Kosmos

Culture, travel, fashion and culinary delights: the Kosmos pages of Lufthansa Magazin bring you interesting and useful tidbits from around the world

Netherlands

Colorful quilt

In April, the tulip fields in the Netherlands become a brilliant blaze of rainbow colors that looks its most spectacular from the air. But in May, Nature’s spring glory is mowed down again because it’s the bulbs, not the flowers, that are destined for export.

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Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, USA

More winter, or maybe spring?

Groundhog Day, the Hollywood comedy starring Bill Murray, put the little town of Punxsutawney on the map. Every February 2, which is Groundhog Day, there’s a celebration there and a furry rodent “predicts” the end of winter.

groundhog.org

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Take part

Send your best photo!

Like taking pictures related to flying? Send your best photo to LHmagazin@territory with “skyfie” in the subject line and every month, we’ll publish our favorite right here.

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Worldwide

Happy New Year!

A lucky charm for Buddhists, for this Stella McCartney bag, a stylish goldfish.

 
stellamccartney.com

Talismanic: a metal dragon pendant on a chain of ribbed beads by Hermès.

 
hermes.com

A 100-percent merino wool sweater by Moschino with a good-luck troll on the front.

 
moschino.com

20 I 20 by J.F. Schwarzlose Berlin is a feel-good scent for a brand-new decade.

 
schwarzloseberlin.com

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Basel, Switzerland

The chronicler

Edward Hopper (1882–1967) is a master of American Realism. Some 60 pieces of his are showing at the Fondation Beyeler art museum in Basel, Switzerland.

fondationbeyeler.ch

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