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Relive the last Coldplay concert in Munich - If anyone wants to hear what Coldplay sounded like the last time they played Munich, (September 26, 2008) you can click through to this UK radio station, Absolute Radio's Live in Munich recording. There are also photos and backstage interviews. Not sure it's of huge interest to anyone out there, but I thought it was interesting enough to let you know. From what I heard on the radio of one of the live songs, it's quite a good recording. Enjoy!… read more…

Munich taxi-drivers in fourth place nationwide - There are approximately 3400 taxis in Munich (hard to believe at 4am on January 1), most of them organized in the Taxi-Genossenschaft (taxi collective). The ADAC, Germany’s major automobile club and self-proclaimed judge of all traffic matters, sent testers to ten cities (Berlin, Frankfurt, Dresden, Hannover, Leipzig, Munich, Nuremberg, Hamburg, Cologne, Stuttgart) to test their taxi services under various aspects: Cleanliness of car and driver,… read more…

 Munich events:   (more: events next three months and how to add an event)

Wed 03.Dec
Lenbach After-Work Party, 6.30pm Wed. 3.Dec.2008  Another chance...
 
Munich curry night  At varying Indian restaurants
Thu 04.Dec
Concert: Deadbolt, Lover   @ 59 to 1
 
Concert: Kaiser Chiefs (free entry)   @ Olympiastadion
 
English-speaking cancer support group  Next meet: 10am to noon,
 
Meet up for indecisive 20-somethings  8pm @ Venue to be decided

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Lenbachhaus closed for three years from early 2009 - If Munich's Lenbachhaus art gallery is on your list of "places to visit sometime when I get around to it", don't leave it too long. From late February 2009, the gallery will be closed for around three years while it undergoes refurbishment and the construction of a new extension designed by renowned British architect Norman Foster (who also has the new dome of the Berlin Reichstag building, and many other famous buildings, to his credit).… read more…

Munich Apple store opens December 6, 2008 - Apples first store in Germany is to rumoured to be opening December 10th at 1 Rosenstrasse. The first rumours started circling on the net in March when a set of architects plans for hte site were released. There were no names on the plans, but a big apple logo above the doors kinda gave it away. Apple have not yet confirmed the opening date. I happened to be heading past on Saturday with my camera as they were taking some nice signage in. I've been… read more…

Wassily Kandinsky - Absolute. Abstract. - Lenbachhaus Website: The exhibition, with around 90 paintings, will begin in the Lenbachhaus in Munich. All of the major periods of Kandinsky’s work will be covered, as the three collections involved complement each other perfectly. The Lenbachhaus is able to draw on its outstanding collection of works from the Blue Rider period up to 1914, whereas the Centre Pompidou collection focuses on Kandinsky’s work during the Russian Revolution and his… read more…

Anyone missing their 11-seater bike? - this bike was towed away. it was parked illegally on the pavement near Viktualienmarkt, and now they are setting up the Christmas market there it was getting in the way. so the police were called and now they are looking for its owner!… read more…

Daniel Libeskind to design new synagogue in Munich - architectureanddesign: New synagogue for Libeskind On the back of the success of Daniel Libeskind’s Jewish Museum in Berlin, the architect has been appointed to a new synagogue for the Beth Shalom community in Munich, Germany. Click here to find out more! “I am thrilled to have the opportunity to work on the development of a Reform Synagogue in Munich,” Libeskind said. DW: Star Architect Libeskind to Design Munich Synagogue The site… read more…

T-shirt competition from the SZ newspaper - Spotted this in the Sueddeutsche today and thought that it was a bit of fun. Just match a Munich S or U Bahn Station to the following images. The prize is a t-shirt or something. Enter here if you please.… read more…

MVG campaign against bad manners in the U-Bahn - As leeza mentioned, the MVG is launching a campaign against various bad habits common among its passengers. Loud music, messy coaches, abandoned newspapers and other nuisances are being targeted with some amusing posters such as passengers lining up two and two, holding hands, to board their train. Our very own forum has discussed these bad habits ad nauseam, and someone at MVG has reacted. However, drunken sots, exuberant soccer fans and “U-Bahnschläger”… read more…

Millionaire Fair - over 100 luxury brands on show - Germany's first Millionaire Fair opens this Thursday at the Messe München. On show will be exhibits from over 100 luxury brand names. These include car manufacturers Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Aston Martin, as well as companies from the health, beauty, fashion, and jewellery industries. The event is open to the public, but only if you're well dressed. Apparently jeans are allowed, but not ripped jeans. Day tickets cost €39. See the website for full… read more…

Ismaning Winterlaufserie 2008/9 - Hi fellow runners, a reminder for this years Winterlaufserie Ismaning: Sign up until 31th October for all three races and you'll get the t-shirt for free. Dates: 14 Dec 2008 12.8k 18 Jan 2009 16.8k 15 Feb 2009 Halfmarathon 12 Euro per race, 30 Euro for all three races (last year it was 10/25 Euro). It's a great motivation to keep on training during the winter. 1400 participants can't be wrong? Online sign up here. Edit: They still have "Toytown"… read more…

Stadtbäche to be switched off for annual dredging - For the last three weeks of October there will be no swimming, surfing, or drowning in the Eisbach. This is because the stream is due to be drained for its annual dredging, repairs, and clean up. The Stadtbäche are the man-made streams that run through central Munich. Most of them flow underground but occasionally they surface, like in the English Garden or around the Stadtkanzlei and Glockenbach. The water is sourced from the Isar and the flow is… read more…

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