EKON 11 was – as any other of the EKON conferences – a wonderful experience. Every September I drive to Frankfurt in order to meet Delphi folks I chat, email and talk on the phone to almost every day. It is always something very special. This year was extraordinary though. Olaf Monien kindly invited me to his house in Bamberg. I arrived on Sunday morning, the conference in Frankfurt started on Tuesday. Sunday and Monday were very exciting days. Especially, because Olaf and his family spent a lot of time with me showing me the surroundings (thanks again to Jutta, Julia and Olaf!). I am not a big fan of beer in the Ruhrgebiet, the area of Germany where I come from. The beer in Oberfranken is something different though…. Let’s just say, I slept very good and no earthquake in this world could have woken me up, due to the amount of beer I drank being there. “Brotzeit” is something you should experience when coming to the south of Germany.
Attached to this post is a picture of me, sitting in a very famous location in Bamberg. The black beer there is known all around the world as it is smoked and tastes a bit like fluid meat. Sounds iggy, but it is very tasty indeed. Please do ignore the fact that this picture was taken around 2 pm in the afternoon …. there is never a bad time to enjoy a beer in Oberfranken. 
