euros will cost the lush court
Even those who only briefly in the city, it should be at least an extensive tour schedule: on the Elephanta Island, with its caves. The colorfully painted wooden boat sets out there next to the Gateway of India from. The 1911 on behalf of England's King George V was built archway is how many historic buildings in the city - for example, the Gothic-Chhatrapati Shivaji Station - perfectly respectable. But there are fascinating places in and around Mumbai. And that includes the caves, on the World Heritage List of UNESCO stand.
Approximately one hour ride to the island. On the shore cows wade through the damp earth, it is just low tide. You are looking for some shade under trees. The caves are located on a hill on which a long staircase with 120 steps leads. Who does not want to manage on foot, may differ from locals in an improvised sedan - one tied to bamboo poles chair - is taken.
At a few monkeys passing it into the largest of the seven caves. It is, strictly speaking, no cave, but a rock gehauener in the temple room, whose entrance of massive columns is based. Also out from the rocks are more than man high reliefs in the semi-Hindu gods, including Shiva often. He is also a shrine temple in the middle of the hall dedicated.
Stars of the canvas
Far from the rank of gods, but general reputation of the stars of "Bollywood", in Mumbai, India's domestic film industry. As a tourist who expects that he glances behind the scenes of the dream factory can throw, will be disappointed: Guided tours of studios do not exist - at least not officially.
But those are not even necessary. Who the fascination of the Indian film wants to experience first hand, in only one of many cinemas to go around in "Eros". In the venerable Lichtspielhaus at Churchgate station run by no erotic Strip, as the name suggests. Tickets cost around one euro.
"One, Two Three" says the film - but before it is up for India's national anthem, which schallt from the loudspeakers, while the orange-white-green national flag on the giant screen flutters. Many of the predominantly young audience spin but only after this patriotic interlude - and blithely quasseln with their neighbors or to the office phone. When the last finally took place, runs the film has been almost half an hour.
Even those who of Hindi - the "official language" of "Bollywood" - not powerful, comes in the gangster comedy somewhat overexcited with. In this it just goes to three men who bear the same name, causing all sorts of confusion and complications leads.
Nevertheless, it is immediately clear who is the baddie is and who the smart guy. With this in the movie are - of course - open-dressed women, who also plays quite sure of the brand "Millionaire" bear. Shahrukh Khan missing on the other hand - as well as any reference to hardship and poverty.
 Mumbai - "Millionaire" is the fashion brand for which on many billboards advertising in which not just Shahrukh Khan smiles, the hero can hardly be counted "Bollywood" films. Many of the people who look at the posters live, but have only rags on the body. In Mumbai are such opposites everyday, to protzt the metropolis with cultural and culinary delights, with its wealth of colors and a virtually unbändigen bustle.
All at once the experience is in Crawford Market and the adjacent market district north of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station. Although difficult to quantify is how many people live in Mumbai: Who by the market and stroll the streets, has quickly established a feeling almost all 14 million residents of the city were just here and now on the road - before or behind the stalls, heavily loaded Hand pulling carts or in klapprigen cars and mopeds sitting on the horn never out of reach.
The impression in a giant bee landed on his stick, the average Central Europeans in many places of Mumbai get to visit worthwhile. Since it is reassuring to know that most of these places not too far away from each other: on the southern tip of the island of Salsette over which extends Mumbai. Who is not with a tour group is underway, adheres to the best taxis to move ahead. The small black cars with yellow roofs seem particularly evening and at night the image onto the streets of the metropolis to dominate.
Coconut for goddess Mumba Devi
In the market district, there are flying traders, pineapple and melon pieces sell, seemingly countless jewelers, a covered corridor exclusively for the seller and substance to every imaginable, in all colors glittering knick-knacks. But not only that, deep inside the maze of alleys are the visitors - after they have passed through metal detectors - before the steps of the temple in honor of Mumba Devi. The Hindu goddess is named the metropolis. Since 1995, the former Bombay is now officially Mumbai.
A cow stands almost motionless in the small courtyard in front of the temple, a monk with a long beard and an orange frock is leisurely up and down, a lean dog sniffs around. For a few rupees selling dealer, whose pens surrounded the courtyard, coconut slices. Believers go barefoot in the temple with tiles designed and sacrifice the flesh of the goddess. Before a colorful shrine to kneel down for a moment - and not to disturb the photographs tourists, among them are mixed.
Also in another temple guests are cordially invited to share their cameras to Zück. But that will hear the similarities with the victims at the site rummeligen already on the market. The good 100 years old Jaina temple on Malabar Hill is in all respects magnificently: Some two walls of the building are clad with white marble, most but with colorful pictures, small statues and ornate carvings, some of them behind bars or windows.
