Airport Berlin Tegel “Otto Lilienthal” (TXL) – In A Berlin Minute (Week 134)
Tegel aka Otto Lilienthal Airport (TXL) is currently the main airport in Berlin, but it will soon be shut down in favor of the new Berlin-Brandenburg airport that is being built (with much delay)…
Dancing in Berlin – In A Berlin Minute (Week 8)
Dancing in Berlin: in clubs, in stores, on tables and on the street… There has been a good amount of it since I’ve been here – although there can never be enough! So…
Strasse des 17. Juni – In A Berlin Minute (Week 133)
Strasse des 17. Juni (17th of June Street) is a large avenue through the heart of Berlin. It starts in the East at the Brandenburger Tor (Brandenburg Gate), runs through Tiergarten (animal park), passing…
World Cup 2010 / Germany vs. England 4:1 – In Another Minute (Week 9)
Watching the FIFA Soccer/Football/Fussball/Fútbol/etc. World Cup in Germany is best done outside. It seems that every bar, cafe, restaurant and public place has a TV or projection screen outside. This means you don’t have to…
Tschüß Mitte – In A Berlin Minute (Week 52)
After 52 weeks (one entire year!) it’s time to say goodbye again – but not quite yet to all of Berlin (although it was a close call). We’ve decided to stay on a…
Siegessäule (Victory Column – Goldelse) – In A Berlin Minute (Week 120)
Siegessäule (Victory Column) and especially the Viktoria Statue on top, which Berliners like to call Goldelse is one of the outstanding landmarks in Berlin and should be on everyone’s must-see list. It’s located inside…
4th of July in Berlin – In A Berlin Minute (Week 10)
4th of July in Berlin. We managed to find all the necessary ingredients that traditionally make up this American National Holiday (alternatively known as Independence Day, America Day and “Annual BBQ at Scott & Luci’s…
Autumn Colors – In A Berlin Minute (Week 26)
There is no more denying it: autumn (so much more poetic than “fall” isn’t it?) is here. The leaves have changed colors and are quickly falling, the warm coats are coming back out,…
