Picture Quiz #4: National Guard
The one Berlin building seen best in wet weather due to its open skylight through which the rain can fall and make patterns on the… Read More »Picture Quiz #4: National Guard
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Movie Recommendation: The Cakemaker
I heartily recommend the 2017 Berlin-Jerusalem co-production ‘The Cakemaker’ (Ophir Raul Grazier). Without wanting to give away too much, it’s a sensuous powerful love story… Read More »Movie Recommendation: The Cakemaker
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… Read More »Picture Quiz #3: Christmas Edition
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… Read More »Introducing: Karlrobert Kreiten
Picture Quiz #2: Holocaust Memorial
Who knows the full name of this Holocaust monument in Berlin Mitte?
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… Read More »Book Recommendation: Stasiland
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… Read More »Picture Quiz #1: Thanksgiving Edition
Introducing: Hans Litten
This month’s hero is the lawyer Hans Litten, who represented political dissenters during the Nazi dictatorship. In 1931, Litten subpoeanaed Adolf Hitler as a witness… Read More »Introducing: Hans Litten
Lady Ampelmann
Former East Germany’s famous Ampelmann (pedestrian traffic lights figure) can be seen in its feminine counterpart in Dresden!
Book Recommendation: Travellers in the Third Reich
This month’s book is the lengthy but utterly gripping “Travellers in the Third Reich” (2017) by Julia Boyd, a chronicle of experiences of visitors (including… Read More »Book Recommendation: Travellers in the Third Reich