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Snapshot: Hotel Adlon Pariser Platz

The Hotel Adlon in Berlin is most famous as the site of the Michael Jackson ‘baby dangling incident’.  The singer held his baby ‘Blanket’ over the railing of his balcony on Behrenstrasse (out of shot) to the horror of those gathered below. The hotel occupies a prime spot in Berlin with views over the Brandenburger […]

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The Fernsehturm in Berlin with a bird hovering nearby

Reasons I Miss Berlin #4 – The Fernsehturm

The Fernsehturm is without doubt the most iconic building in Berlin and at 368m dominates the skyline. Naturally, as the tallest building in a flat city it affords wonderful views over Berlin, with one disappointment – you can’t see it when you’re inside it. There are other spectacular viewpoints in Berlin from which it can be seen […]

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Sternburg Stormtroopers - Street Art by Unknown Artist in Berlin

Berlin Street Art Vol 6 – Various Artists

It’s another mixed bag of Berlin Street Art this week.  If an artist has featured before you can click on their name to see more. ALIAS Whether they are on the street, in a gallery or show, his pieces are always instantly recongnisable.  ALIAS it seems has been out on the streets of Berlin recently […]

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Stolpersteine 178

I have updated my Stolpersteine Gallery to include photos of the Stolpersteine I saw in Berlin last week. The group of brass blocks were memorials to: Amalie Kopper, Felix Rowald, Hugo Meyer, Irma Meyer, Manfred Meyer and Ellen Meyer (Gipstrasse 23A). To learn more about these memorials to the victims of National Socialism created by artist Gunter […]

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Fräulein Burger – Berlin’s Newest Burger Joint

Fräulein Burger opened its doors to the Berlin public at Koppenplatz 1 (near The Barn) for the first time yesterday, serving homemade organic (Bio) burgers. Having heard predominantly good things about Fräulein Burger from friends who attended a special pre-opening event for Blog n Burger on Sunday, I was keen to try out Berlin’s newest burger […]

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