oh, I forgot to tell and show you that… well, I went to the BRN this year, and it was really funny…
The BRN – Bunte Republik Neustadt (Colorful Republic Neustadt, actually a pun, since the abreviation “BRD” meant the ex-West Germany, “Bundesrepublik Deutschland”) – is a street festival in Dresden, my most beloved city in Germany (and nowadays the place I call “home”).
The history of this event is pretty interesting: the inhabitants of the quarter “Neustadt” organized in 1990, after the German re-union, a small “micronation” as a kind of “insurrection” against the changes in the economic system. They organized a “temporary government” conducted by a “Monarch without Portfolio” and all possible and impossible ministries. A sign was placed at the entrance of the quarter Neustadt with the words:
„Hier beginnt das freie Territorium der Bunten Republik Neustadt.“
(“Here begins the free territory of the Colorful Republic Neustadt”)
The micronation BRN had also its own currency, the “Neustadtmark”, with the exchange rate 1:1 to the “Ostmark” (the currency of the ex-East Germany) and 1:2 to the West German Mark…
… and lots of other funny stuff. The Republic existed until 1993. Then it turned to a street festival, and since 2002 it’s being patrolled by the police, after some violent actions of some visitors.
Anyway, it’s a funny festival, with lots of concerts and food stands and… and… and… well, it’s fantastic! And the most important point for me:it’s great to meet my best friends again in such an event… take a look at the pictures @ my Ipernity… CLICK HERE
oh ja… and there was this crazy guy climbing the windows… I made a short movie with my digital camera… CLICK HERE to watch it (it’s an Youtube video)
Well, I think I’ll always come back to Dresden for the BRN… first of all, because I love this city! And also because this event is unique! 
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