Cologne Cathedral is the key attraction of my home town Cologne, of course (it is even one of Germany’s very top attractions) – but many people visiting the city stroll along the river Rhine southbound for a very different experience:…
Bläck Fööss – 5Ö
50 years of Bläck Fööss – the “naked feet”, what is the literal translation of their band name are a constant in Cologne music, not only in carnival. Multiple songs are closely related to the history, but also to the…
Maritim Hotel Cologne
After having a couple of hotel reviews from nearby cities Dusseldorf and Bonn already, I felt it was a huge lack on Flyctory.com not to have a hotel review from my beloved home town Cologne. I was thus looking for…
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 alter my reporting schedule to matches which I felt could be interesting matchups (and also reduce my coverage to focus…
bett1HULKS Championship 2020: Gilles Simon (FRA) – Denis Shapovalov (RUS) 6-1 4-6 6-2
Third seeded Dennis Shapovalov (Russia) had a tough time in his Cologne debut appearance: against Gilles Simon (France), he struggled in the first set and had no chance. After his second set comeback in this second round match, he felt…
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 a home office meeting right to LANXESSarena to arrive in the middle of the first of the match of our…
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 match was definitely not as clear as the score may suggest – but finally, Altmaier was weaker in any deciding…
bett1HULKS Championship: Jordan Thompson (AUS) – Gilles Simon (FRA) 3-6 5-7
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…