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Temples of Drama and Music

21/02/2020 3 Comments

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The Fantastic Futurium

21/10/2019 No Comments

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Berlin’s Green Heart

02/09/2019 No Comments

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Making a Grand Entrance

19/07/2019 1 Comment

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Berlin Blast

23/05/2019 1 Comment

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Saturday NoonSong

29/03/2019 No Comments

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Category: The Outer Edges

An Enchanted Castle

07/11/2022 2 Comments Cool Collections The Outer Edges Architecture

Schloss Biesdorf, a fabulous Italianate-style villa with beautiful parkland, is my latest Berlin discovery. Rather like Sleeping Beauty’s fairytale castle, it has been restored to ...

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Charlotte’s Amazing House of Treasures

10/03/2022 No Comments Cool Collections History and Politics The Outer Edges Art

The Gründerzeitmuseum, tucked away in Mahlsdorf on the eastern edge of Berlin, is home to a unique collection of furniture, antiques and curios. Its name ...

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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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Tegel and Humboldt

02/10/2016 3 Comments History and Politics The Outer Edges History

Most visitors to Berlin associate Tegel with the name of the main airport. But for Berliners themselves, it has always been an area on the ...

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Spandau Revisited

24/07/2016 4 Comments Cool Collections History and Politics The Outer Edges Collections

Stations at the end of the line always have a magnetic attraction.Traveling westwards on the Berlin underground (U- Bahn- Linie 7), trains have ‘Rathaus Spandau’ ...

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‘Kumami’ in Köpenick – a Japanese gem

28/04/2016 4 Comments Café Society The Outer Edges

Some restaurant experiences are simply perfect. If you love Japanese food and fancy a real treat, it’s well worth taking a trip out to ‘Kumami’ ...

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Beautiful Backwaters

24/08/2015 2 Comments The Outer Edges

It’s surprising how few tourists venture on to the waterways of East Berlin and beyond. And yet they are so easily accessible. Last week I ...

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Day Trip to Wannsee

01/06/2015 No Comments Cool Collections The Outer Edges

As if it were some kind of magic castle, Berlin is encircled by lakes and forests. Its outer edges offer endless possibilities for easy day ...

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Tiptoe through Treptow

24/11/2014 No Comments The Outer Edges

When the weather is damp and depressing, nothing beats a good walk to fight the blues. The legendary Berliner Luft never disappoints – even in ...

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If you go down in the woods today…

16/08/2014 4 Comments The Outer Edges

This week’s blog was originally written in German by Dorothea Lehmann and was inspired by a recent visit to the Grunewaldsee, a beautiful forest lake ...

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