Lindlar, a minor Eastern suburb of Cologne, hosts one of two open-air museums driven by the regional Rhineland authority LVR. The key focus is on living in the Bergisches Land region in the 19th and early 20th century and is organised…
“Sound of Nashville” in Cologne (6th March 2019)
How to spent the time best between Country 2 Country 2019 in Berlin and Amsterdam and the “main events” in London (dairy and review of C2C 2019 in London), Dublin and Glasgow? The answer for some of the acts was…
Alte Dombach Paper Mill
Bergisch Gladbach, a 110,000 inhabitant city East of Cologne, is a traditional location for the production of paper. While nowadays, the paper machines can produce about 1,000 (metric) tons per day, the Alte Dombach Paper Mill is showing the importance and historic…
Ratingen-Cromford Textile Factory
One of the key attractions in Ratingen, Northeast of Dusseldorf, is the remarkable Cromford Textile Factory, which is driven by the regional authority LVR (Rhineland region) as one of their Industrial Museums (“Industriemuseum”). In summer 2018, I stopped by this…
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 Glockengasse. But in fact, Johan Maria Farina was the first one to manufacture the product in the German city close…
Floorball Bundesliga: DJK Holzbüttgen – ETV Piranhhas Hamburg 2:7 (1:3, 0:4, 1:0)
9th September, first matchday of the Men Bundesliga. One of the most interesting teams of the new season is likely DJK Holzbüttgen, who just promoted to top-notch German floorball. The team located between Cologne and Dusseldorf is well known for…