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BERLIN ‘LONG-NIGHT OF MUSEUMS’ / ‘Lange Nacht der Museen’ – This evening – 28th January 2012, 1800 til 0200 hrs

OTA-Berlin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:20:26 +0000

One of cultural Berlin’s best-known events is called ‘The Long Night of Museums’/ Lange Nacht der Museen, and it is just that and so successfull have they proven to be that they are onto to the 30th one now.
Nearly 100 museums and galleries will open their doors for extended hours, into special exhibitions, guided tours, music and [...] Continue Reading…

Berlin ‘Ostkreuz’/ ‘Rostkreuz’ starting to come together

OTA-Berlin — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 22:59:13 +0000

For decades, nothing happened – now everything is proceeding very fast in deed.!

This above picture – taken today Saturday 5th of November – shows that the roof and the walls are now installed at what will eventually become the completely new S-Bahn and regional district trains station called ‘Ostkreuz’

Because of its ailing and rusty equipment had been held together only by rust, Berliners have [...] Continue Reading…

The UK-based ‘Guardian’ newspaper announce their top 10 best museums in Berlin – A somewhat Cold-war biased list – by contributor Emil Hoogensteyn

OTA-Berlin — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 22:47:38 +0000

The UK based Guardian and its travel writer Rory MacLean have announced their selection of the top 10 best museums in Berlin.

Berlin has more than 170 museums and galleries so the list is really endless and while the Guardian and its writer certainly may chose any museums they want, it says a lot about the way they chose the ones they [...] Continue Reading…

The Berliner Dom – and the unfortunate Kaiser who had it built! by Dutch contributor Tristan M.

OTA-Berlin — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 13:07:32 +0000

Berlin Dom – Berlin Cathedral foto from Wikipedia by Holger Weinandt; Bearbeitung: unify (Perspektive entzerrt)

The Berliner Dom (and the unfortunate Kaiser who had it built)

The Berliner Dom is certainly one of the most conspicuous buildings in Berlin. It is perhaps the most striking example of the massive building projects that the Hohenzollern family undertook in their attempts to turn Berlin [...] Continue Reading…

Sperrstunde um zehn: Die Kreuzberger Admiralbrücke – von ‘OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog’ contributor Nikolaus Triantafillou

OTA-Berlin — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 21:57:28 +0000

Die in diesem Stuck geäusserten Meinungen sind nicht notwendigerweise die von OTA-Berlin, sondern der Beitragszahler – in diesem Fall Herr Nikolaus Triantafillou.

Blog-Artikel und die anschließende Kommentare, die auf der Website erscheinen, sind nicht unbedingt die Meinung von OTA-Berlin, sondern nur der Kommentar Schriftsteller.

Während wir eine Verlinkung auf den Blog erfreuen, die Inhalte dürfen nur reproduziert oder kopiert werden mit vorherige schriftliche Genehmigung des OTA-Berlin [...] Continue Reading…

‘Danskerne elsker Berlin!’ – Danes Love Berlin – definitely worth a visit! Reprint from article in Danish paper ‘Børsen’ by Oskar Lund

OTA-Berlin — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:15:48 +0000

Berlin – Definitely a trip worth while!

OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog hereby reprint an English translation of an article which appeared in the Danish Business paper ‘Børsen’ 23rd April 2004 / Sektion: Weekend ; 3Side(r): 18 ; 19 / WEEKEND ; REJSER BY OSKAR LUND photo: Nana Reiner / BAM

Berlin is definitely worth the trip – even if you drive your own car to the German [...] Continue Reading…

German Wage/Salary Tax Calculator – by OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog contributor Jensen Bernau

evan — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 16:36:35 +0000

The dreaded question, for me anyway, when attending a job interview is: “what are your salary expectations”. That is apart from all the other horrible questions, of course. However, it is this simple question for which your answer could make or brake your chances of getting the job. Say too much and your likely to scare them off, leaving them thinking they [...] Continue Reading…

Free Wi-Fi Internet Cafés in Berlin Mitte and Prenzlauer Berg – by OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog contributor Jensen Bernau

evan — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:00:35 +0000

If you’re staying with OTA-Berlin and you have your laptop, netbook, tablet, iPad or smartphone with you, you’ll be able to get free wireless Internet access in your room. However if you feel like going out for a coffee in the local area of and you’d like to take your laptop with you to access the Internet while you enjoy a relaxing [...] Continue Reading…

“Club Mate and Vodka” – by ‘OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog’ Berlin-based Irish writer Diarmaid O’Meara

evan — Thu, 26 May 2011 19:07:09 +0000

So, I know this isn’t essentially a Berlin thing but it is a thing, and a very good thing at that. It’s also a thing that not many people seem to know about for some reason, even though it makes so much sense. Its kind of like Peas & Carrots or Bonnie & Clyde in that it should [...] Continue Reading…

“Cycling in Berlin” – by ‘OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog’ Berlin-based Irish writer Diarmaid O’Meara

evan — Mon, 23 May 2011 10:22:56 +0000

This article about cycling in Berlin by Diarmaid O’Meara 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…