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Christopher Street Day 2011 in Berlin

2011-06-25T21:34:00.004+02:00

33. Christopher Street Day (CSD)
Theme this year: Fair play for diversity
For the rights of gays, lesbians, transsexuals, transgenders, and bisexuals
Route: Kurfürstendamm to Brandenburg Gate
People: 1 Million

CSD Partys:

CSD post parade Party – sharonstonewall.com
Girltoxic – Official CSD Party – girltoxic.com
CSD-Houseclub-Special – flax-berlin.de
Transgenialer CSD – so36.de
GMF – Official CSD Final Party – week-end-berlin.de
Rockbar CSD Special – magnet-club.de
Klub International – klub-international.com
Schwuz CSD Party – schwuz.de

Greek Lunch with friends

2011-06-21T18:47:00.003+02:00

Restaurant: Ach Niko Ach

Wilmersdorf - Kurfürstendamm 98

For more Information or Reservation here

Waterfall in the Viktoriapark - Kreuzberg

2011-06-20T19:43:00.005+02:00

Der seltene Fang - A rare catch

Artist: Ernst Herter (German Sculptor 1846 - 1917)

Kreuzberg - Kreuzbergstraße

Airlift Memorial

2011-06-18T18:49:00.001+02:00

The story behind the Airlift Memorail can you read here

Around Kreuzberg

2011-06-17T19:45:00.003+02:00

Kreuzberger Staircase

Chimney Sweep Truck

Saxophone Shop

Graffiti Bench

Kreuzberger Goats

Today in Kreuzberg

2011-06-16T20:47:00.003+02:00

Grocery Shopping

DrugStore

Little Idyll

Funny Cards

Cafe Knickelkopp

Good Night

Have a great weekend!

2011-06-10T21:50:00.000+02:00

Curious Cars

2011-06-09T19:49:00.001+02:00

Beisheim Center - Potsdamer Platz

2011-06-08T18:48:00.002+02:00

Galileo Sculpture

2011-06-07T19:51:00.002+02:00

Artist:Mark di Suvero

Mitte - Potsdamer Platz

Empty Streets

2011-06-05T19:46:00.006+02:00

These 2 Photos are taken yesterday at 1 pm . Nobody is on the street at the Potsdamer Platz area. We had 32 Grad - 90 Fahrenheit!

Antique and Art Market at Potsdamer Platz

2011-06-04T18:48:00.003+02:00

120 booths - directly and generously at Potsdamer Platz and built around its advanced S-Bahnhof - Berliner and Tourists invite to the once a year event held market. Art and antique dealers, artists, provider of design and young second-hand show their recent works, new acquisitions and best hand-selected range in a prominent position in the center of the city.

View from my apartment

2011-06-03T20:42:00.001+02:00

The Inner Eye

2011-06-02T21:55:00.001+02:00

Artitst: Jacqueline Diffring
The Inner Eye - 1983

Charlottenburg - Uhlandstraße

June Theme Day - Under Construction

2011-06-01T20:46:00.002+02:00

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Potsdamer Platz and Potsdamer Straße

2011-05-31T18:22:00.002+02:00

Berlin is hot

2011-05-30T20:14:00.005+02:00

Today we had 30 Grad / 86 Fahrenheit...tomorrow it will be 31 Grad.

Luxury Shopping

2011-05-29T21:37:00.005+02:00

On Sunday, the 29 May 2011, 42 luxury boutiques like Prada, Bally, Bottega Veneta, Burberry, Chopard, Escada, Aigner, Hermes, Jil Sander, Valentino, YSL and much more invite you to "Luxury Sunday" at the time of 1 pm - 6 pm to the exclusive shopping on the Kurfürstendamm.

Happy Birthday Kurfürstendamm!

2011-05-28T20:33:00.002+02:00

From May 5 to October 23, 2011 the Kurfürstendamm celebrates its 125th anniversary.

