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The Christmas Markets season in Berlin is well underway now and I’ve been out and about trying to sample as many as possible. A friend recently told me that there are 60 Christmas Markets in Berlin this year. It’s no wonder then that Berlin is popular with tourists who plan holidays specifically to take in […]
The Berliner Dom (Berlin Cathedral) is a beautiful old church in the heart of Berlin. Damaged during the war, it has been beautifully restored and the interior is as spectacular as the outside (check out my photos here). Like the Fernsehturm, this is a Berlin landmark that I photograph often. Don’t be put off a […]
Schloss Charlottenburg in Berlin was built as a summer palace for Sophie Charlotte, by her husband, the Elector Friedrich III. At the time of its construction the palace was in the village of Lietzow and was named Lietzenburg but both the palace and area were renamed Charlottenburg after Sophie Charlotte’s death in 1705. The Schloss […]
This is the same Ferris Wheel as featured in my Snapshot: Fernsehturm and Ferris Wheel post. It has been set up in Berlin near the Neptunbrunnen (Neptune Fountain) on the south western side of the Fernsehturm as part of the Berliner Weihnachtszeit Christmas Market near Alexanderplatz. In the background you can see the Rotes Rathaus (Red […]
As I am launching a new series of posts, my Snapshots of Berlin, it seemed fitting to start with a photo of my favourite Berlin building, the Fernsehturm (TV Tower). The Ferris Wheel has been set up as part of the Christmas Market. This photo was taken from The Schlossplatz as the sun was setting and the […]
When I heard that a new memorial to the Sinti and Roma victims of National Socialism was being unveiled on 24 October 2012, near the Reichstag in Berlin, I thought it would be good to see the ceremony. I didn’t realise that it would be an invitation only event with the whole area fenced off, […]
In yesterday’s post I reflected on my personal experiences in Berlin in the last year but today I would also like to draw your attention to some of my other favourites moments – my Berlin highlights from other people’s perspectives. A number of Berlin blog posts have helped me discover Berlin or ‘just’ entertained me […]
Anniversaries and Birthdays have always seemed to me to be a time for reflection and as I will be celebrating 1 year in Berlin tomorrow, this seems like the perfect time to reflect on what I have seen and done here. My original intention was that I would be able to create a Berlin Top […]
The roof of the parking garage at the Neukölln Arcaden shopping centre may seem like an unlikely place to include in a ‘must-see Berlin‘ list but when you see the view of the Berlin skyline from there it starts to make sense. This viewpoint features in the book ‘111 Orte in Berlin, Die Man Gesehen […]
The 8th annual Berlin Festival of Lights is took place 10 – 21 October 2012. During the festival, a number of Berlin’s most famous landmarks and some lesser known buildings were transformed with light installations, laser animations and video projections. I started my tour of the Festival of Lights locations on Saturday in the Gendarmenmarkt, which I chose […]
