by HF | Jun 1, 2020 | Berlin, History and culture
“Heroes” is the only Berlin Trilogy album fully created and recorded in Berlin Most music fans know that the British singer and musician David Bowie lived in West Berlin and created three albums there, commonly referred to as the “Berlin...
by HF | May 4, 2020 | Book reviews, History and culture, Travel and transportation
The Nazi Rumors and Disney Over the years, at various times, Walt Disney’s been labeled anti-Semitic, a Nazi sympathizer, and a racist. When Leni Riefenstahl (1902-2003) visited Hollywood to promote her Olympia film in 1938, Walt Disney was the rare exception of...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Dec 2, 2019 | Berlin, Daily life, German vocabulary, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
It is birthday party season for us in Berlin. After my little girl’s 5th birthday (5th!), we had two other kids’ parties at some of the city’s best museums. Apparently we are running with a fashionable kiddie crowd. In this season of cold weather and...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Nov 4, 2019 | Berlin, History and culture
About 5 years ago, on November 9th 2014, I watched from the hospital as Berlin put on a grand display to celebrate 25 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. I had been looking forward to attending the event – a spectacular display where thousands of lighted...
by HF | May 27, 2019 | Berlin, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
Alexander and Wilhelm von Humboldt and Their Home in Tegel Berlin is a vast metropolis that no one can ever fully explore, but it can be a lot of fun trying. I have spent a lot of time in the German capital, with many visits over several decades and even living there...
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