May 2015 - Page 4

#EditorDrawer: An afternoon in San Francisco’s main Chinatown, in photos

The main Chinatown in San Francisco, California, is one of the city's top tourist attractions and is described as a place where "visitors can easily become immersed in a microcosmic Asian world, filled with herbal shops, temples, pagoda roofs and dragon parades." Last year in January, I spent an early afternoon there with my family,

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Tips for the perfect first date in warm weather

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With summery weather still on, you wanna take the opportunity to make a memorable, warm first date.

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Leipzig Events: Catch WGT fever

Did you know the world's biggest gothic festival takes place in Leipzig?

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Leipzig Events: “Culinary construction site reading” at Leipzig north, May 16

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Intrigued by the title of this event-related post? Good. I'll explain: Maike Steuer is in the process of transforming the site at Georg-Schumann-Str. 206 into an "intercultural cafe by September." She invites you to come by Saturday, May 16, to check out the place, hang out, eat, chat and listen to some literature. Nice, cosy

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“Je suis une fraise, manges moi!”

I once met a guy who was learning in all possible languages the sentence "I am a strawberry, eat me!" Then when he met people from a specific nationality, he would say it in their language with a perfect accent. He said it was a nice ice breaker. I am not sure how successful it

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#MoviesOmU: English language and other non-dubbed version showings in Leipzig, May 14-20

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Here's our regular Wednesday listing of movies being shown in English and other original languages (with labels such as OmU, OF and OV) at Leipzig cinemas for the next seven days. Although not dubbed, they usually come with German subtitles, so you can still access the movie if you don't know the original language but

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