Bohemian Rixdorf (Böhmisch-Rixdorf) – In A Berlin Minute (Week 152)
Dorf Rixdorf (village Rixdorf) or Böhmisch Rixdorf (Bohemian Rixdorf) is a little Berlin neighborhood, which is now part or Neukölln. Originally it was founded in 1737 by Protestant refugees from Bohemia. The main…
St. Pauli (Hamburg) – In Another Minute (Week 2)
Another trip to Hamburg: FC St. Pauli, my soccer (footbal / Fussball) club, internationally known “Weltkulturgut” and cult favorite among the alternative crowd as well as the working class family, finally made it…
Berlin Tram Through Mitte – In A Berlin Minute (Week 146)
The view out of the back window of the Berlin tram line M1/M12 zipping through Berlin neighborhood Mitte, from Friedrichstrasse to Zionskirchplatz – passing through Oranienburger Strasse (with Tacheles and the Synagogue) Hackescher Markt,…
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…
Ciao Kreuzberg – In A Berlin Minute (Week 14)
This week we said Ciao to Kreuzberg – for now anyway. After two great months in the former West Berlin neighborhood Kreuzberg and the previous month in the adjacent Kreuzkölln (really Neukölln, but I’m down…
Park Slope (NYC Neighborhood) – In A Brooklyn Minute (Week 114)
Park Slope is the gorgeous Brooklyn neighborhood I’m lucky to call home. It’s beautiful at any time of year, but summer is especially nice when the trees and flowers add color. It features luscious…
View from U1 U-Bahn (Subway) – Berlin – Kottbusser Tor to Warschauer Strasse (extended version)
This is the extended bonus version of the 1-minute video “U1 U-Bahn Subway – In A Berlin Minute (Week 127)”. In this extended video you can enjoy the ride from Kottbusser Tor to…
DUMBO – In A Brooklyn Minute (Week 89)
D.U.M.B.O. (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass) is a Brooklyn waterfront neighborhood underneath the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges. When I moved to New York in the late 90s, DUMBO was still a raw and…