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Category: Café Society

The Ku’damm’s grandest café

12/06/2018 1 Comment Café Society History and Politics Cafés

The long, grand boulevard of the Kurfürstendamm, referred to by Berliners as the Ku’damm, dates back to 1542 and takes its name from the Kurfürsten ...

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Best lunch in Bergmannkiez

20/03/2018 2 Comments Café Society Small Worlds Cafés

Saturday was bitterly cold in Berlin, but with bright sunshine. For lunch, we headed off to the beautiful Bergmannkiez. In this gentrified neighbourhood of multi-cultural ...

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Russian Berlin

04/10/2017 No Comments Café Society History and Politics Cafés

Russian Berlin – Berlin’s relationship with Russia is unique. There are now an estimated 300,000 Russians living in the German capital, many of them Russian-Germans ...

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Berlin Calling – from the Radioeins Rooflounge

18/09/2017 1 Comment Café Society City Centre Sights Cafés

Heavenly views of Berlin are always a treat and in summer it seems as if every hotel in the city is competing to have the coolest ...

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Angel’s Pool – a city oasis

01/09/2017 No Comments Café Society History and Politics Small Worlds Cafés

Kreuzberg has always been a district on the edge – literally and metaphorically. When the city was divided, this West Berlin neighbourhood was enclosed ...

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A Multiverse of Courtyards

29/07/2017 No Comments Buy, Buy Berlin Café Society History and Politics Cafés

To explore the German capital, it is not enough to walk the length and breadth of its streets. If you want to catch the Berlin ...

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Meet me at Dussmann

16/07/2017 1 Comment Buy, Buy Berlin Café Society Cafés

Dussmann das Kulturkaufhaus. Berlin may be famed for its dark history and decadence, but it also has a reputation as a city bursting with culture. ...

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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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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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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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