Jainism is one of the secession of the predominant Hinduism in India. His followers do not worship gods, but 24 teachers. They are vegetarians, mostly traders - and wealthy. A group of women sitting on the afternoon singing and Tambourine before hitting a silver altar, always a bell is rung. The men are at work, they gather in the temple morning.
Sunset at Chowpatty Beach
Shining brightly dressed Hindu women with gold nose rings and sheathed in black Muslim, demolished and neatly dressed men - they all come at night along Chowpatty Beach. Just over 60 years, organized Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of the Indian independence movement, demonstrations here. Today we see the sunset. For visitors from Europe means above all the way to the beach but also faced with massive poverty to be: Especially many children begging for alms here stubbornly.
They are excellent restaurants, of which there are many in Mumbai's southern tip, there probably never see from the inside. In establishments such as the "myth" already meet the noon Gutverdienenden - Vegetarian and order as Gujarati Thali. This is a plate with several metal bowl in the waiter at the request repeatedly lentil soup, spinach or buttermilk fill. There are different flat breads and green peppers, whose truly hellish sharpness all know lots of tears in the eyes drives. Converted only three euros will cost the lush court
Even those who only briefly in the city, it should be at least an extensive tour schedule: on the Elephanta Island, with its caves. The colorfully painted wooden boat sets out there next to the Gateway of India from. The 1911 on behalf of England's King George V was built archway is how many historic buildings in the city - for example, the Gothic-Chhatrapati Shivaji Station - perfectly respectable. But there are fascinating places in and around Mumbai. And that includes the caves, on the World Heritage List of UNESCO stand.
Approximately one hour ride to the island. On the shore cows wade through the damp earth, it is just low tide. You are looking for some shade under trees. The caves are located on a hill on which a long staircase with 120 steps leads. Who does not want to manage on foot, may differ from locals in an improvised sedan - one tied to bamboo poles chair - is taken.
At a few monkeys passing it into the largest of the seven caves. It is, strictly speaking, no cave, but a rock gehauener in the temple room, whose entrance of massive columns is based. Also out from the rocks are more than man high reliefs in the semi-Hindu gods, including Shiva often. He is also a shrine temple in the middle of the hall dedicated.
Stars of the canvas
Far from the rank of gods, but general reputation of the stars of "Bollywood", in Mumbai, India's domestic film industry. As a tourist who expects that he glances behind the scenes of the dream factory can throw, will be disappointed: Guided tours of studios do not exist - at least not officially.
But those are not even necessary. Who the fascination of the Indian film wants to experience first hand, in only one of many cinemas to go around in "Eros". In the venerable Lichtspielhaus at Churchgate station run by no erotic Strip, as the name suggests. Tickets cost around one euro.
"One, Two Three" says the film - but before it is up for India's national anthem, which schallt from the loudspeakers, while the orange-white-green national flag on the giant screen flutters. Many of the predominantly young audience spin but only after this patriotic interlude - and blithely quasseln with their neighbors or to the office phone. When the last finally took place, runs the film has been almost half an hour.
Even those who of Hindi - the "official language" of "Bollywood" - not powerful, comes in the gangster comedy somewhat overexcited with. In this it just goes to three men who bear the same name, causing all sorts of confusion and complications leads.
Nevertheless, it is immediately clear who is the baddie is and who the smart guy. With this in the movie are - of course - open-dressed women, who also plays quite sure of the brand "Millionaire" bear. Shahrukh Khan missing on the other hand - as well as any reference to hardship and poverty.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Oases in the royal town.
Colorful souks and bustling market jugglers, but also gray factories and tenements in the old royal city of Marrakech is the magic of the Orient still be felt - even in the Koran school Ben Youssef.
 Marrakech - Africa's most exciting cities to Marrakesh has always belonged - and for some visitors it is also the prettiest. Well, it is 150 km to the Atlantic and not even 50 to the High Atlas. For the caravans, which in previous centuries from the Sahara in the south in the old royal city came, it was after weeks of deprivation as a revelation. And a little bit, the tourists are still way through the barren landscape in southern Morocco to Marrakech travel - in a city with many faces, from which the famous Medina is only one.
 Marrakech - Africa's most exciting cities to Marrakesh has always belonged - and for some visitors it is also the prettiest. Well, it is 150 km to the Atlantic and not even 50 to the High Atlas. For the caravans, which in previous centuries from the Sahara in the south in the old royal city came, it was after weeks of deprivation as a revelation. And a little bit, the tourists are still way through the barren landscape in southern Morocco to Marrakech travel - in a city with many faces, from which the famous Medina is only one.
In the country to see young Moroccans, especially the Berber in the south, often no longer the future - and when one sees the villages, one can well understand: Drought trees are on the verge of dry fields in which stones the size of a football subject. Farmers plow the soil cracked cumbersome with the donkey. Many houses in the villages are inconspicuous Lehmklötze with flat roof and battered wooden shutters.
