Picture Quiz #3: Christmas Edition

Picture Quiz #3: Christmas Edition

Who knows what the new chocolate sculpture at the amazing Rausch store (formerly Fassbender & Rausch store: you’ve definitely been there with me if you’ve done the All-In tour) is of?
Introducing: Karlrobert Kreiten

Introducing: Karlrobert Kreiten

This month, let’s meet Karlrobert Kreiten, a German-born pianist who held Dutch citizenship. Considered one of the most promising young musicians in Europe in the 1930s, Kreiten made his radio debut at the age of eleven, and would go on to study in Vienna and at...
Book Recommendation: Stasiland

Book Recommendation: Stasiland

If you’ve taken a Cold War tour with me, you’ll already have heard this recommendation, but it’s worth repeating that Anna Funder’s ‘Stasiland’ is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the complex and recent...

Picture Quiz #1: Thanksgiving Edition

Good morning from Berlin! Today’s history mystery: by whom was a famous speech given from this building in 1963? Highlight the blank space below to see the answer! And Happy Thanksgiving to my readers in the US! John F Kennedy gave his “ich bin ein...