‘Morgens Berlin, Mittags Berlin, Abends Berlin, Nachts Berlin’. Die Berlin Hymne is a song about how Berlin makes you feel alive from Frank Wolf, the man behind Berlin ist Beste – ‘the unofficial image campaign for Berlin’. You can find the full song lyrics on the Berlin ist Beste website and for non-German speakers Google […]
Tommi’s Burger Joint – From Reykjavik to Berlin
Tommi’s Burger Joint, the Icelandic burger chain, opened its first restaurant in Germany at Invalidenstrasse 160, Berlin on 9 May 2014, six months behind schedule. The delays were blamed on German bureaucracy but had the positive effect of building anticipation amongst Berlin burger lovers. Tómas Andrés Tómasson, the 65-year-old founder who gives his name to […]
Sunday Documentary: The Big Picture – Berlin Duty
The Big Picture – Berlin Duty was produced by the Army Pictorial Centre and presented by the United States Army. What is essentially a propaganda film for the US Army is valuable as a documentary as it includes footage of day-to-day activities in West Berlin as well as key events in the history of the city. […]
Competition: Berlin WelcomeCard Photo Contest
The Berlin Tourist office, visitBerlin, is currently running a photo contest to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Berlin WelcomeCard. The Berlin WelcomeCard The Berlin WelcomeCard is a combination travel and discount card, ideal for those visiting the German capital. The card entitles you to free travel on the Berlin public transport network and offers […]
Trattoria del Corso – Exceptional Italian food outside the Berlin Ring
If you’ve got cravings for incredible Italian food in Berlin and don’t want to break the bank, I’d recommend you check out Trattoria del Corso, a large and popular restaurant on the Hauptstrasse in Friedenau. Where’s Friedenau you ask? Sandwiched between Schöneberg and Steglitz, it may not be a part of Berlin you’re familiar with but […]
Lost Dreams – Spreepark Berlin
Berlin’s abandoned theme park, Spreepark Plänterwald, must be one of the most well-known urbex destinations in the world. The neglected amusement park has been in my thoughts often since it was bought back by the city of Berlin in March 2014. Spreepark hasn’t been open as an amusement park since 2002, when the owners ran […]