some info for anyone who intends to spend some additional days in Germany/Baden Württemberg: * Some days after the LAC the Linuxtag opens (2006-05-03 through 2006-05-06). It's europes largest event about free software (about 15,000 visitors) with a really good programme (usually four slots at a time). It happens in Wiesbaden this year instead of Karlsruhe, so it's not "just round the corner" but just 2 hours by train * There's an interesting project in Halberstadt (east of germany) where a piece of John Cage gets performed for 639 (sic!) years. On 2006-05-05 the next tone change will happen, meet me there ;-) . If you go to Halberstadt, visit the Dome and some further churches as well. There are some other nice towns nearby like Quedlinburg or the Pfalz in Goslar. * Karlsruhe isn't an old town, so it cannot offer really old cathedrals and the like. But the castle and its park are worth a visit for sure. Try entering the tower of the castle (=entry for the museum) * Nearby you can visit a very old cathedral in Schwarzach * There are some old towns nearby worth a visit like Worms, Speyer, Freiburg and Strasbourg. The last one really is worth a visit, and you have even been to France/Alsace :) * There are even locations built by the romans (the river Rhein has been the border of the »Imperium Romanum« for some time) * Grab the chance and visit the black forest, if you like even more than once. There are trains (~1h), or if you like rent a bike and have fun. There are also lots of hiking trails. If you need assistance, don't hesitate to drop me a line * If there are further things of interest in germany you'd like to see I'm willing to answer any questions * I recommend a good restaurant which offers a soup with Maultaschen as starter and a loin of venison with Spätzle, in the optimal case with plums as main course. It's usually known as »Badischer Rehrücken«. As dessert try »Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte«, a tart with cherries and cream Best regards ce Weblinks: http://www.linuxtag.org/2006/en/home/aktuelles.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As_slow_as_possible http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goslar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quedlinburg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Karlsruhe_Germany_CastleByNight.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwarzwald http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Münster_Schwarzach http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwarzwaelder_Kirschtorte