Summer is coming! And what would be a summer without our favourite BRN Festival? The biggest meet- the- neighbourhood- event of the year!

The unique proposition of it is that there’s not one event management that is responsable for the whole festival but each inhabitant, pub, club and organisation. So you’ll find many different things with its own character. There’s no corporated design but lots of lovely selfmade actions. There will be a huge variety of  free concerts, partys, food, theatre and animation events on programme, all weekend long!

By the way BRN means in German Bunte Republik Neustadt and in English Colourful Republic of (Dresden-) Neustadt.

As every year we will also have a small stage in front of Lollis Homestay Hostel with a good choice of local and non- local bands. Do not mind the loud music, but come down to dance with us all night long

The BRN takes place from the 15th to the 17th of June 2012.

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Am Freitag, den 20. April 2012 spielt Simon ein Musikstudent aus Österreich Gitarre für euch, wie immer kostenlos!

Für Getränke sorgen wir

KLEINE ÄNDERUNG: das Küchenkonzert wird verlegt – und zwar auf Samstag, den 21. April!!! Start wird so gegen 20 Uhr sein und wir freuen uns über zahlreiche Zuhörer! 

We are delighted to present Andrea Rottin (IT) in our hostel kitchen on the 22.3.2012 (evening) in our hostel.

The live concert will be for free as always and everybody is invited to come!!

http://www.myspace.com/madcapandrea

The show will start at 8pm.  Like always its free, no cover fee.

Am Samstag, dem 25. Februar zeigen wir einen Film eines Gastes, der durch Japan gereist ist.  Hier seine Beschreibung:

“Ich war als Reisender da und habe mit Japanern am Tisch gesessen. Nicht so einen Touristenmist gemacht. Meinen japanischen Freunden hat der Film sehr gefallen. Wenn gewünscht kann ich dazu was erzählen. Für einen Nanban-Jin kenne ich mich recht gut in Japanischer Geschichte aus. Es war allerdings eine Kulturreise, no Action.;-) Man muss sich für so etwas interessieren. Es ist zu sehen: Nagoya Seaport, Ise Jingu (Großschrein von Ise), Oigawa Tetsudo (historische Dampfeisenbahn), Kyoto (historische Plätze u.a. Kingaku-ji, Gingaku-ji Welterbe der Menscheit), Kanazawa (hautnah Shintoistische Hochzeit, Ninja Tempel und historische Samuraihäuser), Shirakawa -go, (historisches Bauerndorf im Original erhalten), Reise durch die Halbinsel Noto im japanischen Meer und 3 Tage Tokyo.”

Der Film beginnt um 20 Uhr und kostet natürlich wie immer bei uns keinen Eintritt,

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Bandtext in deutsch:

Sunday, 8th Januar 2012, start at 10 am

at Königsufer directly at the Augustus bridge in the old town

big fun to watch or take part for 5 € (warm tea, warm soup and a nice small surprise are inclusive)

→ win a price for the best costume!

Timetable:

10:00 – 11:00 registration

10:45 salutatory

11:00 changing clothes for the short distance & warming up for everybody

11:15 Start: short route

11:15 changing clothes for the long distance

11:30 Start: long route

11:45 to 12:15 handing over the participant documents

To find the place, the easiest is to go on a Sunday to the vernisage, the meeting point will be the Artesian Well on Albertplatz at 7 pm.

This small 24 / 7 gallery opened on 01.01.2012 with the first opening.

The idea for this offer came up on a journey through Bohemia and the visit of Chezky Krumlov. Since 2010 already there is the „Stolen Gallery“ – the Ukradena Gallery.  You can find this also in five other cities across Europe,

It is a „project of experiential street art,“ where in urban areas a small wall board will be used as an exhibition space.

Every Sunday, the meeting point is on Albert Square – Artesian wells at 19:00 hours and have a tour for the vernissage and finissage of the „LandaufdemSand“ – Gallery .

