Monthly Archives: June 2008

30 Jun

Bratwurst at Alexanderplatz

Bratwurst at Alexanderplatz

A bratwurst with mustard at Alexanderplatz.

 
By Anthony Barba
Filed under: Alexanderplatz, food
Comments: 2
29 Jun

Ernst Reuter Platz

Ernst Reuter Platz

This is Ernst Reuter Platz. It’s a large circle of building with this small but well groomed park in the center. It’s in West Berlin …

 
By Anthony Barba
Filed under: Ernst Reuter, flower, trees
Comments: 1
28 Jun

Gravis

Gravis

Gravis is Germany’s version of the Apple Store. Eventually Apple stores will open all over Germany (there is already one in Munich) and then I …

 
By Anthony Barba
Filed under: shopping, store, technology
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27 Jun

Sad Sounds

Sad Sounds

This guy was playing some sad music in the Alexanderplatz U-Bahn station. It sounded Russian but I can’t be sure. Is that your typical accordion?

 
By Anthony Barba
Filed under: Alexanderplatz, U-Bahn, music
Comments: 2
26 Jun

KaDaWe Food Court

KaDaWe Food Court

At the top of Berlin’s most famous department store KaDeWe sits an amazing gourmet food court. KaDeWe is short for Kaufhaus des Westens which means …

 
By Anthony Barba
Filed under: KaDeWe, Wittenbergplatz
Comments: 1
25 Jun

Piano Repair

Piano Repair

This man was happy to let me take his photo as he worked outside on the sidewalk fixing a piano.

 
By Anthony Barba
Filed under: music
Comments: 4
23 Jun

German Flags

German Flags

I like to play sports but I don’t follow them on television that often. There’s one thing I can’t avoid and that’s when Germany is …

 
By Anthony Barba
Filed under: flag, sports
Comments: 3
23 Jun

Käthe Kollwitz

Käthe Kollwitz

Käthe Kollwitz was one of Germany’s most famous sculptures. This statue of her sits in Kollwitzplatz a beautiful square right near where I live. In July …

 
By Anthony Barba
Filed under: Kollwitzplatz, Prenzlauer Berg, monument
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22 Jun

Berlin Gegen Nazis

Berlin Gegen Nazis

Here’s an anti Nazi sign for sale at the Mauer Park flea market which takes place every Sunday.

 
By Anthony Barba
Filed under: Flohmarkt, Mauer Park, Prenzlauer Berg, politics, protest
Comments: 3
21 Jun

Happy Daisies

Happy Daisies

Some nice wild daisies at Volkspark Friedrichshain.

 
By Anthony Barba
Filed under: Volkspark Friedrichshain, flower
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