The 8th "Kohl & Pinkel" excursion, a typical winter event in the northern part of Germany, was held in Thames Town, Songjiang, the suburb of Shanghai, on February 3, 2007 organized by Mr. Peter Herewck, Director of Operation of Howard Johnson International (China) and Christina Decu from German Chamber of Commerce. (both in the centre of the crowd). Over 150 guests participated the fun event with lots of drinks & games.

The above left photo shows the two organizers were explaining the rules of the game

The above right photo shows Mr. Peter Herweck(left) holding the wooden board for the guests to drink schnapps.

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