Holocaust Memorial – In A Berlin Minute (Week 22)
The official name of the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin is “Denkmal für die Ermordeten Juden Europas” (Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe). The Holocaust Memorial was designed by architect Peter Eisenman and engineer Buro Happold and officially inaugurated…
World Cup 2014 – In A Berlin Minute (Week 216)
The FIFA World Cup 2014 started on June 12th in Brazil. And just in time, Scott and I arrived in Berlin, Germany, to watch and celebrate with friends and strangers all over the…
Berlin Churches of the 1989 Peaceful Revolution / Kirchen der Friedlichen Revolution – In A Berlin Minute (Week 126)
In days like these, when there are so many uprisings that are answered by violence, I thought it would be a good idea to focus on a positive aspect in German history: The…
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…
10 Berlin Facts – In A Berlin Minute (Week 141)
10 Berlin facts – combined with video clips I’ve collected over the 2 1/2 years I’ve been filming In A Berlin Minute and scored by my friend Ralf Zwiebel’s song “Berlin – New York” –…
Plane, Bus, Still, Train – In A Berlin Minute (Week 1)
I’m a German from outside of Hamburg. Since I was a kid I wanted to live in New York City. For the last 11 years I did. I’ve always felt slightly misplaced everywhere…
Berlin From Above (Tallest Building’s View) – In A Berlin Minute (Week 135)
Berlin from above, as seen from the tallest building, the Park Inn Hotel (not the tallest structure, which would be the TV Tower) is a sight to behold. This was filmed on a day and…
Pavement in Berlin – In A Berlin Minute (Week 3)
So the night finally arrived: Pavement concert in Berlin! I had bought the tickets for the show long before I booked my flight to Berlin or even knew for sure if we’d make…
