C215 in London
I was re-organising my photos a few weeks ago and realised that over the last few years I’ve seen a lot of C215’s work in London. When I wrote C215 on Frankfurter Allee I promised this post would be coming soon but I’ve seen some great new stuff in the meantime and this post went on […]
Herta Heuwer Plaque: A tribute to the creator of Currywurst
Why you may ask am I posting a photo of an Asian Supermarket on a blog about Berlin? If you look a little closer you may see the reason. When I found out there was a plaque honouring the inventor of the Currywurst, Herta Heuwer (from a SugarHigh newsletter), with my love of the humble Berlin snack, […]
No Stolpersteine This Week
This is the first week since I started the blog that I haven’t seen any Stolpersteine. I wish this meant that I had seen the memorials to all those who need to be honoured in Berlin but I know that’s not true. There are photos of all the Stolpersteine I have seen in Berlin in […]
Bleeding Hearts
ALIAS: Busy in Berlin
Friday seems to be the day for discovering great (fresh) street art in Berlin. On Good Friday it was AliCé and the Friday just gone – ALIAS. I spotted one of these pieces from the tram window as I was heading out for a wander on Friday morning so on the way home I got […]
Border Experiences: Everyday Life in Divided Germany
Built in 1962, the departure hall for the border checkpoint at Friedrichstrasse train station soon became known as the Tränenpalast (Palace of Tears), as it was frequently the sight of tearful farewells. Here, those bound for West Berlin were subjected to passport checks, baggage searches and probing questions. After the fall of the wall the […]
Stolpersteine 59
I saw just one Stolperstein again this week and I have added this photo to the gallery here as usual. This brass cobble was dedicated to Gertrud Teppich (Luisenstrasse 54/55). My first post about Stolpersteine gives more background about these memorials to the victims of National Socialism created by artist Gunter Demnig.
That’s The Flower Of Love
AliCé in Wunderstadt
I realise that the title is Denglish – it’s not grammatically correct in German and doesn’t make sense in English (and the name AliCé is neither) – but I couldn’t resist it. Good Friday really lived up to its name for me. I walked around Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg taking photographs of the incredible art of […]