I was dismayed to see this picture last week – the longest remaining stretch of the Berlin Wall is to be partially dismantled to make way for an access road… Read more The wall comes down again: East Side Gallery, Berlin →
It’s been a funny old year. After working in the same place for two decades, I’ve now left two jobs within a few months of each other, experiencing both the… Read more 2012: the best bits →
So – the triumphant culmination of our holiday! Not that we didn’t love Berlin in its own right, but this is what it was really all about: the Leonard Cohen… Read more Berlin: Leonard Cohen at the Waldbühne 05/09/12 →
Our last full day in Berlin dawned grey and damp, so we decided to take one of the tours from Berliner Unterwelten E.V. (Society for the Exploration and Documentation of… Read more Berlin: Unterwelten & East Side Gallery →
One of the first German words I remember learning, strangely, is Fernsehturm (TV tower) because the one in Berlin had just opened in 1969 when I started learning the language… Read more Berlin: Alexanderplatz to the Reichstag →
To the west of the city (but still within its boundaries) lies Grünewald, an area of forests and lakes. The trees are all very young though, because about 70% were… Read more Berlin: Wannsee Villa →
Originally built in 1695-1713 for the Prussian Queen, Sophie Charlotte, and expanded by Frederick the Great in 1740-1742, this very pretty palace and gardens can eat up a whole day.… Read more Berlin: Schloss Charlottenburg →
Photo courtesy of Circus Hotel website The Circus Hotel is number one on Tripadvisor for Berlin, and we certainly agree that it’s a great place to stay. Very central, in… Read more Berlin: Scheunerviertel & the Circus Hotel →
The Glasgow Gallivanter 