Category Archive: English

Berlin Marathon 2014: World Record in the perfect settings

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Last Sunday 28th September, Berlin hosted one of its biggest sporting events of the year. The BMW Berlin Marathon celebrated the 41st edition with a spectacular atmosphere, fabulous audience, and more than 40,000… Continue reading

Tegeler and Grunewald: two Berliner mirrors

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Two of the best lakes in Berlin Tegeler and Grunewald lakes It’s that time once again. Summer has arrived in Berlin, and it’s time to start digging out the blankets, beachballs and suncream… Continue reading

Gärten der Welt: The world through gardens

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Berlin is the greenest capital in Europe; evident from its more than 2,500 open spaces and the fact that a fifth of its urban area is comprised of forest. Lovers of botany, nature… Continue reading

Oberbaum Bridge: Division and Union

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Every day, thousands of berliners and visitors walk along the Oberbaumbrücke that spans the River Spree – moving between the two districts of Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg, by foot, bike, u-bahn or car. Many are… Continue reading

Simon Dach Strasse – The heart of Friedrichshain

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Thinking about the popular borough of Friedrichshain always brings to mind Simon Dach Strasse, its bars, terraces, bohemian atmosphere and its happy hour cocktails. In the sunny days, it turns into a meeting… Continue reading

Flamenco evenings in Berlin

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In a corner of Kreuzberg, last Thursday 13th February, we were able to travel to a unique gypsy Sevilla without needing suitcases or passport. It was the opening of the Jornadas Flamencas in… Continue reading

Internet Yami-Ichi: Where online meets offline

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Berlin is well-known for its many flea markets, crammed full of oddities and dodgy, DDR-era furniture. However on Sunday we headed down to the last day of Berlin’s Transmediale festival to experience a… Continue reading

Berlin Graphic Days

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Lovers of graphic arts should head down to Urban Spree at Revaler Str this week, with the third annual Berlin Graphic Days taking place until Sunday. Showcasing the best of illustration, screenprinting, live-art… Continue reading

Potsdam – city of gardens and palaces

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26km away from Berlin (around half an hour from the center with the S1 train) you can find the small medieval city of Potsdam, a must-see on every visitor’s itinerary. An extensive landscape… Continue reading

Christmas arrives at Alexanderplatz

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Bells, tinsel, carols, decorated trees… Christmas has definitely arrived. This special moment of the year starts to be felt in every corner of the capital. There aren’t many cities in the world that… Continue reading