My Berlin Blog

In-depth reviews and articles about this unique city.

Bauhaus 100

The famous Bauhaus art school opened in Weimar in 1919 and during its short lifespan it moved to Dessau and then to Berlin. The demands ...
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Fontane’s Berlin

The emergence of Prussia as the dominant power in the new nation of Germany had a profound effect on 20th Century Europe. This first blog of ...
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‘Potse’ Parlour

The Joseph-Roth-Diele is always perfect for a weekday lunch or dinner. With its stone-tiled floor, dark wood panelling and old-fashioned furniture you would think this café bar was ...
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Berlin – City of Memories

There has been an upsurge of sympathetic interest in Germany in the British media over the past few months. Cynics might put this down to ...
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A book for Berlinophiles

Berlin is now a city where everything seems possible and yet its past is barely credible. ‘Imagine a City’ by Rory Maclean is a biography ...
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