Monthly Archives: May 2015

Visiting Annabelle Countess of Oeynhausen-Sierstorpff

Visiting Annabelle Countess of Oeynhausen-Sierstorpff

Who: Annabelle Countess of Oeynhausen-Sierstorpff
Where: Gräflicher Park Hotel & Spa, Bad Driburg, Germany

When Caspar Heinrich Count of Sierstorpff acquired the mineral springs in the Westphalian Driburg in 1782, he did so with the intention “to create a place of rural pleasure”.

The fountain arcades – built …

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Austrian delicacies in Hamburg’s Hafencity

Austrian delicacies in Hamburg’s Hafencity

What: Coffeehouse Klein und Kaiserlich
Where: Hamburg – Hafencity

The gallery upstairs offers more seats on additional 25 square meters*

I expected everything on my exploration tour through the Hamburg Hafencity, thick steamers in front of fish stands and herring rolls with sellers in sailor shirts. …

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Chic Boutique Belgique in Cologne

Chic Boutique Belgique in Cologne

What: Boutique Belgique
Where: Cologne, Belgisches Viertel

“You’ve got to go – this is the top shopping destination of Cologne – trés chic”, told me my friend Charlotte, when I was planning my recent trip to the Rhine-Main area. No sooner said than done. Located in “Belgisches …

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Berlin Artist Freddy Reitz rises the US Flag

Berlin Artist Freddy Reitz rises the US Flag

Who: Freddy Reitz – Artist
Where: Berlin – Zehlendorf

The Living Room; On the left the painting “The Wall”. To get it into the house, a door and its frame had to be expanded

What do Berlin’s VIP Stylist Udo Walz, TV-Lady Sabine Christiansen and former US President …

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ZERO at Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin

ZERO at Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin

What: ZERO – the exhibition of the international art movement of the 50s and 60s
Where: Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin

Günther Uecker, Kosmische Vision / Lichtscheibe 1961,1981

It was my personal highlight at the Berlin Gallery Weekend, to be guided to “ZERO”, the exhibition of the international art movement of …

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BMW Polo Cup at Gut Basthorst

BMW Polo Cup at Gut Basthorst

What: BMW Polo Cup 2015
Where: Gut Basthorst, Schleswig Holstein, Germany

The size of a normal polo field measures 300 yards (about 274 meters) by 200 yards (approx. 183 meters)

A trip to my former homeland Schleswig Holstein is my personal highlight every year in May: At the …

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The pink world of entrepreneur Jasmin Taylor

The pink world of entrepreneur Jasmin Taylor

Who: Jasmin Taylor – Tour Organizer
Where: Berlin – Westend

The villa – built in 1887 – is located on a 3,000 square meter property in Berlin Westend. The living and working area is of a total of 1,000 square meters

Welcome!

Every morning when Jasmin Taylor …

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Ralph Lauren’s flagship store in New York

Ralph Lauren’s flagship store in New York

What: Ralph Lauren Flagshipstore
Where: Manhattan, New York

The flagship store of Ralph Lauren in New York, 888 Madison Avenue, Corner of 72th

An absolute highlight of shopping are the Ralph Lauren flagship stores on Madison Avenue in New York. At number 888 the ladies get …

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Cookies latest coup – The Crackers

Cookies latest coup – The Crackers

What: Crackers – Restaurant & Bar
Where: Berlin – Mitte

View into the restaurant. The gigantic chandeliers hung in the former “Palace Hotel” in Berlin Mitte

It’s a very unusual thing to open a restaurant that includes a menu that only offers the favourite dishes of friends. But …

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