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Author: Penny Croucher

Great Theater – with English surtitles

26/06/2017 2 Comments Entertainment Entertainment

Great Theater – with English surtitles, world class drama in Berlin. If you love the theatre but don’t speak German, you can still enjoy world-class drama in ...

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Underneath the Arches

09/06/2017 No Comments Café Society City Centre Sights Cafés

I am in love with Berlin’s elevated railways. These lines are such a joy to ride for the wonderful urban views they offer. The Berlin ...

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Music for the Thinking Ear

21/05/2017 1 Comment Entertainment Entertainment

Last week I experienced Berlin’s new concert hall, the Pierre Boulez Saal, and fell in love with this fabulous addition to the city’s music scene. It is ...

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Pulse of Europe in Berlin

10/05/2017 No Comments History and Politics History

Last Sunday, I joined some Berlin friends at the Pulse of Europe demonstration on Bebelplatz, on Unter den Linden. This square, which was called ‘Opernplatz’ before the war, has ...

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My Perfect Berlin Easter Weekend

14/04/2017 No Comments Café Society City Centre Sights Entertainment Tours

The ‘Exberliner’, the hip monthly magazine for the English-speaking community in Berlin (currently estimated at 50,000), has been going since 2002. Apart from cultural listings, ...

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Historic Crossing Point

03/04/2017 1 Comment City Centre Sights History and Politics City Sights

Berlin is best known for its 20th Century history and any mention of the word ‘crossing point’ summons up visions of Checkpoint Charlie, the Glienicke ...

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A Traditional Treat

22/03/2017 2 Comments Café Society History and Politics Cafés

‘Kaffee und Kuchen’ is one of the best traditions in the German-speaking world. To translate it just as ‘coffee and cake’ is about as accurate ...

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Museum Barberini – the new pride of Potsdam

06/03/2017 2 Comments Cool Collections History and Politics The Outer Edges Culture

Potsdam is the capital and crown jewel of the Federal State of Brandenburg. Renowned for its exquisite baroque architecture, beautiful Prussian royal palaces and gardens, ...

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A Sunday of Films and Fools

25/02/2017 No Comments Entertainment Entertainment

Mid-February is a great time to visit Berlin, with the Berlinale film festival plus a carnival to beat the winter blues. And it’s all wrapped up ...

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Two hidden Italians

03/02/2017 No Comments Café Society Cafés

I have always thought that Berlin’s free spirit has something Southern European about it. Maybe it’s because of the huge number of immigrants who have ...

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