Tag Archives: Frankfurt

A New Job

Posted on March 14, 2008 by Nils

I thought it was time to make it “official”: As many of you already know, I will be moving to Munich before the end of the month, to begin a new job in Munich on April 1st. I’ll leave Frankfurt … Continue reading →

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Overheard

Posted on December 15, 2007 by Nils

At Frankfurt international airport subway station, 5:55am: “Work is good. Having work means more money. And more money makes for a better life. Financially speaking, I mean.”

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A Tale of Two Cities

Posted on December 5, 2007 by Nils

I was at the airport’s regional train station the day before yesterday, waiting for the subway home. When it entered the station, I heard a short discussion behind me. A somewhat older man, slightly Indian-looking, asked a woman for directions. … Continue reading →

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Six Years of Frankfurt

Posted on November 21, 2007 by Nils

I just realized I never posted the milestone “Five Years of Frankfurt” after doing so (almost) every year I’ve lived here (1, 1.5, 3 and 4). And that, now, I have actually lived here for **six years**. Six. Years. That’s … Continue reading →

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Nils is Changing the World

Posted on September 19, 2007 by Nils

I may have some tiny amount of [fame](/2007/08/15/celebrity-status/), but it turns out I am also able to change the world. Last winter, I noticed how colleagues working in the [Lufthansa Aviation Center](/2006/07/27/lufthansa-aviation-center/) would run across the – very busy – … Continue reading →

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Unusual Weather

Posted on July 10, 2007 by Nils

I guess after that [tornado](/2007/06/25/tornado-in-frankfurt/), no strange weather should surprise me anymore. Yesterday morning, all seemed well, and I went to the Chinese consulate to apply for my visa. On the way back, went shopping, and after I got home … Continue reading →

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Tornado in Frankfurt

Posted on June 25, 2007 by Nils

A small [tornado has damaged houses in Oberrad](http://www.fr-online.de/frankfurt_und_hessen/lokalnachrichten/frankfurt/?em_cnt=1161076), a suburb of Frankfurt (Article is in German). Oberrad is about 15 minutes by tram from where I live. The event lasted all of ten seconds, but damaged about 30 roofs and … Continue reading →

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End of the Heatwave

Posted on June 12, 2007 by Nils

After it was [very hot for many weeks](/2007/05/25/too-hot-again/), and especially unpleasant last week, the weather completely changed: The thunderstorms they’d been announcing for weeks finally arrived in force. Very loud. Very impressive. And with a huge amount of rain. Today … Continue reading →

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Snowed In

Posted on March 6, 2006 by Nils

As I wrote on Friday, [snow arrived in Frankfurt en masse](/2006/03/03/snowing-like-crazy/) that day. I cursed my bad luck, that I didn’t have a camera with me. In the morning it was snowing quite a lot, but this only increased. We … Continue reading →

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Amsterdam to Frankfurt

Posted on February 10, 2006 by Nils

After a long, [annoying flight onboard KL0810](/2006/02/06/kuala-lumpur-to-amsterdam/) I finally arrived in Amsterdam. Local time: 5:30am. Thanks to my seat, I got out pretty quickly. At the gate, someone else was just asking the only KLM employee in sight where he’d … Continue reading →

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