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On the last weekend we decided to head over to visit the funny neighbors of Germany, the Netherlands. We spent two nice and days in Amsterdam. As usual, a report, photos and videos will follow soon on this website. Am letzten Wochenende haben wir uns entschieden einmal die lustigen Nachbarn von Deutschland, die Niederlande zu besuchen. Wir haben zwei schöne Tage in Amsterdam verbracht. Wie immer gibt es einen Bericht, Fotos und Videos bald hier auf dieser Website.

Caroline and Sebastian are among with other 160,000 lucky people who get a ticket for one the two U2 shows at Dublin's Croke Park Stadium on July 24 and 25, 2009. In a record breaking 15minutes all in total 160,000 tickets were sold out. Caroline und Sebastian gehören zusammen mit anderen 160.000 Menschen zu den Glücklichen, die ein Ticket für eines der beiden U2 Konzerte im Dubliner Croke Park Stadion am 24. und 25. Juli 2009 ergattern konnten. In rekordbrechenden 15 Minuten waren alle insgesamt 160.000 Karten ausverkauft.

As you know, we live in Ireland for a quite a long time and we always thought that our Irish adventure would be fulfilled when we get the chance to see a live concert from one the world's most successful Irish rock bands. It seems that we will get this chance this summer. Everybody knows them when talking about Irish music (not necessarily about traditional music). U2 just confirmed a stadium tour for this summer and their new gigan tic " 360° Tour " will arrive at Dublin's Croke Park on July 24 and July 25, 2009. You may think about front man, Bono, what you want but the history behind this group is simply amazing - no line up changes, no gossip, nothing - except a huge success with over 200 million albums sold and sold out tours. Two weeks ago, their highly anticipated new album "No Line On The Horizon" was released and enthroned on number 1 around the globe. Again, they prooved their status as Irish legends. Wie Ihr ja wisst leben wir nun schon eine We...

Consider the jazzy sampling, laid-back tempos and boho-chic vibe he introduced, then mull over the bohemian posturing and sounds of the neo-soul movement, plus any rap music that shies away from hardcore posturing. All roads lead back to hip hop legend A Tribe Called Quest and the beats, rhymes and life of one man: Q–Tip . Caroline & Sebastian will see Q-Tip live with his full live band next Friday, 13 March 2009 at Dublin's Button Factory . Alles in einen Topf: jazziges Sampling, entspanntes Tempo und Rhythmen der Neo-Soul-Bewegung, dazu eine Brise Rap Musik welche ganz und gar nichts mit Hardcore-Rap zu tun hat. Danach umrühren und alles führt auf eine Hip Hop Legende zurück, A Tribe Called Quest und ihre Beats, Reime und des Leben eines Mannes: Q-Tip . Caroline & Sebastian werden sich ein Konzert von ihm und seiner Live-Band am kommenden Freitag, 13. März 2009 in der Dubliner Button Factory ansehen.

As promised, here are a couple of short video clips shot in Budapest. More can be watched in our video channel. Wie versprochen, hier sind einige kurze Video Clips aus Budapest. Mehr gibt es in unserem Video Kanal.

We have just uploaded our Budapest pictures. You can view them here . Videos clips to follow shortly. Wir haben gerade unsere Budapest Fotos hochgeladen. Ihr könnt sie Euch hier ansehen. Video Clips kommen gleich.

Here it comes with a bit delay-our short report about our trip to Budapest two weeks ago. Overall, it was a very cold but very beautiful St. Valentine's trip. We left Dublin on Friday (13.02.) afternoon with RyanAir, after 2hours and 45minutes flight we approached Hungary's capital. After the check-in and dinner at the hotel "Gellert", which is actually a massive complex not only featuring a hotel, more a hotel/spa complex, we decided to check out the area. Although it was already dark, we could enjoy the fresh air coming from the river Donau. In the morning of St. Valentine's day, we went swimming in the "Gellert Bath" before having breakfast. The rest of the day we spent sightseeing in this old city. There are plenty of monuments to discover, like the Gellert hill, the Parliament, cathedrals and much more. We have taken the sightseeing tour by bus and by boat. Also on Sunday we continued to discover the city. Apart from all these very impressive buildi...