Archive for the ‘Transportation’ Category
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
Johannes Brahms’ “Ein deutsches Requiem” for vocal Solists, mixed Choir and 2 pianos after the original score by Brahms
Musical Direction - Phillip Moll - 2Pianists - Phillip Moll and Philip Mayers
Soprano Marlis Petersen
Bariton Konrad Jarnot
with Rundfunkchor Berlin – Conductor Simon Halsey
Artistic assistance for rehersals from - Davide Camplani und Claudia de Serpa Soares
Staging by Brad Hwang
Lights Jörg Bittner and Thomas Herda
Brahms’ Requiem is [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: Bariton Konrad Jarnot, Brahms German Requiem Op. 45, Davide Camplani und Claudia de Serpa Soares, Gundola Janowitz greatest living soprano, Jochen Sandig, Jörg Bittner and Thomas Herda, Live Johannes Brahms in Berlin “Ein deutsches Requiem”, Phillip Moll and Philip Mayers, Radial System, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Sasha Waltz & Guests’, Simon Halsey, Soprano Marlis Petersen, Staging by Brad Hwang
Posted in Articles by Filip van der Plas, Berlin, Berlin Culture, Berlin Events, Composer Mini-Biographies, Entertainment, Evening Entertainment, Events, Live Music, Local Berlin, Orchestra, Piano, Things to do in Berlin | No Comments »
Monday, February 6th, 2012
Berlin has a multitude of excellent radio stations which cater to any number of tastes, from classical music, jazz to popular younger type of music,German talk-back shows and documentaries- all for a wide spectrum of listeners.
For native English speakers in Berlin, and yes we all speak some German and want to learn more – however there are times early in the morning, late [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: BBC in Berlin, BBC no longer funny, BBC no longer objective, BBC vs NPR, Berlin English Radio listeners Poll, dumbed-down US & world public tastes, English Radio in Berlin, In Berlin -BBC World Service vs. NPR, in Berlin BBC World Service or NPR, jazzradio.net, kulturradio.de/, NPR in Berlin, NPR vs BBC in Berlin, Radio in Berlin for English listeners, World Service vs NPR
Posted in Articles by W van Coeveren, Berlin, Berlin Culture, Culture, English-Speaking in Berlin, Entertainment, Evening Entertainment, German Language, Local Berlin, News, Things to do in Berlin | No Comments »
Friday, February 3rd, 2012
The only way is up!
Why not rent a bicycle and cycle down to the Upcycle Fashion Store in Berlin Mitte?! The outlet in Linienstraße 77 is the first of its kind in the capital. Upcycling being the ‘big brother’, no, better ‘big sista’ of recycling. http://upcycling-fashion.com/about/
“Upcycling is the process of converting waste materials or useless products into new materials or products of [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: Jörn Meyer, Linienstraße 77 Berlin Mitte, re-using material ecologically, Upcycle Fashion Store, Upcycle Fashion Store in Berlin Mitte, Upcycling
Posted in Berlin, Berlin Culture, Berlin Fashion, Berlin General, Berlin Tourist Attractions, Bicycle, Bio Food Berlin, Economy, Economy Berlin, Local Berlin, Markets, Shopping in Berlin Charlottenburg, Things to do in Berlin | No Comments »
Thursday, January 26th, 2012
These 8 pictures were sent in by OTA-Blog contributor Nicolai Riesterer who lives in Kreuzberg and often takes fotos of interesting Grafitti in the various Berlin neighbourhoods./thanks !
OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog writes often about progressive….and also not so progressive……even offensive Grafitti in Berlin – previous articles can be read at;
http://www.ota-berlin.de/blog/2010/07/08/progressive-berlin-grafitti-kreuzberg/
http://www.ota-berlin.de/blog/2010/04/26/berlin-street-art-and-berlin-street-posters-are-not-graffiti-poster-art-in-berlin-mitte-prenzlauer-berg-part-1-ota-berlin-constituency-blog/
http://www.ota-berlin.de/blog/2010/07/05/sheep-grazing-peacefully-in-middle-of-berlin-or-are-they-just-progressive-graffiti/
The article is produced by OTA-Berlin GmbH. OTA-Berlin ……the intelligent Apartment Alternative to Hotels in Berlin [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: Berlin Grafitti, berlin grafitti today, Nicolai Riesterer, Progressive BERLIN Grafitti, Wall Art Berlin
Posted in Art, Berlin, Berlin Fashion, Berlin Youth Culture, Culture, Graffiti, Local Berlin, Visual Arts | No Comments »
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
Happy Birthday Frederick the Great – but you may well ask yourself also, who was actually Frederick the Great………and why …..’the Great’?
Today exactly 300 years ago a future enlightened ruler of what was then Prussia was born.
Frederick II – a brilliant military commander, a tolerant prince, a philosopher, a musician – and perhaps Europes first gay-monarch -take your pick- he [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: 300 year Friedrich celebrations, 300th Anniversary of a Great German Ruler, Alte Fritz, Celebrate 'Friedrich300', der alte Fritz, Europes first gay-monarch, Frederick the Great and Berlin, frederick the great berlin, Friedrich der Große, Happy Birthday Frederick The Great, intellectually challenged George W. Bush, Potsdam, Potsdam and Frederick the Great, who was Frederick the Great, why was Frederick the Great so great?, Yurp
Posted in Articles by Emil Hoogensteyn, Berlin, Berlin Culture, Berlin Museums, Culture, Events, Events in Germany, Festivals, History Berlin, History Germany, Local Berlin, Things to do in Berlin | No Comments »
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
Two times a year Berlin turns itself into THE big international fashion capital location – and today is one of those times – the first for 2012. It is called simply enough ‘Berlin Fashion Week,’ where designers, textile manufacturers, fashion groupies, buyers & sellers, and other fashion-trade experts and media of all sorts interact.
