Nikita Rukavytsya was amongst the goal scorers as Hertha Berlin cruised past Karlsruhe 4-0 in the German 2nd division of the Bundesliga – this after last weekend’s tie with city rival FC Union.
Rukavytsya, who scored 2 of the 4 Hertha goals, is an Ukrainian-Australian footballer, who played in the Netherlands recently – he operates mostly as a winger but also can function [...] Continue Reading…
“ InnoTrans 2010” opened today in Berlin – with more than 2000 international exhibitors the trade-fair/show will occupy almost 30 halls and almost 5 km of tracks.
‘InnoTrans’ is split into 5 different areas of Train technology, namely – Railway Technology, Interiors, Infrastructure, Public Transport and finally Tunnel Construction.
This year’s InnoTrans trade fair, taking place from September 21st to the 24th will be [...] Continue Reading…
This series of short articles about night life, bars and music in Berlin by the irrepressible and ever curious Ms Cindy Su is copyrighted to its owner OTA-Berlin GmbH.
It may be reproduced or copied only with the prior written permission of OTA-Berlin GmbH. www.ota-berlin.de
The illustrations added to the written article are from Wikipedia unless otherwise noted.
The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of OTA-Berlin but of [...] Continue Reading…
Euro rises to 6 week high compared to $USD
The 16-nation Euro currency is up against the Dollar – the Euro bought $1.30 USD today up slightly from trading on Friday in New York.
Previously the Euro had hit a 5 week high of $1.31 USD this last Friday before falling back ever so slightly before the end of trading.
The British pound is up [...] Continue Reading…
<<Ich habe immer ein gewisses Vertrauen in die Oper gehabt…>> Friedrich Schiller
After more than 1 ½ centuries at its present Berlin home – at the prestigious Berlin address of Unter den Linden – the Staatsoper will temporarily move west across town and keep closer company with its main competitor the ‘Deutsche Oper’ which is only a number of blocks away from [...] Continue Reading…
This short series of articles ‘Einstein in Berlin’ by Aant Elzinga is copyrighted to its owner OTA-Berlin GmbH.
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Copyright © 2010 [...] Continue Reading…
Today’s Berlin derby should be a trial of strength between the two clubs who have consolidated themselves at the top of Berlin football – namely Hertha Berlin and FC Union.
We have written before on this blog about the history of Hertha Berlin.
[http://www.ota-berlin.de/blog/berlin/2009/10/27/hertha-berlin-football-club-needs-some-help-from-the-fertility-goddess ] and the importance for the city of Berlin to have a team in the first league of the Bundesliga.
Hertha [...] Continue Reading…
Berlin
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Monty Python did it sacrilegiously in “The life of Brian” and Mel Brooks did it irreverently in “The Producers” .
How can we treat serious topics like history – especially the sordid history of the 3rd Reich – lightly and with humor without being too profane or offensive?
In this short mini-history in 5 parts called ‘Berlin – Historical/Hysterical’ ‘OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog’ contributor Emil [...] Continue Reading…
Berlin
Berlin has something with books and literature – yes there was the fulsome book-burning by the nazis in the early 1930’s– but many literary types have always felt great affinity with the city and made it their home city.
In this vein some weeks ago the good burghers of Berlin were showered with what they called a ‘poetry rain’: 100,000 bookmarks bearing poems [...] Continue Reading…
Berlin – Behind the Madness at Bar25′s 2010 Closing Party
Since it began five years ago, Bar25 has done several things simultaneously: it has changed Berlin’s party landscape, supported and even made the careers of many now famous DJs, and finally, known that it will have to move locations. What it doesn’t know is when – will this year be the last, or [...] Continue Reading…
Berlin/Paris
The veteran French film-maker Claude Chabrol, a master director famed for his dark portrayals of French provincial bourgeois life, died yesterday at age 80.
His career of over 58 years of film-making included more than 70 films, with much-loved classic French films like “Hell” and “The Butcher” which also became popular outside of France.
He was one of the founders of the ‘French New [...] Continue Reading…
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