Surprise! Wir sind BÄCK!

Three years have gone since Euroblog last went online. I don't need to say, it's been a long winter sleep!

In the meantime, I've actually sort of become a proper journalist (although that depends on who you ask). So what's the motivation behind the restart? Simple - it's now become so cold in Berlin that there is little to be done but sit down at the computer again. This time, things are going to be a whole lot sillier - I promise. The main aim stays the same however: to get more daily hits than Heather DeLisle does on her blog.

Oh, and how did I remember the password? Easy. I logged-in continuously with all my passwords from the last 10 years of my life. I got it in only 3 weeks!

Goodbye 2006, Goodbye Euroblog

New Years Eve was a busy night. In Berlin, over 600 separate housefires were attended to by the city's fire service - including one in the roof of the apartment block of the mayor, Klaus Wowereit (SPD). Wowi did the honourable thing in the emergency - running from door-to-door evacuating citizens. The cause of all the damage? That most dangerous of German addictions - fireworks.

At the other end of the country, this author celebrated a slightly more peaceful New Years Eve (or as they call it here, "Sylvester"). The time away from the spotlight allowed him to reconsider the year that was and make the traditional "resolutions". Resolution number 12 was: to keep on engaging with life and spend less time on the fr#%king computer.

Never fear, the enthusiasm for news, the thrill of the paparazzi chase, the appreciation for the uglier sides of Berlin architecture - it's all still there, burning inside. Alas, Euroblog will not be though. For now at least anyway. al