Tag Archives: Hannover
The sausage summit
🇬🇧 A geopolitical crisis averted Breaking news from the highest levels of international diplomacy: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces his most delicate mission yet — finding a decent street sausage in Hannover before Brazilian President Lula da Silva notices. The … Continue reading
The great winter escape
🇬🇧 (That we escaped from too soon) ☃️ You know that feeling when you check out of a hotel at 10am and then watch from the taxi as they start handing out free champagne in the lobby at 10:15? That’s … Continue reading
Trip to Germany for Xmas
🎄The Suitcase That Knew Better Far too early really. So early, in fact, that even the alarm clock seemed to apologize when it went off at 4:45 a.m. But there are moments in life when sleep must be sacrificed on … Continue reading
77 Days Till Christmas 🇬🇧
🇬🇧 or the art of good intentions This morning, my inbox greeted me with an email from my favourite Belgian comic book shop — the one that always seems to know exactly when to remind me of things I’m trying … Continue reading
The morning I time-traveled to the summer of 2000
🇬🇧 A few weeks ago, I treated myself to a warm bath of nostalgia by writing about the anniversary of Expo 2000 in Hannover — that quirky global village of ideas, pavilions, and passport stamps. Since then, one very specific … Continue reading
25 Years since Expo 2000
🇬🇧 Still hungover from the fun? On June 1st, 2000, Hannover did something a bit outrageous: it opened its gates to the World Expo 2000, and the world wasn’t quite sure what to think. “What is this?” people asked. “A … Continue reading
I do it my way 