Looking down Rykestrasse to WasserturmOne of the most noticeable thing about Prenzlauer is the children. On the way from the airport the taxi driver said the berg had the highest…

AmpelmännchenAmpelmännchen or little traffic light man is the East German version of the walk/don’t walk sign. Its been adopted more widely throughout Germany and it’s cultural history is worth a…

Building artWalking down Prenzlauer Alle I happened to look over my shoulder and saw this amazing bit of art above a roofline on the side of a building. In the…

Statue of Kathe KollwitzOne of the reasons for coming to Berlin was to look at the art and culture. One of my daughters favourites is Kathe Kollwitz, and the park…

Street artOne of the things I was looking forward to in coming to Berlin was the thriving street art scene. While some is little more than graffiti and tagging, some…