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Motorbike party cancelled

People are happy, hoteliers are angry and motorbike fans are sad. The senate has cancelled the "Harley Days" in Hamburg for this and for next year. The reason for the cancellation is that Hamburg will become the Environmental Capital of Germany in 2011. Such an event, with noise pollution and a high traffic volume, won´t fit the new conception of  Hamburg. The event organizer, however, now wants to move into the surrounding land. The "Harley Days" used to bring thousands of overnight guests and sales in the seven digits.

Driving a car isn´t easy these days. (Photo: http://resources.vol.at/FastResource.)

Snow chaos in Northern Germany

At the weekend, the cyclone "Daisy" stormed above Northern Germany. The cyclone caused emergency situations on Fehmarn, land submerged in Lübeck, but spared Hamburg. Meter-high snowdrifts further impeded the rail traffic in Mecklenburg Vorpommern and Schleßwig-Holstein on Monday morning. On several stretches were blockages and delays, The Deutsch Bahn said. In addition, further breakdowns should be expected in the local and long-distance traffic. On the Baltic Sea island "Fehmarn" several places are still marooned, but during the day these ways will be ploughed.