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Category: City Centre Sights

There is a green hill … not far away

18/04/2016 No Comments Café Society City Centre Sights Small Worlds

Viktoriapark in Kreuzberg is the perfect choice for a sunny spring afternoon. This pretty park comes complete with an impressive historic monument, an artificial waterfall, ...

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Memento mori

21/03/2016 3 Comments City Centre Sights History and Politics

A walk through a cemetery during Easter week is the perfect combination of place and time. In Berlin there are over 230 graveyards, all with ...

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The Konzerthaus – Unwrapped

04/03/2016 1 Comment City Centre Sights Entertainment History and Politics

The Gendarmenmarkt is the most beautiful square in Berlin and its glorious central building, the Konzerthaus, is an architectural gem and the musical soul of ...

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MGB: A Memorable Grand Building

10/02/2016 4 Comments City Centre Sights Cool Collections History and Politics City Sights

Among all the wonderful Berlin museums and galleries, the Martin-Gropius-Bau (aka MGB) has a special place in my heart. Originally built in 1881 and designed ...

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Olympian Ghosts

22/11/2015 No Comments City Centre Sights History and Politics

Berlin is vibrant and contemporary, but it is also a city of ghosts. History hides in every corner and in some places it parades in ...

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Not just a walk in the park

14/09/2015 2 Comments City Centre Sights

There are so many parks in Berlin. The oldest, largest and most famous is the Tiergarten, stretching two square miles from the Brandenburg Gate to ...

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The History Garden

04/09/2015 No Comments City Centre Sights History and Politics

A secret garden, only a stone’s throw from the main railway station – what could be more typically Berlin. Berlin Hauptbahnhof (main station) is impossible to ...

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Tips for top terraces

15/08/2015 1 Comment Café Society City Centre Sights Entertainment

Rooftop terraces are all the rage in Berlin this summer. Clear blue evening skies, with just wisps of pink cloud promising more fine weather for ...

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Summer Jewels

11/08/2015 1 Comment Café Society City Centre Sights Entertainment

There’s a heatwave in Berlin this week, with temperatures well over 30 degrees every day. But even in the city centre, there are some cool ...

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The Sunny Side of the Spree

14/06/2015 No Comments Café Society City Centre Sights

One of the best things about Berlin is all the water – especially in summer. And I don’t just mean the rivers and lakes on ...

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