It is planned to visit another gallery in Dresden Neustadt and the surrounding area.
Keep your fingers crossed, that the owner of the galleries open up the doors benevolently on Sunday evening.

First the best spots in Dresden to watch the firework (don´t forget to take the regions typical Rotkäppchen sparkling wine with you („Sekt“, buy it in the supermarket):

1. On the Schwebebahn in Loschwitz quarter, one of the finest in Dresden, high situated on the cableway station is a platform from where you get the best view over the Blue Wonder Bridge, the Elbe Valley and the Old Town. Take tram no 6 or bus no 61 till Körnerplatz or Schillerplatz, from there walk up the hill. It is maybe better to follow the crowds to get sure, you will not getting lost.
2. Castle Albrechtsberg, one of my favourite places, romantic balcony, in front of you the breathtaking view and behind you the romantic castle and it´s Roman Bath fountain, here you get definitely the best view for one of Dresdens finest fireworks, and of course you will see everything else from there too. Take tram no 11 to Schloss Albrechtsberg and walk through the big gate, take the stairs down right in the garden to the balcony.
3. if you want to be right in the event, you should go to the Augustusbrücke directly in the Old Town, watch the people, listen to the loud party people and be part of the happening. Walk or take tram no 8, very crowded and crazy!!

What else should you know? 10 seconds before the old year becomes the new year, we’re doing the countdown and clink glasses! Ehh, yeah we’d like do make our own fireworks, so everybody buys a lot of fire crackers and rockets for a lot of money and tries to hit the sky or the others! Beware of crazy Germans!

Lollis Homestay wishes you a merry, merry Christmas! Thank you for staying here, for sharing music, food, impressions, ideas, pictures, beer and stories with us!

It has been a very busy, but delightful year with you. We had our 10th anniversary, the best Hostel Party ever, the free concerts in our Hostel with “Adam Cream” and “Lindgrün”  and a lot of free dinners, Nightwalks, barbecues, International Hostel staff meeting and german lessons,…!

We hope to see you again, maybe next time, when we go to see parts of  the world in your country again!

If you stay here on 24 December 2011 you can look forward to our petite Christmas menue and a pleasant evening.

Yours Lollis Staff

Striezelmarkt began already in 1434! Most famous! Known worldwide, nice with story- garden, big pyramide, and glasmanufactory. But buying gifts is too expensive and sometimes the hot traditional Glühwine is adulterated with water!→ Altmarkt in the old town, walkable within 30 min or take the bike.→ buy a traditional „Pflaumentoffel“ (plum man)

→ free entrance, 10 am to 9 pm

2. romantic Christmas market Anno 1900 plays in the time between 1800 to 1920, original handycrafts with real blacksmith, pressmen, goldsmith, chocolatier,…

→ directly in front of the church of our lady, walkable see above

→ free entrance, 11 am to 10 pm

3. traditional Christmas market romantic, traditional handycrafts, big pyramide where you can climb on for a good view! BUT very touristy!!!

→ buy the yummie „Pulsnitzer Pfefferkuchen“, the only real stuff!

→ free entrance, 10 am to 9 pm

→ at the church of our Lady, Münzgasse in the old town, walkable within 30 min or take the bike.

4. tausend Funkel Markt/ 1000 twinkle market very story like market, very special, highly recommended, many adventures with live musicians, artistic, climbing, story- teller, scissor-type handycrafts and     production, you can also make your own gifts and much more

→ normal day ticket 12 €, students and kids 9,50 €, family tickets available also

→ Tue to Fri from 2 pm to 10 pm, Sat and Sun 10 am to 10 pm

→ take tram 13 to Hygiene Museum at Großer Garten Park

5.      middle age Market in the oldest stables in the world inside the castle yard in the old town (entrance at Schloßstrasse) with fortune teller, reading the cards, oriental tea tent, sinker casting, blacksmith, little alternative, not very touristy

→ 11 am to 9:30 pm

→ free during the week, but no events then, weekend for 3 € and kids for 2 €