31.7.2010 von Jean Jacques.

  Once a year during the summer in Hannover, a merry band of artists gather up and set up small stages in the Herrenhausen gardens. Thousands of visitors turn up every evening for the month long performance to meet up with friends, picnic and basically have a good time.

It is a very popular venue, although I am glad I have missed the last 3 years. It tends to be a little too repetitive and I was getting a little fed up seing the same acts.

I was also a little annoyed at the extroardinary length one has to go through to get tickets. And there is something seriously wrong here. Because of the apparent popularity, tickets must be ordered months in advance so that they can be dispensed based on whatever rule by the organizing body. For sure at least 99% of the requestors will not get one of these prized ticket.

No surprise though. Assume you have a party of 10 deciding in February that it might be a good idea to go in the summer. What usually happens is that every single one of the 10 will request at leat 15 tickets each hoping to a few. I know, that is the way we do it.

The problem with that is that the organizers are claiming a huge demand. How they distribute the available places is a mistery. Prices of course go up as well. All a bit crazy for something which is nice but not worth all that effort.

Anyway, as usual one of of got the 15 tickets and we made it.

Having not been for the last 3 summers, they were at least 3 new artists. The atmosphere is good though. Crowds have a pre-set itinary and rush from one stage to the other, usually getting lost on the way. As a result, it is rarely possible to see more than 3 shows.

But who cares, the atmosphere is good, plenty of drinks available if you are not driving ,I was this year, and the whole evening culminates with a good firework to the tune of the latest hit from Mozart or such like.

I’ll probably end up there next year again. I think I will order 100 tickets in advance.

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9.10.2009 von Jean Jacques.

It looks like we have something very interesting here. Well worth a try soon…

news-letter-septembre-2009.pdf

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9.8.2007 von Jean Jacques.

Time did fly by during the past couple of weeks. Very busy at work and very little time to do anything else. The weather has not been brilliant either.

There has been a couple of highlights nevertheless. Met a couple of work friends for a couple of drinks this week as the Maschsee “Strandbad”. Would have been perfect if the sun had been shining. First time I go there but will do it agin. Maybe spend part of the day there…

Of course there was also the yearly Maschsee Fest which finishes this week actually. Managed to go there a coupleof times. It is really worth it as usual.

oh… and of course there was the odd stop at one of the local beer garden… and relaxed shopping in my little town on Saturdays…

Plenty of things to look at in Gehrden actually:

I think I caught up with most things… Except for the fact it is Holiday time starting this evening. Off to London first thing tomorrow morning and really looking forward to see loads of you over the weekend

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11.2.2007 von Jean Jacques.

Now, here is an interesting fact. There are 26,000 registered players in Thailand, so after France and Spain they are the biggest petanque-playing nation in the world!

The 43rd World Championship will be held in Pattaya Thailand 19-23 September 2007.

(I seem to remember that I have a project starting in Thailand in the second half of this year)

It all fits quite nicely with the now more or less final decision to start up an official boule club in Gehrden starting in July this year. Klaus is very keen and taking the lead on this.

I wonder how I shall combine my Sunday morning games with Klaus and Sonja and the new club.

After all Boule is more than a game but a way of life. The pic below says it all. To me at least.

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23.1.2007 von Jean Jacques.

I have just realized that this year has a lot to offer as far as sport fixtures are concerned.

Handball World Cup 2007 currently running in Germany. Fingers crossed for France.

Superbowl is on February 4th in Florida.

Cricket World Cup in the West Indies from March 11th till April 28th.

The F1 season starts on March 18th in Australia.

Second F1 race on April 8th in Malaysia (might find my way there).

Third F1 race in Bahrain on April 15th (my Dad’s birthday).

Fourth F1 race in Spain on May 13th.

Fith F1 race in Monaco (we should really try to make it there).

F1 in Canada for the 6th round on June 10th (it always use to clash with Le Mans).

Le Mans 24H of course on June 16th & 17th. I shall not repeat it often enough.

USA & Indianapolis welcomes the F1 7th round on June 17th (Been there when it did not clash with Le Mans. What a wet but great weekend it was).

The final stage of the 32nd America’s cup kick off in Valencia on June 23rd till July 7th.

The 8th F1 round is in France on July 1st (been there as well).

F1 9th race is in Britain on July 8th (been there a long time ago. Remember Gary?).

F1 10th race in Germany on July 22nd (been there).

F1 11th race in Hungary on August 5th.

F1 12th race on August 26th is in Turkey.

Rugby World Cup in France (ok a couple of matches are being played in Scotland and Wales) from Sep 7th till Oct 20th. About time France made it to the top.

Italy welcomes the 13th F1 race on September 9th.

Usually wet in Belgium for the 14th F1 race of the season (been there, I know).

Japan is the venue for the 15th F1 race on September 30th.

16th F1 race is on October 7th in China (who knows, I might simply happen to be around).

F1’s 17th and final race of the season is in Brazil on October 21st (Been there).

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