COFFEE MORNING
A coffee morning is held at DESY on every second Thursday of the month in the Lounge of Guest House I (tel. 8998 43 76) from 10H00 to 12H00. It provides an ideal opportunity to meet new and not-so-new members of the DESY community. Drinks and snacks are offered. Children are welcome but we suggest you bring a few toys to keep them occupied.
All DESY women and wives are invited to our next Coffee Morning which will be held on Thursday, 9 May 1996.
The hostesses this month will be Odile Aune (France) and Antonella De Pasquale (Italy and Switzerland).
Everyone is welcome -- especially newcomers!
Should anyone be interested in organizing a future coffee morning, could they please contact one of the editors (see back page). Thank you!
PLAYGROUP
Are you new to DESY? Do you want to meet new people, exchange or receive information? If so, come to the DESY Kindergarten/Play-group House on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10H00 to 13H00 or call the Kindergarten & Playgroup House between these times on 8998 27 80. There are plenty of toys, sandpits and playground equipment and an international group of people speaking many languages. Although the playgroup is primarily intended for mothers with young children, any newcomer should come and gather useful information from those attending. Drinks are provided and a small contribution of DM 2.- is asked for each visit or DM 10.- per month. For more information please call Shari Weisend or Sole Cruz.
New Arrival! We join Thomas, Beata and Daniel Plawski in welcoming the arrival of Viktoria Plawska. Born on 12 April, Viktoria weighed 4 kilograms at birth. Welcome!
More info for mothers of young children:
If you have a reasonable knowledge of German, buy a recent publication called "Kind in Hamburg" which gives a multitude of activities for young children and covers such diverse subjects as play areas, nutrition, au-pair possibilities, where to have a teddy-bear repaired and museums of interest for children. It's available from bookstores (DM 19.80) and a copy is available for consultation at the playgroup.
The Aktion Kinderparadies, Kibitzweg 23, tel. (040) 830 28 29, behind the Schenefeld Stadtzentrum is a large playground open from 09H00 to 12H30. Children from two years of age through six may be left in the care of child minders for DM 1.20 per hour. If a first child over two years of age attends, they will also consider taking a sibling under two. Mothers are welcome to stay with their children but are still expected to pay.
The Elbe-Einkaufszentrum has a Kindergarten available to shoppers on the second floor (take the lift close to "Toom"). Children from three years of age can be left free-of-charge for up to two hours. The Kindergarten is open from Tuesday - Friday from 10H00 to 13H00 and from 15H00 to 18H30, and on Saturday from 10H00 until closing time without interruption.
MONTHLY CALENDAR
Ladies Night Out: Join us for an enjoyable evening on Wednesday 15 May at 19H30 at Hirtenhof (a Greek restaurant), Hirtenweg 16, 22605 Hamburg. Please call Elisabeth Claviez by Tuesday 13 May so she can make a reservation and tell you how to get there.
Lasst uns Hamburg entdecken! - Discovering Hamburg! This time it will be a guided walk through Altona and Ottensen. Date: Friday 3 May. Meet at 9H00 at the DESY Main Gate. Cost: DM 10 per person for the tour, plus transportation costs. Contact M. Eichler by 1 May if interested.
Phantom of the Opera, a behind-the-scenes tour of the backstage! Join us on Monday 8 May. Meet at 16H00 at the DESY Main Gate. Cost: DM 7 per person for the tour, plus transportation costs. Contact M. Eichler by 6 May if interested.
There will be a recital in the DESY Hörsaal on Wednesday 29 May given by voice students of Ulla Groenewald-Krehbiel.. The concert will include works by Brahms, Händel, Purcell, Schubert and Schumann with instrumental accompaniment by Hans Krehbiel, piano; Stefan Wipf, violin; Susan Wipf, clarinet; Katherine Wipf, horn. Admission is free. The time of the concert will be announced closer to the date. Check desy.activities.
German Conversation Evening: Practice your German in a relaxed setting, all levels welcome (adults only). We will be meeting at the home of Elisabeth Claviez on Thursday 23 May at 19H30. Address: Mindermannweg 73, 22609 Hamburg. Please call Elisabeth to let her know if you will attend.
Qui a envie de parler français? Nous sommes un groupe qui se réunit de temps à autre pour parler en français de tout et de rien, histoire de rafraîchir ou d'entretenir des connaissances de la langue, ou simplement de passer un moment agréable ensemble.