A shepherd driving a flock of small black goats through a street in the direction of the horizon. Tourists who like such scenes as a photo motif, the Government prepare them headaches: agriculture was the dominant industry in southern Morocco, but sheep and goats to feed the growing population no longer. More and more younger people are attracted to cities such as Casablanca, Morocco boomtown in a metropolitan area with six million people.
No trace of 1001 Nights
Even Marrakech, Agadir after the second tourist destination in the country, already counts more than 900,000 inhabitants, and the trend is upward. Before the outskirts lies a large cement factory pipes, tubes, a conveyor belt, several towers and a chimney, from the thick swaths of white smoke sources - there is no trace of 1001 Nights. The flat roofs of the tenements are equipped with an armada of satellite dishes. On a street corner stands a McDonald's restaurant, at the next Pizza Hut.
Marrakech is the center of the South, even in economic terms, which does not mean that there is no poverty: On the roadside sit day laborers, simply dressed men, some of which are squeezed into their carts have. They are awaiting orders as a transporter of goods imported into the city be placed.
Many women in the streets wear clothes ground long, some are veiled. A mother has her baby in a white cloth tied in front of the chest, just a bare foot out looking. On the street knattert a moped after another pass, often with two people on the seat, none of them bears a helmet. A dealer has two huge baskets left and right of the steering wheel hanged. On the sidewalk sits a shoe shiners. All this is Marrakech, but also lemon, there are fields, orchards with thousands of grapes and olive trees.
Marrakech is famous mainly for the Medina called for the old town and souks, the largest in Morocco. In the corridors of the market, it is almost always full, sometimes loud and always alive. Hahn is running a hectic one of the stands before passing to the mirror, brass hanging lamps and cans are sold. Only a few steps further is vegetable market. Another dealer sells snails from bowls full rand. In addition, there is a cage with an animal of another kind - about turtles and a chameleon. Stalls lined with ceramic together, dishes and bowls of all sizes in bright colors from red to deep green. A craftsman sells bellows, another hammer in the form of brass.
Tourist trap jugglers market
Those who drive through the souk can land on short or long on the Djemaa al-Fna, the colorful, lively and mistaken place in North Africa. In earlier centuries were the heads of executed on piles asked to review. Today is the Djemaa al-Fna stage, bazaar and tourist trap. Because of the "place of clowns" is also a place of crooks: For each photograph and for every live show must be paid. The Affendresseure set to prompt cash value just like the snake and water carriers. Whose main income are long the tourists.
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For centuries it was the largest and most beautiful Medersa the Maghreb countries, a mixture of worship and higher school for Islamic law and theology. From the outside, it unremarkable - and all the more impressive from the inside: A pool of water stands in the center of the inner courtyard. The high walls that made him conclude, are decorated with stucco from plaster and marble and with calligraphy or floral and geometric patterns covers.
Only creatures are not visible - which forbids representation of Islam. To 1960 young men here have been informed. Their rooms are yet to see: Three persons were divided often barely ten square meters.
A green oasis of Yves Saint Laurent
Once again a totally different side of Marrakech is reflected in the Jardin Majorelle. Jacques Majorelle was a Frenchman with a penchant for Morocco and a hand for garden architecture. He bought the land in the twenties. Since 1947, his garden is open to the public. For a time belonged to the green oasis the fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, which ensured that they are not forgotten - fortunately for the many tourists who now through the narrow paths run.
Green dominates the Jardin Majorelle clearly apart from the flower pots, in yellow and various shades of blue are deleted, and the museum building in deep blue. There is a small museum of Moroccan art, and a cafe hidden in an exceptionally beautiful courtyard. On a pond with water lilies countless turtles can be observed.
A fairy tale from 1001 night is also the Jardin Majorelle not really - but he comes pretty close to him.
Pearl of Queens.
Queens is a working-class district, and not exactly known for his creative flair. It has its northernmost part, Long Iceland City, long the tip of the New York art scene. Now threatens his popularity, the atmosphere of the district to destroy.
 Zoe Ozereko daily scrolls through phonebook-thick flat display leaves. The film is assistant two years ago after Long City Iceland withdrawn. At that time the rent was in the westernmost part of Queens even cheaper. After studying in Massachusetts in Amherst quiet here just liked the mix of art and small town. A neighborhood in which you have hailed, and an urban environment with artist flair. Here, she quickly connected to the art scene and found her job at a documentary filmmaker.
 Zoe Ozereko daily scrolls through phonebook-thick flat display leaves. The film is assistant two years ago after Long City Iceland withdrawn. At that time the rent was in the westernmost part of Queens even cheaper. After studying in Massachusetts in Amherst quiet here just liked the mix of art and small town. A neighborhood in which you have hailed, and an urban environment with artist flair. Here, she quickly connected to the art scene and found her job at a documentary filmmaker.