On 28 and 29 May 2011 be the motto "125 years of automotive meets 125 years Kurfürstendamm" about 1250 vintage cars from all over Europe for two days adorn the boulevard. On an approximately two kilometers from the exhibition area Olivaerplatz to Breitscheidplatz vehicles are present from the 1920s to the 1970s, and a total of nine automotive manufacturing countries.

Have a nice weekend!

2011-05-27T20:55:00.000+02:00

New Sculptures - Wittenbergplatz

2011-05-26T20:20:00.005+02:00

Art Impressions

2011-05-25T19:32:00.004+02:00

Today I walk around in my neighborhood and find some interesting art impressions.

Side Street off Kurfürstendamm

Kantstraße

What Do you think...are these chairs comfortable?

The Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church is under construction

2011-05-24T15:58:00.004+02:00

The Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church is being renovated since the end of 2010.
Completion fall 2012
Cost 4.2 million €

Beautiful architecture in the city

2011-05-23T18:04:00.002+02:00

I found the 2 buildings around Kufürstendamm.

Los-Angeles-Platz

2011-05-22T18:58:00.002+02:00

In the backround you see the Hotel Steigenberger Berlin.

Today on Kurfürstendamm - Fans go crazy for football

2011-05-21T19:57:00.004+02:00

Today is a special day for football in Germany.
DFB Pokal Finale MSV Duisburg - Schalke 04 here in Berlin at the Olympiastadion.

Staircase in an old Berliner Building

2011-04-22T21:07:00.002+02:00

Hip Galleries in Berlin - Camera Work

2011-04-20T19:30:00.008+02:00

Camera Work is one of the top 10 photo galleries of the world.

Current Exhibition: Russell James - April 2 - May 7 2011
Future Exhibition: Herb Ritts - May 14 - July 2 2011

Charlottenburg - Kantstraße 149

For more Information click here

Street Artist

2011-04-19T17:18:00.003+02:00

I saw this artist today in front of the Memorial Church.

Gorgeous Sunset in Berlin

2011-04-17T17:39:00.001+02:00

Graffiti Scene

2011-04-16T19:38:00.001+02:00

Fine German Cuisine

2011-04-15T17:07:00.003+02:00

Since 1973 the Leibniz-Klause has been known beyond the Berlin borders. The fine german style cuisine attracts not only natives but celebrities and tourists form all regions of the world.

Daily open at noon

Charlottenburg - Leibnizstraße 46

Colorful Art

2011-04-13T17:23:00.002+02:00

This painting is immediately caught my eye. I saw it in a small gallery a side street off Kurfürstendamm. There are different versions of this painting.

If interested look here

Fountain Shower

2011-04-12T22:31:00.001+02:00

Man on the wall

2011-04-11T20:33:00.002+02:00

Schöneberg - Kurfürstenstraße

Sunday afternoon in the House of Literature

2011-04-10T19:03:00.002+02:00

The House of Literature Berlin is a public institution to promote culture of Berlin and offers the public information and exchange opportunities through readings, book presentations, symposia, debates, lectures, conferences, performances and exhibitions. The House of Literature is a villa with conservatory, restaurant service and several rooms,

Charlottenburg - Fasanenstraße 23

Have a great weekend

2011-04-09T16:09:00.001+02:00

Yolanda

2011-04-08T17:13:00.006+02:00

Artist: Miriam Lenk

Wilmersdorf - Nachodstraße 8

Pink Stretch Limo

2011-04-07T13:39:00.002+02:00

I have seen this pink stretch limo last weekend at the Wittenberg Platz.

Dog Walk on the Spree

2011-03-24T17:55:00.000+01:00

Irish Harp Pub

2011-03-23T21:33:00.001+01:00

To the Irish Harp Pub. One of Berlin's oldest, best-known and most beautiful Irish pubs offers a large variety of Irish and German beers and ales, excellent food, and great entertainment from live music to sports and quiz nights. Whether you are looking for a fun night out with friends, or just a quiet drink and a chat – in this Irish haven in Charlottenburg you will always feel home away from home.

