Right-wing book fair “Turn the Page”: A logistical – cultural disaster

The next S-Bahn to the exhibition center on the outskirts of Halle an der Saale, where the “Turning the Page” book fair was taking place at the weekend, wouldn’t arrive for forty minutes. Visitors might miss a performance of Gloria von Thurn und Taxis, which would be a shame. So taxi. The driver warned: “Chaos is brewing,” there were demonstrators everywhere, as the trade fair was supposed to be “a little right-wing.” For better or worse, visitors have to walk the last few meters; he couldn’t drive all the way to the entrance.