It is unavoidable to grow older – fortunately. I just read “God´s Equation” – an excellent book about relativity also giving the historical perspective on the evolution of Einstein´s theory and the evolution of mathematical methods taking place at the same time. Therefore I am quite content with the dimension of time being out of our circle of influence. So it was my birthday and what a day it was. In the evening I was greeted by great friends with a salmon and champagne aperitif in my office and complemented out of the place virtually with the glass still in hand.
As a connoisseur of most fine restaurants in Frankfurt I was taken to a – to me previously unknown – secret place. Pizzaria Olbia – a take away restaurant with a few tables right inside the kitchen to stand at. I was very surprised about the environment, but obviously the principle of “form follows function” also applies to gastronomy. The Pizza – we were obviously in a hurry – was one of the best I have tasted so far and we will definitely be back at Olbia for more food.
To be content – as the Romans said –you need food and play. The food (bread=Panem) part we had just dealt with and then came the big surprise. My friends took me to Frankfurt´s elaborate Variety show at the Tigerpalast. There we were presented with acrobats, magicians, dancers and a whole lot of fine wine. A wonderful show and a great evening spent with amazing friends and family. From the Tigerpalast we obviously had to take off to my 2nd living room – Jimmy´s Bar (just voted the top 5 bar in Germany) – and actually toast to my birthday with some more bubbles.
To the friends who organized and spend this evening and night with me – thank you so much, you made it a very special event.