Charlottenburg - Giesebrechtstraße 15

Library of the Humboldt University

2011-03-22T16:48:00.003+01:00

The Library of the Humboldt University in Berlin is with 6.5 million volumes, one of the largest university libraries in Germany.

Mitte - Geschwister-Scholl-Straße 1

Beginning of Spring

2011-03-21T19:49:00.002+01:00

Galleries in Berlin - Georgia Gallery

2011-03-19T19:37:00.004+01:00

The Berlin Gallerist Annelie Hillmer has specialized on Georgian Art for more than ten years. In her Gallery in Berlin Charlottenburg she continues the close relationship between both countries which has its origin in the 19 century.

For more Information (in english and german) and Artists click here

Charlottenburg - Bleibtreustraße 17

Berlin Trends - Sightseeing by Segway

2011-03-18T15:50:00.004+01:00

City Tour - Daily 9:30am - 4 Hours - 69 Euro
Afternoon Mini Tour - Daily 2pm - 90 Minutes - 45 Euro

For Reservation (are required) and more Information in english or german click here

Berlin Windows

2011-03-17T15:50:00.001+01:00

I was right behind you

2011-03-16T15:27:00.005+01:00

Kurfürstendamm - Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church

Poll - Umfrage

2011-03-15T20:31:00.002+01:00

Hello dear readers! Today, I want to personally ask you what kind of pictures you want to see! For some of you, I know you like art and churches. Please leave a comment here and if possible, I will try to fulfill your wish soon. Thank you for your interest and see you soon.

Hallo liebe Leser! Heute möchte ich euch mal persönlich ansprechen und fragen was ihr denn gerne für Bilder demnächst hier sehen möchtet?! Bei manchen von euch weiss ich das sie Kunst oder Kirchen lieben. Wenn euer Wunsch bis jetzt noch nicht dabei war könnt ihr mir gerne einen Kommentar schreiben und wenn es mir möglich ist werde ich diesen zeitnah erfüllen. Vielen Dank für euer Interesse und bis bald.

Neue Wache - New Guard House

2011-03-15T19:04:00.003+01:00

The new guard house was built in 1816 to 1818 after the designs of Karl Friedrich Schinkel and since 1993, the Central Memorial of the Federal Republic of Germany for victims of war and tyranny.

Mitte - Unter den Linden

Bebelplatz - Bebel Square

2011-03-14T19:26:00.003+01:00

The Bebelplatz is a public square in the central Mitte district of Berlin.

Bridge on the Spree River

2011-03-13T20:17:00.005+01:00

The current construction is a building from 1926 to 1928. Early 18 Century it was built as the first traffic route across the river. The bridge is a listed building.

Charlottenburg - Charlottenburger Ufer

House Art

2011-03-12T16:37:00.002+01:00

Charlottenburg - Tegeler Weg

Berlin Cathedral

2011-03-11T16:01:00.007+01:00

The Cathedral of Berlin is the largest church in the city, and it serves as a vital center for the Protestant church of Germany. A must see for every Berlin Visitor!

Admission fee: 5 Euro

Opening Hours:
Monday - Saturday 9am - 8pm
Sundays 12am – 8pm

Mitte - Am Lustgarten

For more Information in german or english click here

TV Tower

2011-03-10T15:30:00.006+01:00

The TV Tower is the fourth tallest freestanding structure in Europe.

Height: 368 metres (1,207 ft)

Tickets: 11 Euro

Opening Hours:
March - October 9 am - to midnight
November - February 10 am - to midnight

Mitte - Alexanderplatz

For more Information in german, english, french and spanish click here

Eine Anmerkung meinerseits: Den Eintrittspreis von 11 Euro halte ich für viel zu teuer und völlig überzogen. Zum Vergleich auf dem Funkturm bezahlt man 4 Euro das ist ok und normal für Berlin. Und man hat auch eine schöne Aussicht auf Berlin.

