At the beginning of every accomplishment there has to be an idea. Michael Beuter and Ulrich Baer, the owners of the new place to be for climbers, had such an idea – or rather a vision of something more for people that liked climbing but had very rare chances to train or just climb for fun.
Siri Hustvedt is an American writer and literary scholar with Norwegian roots. On Friday May 10th she lectured about her process of finding the “right” story, and read from her yet unpublished novel “The Blazing World”. For those of you who missed it, here’s a brief recap. (more…)
Augsburg, 05.05.2013
Dear Mom,
How are you? I hope your life is going well in Vietnam. May is here in Augsburg. The sky is clearing, wide and blue. The birds are beginning to chirp in the trees. Green leaves are covering the branches and wild daisies are blooming. So I find myself writing to tell you about these great experiences… (more…)
When was the last time you went to a really special place? Something unique that made you smile because you had never seen anything like it before? If it’s been a while or if you’re just curious, let me introduce a hotel with a really unique concept behind it, namely the Grandhotel Cosmopolis.
Moving abroad, especially for a long period of time, can be fun and exciting. You have the opportunity to discover a culture that may be quite different to your own, savour new foods and drink and learn more about where you are and towns surrounding it. It’s also great for networking; meeting new people, whether it’s for business or pleasure. (more…)
The first home game after the winter break! Augsburg was off to a great start of the second half of the season after having won 3:2 against Fortuna Düsseldorf. But how was the match against Schalke, one of the top 16 teams of this year’s Champions League season, going to end?
After a disappointing draw in the last Bundesliga match in 2013 against Greuther Fürth, another Bavarian derby took place in the sold-out SGL-Arena last night. (more…)
An at times spirited performance by FCA wasn’t enough today to trouble FC Bayern seriously. Before the match, FCA fans were hoping that their team would avoid being thrashed by the league leaders. But Bayern didn’t score loads of goals, despite the fact that Bayern coach Henyckes fielded his strongest possible team, after resting key players like Lahm in mid-week. (more…)
