DIRK'S VIEW The view from Dirk Kirchberg's window in Hanover, North Germany.

"Two minutes away from my apartment lies the Eilenriede, our inner city forest, where you can walk for hours. To give you an idea of its size: It's almost twice as big as Central Park. And if you don't feel like forest, you can relax and the Lake Masch, which lies five minutes away from downtown Hanover"