Right before Sumit Nagal’s match against Kecmanovic, I had at least the chance to have a short spot on the first match of the day (19th October 2020) between Aussie Jordan Thompson and French Gilles Simon. The match felt to have been quite intense – when I arrived at the arena with some 1:20 hrs matchtime already ongoing, this Men’s Singles one was in just in the middle of the second set. It looked like a close second one until the end, but the Australian lost his nerves in the eleventh game at own service and faced a 0:40. Easy one for the experienced Simon, who converted the second break point to serve for the set. Even with two break points for Thompson, the French could convert to a 6-3 7-5 victory.
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German schlager icon Wolfgang Petry is back with a new EP. After a "real" Wolfgang Petry album release, Auf das Leben, ...
KölnTriangle Cologne View – a great View of Cologne
Okay, I have to give in from the very beginning: I love my home town Cologne - and this my ...
Kasalla – Rudeldiere
If you feel that Cologne Carnival songs or party music must be a rather regional and limited things, stats of ...
Johnossi (12th June 2022, Cologne)
Home town Cologne instead of Nashville: after my trip to CMA Fest in Nashville had to be cancelled due to ...
Dan O’ Clock – Seelenhippie EP
The German language has the nice opportunity to simply combine two noun to a new word. Seele means soul in German and ...
The Lounge Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN)
Old lounge, new lounge: after Lufthansa decided to terminally close down some of their lounges, the company Global Lounge Network ...
Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 27 May 2022)
Due to illness, I unfortunately cannot provide you the full coverage on the music side of Flyctory.com - and it ...
Mrs. Greenbird – Love You To The Bone
New songs from Mrs. Greenbird: Cologne's finest Americana pop pair released a new set of tracks on 9th April 2022 ...
Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 25 March 2022)
While the last week's edition solely covered a few songs, my 25th March 2022 version of the Songs Of The Week ...
Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 11 March 2022)
Not really sure whether it is my March 2022 trip with the Pittsburgh Penguins or other influences, but this time, ...
Following The Pittsburgh Penguins in March 2022 (Day 1, 10th March 2022)
Time to see my hockey team again! The first day of my Pittsburgh Penguins trip to the States did not ...
Premier Inn Cologne City South
Trying out another hotel brand: after I had stayed at quite a bunch of Premier Inn Hotel locations in England ...
Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 18 Feb 2022)
One thing I really love about this new category Songs Of The Week is that it surprises me again and again ...
KEC “Die Haie” Cologne – ESC Planegg-Würmtal 1-6 (1-2, 0-1, 0-3)
The DFEL (German Women Ice Hockey League) leader traveling to the bottom team of the table (which had, to be ...
Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 21 Jan 2022)
I am still evaluating whether the Songs Of The Week are an interesting format for you. While the first postings got ...
Flyctory.com Best Ones 2021
It is time for the final posting of the years, simply named The Best Ones 2021. After looking into my ...
Some Non-Country Christmas Songs 2021
Christmas is approaching really quick now. While I traditionally do a festive edition of my Country Music Picks, I also ...
My Top 15 Airports Flown – With Some Brief Thoughts
Even though I do have a couple of airport reviews on Flyctory.com, I so far missed a lot of the ...
Cat Ballou – Alles Bunt
My hometown Cologne is full of music - not only carnival-related. Not only during these days, Cat Ballou has become ...
Wolfgang Petry – Auf das Leben
In December 2019, I praised the album 2084 by the Pete Wolf Band. The artist behind that project is Wolfgang ...
Hyatt Regency Cologne
Located right at the River Rhine, the Hyatt Regency is one of the most iconic and also one of the ...
The Twelve Best Flights Of My Life (… so far)
During the later phases of the Covid-19 lock-downs in Germany, I had the idea to that posting. Maybe just because ...
Moxy Cologne Bonn Airport
The hotel situation at Cologne / Bonn Airport used to be quite bothering. There used to be a single hotel ...
MyWellness Cologne – Renting a Private Spa Experience
Especially after all the Covid-19 restrictions, my wife and I were really looking forward to two relaxing hours in a ...
Luna Morgenstern – Taking The Blow EP
A debut EP by a home town artist - of course I have been curious when I ran into Luna ...
Paul Weber – Alles im Arsch EP
German rock made in Cologne: of course, I am always especially curious when I run into artists I don't know ...
Durch & Durch – Nice Aber Nutzlos
It can't be too bad to have a smile in these times, can it? When I ran into the German ...
Songs Of My Life: Nino De Angelo – Jenseits von Eden
It took me one week later than usual to give you a new edition of the Songs Of My Life. This ...
Klee – Trotzalledem
Some new music from my home town: Klee is a German pop act, who have been quite successful in the ...
Country Music Picks – The German Songs (28th April 2021)
It's been just too long since I did the last episode of my Country Music Picks. At the end of ...
