Karneval der Kulturen
This weekend is one of the largest street festivals this city experiences - and it expereinces a lot of them. The Carnival of Cultures (Karneval der Kulturen) is a huge event of music,
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roaming with the creative beast
If there's one thing that is predominant in the suburb of Mitte, it's art galleries. Every second shopfront seems to have one in it and nestled in every other garden house is an artist's atelier. Every technique is available: painting, sculpture, installations, audio, visual, interactive... you
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Festive Buds
Now it may be that in this blog I have so far mentioned a large number of ways and places to enjoy a drink or four. Well, sorry to say but here comes another one.
This weekend in Werder, a small town about half an hour outside Berlin,...
Local drinks to give a go
Kiba:
This stands for Kirsch-Banane and is exactly that: cherry and banana juice. It's popular with young women and is surprisingly tasty. Plus the colours are pretty of course.
Apfelschorle:
Apple juice diluted with sparkling water, a
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a little slice of the twenties
I may risk being cut out of the young and hip scene with this admission, but I occasionally like to sit down in a cafe which isn't young and hip, overflowing with armchairs and artists. Sometimes I enjoy a different ambience, a hint of the twenties and thirties which can be found existing...