Tegel (TXL in airport code) is one of Berlin’s currently operating airports. Plenty of people like (or even love) the airport for its proximity to the city center and it’s unique circular shape. No doubt that it’s supposed to be convenient and because it’s rather small (though Berlin‘s biggest), Tegel is supposed to be easy …
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Ever wonder what the inside of a candy factory is like? Video and photos from inside a few German chocolate factories—cold steel, sterile environment and CHOCOLATE!
The nature park located at Preisterweg in Berlin is a wooded nature park where graffiti tagging is allowed.
Near Stuttgart, the Ritter Sport chocolate factory has a museum dedicated entirely to squares. Museum Ritter embraces the Ritter square marketing in a fun way.
Every May Day, or May 1st, in Berlin, Kreuzberg hosts MyFest—a giant street party & summer festival with BBQs, live music and friendly peoples.
When I moved to Berlin at the end of last summer I heard a lot about how great Berlin is during the month of May. With May Day (May 1st) to unofficially kick off the summer season, Berlin seems to suddenly spring alive this time of year. A gloomy winter disappeared, the city is alive …
I (heart) Berlin and Berlin’s epicenter is Alexanderplatz. It’s one of the city’s biggest transport hubs and though the main platz in front of the train station is often filled with festivals, carnivals and daily events, there are lots more things to see. Alexanderplatz is a great place to just wander around and get lost. …
I’m not a poet, but Berlin during summertime and the ubiquitous Berlin späti (spaeti) makes me sing with excitement! What’s a späti? Read more after the poem :) You’re where I go when I’m thirsty, And after a night out of being dirty. Both before and after Berghain, And always on my way to Friedrichshain. …
One of my favorite photography galleries in Berlin is the C/O gallery. While they’ve hosted interesting photography exhibits in the past, one of my favorite reasons for visiting the photo gallery is the building itself. The C/O gallery is currently housed in the old Royal Post Office (Postfuhramt) building. The building, on a prominent corner …
well hey, a blogpost— Went to see a Shakespeare play this weekend with some friends—Romeo und Julia. Besides briefly running into some sort of outdoor Shakespeare production at Görlitzer Park last summer, I haven’t seen any theater production in years. And though this one was nice and all…it was in German. Shakespeare in German seemed …