Sunday, October 18, 2009

Blog 26_ Red-light district goes green

Customers are offered discounts in the red-light district in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, if they get to the door by bicycles.

One bordello is trying to survive the economic crisis by offering a five-Euro (approximately $7) discount to customers who pedal their way to this former East Berlin district.

"It is very difficult to find parking around here, and this option is better for our environment," says Thomas Goetz, who owns the brothel Masion d'Envie, or House of Desire.

Goetz told the Associated Press that business began to return since the discount was offered in July.

According to the report, local residents of Prenzlauer Berg have supported the Green party in recent elections and have welcomed the bordello's offer and its benefits to the environment.
As for those who come by foot, it may be bad news and no discounts are applied.


"We haven't found a way for people to prove they have walked here," Goetz explained.

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