1. I prefer the sight of a port or a factory to any castle or palace in the world - apart from Neuschwanstein, which I love.

2. I love the smell of fresh strawberries.

3. I would love to design books for children.

4. One day I would love to have a cat called "Horst", unfortunately I am allergic.

5. I speak German and English, and tried learning Finnish, French, Spanish and Italian.

6. I hate flying but love to watch planes.

7. The most beautiful things I have ever seen were the Alps from the plane and a 1 day old elephant.

8. I am lousy at parking my car. Some say my car is not parked, it's abandoned.

9. When I am bored I buy books I never read.

10. I would love to speak German with an accent.

11. I have never seen a falling star.

12. I read while having a bath - mostly travel guides or gossip magazines for women.

13. I am allergic to apples and peaches unfortunately.

14. Green is my favourite colour. These days I also like brown.

15. I can spend a whole day watching winter sports on telly.

16. I can't stand rap.

17. Puffins and Kangaroos are my favourite animals.

18. I am a member of a rowing club and enjoy the parties.

19. I am dreaming of a Mini station wagon.

20. I miss the pub quiz evenings in Hannover, where I lived until 6 years ago.

21. Programming makes me crazy but I enjoy it.

22. I can watch "Father Ted" and "Allo Allo" for the 50th time and still die laughing.

23. I talk in my sleep. Sometimes even in English (which makes me proud :).

24. I would love to go to the Olympics one day.

25. I am addicted to Diet Coke.

26. Lying at the beach bores me.

27. I hate all kinds of Science Fiction.

28. Coalmines fascinate me.

29. I listen to Robbie Williams, Finnish music, Dashboard Confessional, The Stereophonics, The Lemonheads, Billy Bragg, Leonard Cohen, etc etc.

30. On telly I enjoy Desperate Housewives, Sex and the City and ER.

31. I would never go scuba diving because I don't like fish.

32. I enjoy Karaoke.

33. I love the Toy Story movies.

34. Bread makes me hiccup.

35. I read mountaineering books but I am scared of heights.

36. My favourite drinks are Lonkero, Guinness and Caipirinha.

37. I love to watch films by Aki Kaurismäki.

38. I enjoy cooking for my friends.

39. Driving makes me relaxed.

40. The only computer game I play is Sim City.

41. I would love to play golf.

42. I think Ralph Fiennes is the most gorgeous man in the world.

43. Wherever I go I buy a badge for my backpack.

44. I don't like cartoons.

45. I love writing postcards.

46. I enjoy modern architecture.

47. Roddy Doyle and Nick Hornby are my favourite authors.

48. Patriotism makes me sick.

49. I think a day at IKEA is entertaining.

50. I would love to take a photography course.

51. A day in a beergarden is heaven for me.

52. Newcastle upon Tyne, Helsinki in summer, Zagreb, Munich and Berlin are places I'd leave Düsseldorf for.

53. I hate the smell of vinegar.

54. I'm jealous.

55. The walls in my flat are red, grey, green and bright yellow.

56. I always liked Bert better than Ernie.

57. I can spend hours on the phone.

58. Michael Palin's travel books are my favourite books in my shelves.

59. I couldn't live without Computers.

60. I love to dance to 80s music because it brings back memories.

61. Unlike most Germsns I have never been to Spain.

62. I would love to go on a cruise from Norway to Iceland and Greenland but a cruise would bore me.

63. I work in tourism. My job makes me even more restless.

64. As a kid I loved reading "Heidi" and "Wir Kinder von Bullerbü".

65. I only listen to music when I drive or work.

66. I could buy shoes and bags every day.

67. I hate dubbed films.

68. I love the heat and the smell of a Finnish sauna.

69. I get sunburned easily - even in the shadow.

70. White tulips are my favourite flowers.

71. I love all kinds of hats.

72. I hate superficial and false people

73. The best concert I have ever seen was Robbie Williams 2003 in Hannover and Teitur 2008 in Cologne.

74. I love the Oktoberfest in Munich. It's the only place on earth where I can drink 2.5 litres of beer in one afternoon.

75. My favourite selfmade food is Thai Chicken Curry.

76. Everytime I go into a CD shop I have to buy something. That's why I never go inside CD shops.

77. I spent my 34th birthday in the stadium watching a world cup match which ended 0-0. Before I had refused to sell my tickets for more than 1000 EUR.

78. I draw flowers, circles, squares and triangles when I am on the phone.

79. I love Facebook.

80. I find it hard to get up in the morning, especially in winter.

81. I love getting real letters from time to time.

82. I would love to meet Michael Palin one day.

83. I have never seen a movie starring Harrison Ford.

84. I would love to visit another Expo some day.

85. My boyfriend is from Munich but you couldn't tell from the way he speaks.

86. I hate ironing.

87. Spiders make me panic

88. Norman Foster is my favourite architect.

89. I think Burger King is better than McDonalds

90. Not having any travel plans makes me depressed

91. I love touristy places from time to time. Great peoplewatching there!

92. I love surprises.

93. If my house was on fire I would save my photos first.

94. I fall asleep whenever I try to watch a movie on telly. That's only one of the reasons why I love going to the cinema.

95. I hate it when I have to scan pictures or copy CDs.

96. Hannover 96 and Liverpool FC are my favourite footie teams.

97. I saw the Pacific Ocean before I saw the Mediterranean Sea.

98. My pictures are taking with an old Canon EOS 300 with a Sigma 18-200 lens.

99. I am always broke.

100. I am not good in replying to E-Mails and even worse in buying stamps.