Yesterday Berlin was hit by what Germans call “Blitzeis”. It was raining but the ground temperature was still below zero. So all the rain turned into ice within a few minutes after hitting the ground. There were about five hundred of car accidents and two hundred people got injured because they simply slipped while walking on the street.
Just to let you know that the new anti-smoking regulations went into effect with the beginning of 2008. It is now prohibited to smoke in any publicly accessible building including restaurants and bars. There are two exceptions only:
Today it was really nice to go out for lunch and leave the restaurant without the usual smell. I really appreciate the fact that I won’t have to wash my new winter coat after every restaurant or bar visit.
I’m quite confident that this new law is going to work out. Smokers seemed to be absolute cool about the new regulations and went outside. But then again, it’s been like that in several countries for years already, even in Italy …
Apparently Berlin has become the capital of cool drum sets. Here’s another one from a band playing near Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate. In the background you can see the construction site of the new American embassy.
The bass drum is the size of some people’s snare drum. Maybe it is a snare! And the tom looks like a bongo. I like the way the cymbal is attached to the snare. No extra stand necessary.