It will also present a perfect opportunity for local [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: 'green-fashion' Berlin Fashion Week, 2012 Fashion Week Berlin, Ethical Fashion Show., Lavera Showfloor Berlin, SHOW & ORDER at Berlin Fashion Week, THE GALLERY BERLIN
Posted in Accommodation, Art, Berlin, Berlin Fashion, Culture, Events, Local Berlin, Shopping, Things to do in Berlin | No Comments »
Friday, January 13th, 2012
Frederick the Great by Anton Graff – from Wikipedia
Frederik the Great’, aka Friedrich der Große is justifiably almost synonymous with Berlin – he created his great palace with the baroque gardens ‘Sanssouci’ [no worries!] in Potsdam just outside Berlin.
This year 2012 will the 300th anniversary of his birth – his’ Jubiläumsjahr’- and there will be great celebrations in Berlin but especially in the [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: 300 year Friedrich celebrations, 300th Anniversary of a Great German Ruler, Celebrate 'Friedrich300', frederick the great berlin, Friedrich der Große, intellectually challenged George W. Bush, Potsdam, Yurp
Posted in Articles by Emil Hoogensteyn, Berlin, Berlin Culture, Berlin Museums, Culture, Events, Events in Germany, Festivals, History Berlin, History Germany, Local Berlin, Things to do in Berlin | No Comments »
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
German low-cost carrier Air Berlin has been thrown a financial life-line in the form of a 30% outright purchase of its shares plus a debt-financing agreement from the Abu Dhabi state-controlled airline Etihad Airways – as was reported by this blog last month.
In the announced ‘strategic partnership’ Air Berlin will enter into a code-sharing agreement with Etihad Airways that will [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: A380, apartments better than hotels in Berlin, BBI, BBI - Berlin Brandenburg International Airport delayed, Berlin Brandenburg International, EADS Airbus, easyjet, Etihad Airways, Etihad Airways increases its ownership of Air Berlin, Etihad become Air Berlin’s largest shareholder, Lufhansa to increase Berlin presence, Lufthansa adds capacity in Berlin, Lufthansa Berlin, Lufthansa low-cost model, Lufthansa not amused, Ryanair
Posted in Airlines, Apartments vs Hotels, Articles by W van Coeveren, Berlin, Economy, Local Berlin, News, Serviced Apartments in Berlin, Transportation | No Comments »
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
Euro crisis and Economic Debt Crisis Worldwide will dominate for Berliners
On January 1st exactly 10 years ago in 2002, the Euro was introduced as a common currency in 12 European countries and a decade later, the jury is still out on whether it will be considered a success or a failure – this year will be a definitive one for the [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: 2012 forecasts in Berlin, awkward and stupid, Berlin in 2012, but will capitalism survive the crisis, Cern Physics Libratory, English, london olympics web site stupid, london olympics website typically English - backward, obama re-elected hopefully, What to expect in 2012 Berlin
Posted in Articles by Emil Hoogensteyn, Berlin, Bundesliga, Culture, Economy, Economy EU, Economy Germany, Hertha Berlin, History, Local Berlin, News, Science in Berlin | No Comments »
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
German low-cost carrier Air Berlin has been thrown a financial life-line in the form of a 30% outright purchase of its shares plus a debt-financing agreement from the Abu Dhabi state-controlled airline Etihad Airways.
In the announced ‘strategic partnership’ Air Berlin will enter into a code-sharing agreement with Etihad Airways that will see Etihad become Air Berlin’s largest shareholder and [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: BBI, BBI - Berlin Brandenburg International Airport delayed, Berlin Brandenburg International, easyjet, Etihad Airways, Etihad Airways increases its ownership of Air Berlin, Etihad become Air Berlin’s largest shareholder, Lufhansa to increase Berlin presence, Lufthansa adds capacity in Berlin, Lufthansa Berlin, Lufthansa low-cost model, Lufthansa not amused, Ryanair
Posted in Airlines, Apartments vs Hotels, Articles by W van Coeveren, Berlin, Economy, Local Berlin, News, Serviced Apartments in Berlin, Transportation | No Comments »
Monday, December 12th, 2011
When you climb into pretty much any form of Berlin public transport, especially on the weekends, you’ll notice anything from a couple of people, to pretty much everyone at times, drinking alcoholic beverages. Be it that they are on their way home from a day’s work, or on the way towards a hard nights partying, it’s an [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: Alcohol in Berlin, alcohol on public transport in berlin, alcohol on the s-bahn, alcohol on the u-bahn, alcohol on trains in berlin, alcohol on trams in berlin, drinking in berlin, drinking in public in berlin, drinking in public legal in berlin, drinking on the s-bahn, drinking on the trams in berlin, drinking on the u-bahn, drinking on the u-bahn and s-bahn, drinking on trains in berlin, public drinking berlin, sarah marie rice
Posted in Articles by Sarah Marie Rice, Berlin, Berlin Culture, Bus, Culture, Drinking in Berlin, News, Train, Tram, Transportation | No Comments »
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