Sarah Lombardi – Im Augenblick
Sarah Lombardi's career started with a bit ups and downs in the German version of American Idol. Three years after ...
A Walk Through Cologne / Bonn Airport Terminal at Covid-19 Times (Pictured Story)
Travelling in Germany has been turned down to an absolute minimum. Hotels are just able to accept business guests and ...
Songs Of My Life: John Miles – Music
Though a lot of Song which shaped me have been recorded in the 1980's and 1990's, I want to move ...
PeterLicht – Beton Und Ibuprofen
There are several causes which make me feel I should go for an album review. When I decided to have ...
Nino de Angelo – Gesegnet und Verflucht
Nino de Angelo is one of my favorite German artists. I will definitely tell you about a very special concert ...
Rhine Cable Car (Kölner Seilbahn) Cologne
There are periodically discussions, whether the Cologne local transport is upgraded by cable car traffic over the river Rhine. However, ...
Cologne – My Ten Favorite Songs About My Home Town
During a dinner concert in June 2020 of a Cologne local band, Cat Ballou (who will be part of my selection), I ...
taku Dining Box in Cologne – Gourmet Food at Home
Since late October 2020, restaurants in Germany are not allowed to open as a pandemic lock-down measure. However, take-away services ...
Chocolate Museum Cologne (Schokoladenmuseum)
Cologne Cathedral is the key attraction of my home town Cologne, of course (it is even one of Germany's very ...
Bläck Fööss – 5Ö
50 years of Bläck Fööss - the "naked feet", what is the literal translation of their band name are a ...
Maritim Hotel Cologne
After having a couple of hotel reviews from nearby cities Dusseldorf and Bonn already, I felt it was a huge ...
bett1HULKS Championship 2020: Krawietz / Mies (GER) – A. Zverev / M. Zverev (GER) 6-4 7-5
After the Divij Sharan as the last Indian player had bowed out of the tournament the day before, I could ...
bett1HULKS Championship 2020: Gilles Simon (FRA) – Denis Shapovalov (CAN) 6-1 4-6 6-2
Third seeded Dennis Shapovalov (Canada) had a tough time in his Cologne debut appearance: against Gilles Simon (France), he struggled ...
bett1HULKS Championship 2020: Sharan (IND) / Sandgren (USA) – Marach (AUT) / Pavic (CRO) 4-6 2-6
Unfortunately, my work schedule on the Championship week Wednesday was a bit busy, so that I had to rush from ...
bett1HULKS Championship: Egor Gerasimov (BLR) – Daniel Altmaier (GER) 6-1 6-0
German wildcard Dennis Altmaier was almost swept by Belarus qualifier Egor Gerasimov. I just saw the second set - the ...
bett1HULKS Championship 2020: Sumit Nagal (IND) – Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) 6-3 (4)6-7 1-6
Second week in the Cologne LANXESSarena, second tournament: more or less in parallel to the first week tournament victory by ...
bett1HULKS Indoors 2020: Hubert Hurkacz (POL) vs. Mischa Zverev (GER) 6-4 6-3
After having three doubles matches on the minor Court 1, including Divij Sharan's first round loss, I dared to watch ...
bett1HULKS Indoors 2020: Davidovich Fokina / Verdasco (ESP) – Masur / Molleker (GER) 3-6 6-1 10-8
This first round Men's Doubles match on Court 1 was in fact the first match I saw on 14th October ...
bett1HULKS Indoors 2020: Gonzales (MEX) / K. Skupski (GBR) – Nielsen (DEN) / Puetz (GER) 4-6 6-1 10-5
I just stayed on the smaller Court 1 after Divij Sharan's 1st round match at the bett1HULKS Indoors in Cologne ...
bett1HULKS Indoors 2020: Sharan (IND) / Withrow (USA) – Herbert / Mahut (FRA) 3-6 3-6
Due to all the Covid-19 regulations and local restrictions the male tennis ATP Tour set up some new tournaments in ...
Watching Cologne from Europa Rad Ferris Wheel
Sometimes, you just have to be creative: if you have one of the biggest mobile ferris wheels in the neighboring ...
Four Countries, Four Trains – A Trip on Tracks (Day 4, 10th August 2020)
Heading back home. As said in the Day 3 coverage, I did not expect too much going on on that ...
Marie Reim – 14 Phasen
20 year old Marie Reim is an interesting upcoming artist in the German schlager scene. Both of her parents are ...
Women Soccer Bundesliga is back – But some Girls score in a different Way
They did it: the German Women Soccer Bundesliga (Flyeralarm Frauen-Bundesliga) re-started a few days ago, on 29th May 2020. I ...
Björn Heuser (28th May 2020, Drive-In Show, Bonn)
During the Covid-19 crisis, I visited quite a couple of drive-in movies, which became a very popular kind of entertainment ...
“Climbing” the Monte Troodelöh, Cologne’s Highest Point
My beloved home town Cologne, Germany, is always a bit of crazy - not just during the carnival days. Thus, ...