Bilder vom Funkturm here

A note from me: The admission price of 11 € is too expensive and totally exaggerated.
For comparison, on the radio tower you pay the 4 euro thats ok and normal for Berlin.
And it also has a beautiful view of Berlin.

Photos from the Radio Tower here

Saxophonist

2011-03-09T17:51:00.002+01:00

Nude Sculptures

2011-03-08T16:40:00.002+01:00

I don't know the name and the meaning of these sculptures, but they immediately caught my eye and I wanted to share with you.

Unter den Linden - Schlossbrücke

Hip Gay Club in Berlin - Connection

2011-03-07T17:52:00.003+01:00

For more Information and Photos click here

Schöneberg - Fuggerstraße 33

Zeughaus - German Historical Museum

2011-03-06T18:09:00.003+01:00

The Zeughaus (arsenal) is the oldest building on Unter den Linden in Berlin, dating from the baroque era. It was built as an arsenal. Today it houses the German Historical Museum.

For more Information in english or german click here

Mitte - Unter den Linden 2

Sunset on the frozen lake

2011-03-05T17:26:00.001+01:00

Sightseeing in Berlin

2011-03-04T18:15:00.002+01:00

During the tour you will see:

Kaiser-Wilhelm-Memorial Church · Europa Center · KaDeWe · Kulturforum · Philharmonie · New Nationalgalerie · Jewish Museum · Checkpoint Charlie · remains of the wall · Prussian Parliament · Martin Gropius Building · Potsdamer Platz · Bundesrat · Friedrichstraße · Gendarmenmarkt · German + French Cathedral · Konzerthaus · Nikolai-Quarter · Berlin Town Hall · TV-Tower · Alexanderplatz · Museums Island · Berliner Dom/Cathedral · Lustgarten · Old Nationalgalerie · Zeughaus/Deutsches Historisches Museum · Neue Wache · Humboldt Universität · Crown Princes Palace · Princesses Palace · St. Hedwigs Kathedrale · Unter den Linden · Lindencorso · Brandenburger Tor · Reichstag · Lehrter Bahnhof/Hauptbahnhof · Bundeskanzleramt · Palace Bellevue · Victory Column · Technische Universität · Palace Charlottenburg · Kurfürstendamm

Experience Berlin with our City-Circle-Tour hop-on/hop-off, guided with ear-phones in 13 languages. You can hop-on and hop-off the buses at 16 different landmarks all around the city at your leisure - 7 days a week from 10am to 6pm. Enjoy your most individual tour e.g. for a visit of the Pergamon museum, boat-ride, visit of Potsdamer Platz and shopping at Kurfürstendamm or Friedrichstraße. If you like you can also stay on the bus for the full two-hour tour.

The duration is a minimum of 2 hours. For a whole day you can get-on and off the buses at anytime at one of the 16 bus stops (boarding depending on free seat capacity). A bus leaves every 15 minutes from each hop-on/hop-off point.

For more Information or Booking click here

Show in Berlin - Blue Man Group

2011-03-03T18:53:00.004+01:00

For four years, the Blue Man Group at home and already in Berlin at Potsdamer Platz has sought its own venue. The house was the special needs of the blue men. By Bluemax not a normal theater, but a space for an exceptional show experience was created.

To over 600 places the audience gets the show in a very special setting: a theater under a big round dome, with rows of seats as in a steep arena, guaranteeing maximum visibility and direct contact with the Blue Men.

For more Information and Tickets click here

Theme Day: Your favourite part of town

2011-03-01T17:28:00.003+01:00

Today I want show you my favorite part in Berlin. Come with me on a tour through the most beautiful garden in Berlin 'Charlottenburg Garden'.

