Berlin all over
Berlin is everywhere – at least 40 times throughout the world. Which, however, doesn’t affect the uniqueness of the German metropolis in the least. The origin of the “other Berlins” is straightforward and not some extraterrestrial phenomenon, as one might possibly think standing before an endless desert in Berlin, Nevada. The names were mostly chosen by emigrants from Berlin, who never wanted to forget their city. Looked at it in that light, they are all and have always been a part of Berlin: 35 Berlins alone in the USA. Berlin, Connecticut is, with its 20,000 inhabitants, the second largest outpost; Berlin, New Hampshire holds third place. The film ‘Runaway Bride’ (Julia Roberts) is set in Berlin, Maryland; Berlin, North Dakota has only about 35 citizens. There are also two Berlins in South Africa, one in Columbia and one in El Salvador.
The Friedichstrasse
Aside from Kurfürstendamm, Friedrichstrasse is Berlin’s longest street. It stretches from Oranienburger Tor up to Mehringplatz close to the ...
Unter den Linden
A visit to Berlin must include, like the Acropolis in Athen, a walk between Brandenburger Tor and the palace bridge “Unter den Linden” ...
The KurfÜrstendamm
Known to Berlin’s residents as the Ku’damm for short, the Kurfürstendamm is the most important traffic artery in the west part of the city. ...
StÜler here ...
It’s the way it always is when something old was destroyed and sorely missed, then renovated and refurbished - and then revisited. Opinions ...
Personality Max Raabe
He was born Mathias Otto in 1962 in Lünen, Westphalia. The only vinyl record that his parents owned became a favorite of his as a young ...
7 Years Of Sir Simon
The Francophile Prussian king most probably didn’t have “tea time” in mind when he had this little Chinese gem built from 1755 - 1764. He is more ...