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  • Architecture
  • Art
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  • Berlin Wall
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  • City Sights
  • Collections
  • Culture
  • Dinner
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  • Galleries
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  • Hitler's Berlin
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  • Lunch
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Urban Oases

Just mention the word Berlin and an image of cool cafés and bars springs to mind. Places where you can chill out and in the ...
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A Trio of Treats

My recent visit to Berlin was characterised by spontaneity. Unusually for me I had made no plans, except to meet up with friends. Nothing had ...
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Bringing the past to life FI

Bringing the past to life

Here is a tale of two exhibitions; one permanent, one temporary, one vast in scope and the other small but beautiful – or as the ...
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Magic Meals

Magic meals happen when everything comes together perfectly – the food, the vibes and the company. In Berlin you can easily find cafés and restaurants ...
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A Museum for Our Times

War is raging in Europe again and we feel helpless in the face of such terrible loss of life and devastation. Berlin has scores of ...
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An Enchanted Castle

Schloss Biesdorf, a fabulous Italianate-style villa with beautiful parkland, is my latest Berlin discovery. Rather like Sleeping Beauty’s fairytale castle, it has been restored to ...
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