VIPs from the worlds of acting and sports in Saxony House

De Erbschleicher give extra concerts

Dresden/Vancouver, February 17 2010

Sports star guest of the day was Jens Weißflog. The ambassador of Saxony House greeted the TMGS Crew, a great part of the staff coming from Oberwiesenthal, presented himself to the fans and celebrated the gold medal for the luge athlete Tatjana Hüfner together with the guests. The ZDF took the call of Jens Weißflog as an occasion to visit the Saxons on Wednesday evening. In the meantime, the chef Matthias Groschupf was filmed by the TV station YouCook Vancouver while preparing Saxon specialties. Here, the focus lay on the favorite dishes of the Canadians in Saxony House like fried sausages and plum pie, spices and Saxon beer.

During the ice hockey game Canada - Norway the atmosphere especially among the Canadians in Saxony House was terrific. The victory of the Canadians made the ground of the Rowing Club at the Stanley Park, built on wooden stilts, shake. This is accompanied by a lot of beer drinking - further supplies for the coming weekend have been ordered by air freight.

De Erbschleicher have become the darling of the public: the performances of the boy group from the Ore Mountains are so enthusiastically received that they are giving afternoon shows additionally to their evening program. Traditional start of the one-hour concerts is their Olympic song "Olympics, here we are". By now, the fans are already dancing in front of Saxony House in order to shorten the circa one and a half hours waiting time. One of the favorite places during the current spring-like weather in Vancouver is the outdoor terrace of Saxony House.

Contact: Tourismus Marketing Gesellschaft Sachsen, Press and PR, Ines Nebelung, 0351-4927025, on the spot in Vancouver Hans-Jürgen Goller, 0049-171-4362524, Bautzner Straße 45 – 47, D-01099 Dresden, presse.tmgs@sachsen-tour.de, www.sachsen-in-vancouver-2010.com


Jens Weißflog and his partner rejoice at the gold medal of the luge athlete Tatjana Hüfner from Oberwiesenthal