Celles (ou ceux) d'entre vous qui souhaiteraient se joindre à nous seront les bienvenus. Prochaine rencontre fixée au mercredi 29 mai à 20H00 chez Eileen Milner, Achtern Styg 48, 22549 Hamburg. Un léger repas sera offert. Prière de vous inscrire auprès d'Eileen jusqu'au lundi 27 mai.
The Book Group will be discussing A Place called Freedom by Ken Follett. We will meet on Tuesday 14 May at 19H30. Anyone interested please phone Nancy Hunter for location and to arrange to borrow a copy of the book.
The ELBE Kino, Osdorfer Landstrasse 198, Alt-Osdorf, bus stop Langelohstrasse Nord (lines 184, 187, 189, 39) is showing films in the original soundtrack once a week on Wednesday: (all films at 18H00 and 20H30)
8.5: "Il Postino" (OmU)
15.5: "Home for the Holidays" (OF)
USEFUL INFORMATION
Upcoming holiday dates: 1 May, 16 May and 27 May are holidays when all shops and DESY are closed.
The BISTRO in the Guest Centre is OPEN Monday to Friday from 18H00 - 23H00 approximately (food service until 22H00), Saturdays and Sundays from 10H00 to 19H00. A VIDEO EVENING is held the last Friday of each month.Showtime 20H00. Check the DESY Bulletin Boards and DESY.ACTIVITIES for the name of the film!
Reading room in the DESY Guest Centre: Several hundred books are available on loan, both fiction and non-fiction, mostly English and some German. Located in the loft area of the Bistro. Come take a look! Feel free to take books home. Please return them when finished.
Language classes
There are several language classes offered by DESY including English, Technical English, French, Russian, Spanish and German. The German-for-foreigners classes are held at the end of the afternoon. For further information, contact Frau Lüscher between 14H00 and 18H00, Monday to Friday at 8998 27 68. Should you have difficulties reaching Frau Lüscher, please send her a note (address: MPY, Zimmer 454) explaining which course you are interested in, where you can be contacted and she will get in touch with you.
The DESY Bridge Group meets approximately once a week for a friendly game. The day of the week varies depending on how many players are available, the date of the next game always being determined during the game the week before. The group consists of about 25 players, from good and experienced to people who are just starting to play the game. More information about the group, its members and bridge in general can be found on World Wide Web under the URL http:/zow00.desy.de:8000/-uijter/Desy bridge/Desy bridge.html.
Henk Uijterwaal phone is 3133.
The DESY Go Group meets Thursdays, 16H30, in lab building 2b, room 026. The group welcomes beginners as well as experienced players. E-mail for more information: hell@x4u.desy.de.
Cinemas in Hamburg which regularly show films in English or other original languages are the following: ABATON, Allende-Platz 3 (near the University), CITY, Steindamm 9 (near the Hauptbahnhof), ZEISE Kinos, Friedensallee 9 (Altona), METROPOLIS, Dammtorstraße 30a, STREITS, Jungfernstieg. Look out for the programme in the Hamburger Abendblatt every Thursday. OmU means original with subtitles, OF means original (no subtitles). The FAMA cinema (Luruper Hauptstraße 247) occasionally shows films in English.
Discover Hamburg with the "HAMBURG CARD". Single Day Card DM 11.80 (1 adult + max. 3 children), Group/Family Day Card DM 24.-. (max. 4 adults + max. 3 children). Includes unlimited transport and up to 30% reduction on city tours, harbour tours, free entrance to 11 Hamburg museums. There is also a Multiple Day Card covering several days and costing DM 23.80 (1 adult + max. 3 children) or DM 38.- for Group/Family Card (max. 4 adults + max. 3 children). Enquire at the Tourismus-Zentrale Hamburg, at all Tourist-Informationen, at ADAC (automobile club), some hotels, Theaterkassen (ticket agents) and travel agents. If you need to take public transport more than twice on a given day, it may be less expensive to buy a day-card (Tageskarte) for DM 7.70 which is valid from 09H00 onwards. The unlimited day-card (starting before 09H00) costs DM 9.20. These can be bought from bus drivers or at S-Bahn stations.
Longer opening hours : Please note that on the first Saturday of every month, the larger stores are open until 16H00.
NEWS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
List of Doctors and Dentists: We need to update our list of doctors and dentists and would greatly appreciate your help! It is clear that being able to communicate easily with the doctor or dentist assists the patient enormously. With this in mind, we ask you to provide the information below and send it to the International Office by post, or via e-mail to jdz@desy.de.
