For many years I drove past a sign on Heerstrasse almost every day that drew attention to the Georg Kolbe Museum. Again and again I have resolved to take a look at the museum and now I realize I have missed something.
Berlin
Why is the Bierpinsel actually called Bierpinsel?
In Steglitz is a building that I have not seen anywhere else in the kind, the Bierpinsel (beer brush). During my last stroll on Schloßstraße, I took a closer look at this unusual building.
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Berlin Alexanderplatz
“Where were you in Berlin?”, visitors to Berlin are often asked. Most then answer “Alexanderplatz”, but do they really mean Alexanderplatz?
Cemeteries in front of the Halleschen Tor
A total of 6 Berlin cemeteries are located on the contiguous area of the cemeteries in front of Hallesches Tor between Mehringdamm and Zossener Straße in Berlin-Kreuzberg.
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In tethered balloon high above Berlin
One of the truly exceptional viewpoints in Berlin is the large HiFlyer a tethered balloon near Checkpoint Charlie.
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Artpark Tegel – Open Air Gallery with Murals
42 metres high are the murals in Berlin’s highest open-air gallery in the Artpark Tegel, located on eight high-rise walls in the immediate vicinity of the Tegeler See lake.
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