Günter Westphal Photo Exhibit – In A Berlin Minute (Week 6)
This week I took another trip to the countryside north-west of Hamburg to visit my parents. The opening of my dad’s photography exhibit entitled “Wiesenkerbel und Wasserlilie” took place a few weeks ago…
Ostalgie: Intershop 2000 – In A Berlin Minute (Week 140)
The Intershop 2000 in Friedrichshain (Danneckerstrasse 8) is both a small museum and a shop featuring everyday times from the days of East Germany. It might be the best place in Berlin for you to…
Foothills – In A Colorado Minute (Week 165)
This past week I traveled back to the US to spend time with Scott Solary and Whiskey (the most adorable dog I’ve ever known) in beautiful summertime Colorado. So far, I had only…
Tempelhof Airport – In A Berlin Minute (Week 16)
A few years after planes stopped taking off from the historic (and at times controversial) Berlin Tempelhof Airport (Flughafen Berlin-Tempelhof), this summer, the centrally located city airport opened as a public park. So we…
Museum für Naturkunde – In A Berlin Minute (Week 13)
Das Museum für Naturkunde Berlin… how is your German coming along? That’s right, it’s the natural history museum of Berlin. On Sunday, Scott, Judith and I decided to do something different for a change…
German NYE Tradition: Bleigiessen (Fortune Telling through Molybdomancy) – In A Berlin Minute (Week 139)
Bleigiessen (Molybdomancy) is a North European New Year’s Eve (Silvester) tradition that goes back all the way to Ancient Greece. After you melt a piece of lead or tin on a spoon over…
David Hasselhoff tries to save the Berlin Wall – In A Berlin Minute (Week 151)
On Sunday March 17th David Hasselhoff came to Berlin and joined an estimated 7000 people to protest the East Side Gallery being chopped up to make way for luxury condos and a bridge….
Cool Outdoor Sports – In A Berlin Minute (Week 57)
It’s the season for outdoor sports! And here in Berlin there are so many to choose from… they certainly didn’t all fit into this one minute video. Which one is your favorite? Kite…
