Teufelsberg
TeufelsbergI hardly know where to start with describing Teufelsberg (or Devil’s Mountain). I went up there today on a tour led by former US Army analyst Christopher McLarren. McLarren was…
TeufelsbergI hardly know where to start with describing Teufelsberg (or Devil’s Mountain). I went up there today on a tour led by former US Army analyst Christopher McLarren. McLarren was…
Cycling in Berlin Just like the suburb I normally live in, cycling is very big in Berlin generally, and in Prenzlauer in particular. There are however some noticeable differences. Very…
Quite a good beer served off a wooden keg at the currywurst stall at the local markets. It interested me that all beer and wine is served in glassware even…
U EberswalderstrasseOur local U-bahn stop is U Eberswalderstrasse. After the first day we stopped bothering with the timetables as we have never waited more than three minutes for a U2…
This finch was sitting on the back of the chair across from me - they are quite common in this area and there were a couple having a dust bath…
Being a beer drinker I’m enjoying German beer, but what interests me more is the culture around drinking beer. This is a Saturday morning market in Kolliwitzstrasse, and this is…
White asparagus is a seasonal crop, and according to the locals one of the few vegetables that is only found in the shops in April and May. Many restaurants and…
Main trip today was to Brücke Museum which “houses the world’s largest collection of works by Die Brücke (“The Bridge”), an early 20th-century expressionist movement. Apart from the artwork the…
The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe or Holocaust Memorial is opposite the Tiergarten and between Potzdamer Platz and Brandenberg Tor. The two hectare site is covered with 2,711…
Sleeping GiantSleeping Giant, is by Alaniz, a street artist from Argentina living in Berlin. This piece is in Friedrichshain, Berlin http://flic.kr/p/njYbjV from Tumblr http://bit.ly/1f9mz07 via IFTTT