There could be a possible unexpected silver-lining for German Chancellor Angela Merkel, from the dark clouds of the Berlin city election last month, wherein, as expected the Social Democratic SPD won the largest number of votes.
Yes they did lose 2.5 % of the popular vote from 2006 elections and yes the CDU gained about 2.5% of the popular vote and again stayed [...] Continue Reading…
Treptower Park
One of Berlins biggest, more expansive and more secluded parks, Treptow Park begins at Treptow S Bahn station and continues through the Treptow region for a pretty substantial distance. My first experience in said park was for a Techno party in the middle of an abandoned amusement park right in the very centre. This was quite an [...] Continue Reading…
Berlin 18-07-2010
Molecule Man at at Treptower Park – foto OTA-Berlin Aleksandr Vasilevsky
This Molecule Man statue was completed in 1997 for the new ‘Allianz’ Insurance Company headquarters in Berlin and stands in the Spree River beside the office building – the only high-rise within a kilometer.
The architect for the ‘Allianz’ building was Peter Schwegler, and while it is rather stolid, bland but classical in [...] Continue Reading…
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