I have added photos of all the Stolpersteine I saw this week in Berlin (and as you can see there were quite a few) to my Stolpersteine Gallery. The Stolpersteine I saw were laid for: Siegfried Redlich, Elfriede Redlich, Louis Hoffmann and Grete Hoffmann (Senefelderstrasse 4); Nanny Stern (Eichendorffstrasse 18); Else Luft and Erna Herrmann (Brunnenstrasse 41); Kurt […]
The Memorial to the Sinti and Roma of Europe Murdered Under National Socialism
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, […]
Mustafa’s Gemüse Kebap – Near Hackescher Markt
***Update 8 March 2013 – CLOSED: I went to buy a Gemuse Kebap from Mustafa’s Gemuse Kebap near Hackescher Markt on Tuesday only to find that the Imbiss is gone – CLOSED*** I went to the original stall on Mehringdamm during my Berlin Museum Marathon and have been back since in order to take photos and […]
Stolpersteine 132 – 136
I have updated my Stolpersteine Gallery with photos of the Stolpersteine I saw in Berlin in the past week. The Stolpersteine were laid in memory of: Maria Leo, Jacques Borchardt, Franziska Borchardt, Helmut Michael Borchardt and Lilli Flora Borchardt (Pallasstrasse 12); Rosa Michaelis, Ludwig Kahn, Meta Kahn (Corner of Linienstrasse & Alte Schönhauser Strasse); Pauline Blumenthal (Veteranenstrasse […]
Bixels – Finest Baked Potatoes
For one week only, Bixels is serving Baked Potatoes in Berlin Mitte again. Daniel Bixel has elevated the humble Baked (or Jacket) Potato to an artform and the small eatery, Bixels, on Mulackstrasse always seemed busy whenever I walked past. That’s why I was so surprised when the restaurant closed a few months into my time in […]
re:MMX – Art Exhibition in Berlin
A couple of weeks ago I had a very art-oriented Sunday. After checking out the Stroke Urban Art Fair I went on to have a look at re:MMX. The original MMX exhibition took place in Berlin in 2010 in the anonymous looking house at Linienstrasse 142 that it has returned to in 2012. The building […]
Ronald Reagan Memorials in Berlin
A new memorial to former US President Ronald Reagan was unveiled on 19 September 2012 at the corner of Strasse des 17 Juni in Berlin. Revealed 25 years after the original event, the plaque commemorates Reagan’s speech made in front of the Brandenburg Gate in which he implored Mikhail Gorbachev to “tear down this wall”. […]
The asisi Panorama: Die Mauer (The Wall)
A new panorama by Yadegar Asisi opened in Berlin on Sunday 23 September and having recently seen his panorama at the Pergamon Museum with friends I was determined to go as soon as possible. The new Asisi Panorama, Die Mauer (The Wall) on Zimmerstrasse near Checkpoint Charlie, depicts a fictitious autumn day as seen from […]
Berlin Street Art Vol 3 – Various Artists
A selection of some of the outstanding Street Art I have seen in Berlin over the last few weeks. Where I have dedicated a post to an artist I have added a link to their name so just click through to see more. I have also added links to a number of the artists’ own […]
Berlin From Above: The Sunset From The Fernsehturm
A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to take a VIP trip up the Fernsehturm in Berlin’s Alexanderplatz and to make it even more special I got to watch the sunset form Berlin’s highest vantage point. I had been out for the afternoon with my friend Bine doing the Schnitzeljagd (Scavenger Hunt) around […]