Circa 10,000 Potsdamers were evacuated yesterday from their city, just west of Berlin after the discovery of an unexploded 250kg World War II bomb which was subsequently successfully defused.
To see a picture of the bomb go to – http://www.news.com.au/news/wwii-bomb-causes-evacuations-in-germany/story-fnejlrpu-1226494918044
The 250kg turned out to be of US manufacture and was discovered in a residential Potsdam area, wrote the paper.
After almost 70 years following [...] Continue Reading…
It is odd that I ran into this mural yesterday. I have no idea how long it has been there and I am sure have sort of passed by it before many times but never really looked at it.
It is a bit faded now to be sure – but still largely extent.
I noticed it yesterday again in some detail and this a day before the election [...] Continue Reading…
http://www.berlinerbaederbetriebe.de/
See also in German for a complete description for this swimming pool -http://www.yelp.de/biz/bad-am-spreewaldplatz-berlin and http://www.spaness.de/inserat/bad-am-spreewaldplatz.htm
OTA-Berlin knows Berlin very well – we started our business almost 10 years ago at Schönhauser Allee where our present German Composers Building is situated. http://www.ota-berlin.de/english/location/schonhauser_allee_apartments
At the time when we started the Serviced Apartment business in this part of Berlin, we were the first to offer this intriguing alternative to [...] Continue Reading…
We were curious which English speaking Berliners preferred to listen to when in Berlin – was it the BBC World Service Radio or the newly arrived to Berlin NPR or National Public Radio with a local affiliate station in Berlin. We also gave our blog viewers the alternative for a third choice, which was neither of the above but would prefer a [...] Continue Reading…
The Berlin Art Week takes place from September 11 till 16, 2012.
This new umbrella event is going to combine important art fairs and institutions by organizing fairs, special exhibitions and discussions.
The following institutions take part: abc – art berlin contemporary and Preview – Art Fair as well as institutions dedicated to contemporary art such as the Verein der Freunde der Nationalgalerie, KW [...] Continue Reading…
Today the 6th of September he died in 1962 in Berlin and thus a special Hanns Eisler celebration week has been planned in his honour.
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the death of the composer, the International Hanns Eisler Society (IHEG) is organising the Eisler Days from 6 to 11 September with concerts, historic films, a symposium and a “Long [...] Continue Reading…
The Berlin IFA is one of the world’s biggest consumer electronics convention shows and brings together more than 1,500 international exhibitors and draws up to 200,000 visitors.
‘Messe Berlin’, the huge convention area in the centre of Berlin where the fair is taking place have already said that because of the huge demand this year, display space is almost fully booked up already.
At [...] Continue Reading…
Saturday 1st September
A brutal misunderstanding.
Tarantino. Lavalamps. Westerns.
Boogaloo. Surf. Raw. Smooth.
Superjazz. Bruut.
They balance the colourful with the unpolished, and the danceable with the listenable.
In short: Bruut! is all about – super jazz.
Maarten Hogenhuis – sax
Folkert Oosterbeek – hammond
Thomas Rolff – double bass
Felix Schlarmann – drums
Saturday, 01. September.2012 -2100 hrs.
WALDO BAR
Torstrasse 164
Berlin Mitte
Waldo Bar info @ – http://www.waldo-berlin.de/waldo_bar_Homepage/Home.html
Read our last JAZZ review here – http://www.ota-berlin.de/blog/07/09/concert-review-julia-oschewsky-band-nl-b-flat-club-berlin-by-ota-berlin-constituency-blog-contributor-w-van-coeveren/
Classical [...] Continue Reading…
Colour does help in the Northern German climate to give buildings a bit of a uplift – anything but dull grey!
From the great and majestic Brandenburg gate [actually a lot smaller when seen live] to the modernity of the Jewish Museum and the Philharmonie building – Berlin does have some great world architecture.
Big name modern architecture like Mies van der Rohe, Le [...] Continue Reading…
See also- http://www.ota-berlin.de/blog/04/09/interesting-buildings-in-berlin-2-a-colourful-building-in-kreuzberg-zossener-strase-near-corner-gneisenaustrase/
and – http://www.ota-berlin.de/blog/05/02/%E2%80%98black-maze-building-berlin%E2%80%99-am-rosa-luxenburg-platz-berlin-mitte-entfernt-50m-von-ota-berlin-serviced-apartments/
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In the late 19th century, Berlin turned from a courtly seat of an upstart principality into a bustling and modern city – Berlin was nothing short of boomtown in the later part of the 19th century. It was the court of the Hohenzollern family that dominated the city in the 1880s and the era was also referred to [...] Continue Reading…
Die Friedrichwerdersche Kirche steht gegenüber vom Auswärtigen Amt am Werderschen Markt des Friedrichwerders. Das Wort Werder bezieht sich auf eine Flussinsel bzw. auf einen gegen Wasser geschütztes oder schützendes Land, ähnlich wie der Wehr. In Berlin allerdings, hat sich das Wort Deich durchgesetzt.
Die Kirche wurde im zweiten Weltkrieg zerstört und erst in den 80er Jahren wieder aufgebautt. Die Kirche entstand für die [...] Continue Reading…
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