Euro to Rival the Dollar – Possibly
EU central bank efforts to bring the EURO under tighter control seem to have stablized the single currency and has won international respect while so doing.
Chancellor Merkel in Berlin today told the German Bundestag European Affairs Committee that nations in Eastern Europe especially but also elsewhere depend on a constant and stable Euro.
She also said that [...] Continue Reading…
Three Immature Ways to Have Way More Fun in Berlin
Everyone knows that children get to have all the fun, enjoying lives that revolve around leisure and social activities, with nap-time mixed in.
Berlin is a child-friendly city and if you have any doubts spend some time in Prenzlauer Berg, where it seems every other inhabitant owns at least one stroller.
Taking a cue [...] Continue Reading…
The “WeltWissen – World Knowledge” – 300 Years of Science in Berlin’ exhibition, has just opened this weekend at the Gropius Bau building in Berlin.
The history of science in Berlin is full of important scholars, Nobel Prize Laureates, innovative and pioneering inventors, scientific firsts and other great achievements of the mind which include the following – not in order of importance;
-Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, [...] Continue Reading…
Property prices are going up in “cheap” Berlin – Berlin is no longer that ‘cheap’ for many Berliners
Berlin’s reputation for affordable housing and cheap rent is slowing being eroded as property prices are climbing and gentrification is occurring in nearly all the centrally located former Eastern districts – especially in Mitte, Prenzlauer Berg and Friederichshain.
Ordinary Berliners, not foreign artists or students, but [...] Continue Reading…
Off the Beaten Path – Four Unique Museums in Berlin
Greater fame does not equal superiority.
Berlin has a plethora of museums – some totally enthralling and others not quite so engaging. Many of the smaller, lesser known gems, are simply overlooked due to the vastness of their more famous peers.
This is a situation we seek to rectify with the list below. Of course [...] Continue Reading…
Edicson Ruiz, Contrabass, Tomoko Takahashi, Piano
On Monday the11th October one instrument will stand in the center in ‘kulturradio‘ Watergate concert – a rarity and a unique chance to witness the many possibilities of the contra-bass as solo instrument.
Edicson Ruiz is soloist and will provide his ‘Watergate’ audience with works by composers Dittersdorf, Holliger and Hoffmeister, who all wrote pieces for most meek [...] Continue Reading…
Liebe Freunde und Bekannte,
Liebhaber unseres Salons,
Ich freue mich sehr, Sie in diesem Herbst zu unseren Konzerten begrüssen zu dürfen. Mihai Iliescu – Gitarre wird diese Saison mit einem besonderen Programm von Bach bis Albeniz eröffnen. Sehr gerne erinnern wird uns an sein letztes Salonkonzert. Ich kann nur raten – reservieren Sie rechtzeitig! [sie unter]
Mihai Victor Iliescu wurde in Bukarest (Rumänien) geboren und [...] Continue Reading…
The Berlin Marathon – today the Berlin Rainathon – has been won by Kenyan runner Patrick Makau just – and really “just” ahead of his fellow Kenyan Geoffrey Mutai.
It was really a sprint finish with just 2 secounds between winner and runner-up – 2hr-5min-8sec was his winning time and because of the rain no new world record.
Third place was for Bazu Worku [...] Continue Reading…
Art Forum Berlin [ Oct. 7th-10th ] will feature over 100 galleries from eighteen countries and will offer visitors international contempory art from 1960 until the present day.
In group and solo shows various range of styles, cultures and generations will be represented, as was the case in previous successful Art Forums in Berlin. The Berlin fairs are a refreshing start to the [...] Continue Reading…
Take a Swim in Berlin – So What if it’s Freezing?
You’ve worked too hard all summer for that bikini body (or beer belly) to let the commencement of Fall keep you from a bathing suit (or if you’re a brave European swimmer – your birthday suit.) Swimming alongside a beach in beautiful warm weather might be ideal, but in Berlin, it’s [...] Continue Reading…
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The illustrations added to the written article are from Wikipedia unless otherwise noted.
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