I prefer the sight of a port or a factory to any castle or palace in the world - apart from Neuschwanstein, which I love.
I love the smell of fresh strawberries.
One day I would love to have a cat called "Pixel", unfortunately I am allergic.
I hate flying but love to watch planes.
Sometimes I am lousy at parking my car. Some say my car is not parked, it's abandoned.
When I am bored I buy books I never read.
I can spend a whole day watching winter sports on telly.
Puffins and donkeys are my favourite animals.
Programming drives me crazy but I enjoy it.
I would love to go to the Olympics one day.
I hate all kinds of Science Fiction and Fantasy stuff.
Coalmines fascinate me.
I enjoy Karaoke.
Bread makes me hiccup.
I read mountaineering books but I am scared of heights.
I love to watch films by Aki Kaurismäki.
I don't like cartoons.
I think a day at IKEA is entertaining.
Helsinki in summer, Zagreb and Munich are places I'd leave Düsseldorf for.
I hate the smell of vinegar.
I always liked Bert better than Ernie.
Michael Palin's travel books are my favourite books in my shelves.
Unlike most Germans I have never been to Spain.
I would love to go on a cruise from Norway via Iceland and Greenland to Newfoundland but a cruise would bore me.
White tulips are my favourite flowers.
I love all kinds of hats.
Oktoberfest in Munich is the only place on earth where I can drink 2.5 litres of beer in the afternoon.
I spent my 34th birthday in the stadium watching a football world cup match which ended 0-0. The day before I had refused to sell my tickets for more than 1000 EUR.