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Re: My foreword in Issue 9 of NÄHER dran
"It’s finally arrived –
the fifth season of
the year, the time to
delight any accountant’s
heart, that
miraculous period when the
budgets are thrashed out and the
books are balanced.”
Hmm, I’ve certainly been getting it
in the neck lately, I can tell you! But
at least I can sleep peacefully in the
knowledge that our magazine
NÄHER dran is obviously scrutinised
from cover to cover, which
pleases me no end! Allow me to
take this opportunity to respond to
some of the harsher comments I’ve
been on the receiving end of!
Dear Gentleman from City
Hall,
- First of all, NÄHER dran isn’t financed
by the local council!
- I’m a bit surprised you think the
council budget is none of our
business. Don’t forget it’s our
money you’re frittering away!
- Jealousy is something you have
to fight hard for – you seem to
be lagging behind a bit in this respect.
-I love your suggestion about concentrating
on the work at hand.
You concentrate on yours and I’ll
concentrate on mine!
By the way, he who has the better
perception shouldn’t be afraid of
being unpopular. Winston Churchill
said that. Moreover, we can
only tell others as much as they
can absorb. Goethe said that.
Dear Ms Tour Guide,
Regarding your remark (not made
to me personally, I hasten to add)
that STRASSE der STARS© was
above all meant as a memorial to
myself; ouch – that hurt! I mean,
what about all the regular tourism
breakfasts, NÄHER dran magazine,
the biggest advent calendar
An irresistible offer!
LEIPZIG – the treasure of the Incas in Leipzig
Kathrin Klug
Includes:
Valid:
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in the world, the three entries in
the Guinness Book of Records,
the art installation ‘Bach over
Leipzig’, etc? Then again, of
course, I’m absolutely delighted
that I’m clearly uppermost in your
mind during your guided tours!
Given this, our loyal relationship
looks set to last for years to come!
Right, that’s all for now – till we
meet again!
Richard Schrumpf
• Individual arrival
•1 x bed & breakfast in a mid-range
hotel in Leipzig
• Admission to the exhibition "Millennium
of Inca Gold” at Romanushaus
• Coffee and cake at Zum Arabischen Coffe Baum,
the second-oldest coffeehouse in Europe
• One information brochure on Leipzig per booking
until 28 February 2006
Price: from €59 per person in double room
single room supplement from €35
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Richard-Wagner-Straße 1, 04109 Leipzig, Germany
Tel.: +49 (0) 341/71 04 275
Fax: +49 (0) 341/71 04 251
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Contents
NÄHER dran
Tourist information from Leipzig
Issue 10 (December 2005-February 2006)
news Page 4
• On the hot seat
• Event highlights 2006
<strong>focus</strong> on... Page 9
• Boroughs of Leipzig: North-West
• Gems of Leipzig: Jewish history in Leipzig
• Calendar: Hugo Steiner-Prag
• Beacons of culture: The Musical Comedy
• Cover story: Fairs and conventions in Leipzig
• The Leipzig Fair – a chronicle
• Arcades and exhibition centres
• Highlights at the Leipzig Fair in 2006
• The exhibition centre for Central Europe
• Conventions and conferences in Leipzig
• Map of the Leipzig Fair complex
guest comment Page 21
• Wolfgang Marzin (Leipzig Fair)
book guide Page 23
looking back/looking ahead Page 24
• LTS’s projects and activities
• Where are they now?
tourism breakfast Page 26
tourism notes Page 28
• Newsflashes from hospitality,
the arts and business
introducing Page 30
leipzig in superlatives Page 31
views and opinions Page 32
• Letters to the editor
• glorsischd – de gwardalschellde
boulevard Page 33
• Why? How come? (by Daniel Zanetti)
• 5 questions for Wiebke Spitzner
• Photo of the quarter
• Competition: the best front cover
• The NÄHER dran team
credits Page 34
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