There was a demonstration in progress when I was walking near the Brandenburg Gate yesterday. From what I could gather from the placards being waved and this article on the website of Berlin newspaper, Beliner Morgenpost, the issue seems to be proposed cuts in funding for Solar Energy production, including cuts in subsidies for Solar […]
More Love in Berlin
It’s amazing the difference a bit of sunshine and a few extra degrees can make. There were plenty of people out and about today including this chap making balloon hearts near the Brandenburg Gate.
LIEBE (LOVE)
Stolpersteine 45
I have only seen one Stolperstein in Berlin this week, mainly because I haven’t spent so much time wandering around outside. This was another one very close to home, a memorial to Georg Streiter (Schönhauser Allee 130). As usual I have added the photo to the gallery here. My first post about Stolpersteine gives more background […]
Fassbender & Rausch – Sublime Chocolates in Berlin
A trip to Fassbender & Rausch would be one of my top tips for anyone visiting Berlin. Of course, on your first visit to the German capital you should see the Reichstag, the Brandenburg Gate, the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church and the Fernsehturm (TV Tower), but why not also see them crafted from chocolate. Fassbender […]