Mrs. Greenbird: Strong Crowdfunding Start for New Album
Covid-19 has a huge impact on the music industry. My home town Cologne's local country music heroes, Mrs. Greenbird, were ...
Car Watch – A new Pop-up Drive-in Cinema in Cologne
As I wrote in my recent review about the traditional DRIVE IN movies in the South of Cologne, drive-in movies ...
Cologne/Bonn Airport during Covid-19 Times (Pictured Story)
Regarding passenger flights, my hometown airport Cologne / Bonn is only the seventh biggest in Germany, servicing some 12 million ...
Cologne DRIVE IN Movies – More than the Covid-19 Alternative
Quarantining, social isolation, being unable to go out on a Friday - overall, the cultural and social scene has been ...
Brett Eldredge / Lauren Jenkins (24th January 2020, Cologne)
The first Sound of Nashville show of the year - it felt really good to be back close to the ...
Historic Mustard Mill Cologne
The Historic Mustard Mill in Cologne ("Historische Senfmühle Köln") is quite a unique place in the million people city. It ...
Noah Guthrie (9th December 2019, Cologne)
Right after I returned from Pittsburgh, Sound of Nashville and the German country music scene came back on my schedule ...
Cologne Old Town Christmas Market
The Christmas Market in Cologne's Old Town is the largest of the city. Under the slogan "Heinzel's Wintermärchen" (something like Good ...
Cologne Stadtgarten Christmas Market
The Stadtgarten in Cologne is both, a recreational park in the heart of the city, whose facilities are protected, and ...
Cologne Cathedral / Roncalli Square Christmas Market
Cologne Cathedral and a 25 meter high Christmas tree - these are the key ingredients, which turn the Christmas Market ...
Björn Heuser – Kopp voll Dräum (Nashville Recordings)
I was quite stunned when I ran into an Instagram advertisement: Björn Heuser, a Cologne singer- songwriter just recently released ...
Cologne Harbor Christmas Market at Chocolate Museum
During each festive season, Cologne is crowded with tourists and visitors due to its Christmas markets. There are masses of ...
Mrs. Greenbird (Frankfurt, 7th November 2019)
One of the few German country/folk acts, which gained some international reputation in the past is Cologne-based Mrs. Greenbird. Before ...
Ben Zucker & Van De Forst (6th November 2019, Cologne)
I have to admit that I had been very nervous before that concert. The LANXESS arena, Germany's largest multiplex arena ...
Willie Jones & Tyler Rich (29th October 2019, Cologne)
An eventful debut of the first German Country Music Week presented by Sound of Nashville ended in Cologne with the ...
Logan Mize (26th October 2019, Cologne)
While the Sound of Nashville October started big with the the concert of Old Dominion. One day after the big ...
Scotty McCreery (24th October 2019, Cologne)
I had a quite unfortunate timing with the debut of the German Country Music week. I missed some shows due ...
Jillian Jacqueline & Lauren Jenkins (9th September 2019, Cologne)
The Sound of Nashville series of concerts more and more established in the German country music scene. While I visited one ...
Wade Bowen (6th August 2019, Cologne)
The second half of 2019 features a massive lineup of country music stars in Germany. As you can see in ...
SV Menden – 1. FC Köln 3:5 (0:3) (31st July 2019)
Same procedure as last year? Same procedure as every year! The traditional women soccer pre-season test match between my home ...
The Scherz-Tour – A Different RheinEnergieSTADION Cologne Tour
I already visited a couple of stadium tours with Flyctory.com in the past. My home and heart soccer club, 1 ...
Mrs. Greenbird – Dark Waters (Review)
Mrs. Greenbird was the only Germany-based band who were playing at the C2C debut in Berlin 2019. This definitely illustrates ...
Very Important Postings – July to December 2018
Another six months have passed - the first full half year of Flyctory.com's existance. After I did the Very Important ...
The Eau de Cologne Giants – 4711 vs. Farina
When people think of real "Eau de Cologne", they typically think about the well-branded 4711 brand located in the city's ...
Flying with VLM from Cologne to Antwerp
The route between Cologne and Rostock is a quite traditional connection from Rhineland to the Baltic Sea - which has ...
SV Menden – 1. FC Köln 0:1 (0:1) (2018 pre-season)
Visiting the women soccer pre-season between SV Menden, a team from my home town St. Augustin near Bonn, and the ...
History of Gaming in Cologne’s City Museum
The Cologne City Museum's recent history is not really what one would call "lucky". After a water damage in later ...
Six Intercontinental Flight Weekend – Day 1 (Trip Report)
There are a lot of factors which made me look forward to the first destination of my trip, Tangier in ...
Six Intercontental Flights in 72 Hours (Overview)
No, I am not going to travel between Europe and Asia or America like a madman or do some extreme ...