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A Magica, which opened on Greifenhagener Strasse in Prenzlauer Berg in 2007 is run by Sebastiano and Andreas, who met in Berlin in the early 90s. According to the restaurant’s website, Sebastiano the chef, is a pizza acrobat and has competed at national and international competitions, displaying his pizza tossing skills. This small and friendly […]
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 […]
It’s time for another Pick n Mix of the best Berlin Street Art I have seen recently from a variety of artists. As in previous posts in this series, you can click on an artist’s name to see more of their work if they have featured before on andBerlin. C215 C215 has appeared here 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 […]
My latest Sunday Documentary is Jerry Springer’s appearance on Who Do You Think You Are? – a BBC series in which celebrities trace their family roots. Most famous for his controversial chat show, Jerry Springer was born in Highgate Tube Station in London during an air raid in 1944 after his Jewish parents fled Nazi […]
My Ohrwurm for the last few days has been Bon Iver – Holocene. This track is simply beautiful. Perfect for a lazy Sunday. I now really regret not going to see Bon Iver at Arena Club in Berlin when I had the chance. Bon Iver – Holocene [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWcyIpul8OE?rel=0]
I have added photos of all the Stolpersteine I saw in Berlin over the last week to my Stolpersteine Gallery as usual. All of these Stolpersteine were seen on one street, Niebuhrstrasse, which runs from Bleibtreustrasse near Savignyplatz to Wilmersdorfer Strasse. I found a total of 44 memorials in this one street. The Stolpersteine were […]
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 […]
Last week I made my third Wednesday night visit to Rock n Roll Bingo at White Trash Fast Food in Berlin. The venue on Schönhauser Allee* is dark and slightly dingy – part restaurant, part bar, part club – and has an eclectic mix of art on the walls, all of which combine to give […]