Charlottenburg Palace

The Charlottenburg Palace was built between 1695-1699, designed by the architect J. Arnold Nering. It was initially intended as a small garden and summer palace for the wife of Elector Friedrich III., Sophie Charlotte.

After the coronation of the elector in 1701 the first king in Prussia, the castle was built by the architect von Goethe Eosander to a more representative seat modeled on Versailles. The main central building with its eleven axes window has now been supplemented by wing and there was a cour d'honneur, a Court of Honor. Also in this phase was added in the most characteristic component of the Castle, a little too overblown dome.

The death of Sophie Charlotte in 1705, received the castle and the nearby village its name. With the death of King Frederick I in 1713, the construction work stopped and continued only under Frederick the Great 1740 Designed by Knobelsdorff was built between 1740-1746 of the new wing to the east, which should make the equivalent of the old west with the orangery wing.

As a final component 1791, the Palace Theatre added, designed by Carl Gotthard Langhans. This extension of the orangery would mark the final of the nearly 100-year construction period.

After the Charlottenburg Palace was damaged during the Second World War, the restoration required more than two decades to rebuild.

New Pavilion

Karl Friedrich Schinkel constructed this Italianesque building in 1825. An outstanding collection from Schinkel’s era with paintings by Caspar David Friedrich and Carl Blechen can be viewed here today. The new Pavillion is closed due to restoration. Reopening 2011

Belvedere

The architect Carl Gotthard Langhans constructed this charming building in 1788 to provide a lookout point in Charlottenburg Park. An important collection from the Berlin Porcelain Manufactory (KPM) is shown here today.

Orangerie

In the time it established itself in the Charlottenburg Palace as a summer residence, was built between 1709-12 in the west of the old castle subsequent Orangerie. Which served from Goethe Eosander Orangerie originally designed as wintering rare plants. During the summer months, when more than 500 orange, lemon and sour orange trees adorned the Baroque garden, the Orangerie was regularly magnificent scene of courtly festivities.

Destroyed in the War, the wing after the baroque style and rebuilt in a new light shines today. The well-lit banquet hall provides a lovely setting for cultural events, concerts and banquets. Not only in the past, the Orangerie of Charlottenburg Palace illustrious personalities can accommodate: So here were in the past years, about Queen Elizabeth II or the Chinese Premier visited.

Mausoleum

The mausoleum was built as a tomb for King Frederick William III and Queen Luise.
Later, Emperor William I and Empress Augusta were also laid to rest here.

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This afternoon in the park

2011-02-28T18:24:00.004+01:00

Spike has fun

The same place another dog

Break

Potsdamer Platz Arcades

2011-02-27T20:31:00.000+01:00

The 133 shops, restaurants, cafes and bars that are open Monday to Saturday from 10 am to 9 pm, are distributed over three levels with a sales area of 40,000 square meters.

For more Information in english or german click here

Potsdamer Platz Arcades
Alte Potsdamer Strasse 7

Hip Hotels in Berlin - Ellington Hotel

2011-02-26T19:04:00.006+01:00

The Ellington Hotel, with its central location between the "Ku´damm", the zoo and the KaDeWe department store, is the perfect address for your stylish Berlin visit. Elegance and quality in a very special atmosphere await you in the listed building, erected in the "Golden Twenties". The Ellington Hotel moved into a renowned address, which is also included in every Berlin architecture guide. For more Information in english or german read here

Ellington Hotel
Nürnberger Straße 50 - 55

Coffee Break

2011-02-25T19:16:00.002+01:00

Tiffany's - EuropaCenter

Graffiti under the bridge

2011-02-24T17:57:00.001+01:00

Wilmersdorf - Uhlandstraße

Colored Stones

2011-02-22T19:27:00.001+01:00

Russian Orthodox Church

2011-02-21T17:18:00.002+01:00

The Russian Orthodox Church was built in 1936-38 as a three-aisled basilica in the Russo-Byzantine style with a domed roof, round lantern and onion dome and four small onion domes in the roof and gussets on 5/13/1938 inaugurated. The iconostasis is from the previous building, originally an old church in Warsaw.