In fact, just hectic workdays, because the documentary film at the prestigious Sundance Festival to be submitted. But the 25-year-old Zoe must find a new apartment: "The neighborhood is changing rapidly. Soon I will hire me here no longer can afford."
Only one subway stop away from Manhattan, Long worked Iceland City thanks to flatter building formerly widely and openly. Small studios since the eighties were part of the neighborhood. But even large companies such as the Silvercup Studios, where "Sex and the City" and the "Sopranos" produced are long here. The artists who live and work, care for the special flair.
Bjork huscht past
Now threatens the quarter its original face to lose. A few years ago, grew the first apartment high-rise buildings on the shore of the East River in the sky. They obstruct the view of the Manhattan skyline and sparked first contested access to the waterfront for all residents from. Now the lofts of payment meaningful clientele lived in the Riverview Restaurant can enjoy the scenery.
In the bar, where Zoe Ozereko works, the sit-old Long Islander on their evening beer. Sometimes the media artist Matthew Barney and his girlfriend Bjork them. The two celebrities travel with the barge down the Hudson River and disappear after their visit to the city again. Even gallery owner Kenny Greenberg has already taken the Star: "Barney was once here in my gallery. Has not spoken word with me."
Green Mountain "type-O-Mat," which he and his wife Diane operates, is located in a small single-brick building on Vernon Boulevard, the main city of Long Iceland. The entrance is illuminated letters, despite easy to overlook. In the three rooms of the gallery is a mixture of kitsch and art together, everything from advanced photography to refrigerator magnets.
"When we were 20 years ago, Herzog was the living room and studio space cheap, and I had the nose full of Tribecca. There was almost this small urban community, which has fallen to us," says Greenberg, the artist himself and is now a Institution of the local art scene was. "Today it's different, the old shops will disappear and with them the Long Islander," Diane Greenberg describes the change in recent years. The mixture of old industrial area and businesses will be more and more by hip restaurants and cafes are replaced.
Gallery owner still remembers well the early days, in which artists such as his friend Mark Di Suvero the district populated. The sculptor Di Suvero founded the Socrates Sculpture Park on an abandoned factory site on the riverbank in the north of the district, where the Sculpture Park is Isamu Noguchi. Noguchi also had his studio over 20 years in Iceland Long City. "They were famous artists who are still fully integrated into the community were," says Greenberg.
Luminescent graffiti, open studios
With this openness and the interaction of art and housing breasts, the city is still happy to sell expensive housing. In the planning but the residents are not included. The couple Greenberg has a lot of time in the battle with the city planners invested. Ironically, it is currently the Weak U.S. housing market, the modernization of the district nor slows. Sometimes, she could not imagine just hinzuschmeißen says Diane.
Kenny Greenberg may still not give up. He hopes that the Long-Iceland-City feeling will not disappear entirely. "Often are also moving to the infected. The meet is also from Frank donut shop and come here in the gallery." His wife is skeptical that it has the same development in Tribecca and Soho observed classic examples gentrifizierter neighborhoods. Meanwhile, they no longer believe that they have in ten years in Long Iceland City will live.
Still found in some corners of innovative art projects, next to factories and shops. Directly opposite the Court Square Diner lit the Five Points-Graffiti House colorful as the playground for this art form is used. Only a few streets away is "The Space", an open studio community, which supports local artists and is free to visit.
Even the P.S.1 was originally designed. The little wild brother of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in Manhattan, is today one of the oldest art institutions in the district, but also the United States. Founded in 1971, is the PS1 in an old school in the Jackson Avenue home. Meanwhile, the modern designed concrete patio in the summer of a popular party venue, popular DJs play music under the electron hanging gardens.
Currently running at PS1 just the exhibition "Arctic Hysteria" with modern Finnish art. "Many of the artists here complain that the local art PS1 no longer supported. On the other hand, if they would live in Manhattan, their works would not hang at MoMA," Kenny Greenberg describes the feelings of the local art scene.
"Art is a market"
Deitch also the studios that actually resides in Soho, have just opened a branch here. In a factory building directly on the Hudson River shore is just a shrill pop-art exhibition with a lot of neon and chrome. Gabrielle Shaw has been working since March in the new gallery. She lives in Williamsburg, Long Iceland City can be the PR student not afford. Whether they are a special long-Iceland-City-feeling among the artists could represent? They considered, finally says: "Art is a market that no community."
Greenberg just shakes his head when he heard this attitude gets. "I guess times, Long Iceland City has always been home to something more conservative artists," says Greenberg farewell. Sometimes he would be almost a little fresh wind in his gallery, "then I could come and admire what it all happened here."
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