Ward Batty’s Essen traveler’s guide has been widely blogged already, but it’s pretty nice.
There’s one thing I’d like to know, though: since we now have a laptop with a WiFi capabilities (a rather splendid PowerBook, even) and as my hotel room doesn’t feature WiFi, just ISDN/modem (WiFi is for business class rooms, it seems), I’d appreciate if anybody knew of a WiFi hotspot (free or cheap) somewhere within walking distance of the fair.
What’s in it for you: if I can find a connection, I’ll update my blog every day during the fair =) Otherwise I’ll just write the entries there and post them when I get back. If the connection is swift enough (and doesn’t charge by amount of data sent), I’ll even put up some pictures.