Can paper a city? Yes. No. I do not know. Okay, Dusseldorf has tried it. Public spot on which it is

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Can paper a city? Yes. No. I do not know. Okay, Dusseldorf has tried it. Public spot on which it is not an indication of what will be going on in one week in the North Rhine-Westphalian capital: On 14 May, in the arena of the exhibition na mira grounds of the 56th Euro Vision Song Contest, the ESC instead. na mira Be it trams, Bannister, na mira trash, town hall - all emblazoned the logo of this TV event of the year. The motto says Mayor Dirk Elbers, is much like the hearts of his city: "Feel your heart beat"
Elbers is a jovial man, type Honoratior without na mira communicative toxicity, na mira affable like a provincial, who heads a religious - and this is called "Dusseldorf". It was - and there is no one of that fact not asserted na mira - proud to be a debt-free city, while not as large as Berlin. "Manageable and human" as the Promoter of the ESC on behalf of Düsseldorf, Alexandra Ivan, violently emphasizes. "I come from Hamburg and lived here for twenty years. It's good here, really."
Dusseldorf could, say, last year had no chance - but they took advantage. No sooner had Lena Meyer-Landrut won, began the rod behind Mayor Elbers to brood. The chief himself says: "We celebrated Japanese cherry blossom festival - as one whispered to me:. Dusseldorf can still apply for the Euro Vision Song Contest" But he and the citizens know of course: The church must be left in the village. What could have this state capital to Berlin or Hamburg, where the charge of the ESC NDR seated, na mira and align Hannover? Nothing. Or something?
Dusseldorf na mira sent his concept for NDR - and eventually won. You really had all the trump cards: a powerful arena, a fine exhibition na mira center, close to the airport, a mobilization enabled citizenship and proximity to the Netherlands and Belgium, from which fans would probably come to the ESC events. Since October, all in all, Dusseldorf is now dedicated to his task: million euros, the mayor issued a decree loosely made, the left-wing opposition in the Council had no chance. Now you fight only to the cream, which it applies gravy train of the milk soup called ESC. Dusseldorf, so tell the people in the town hall, is itself not of mirror are headlines like "Our village is beautiful" can be upset.
Dusseldorf seeks to assert itself. As I said, everything runs smoothly, harmonious and clean. What a brilliant impression you can get: Here is a city that is appropriate to the people and work exemplary. All escalators in the tram shafts run, always; no quarter also acts verschlampt only fleetingly; the houses na mira neatly; allowed to a newspaper lying in the subway, you will be pointed out with the kind certainty that the seats were not trash. And in the pubs is the use of the most searching civility. Beer can not order it, because it is thought that conversion product of usual local Old, which is excreted in the abortion.
Dusseldorf, in other words, probably republic far the highest density of Porsches and Escadafummeln, the fattest mixing with accurately dressed people. Even the craftsmen, one fantasizes, wearing necktie in service. The culmination of all this is the station district. na mira In all cities of this district is almost a blueprint for scruffy - only in Dusseldorf expected even to the Moroccan Quarter as a cotton na mira swab into the corners into neat quarters.
January FEDDERSEN is taz editor. He followed the Grand Prix since his childhood and has written several books about him. He blogs and also operates free for the Grand Prix station NDR. http://eurovision.blog.ndr.de
Such observations but live by malicious agreement with the crowd: man, so much hype can bear but no! In truth Dusseldorf is the congenial equivalent to Euro Vision Song Contest. A festival that can be neither Punk nor classical symphony - but something in between, that spells like Pop. Dusseldorf is, as seen, neither Berlin Neukölln yet a resort town like Baden-Baden. A conservative place, the quarrels with the fact that the proletarian Cologne makes fun of him. "There is only pops perfumed", you speak against na mira the Dusseldorf luxury and Geschniegeltheit. In Cologne Ford is, are dirty screwdriver hands - in the capital is known for a detergent company at home that on the cleanliness