Name of doctor/dentist
Specialty
Address & telephone number
Languages
Medical insurance for your visitors to Hamburg
Often visitors from other countries do not have medical insurance coverage when they arrive in Germany. Please note, it is only possible to insure your spouse or children in the Deutscher Ring Group Insurance Programme, however the ADAC AND HANSA MERKUR offer good medical coverage for foreign visitors.
ADAC Amsinckstr. 39 - 41 20097 Hamburg Tel: 23 919 235/6
Hansa Merkur Langenharmer Weg 24 22844 Norderstedt Tel: 526 19 10 (Frau Willing)
Another point about medical insurance! Those of you holding Medical Insurance Forms (E 106/E101 for members of states belonging to the European Union and Poland) please check the date and see if your form is still valid!
German driving licence
One of our U.S. colleagues has written a detailed report on "How to obtain a German Driving Licence"
WWW:http://zow00.desy.de:8000/"badgett/fuehrerschein.txt I hope this will help you too!
Meeting of DESY administration and external groups
The next meeting is being planned for Wednesday 12 June at 16H00. Please check desy.general for the meeting place. Points to be included in the agenda should be sent to: e-mail jdz@desy.de
MISCELLANEOUS
Keep fit at the Verein Aktive Freizeit, Bertrand-Russell-Straße 4, tel. 897 711 and 895 594. The distinct advantage of this centre is its proximity to DESY. There's a sauna, swimming pool, fitness studio, yoga, gymnastics class for mothers and umpteen other interesting programmes.
Another possibility is Sport Welt, Holzkoppel 2, 22869 Schenefeld, tel. (040) 830 60 06. Membership of the club is cheaper for those using the facilities between 07H00 and 17H00 mid-week (no restriction for Saturday and Sunday). A babysitting service is also available from 09H30 to 12H30 Monday - Friday. Why not have a look!
A brochure from each sport centre is in the Playgroup file and can be consulted during Playgroup hours (see first page).
If you are looking for inexpensive second-hand items, try "AVIS Annoncen" which is published on Tuesdays and Fridays. It costs DM 3.50 and is available at newsagents and supermarkets which sell newspapers.
Used household appliances - AMIN - at Stresemannstrasse 313 (Hof), tel. 850 83 95, has used refrigerators, freezers, washing machines, dishwashers and stoves. They deliver to your home on a cash on delivery (COD) basis (cash or eurocheque) and give a three month guarantee. It `s on the 111 bus line, stop Schützenstrasse Mitte. Their sign faces toward downtown and says "An- + Verkauf neu + gebraucht", and from there you pass through a red brick arch with a "Behrmann" sign over it and look for a down flight of stairs on your left.
The DESY Guest Office regularly receives copies of "The Hamburger", a monthly information booklet for residents and visitors written in English. You're welcome to go and pick up a copy.
Folding guest bed wanted to borrow or rent, from 19 May through 24 June. Please call Shari Weisend.
To give away: maternity clothes American size small, and a pink toddler snowsuit. Please call Nancy Sen for details.
NEWSLETTER DEADLINE
If there is anything of interest happening in your area which you would like to share, or if you have any information that you would like to appear in next month's newsletter, please contact Martine Pasche Wagner, internal DESY mail F, or Nancy Hunter, internal DESY mail c/o B. Parker, MPY.
e-mail: 72712.2233@compuserve.com.
The deadline for the June issue is 26 May 1996. Any comments or suggestions are welcome. Thank you.
Should you wish to receive a regular copy of this Newsletter, change address or no longer wish to receive the Newsletter, kindly inform us as soon as possible so we may make the necessary amendments to our mailing list.
The DESY newsletter is produced monthly by volunteers in co-ordination with the International Office. Since the present editors are sometimes out-of-town, we would like to hear from anyone with an interest to help with the workload and if necessary, assume responsibility for publication during our absence. Having a computer at home helps: access to a Macintosh is essential.
This publication is intended primarily for family members of newcomers to DESY, to Germany and to the German language. The opinion expressed in this Newsletter is not necessarily that of DESY. Information included is correct at going to print, but it can happen that information subsequently changes. We would therefore suggest that you call in advance to check and avoid a fruitless trip.
Editors:
Martine Pasche Wagner / F
Nancy Hunter c/o B. Parker/MPY
Distribution: Sole Cruz