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The Night of Broken Glass
On the 9th of November, 70 years after the Crystal Night, the atrocities of the Nazi regime towards German Jews were commemorated. [more]
Berlin's Art: Graffiti
Let's for one moment put aside the endless discussions on whether graffiti can or cannot be considered a form of art, and just look at what is before us, Berlin, a city invaded by graffiti and which... [more]
Bye-Bye Tempelhof
After months of heated debate, the closure of the oldest airport in Europe has a final date: the 31st of October. The symbolic building, testimony of the Berlin blockade during the Cold War, could... [more]
![[Translate to English:] Schaf auf dem Kinderbauernhof im Görlitzer Park](typo3temp/pics/ded1ae1236.jpg "[Translate to English:] Schaf auf dem Kinderbauernhof im Görlitzer Park")
KIDS PLAY: Farm at Görlitzer Park
The sun is shining, the streets are once again full of life, and the night glimmers in Berlin. Families can enjoy the coming summer days with their children without having to leave Berlin, for the... [more]
Relics of the GDR: the Watchtowers
Today only 2 of the once 302 watchtowers are still standing and can be visited in Mitte and Kreuzberg... [more]
Berlin New Arrival: Architecture
Provided you don’t exaggerate and instead restrict yourself to one or two districts a day, the best way to explore Berlin is by foot. It’s the “gaps” which make up this city, and maybe this aspect is... [more]
Berlin New Arrival: History
Geographically, Berlin’s history starts in a glacial valley of the Vistula Ice Age. Today’s Berlin is situated on and between two plateaus, Barnim and Teltow, which remained after the big melt... [more]
Platypus Theater Berlin
The school year has started!! Birthday parties, extra-curricular activities, sleep-overs, zoos, kino, parks... but, how about a play? The theater, a kids theater- in English! [more]
RELICS OF THE GDR: “Rosa Elefanten” (pink elephants) part II: Humour in the Totalitarian System
In capitalism man exploits man – in socialism it’s the other way round. That’s approximately how political jokes functioned in the East: it was seldom funny in Germany. [more]
Unknown Wedding: Route 65
If you would like to get to know the ins and outs of the Berlin neighbourhood Wedding, let yourselves be guided by Nada and Kauthar, natives of this district. Under the theme, "Arab Girls on Tour",... [more]
