And of course dusseldorf is the home of the mighty kraftwerk who are playing all their albums in full at Tate modern in feb.
Sent from my iPad On 7 Dec 2012, at 12:46, "david bromley" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- From: Tim Leslie > snip > The Germans have got so many things right IMHO. Been over there a few > times now and just think they have got it right on so many levels. > snip > . Cheap tickets, great atmosphere, beer and > food in and around the ground. > Plus you get a sticker on every pub door, which denotes whether it is a > smoking pub or a smoke free one, exactly what IMHO we should have done in > this country. If you haven't been, go to Dusselfdorf via Jet2 and spend a > weekend in the Altstadt with a few mates (Try the brilliant Pork Sarnie > shop in the middle of the main drag at around 11PM, you'll never want to > eat a mucky kebab again!). HufHauses, Precision engineering that works, > good but cheap software (Teamviewer and PRTG are superb for the price!), > the ability to drive like a mature adult on the Autobahn. > snip > > Absolutely spot on. Been 4 times this year, paid approx. £36 return Inc. > taxes etc. with Ryanair from Leeds to Weeze. > Cheaper than London and more people speak English than in London. > All our politicians and journalists should be made to go there to see how a > modern country should be run and what we should aspire to. All we seem to > read is how we won the war/world cup/Germans have no sense of humour and its > all tosh. When you come back here you realise how we're slipping into > becoming a third world country. > > > >> I remember it being considered 'poncy' to go in any seats. >> >> On 3 Dec 2012, at 11:41, David Nattan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> http://m.guardian.co.uk/football/david-conn-inside-sport-blog/2012/dec/02/ermany-bundesliga-noisy-fans >>> >>> A real reminder of the good old days at ER and elsewhere - half of me >>> does >>> not want Prem football because it is so sanitised and seems to be >>> getting >>> worse season by season. I hardly watch any football inc MOTD and part of >>> that is down to the total lack of atmosphere at the grounds. ER is >>> getting >>> worse every year and only partly due to the team and the general malaise >>> around the club - all seaters and over enthusiastic stewarding etc are >>> killing it all and driving away the old , mainly working class*, fans >>> who >>> used a Saturday afternoon to get rid of all their pent up emotions etc. >>> Costs need to come down and safe standing areas are a must in my view >>> (albeit I would stay in the seats!) >>> >>> Dave >>> *( I know I am firmly middle class) >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leedslist mailing list >>> Info and options: >>> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist >>> To unsubscribe, email [email protected] >>> >>> PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leedslist mailing list >> Info and options: >> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist >> To unsubscribe, email [email protected] >> >> PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate > > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate
