Sugarmelon – There's so much more outside – Dieter Zirnig

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What a ride!
After the airplane in Shire (to Gondar) had “mechanical problems” we had to find alternatives in getting from Aksum to Gondar.
The route takes 1 1/2 hrs. by plane and – yes – 2 days by bus. That’s because of the very old italian unsealed road [...]

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This day we were driving with the minibus from Adigrat to Sinkata (nice name!) – an about 45 minutes drive for starting a short trip to the rock-hewn churches in Tigray.
Rock-Hewn Churches of Tigray

Although I am really not such a church- and religion-fan, I am interested in all [...]

The trip from Addis Abeba to Dessie started this morning at 4.15 AM: Getting up, going by taxi to the busstation and then boarding the bus at 5 AM. After this waiting for one hour until the trip started.
Addis Abeba in the morning
While driving with the taxi to the terminal, I noticed a lot [...]

From Vienna to Addis
The flight from Vienna to Addis Abeba was very good and the plane landed at 1.00 after midnight (Turkish Airlines). It had about 15 degrees Celsius outside in Addis at night. I was happy, getting out of the cold in Vienna – locals in Addis have been freezing and had thick jackets.
Taxi, [...]

1998 — knapp 12 Jahre nach der Uraufführung im Niedersächsischen Staatstheater Hannover, spielt “Adam Geist” seit September 2009 im Akademietheater.
Adam Geist ist also ein “modernes” Stück. Ein Stück, das die damaligen politischen und sozialen Themen integriert und mit einer Person “Adam Geist” verknüpft.
Bei modernen Stücken bin ich oft vorsichtig in meiner Erwartungshaltung. Ich bin ziemlich begeistert [...]

There are so many things to tell about Balkan, Bosnia and Herzegowina and Sarajevo – the country is rich in history, landscape, culture and interesting things. I will highlight on a couple of it as a short review from my Bosnia-Trip during December 2009 and January 2010.

So, did you know, that Sarajevo hosted the Olympic [...]

Leaving in the morning at 8 AM from Vienna and reaching Prague 4 hrs. later. It is a good opportunity going by bus from Vienna to Prague with Eurolines for around 46 EUR both ways. It seems to be cheaper than going by train, which is around 100 EUR for both directions.
Prague. I like the  [...]

Irgendwie, so habe ich gehört, ist es seit Jahrzehnten wieder das erste Mal, dass am Wiener Burgtheater der Faust II aufgeführt wird. Ich kenne Faust eigentlich durch den Deutsch-Unterricht aus der Schule – mehr oder weniger. Eher weniger. Und hier ziemlich mit Schularbeiten, Tests und Prüfungen behaftet.
Nachträglich gesehen allerdings sehr schön, welch interessantes Stück [...]

Ich mag das Burgtheater. Noch mehr, wenn es Veranstaltungen dieser Art gibt – die moderne österreichische Kunst und Literatur betreffen. Abseits von Faust, Shakespeare griechischer Antike – hin zu Jelinek, Handke, Franzobel und anderen österreichischen Schriftstellern – und dem ehemaligen Werbetexter (Ö1 gehört gehört) Wolf Haas.
Am Dienstag, 22. Sep. 2009  hat Wolf Haas gemeinsam mit dem [...]

Trip around Sicily
06.09.2009 Ryanair: Vienna – Pisa (Airport)
07.09.2009 Ryanair: Isola delle Femmine (Camping Isola delle Femmine)
08.09.2009 Train: Palermo (Hotel Regina)
09.09.2009 Bus: Corleonoe (Camping Costa Ponente Internazionale))
10.09.2009 Train: Cefalu (Camping Costa Ponente Internazionale)
11.09.2009 Train: Milazzo (Camping Togo Togo)
12.09.2009 Boat: Vulcano (Camping Togo Togo)
14.09.2009 Car: Messina – Taormina (Car)
15.09.2009 Car: Etna – Syracus – Avola (Camping Paradiso [...]