Wilmersdorf - Hohenzollerndamm 166

Beautiful stucco house

2011-02-20T21:00:00.002+01:00

Kurfürstendamm/Leibnizstraße

Skateboard Artist

2011-02-19T21:55:00.002+01:00

Sunset at the National Gallery

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East Side Gallery 3

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Friedrichshain - Mühlenstraße (between Oberbaumbrücke and Ostbahnhof)

For more Information click here

A piece of the Berlin Wall

2011-02-14T18:21:00.002+01:00

Mitte - Friedrichstraße

Designer Jewelry Window

2011-02-13T21:43:00.001+01:00

Hermes - Kurfürstendamm

People at the Berlinale

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Chair Design

2011-02-11T19:06:00.002+01:00

I love the cantilever chairs.

Sidewalk Artist

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Kurfürstendamm/Uhlandstraße

Landwehr Canal

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I go over
the bridge
and see these
fantastic sunset

Preparations for the Berlinale

2011-02-08T19:17:00.004+01:00

Berlinale - 61. International Filmfestival Berlin
February 10 - 20, 2011

Boulevard of the Stars

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Berlin's mayor Klaus Wowereit opened on 10 September 2010 'Boulevard of the Stars'.
The 320 meter long boulevard is on the median strip on Potsdamer Strasse.

A rainy Sunday afternoon at the Sony Center

2011-02-06T18:54:00.003+01:00

Inside Sony Center

A steel-and glass-dominated ensemble of seven individual buildings. Here are offices, apartments, cinemas and restaurants, a "movie house" and Sony's European headquarters. The center of the triangular area formed the oval "Forum", which sees itself as part of the urban public space and therefore not separated from the surrounding streets. A spectacular feat of engineering is the roof: The fanned out tent roof made of fabric with tie rods attached to the steel ring, which rests on the surrounding buildings.

The Roof

Sony Center - Potsdamer Straße 4

Sankt Ludwig Church

2011-02-05T18:00:00.007+01:00

The Sankt Ludwig Church (catholic) is being renovated.

Wilmersdorf - Ludwigkirchplatz 10
( 5 minutes away from Kurfürstendamm )

Take a ride

2011-02-04T18:14:00.001+01:00

Radio Tower Berlin

2011-02-03T18:33:00.005+01:00

The radio tower has a height of 150 m, which is 55m in height in the restaurant and the observation deck 125m. This provides for good weather, a magnificent view over the city.

Ticket Price 4 Euro

Charlottenburg - Hammarskjöldplatz 1

View from the Halensee Bridge

2011-02-02T23:13:00.002+01:00

Theme Day : Fountains

2011-02-01T18:03:00.008+01:00

Fountain in jail

Medusa Fountain by Anne und Patrick Poirier

Berlin is a city with close to 300 public fountains. They decorate the city and ensure a delightful stay in the quality of public space. Often it is artistic jewels with an interesting history.

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Sculpture - Prince of Homburg by Frank Stella

2011-01-31T22:03:00.002+01:00

Aluminium, steel, fibre glass, carbon fibre
Marlene-Dietrich-Platz

Sunlight

2011-01-30T18:38:00.000+01:00

Trabant

2011-01-29T19:52:00.001+01:00

More Trabant Information here

DDR Souvenirs

2011-01-28T18:37:00.002+01:00

Checkpoint Charlie

2011-01-27T18:12:00.002+01:00

Berlin Trends - Jute Bags

2011-01-22T21:52:00.001+01:00

Subway Station

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Coffee Roasting House

2011-01-20T19:29:00.002+01:00

Berlin Fashion Week - January 19 - 22, 2011

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Orchids

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Beautiful old houses

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Kurfürstendamm - January 2011

Snowman

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Winter Magic Bear

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