I have added the photos of the Stolpersteine I have seen in Berlin over the past week to the photo gallery here. The Stolpersteine were dedicated to: Margareta Pohlmann (Schwedter Strasse 33); Max Sellheim (Corner of Naunynstrasse and Manteuffelstrasse); Nissim Behar, Alegrina Behar, Lea Behar and Jeanne Behar (Kantstrasse 154A); Anna Goldstrom, Clara Arnheim, Ella Rosenbaum and Ernst Lippmann […]
All You Need Is Love, Berlin And A Dog
Schloss Charlottenburg – Part 2: Inside the Palace
Walking through Schloss Charlottenburg felt almost like stepping back in time. In my head, I could hear Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos and Vivaldi’s Four Seasons (neither had been composed when the Schloss was first erected) playing as Kings and Queens entertained their guests. The rooms of the Schloss are beautifully and often sumptuously decorated, though much […]
Christmas Markets in Berlin – 5 Stars
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 […]
Stolpersteine 165 – 177
I have updated my Stolpesteine Gallery to include photos of all the Stolpesteine I saw in Berlin last week. The memorials I saw were dedicated to: Moritz Kiwi and Philippine Kiwi (Holtzendorffstrasse 20); Irma Löwenstamm (Leonhardtstrasse 11); Martin Silberstein, Auguste Silberstein, Hermann Cohn, Hedwig Cohn, and Harry Gersten (Leonhardtstrasse 10); Max Nächemstein, Clara Nächemstein, Bertha Gordon and Wally Gordon (Leonhardtstrasse 6); Paulin […]
Photos From My Phone – November
Another new series on andBerlin, Photos From My Phone, is a monthly round up of some of the things I’ve seen and done in Berlin, many of which I won’t have blogged about. If you follow me on Twitter or Like my page on Facebook you may have seen some of these snaps before. So […]
Schloss Charlottenburg – Part 1: The Palace Gardens and Grounds
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 […]
Stolpersteine 154 – 164
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 […]
Burger de Ville Berlin
Burger de Ville is a pop-up burger van outside Bikini Berlin, a mixed use development, including shops, offices a cinema and hotel, currently under construction opposite the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche on Hardenbergstrasse. The food caravan is being used to promote the Twenty Five Hours Hotel that will open at Bikini Berlin in Autumn 2013. ***Moved – Burger de […]
Stolpersteine 146
I only saw the one Stolperstein in Berlin in the past week but I have added a picture of it to the photo gallery here. This Stolperstein was laid in memory of Tatjana Barbakoff (Knesebeckstrasse 100). The memorial is outside the Renaissance Theater Berlin, where Tatjana performed as a dancer. You can find out more about […]