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Five Free Berlin Highlights
dinsdag 14 april 2015
Sampling Berlin for free can be a rewarding experience, both financially and culturally. And whether you are cash strapped or not, when you come visiting the capital, there are plenty of places to sample the best of Berlin, without having to reach into your wallet. The Reichstag TourNorman Foster’s glass tea cozy atop the Reichstag offers not...
Flea markets in Berlin: Shop like a Berliner
woensdag 25 maart 2015
If you visit Berlin, you should go to at least one Flea market during your stay, to perceive the environment, buy some crafts, eat some street food and enjoy the shows of street artists. Entertainment for everyone!
Hackendahl
dinsdag 24 maart 2015
Friedrichstrasse sometimes gets a bad rep for being all big shops and tourist spaces, with little room for anything else. People who say that, haven’t managed to take a trip to Hackendahl. Down the road from us, Hackendahl is a cozy pub and bar that manages to bring back a sense of Berlin from yesteryear – and is perfect for a spot of late winter restitution, when the sun hasn’t fully come out to play.
Tours of the Komische Oper
donderdag 19 maart 2015
As far as facades go, the Komische Oper’s couldn’t be more worthy of the title. If you venture there, you’ll see a pretty simple wrapping, a hint that perhaps the Komische Oper is in fact a stripped down opera house. But once you are through the foyer, you’ll see the usual grandeur you’d expect. Why is this so? Well, that’s a question...
Stummfilmkonzerte – Silent Cinema, in concert
dinsdag 17 maart 2015
They say a picture is worth a thousand words – but what about when you add a soundtrack? The Stummfilmkonzerte is based upon that very idea – an enhancement of some classics of silent cinema, recontextualised with new music over the top. Sounds simple, but the result is anything but, with Stummfilmkonzerte pretty much worthy of landmark status...
Kaschk
dinsdag 10 maart 2015
Yes, there are plenty of places to stop off for a coffee in Berlin. But Kaschk may make you think differently about the coffee ritual come after hours. The genius of Kaschk (a direct relative to Oslo Kaffebar) is actually based on a pretty simple premise: not everyone wants to leave the coffee bar at the end of a working day. And so, if you find...Cantina in der Bar Tausend
maandag 23 februari 2015
They say first impressions can be deceiving – and you could be fooled by the harsh concrete door at Bar Tausend. But once you ring the bell and make your way through the somewhat brutal entrance, you’ll find one of Berlin’s hidden gems. The Cantina at Bar Tausend, located in Mitte, a short amble along the Spree from Friedrichstraße, is a...
Going Gluten-free at the Jute Bäckerei
donderdag 19 februari 2015
For whatever reason, be it health necessity or personal choice, a gluten-free lifestyle can be immensely rewarding, but incredibly difficult when travelling. Particularly to a country like Germany, where wheat has a special place in many a German heart, be it from beer or baking. But for all those who are gluten-free, fear not – Berlin once...
Berlin with a baby on board
maandag 16 februari 2015
Looking after a baby doesn’t have to scupper your travel plans – especially in Berlin. This is a city with a district secretly dedicated to the Kindercafe (step forward, Prenzlauer Berg), where the transport is integrated enough to keep you moving in the right direction and where you’re highly unlikely to encounter a sour-faced look for...
Exploring Berlin’s Start Up Scene
maandag 26 januari 2015
According to The Local, a new start-up is founded every 20 minutes in Berlin, with their estimates suggesting 100,000 new jobs by 2020. In 2014, it was the first year of the state endorsed Long Night of the Startups – a chance for investors to meet ideas and for the rest of us to try and get our heads around what a start up is and does. Whilst the very nature of its way of business means Berlin’s start up scene is hard to pin down, with so much of it taking place near Miniloft, we thought it only fair to give you a bit of a rundown.