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Friday, June 1st, 2007

MOMA returns to Berlin: The Impressionists (now thru October 7th)



The New National Gallery (Neue Nationalgalerie) in Berlin is presenting it's second installment of the Metropolitan Museum of Art showcase.  The first installment broke visitation records all summer long.

Tickets: Oy-vey it gets complex:

10 Euro for weekdays, and 12 Euro on weekends; Children and teens up to 16 years of age have free entry. There is a new system in place regarding entry times (to ...

Friday, May 25th, 2007

Berlin May 25-28th: Karneval der Kulturen



   

Berlin's Karnival der Kulturen takes place each year during the Pfingston holiday weekend.  It is the culmination of the artistic and musical abilities of Berlin's immigrant culture.  More than 70 nations are represented with nearly 1,000 performers.

The Karneval runs along Blücherplatz, Blücher Str., Zossener Str. and Waterlooufer. The area is best reached via ...

Friday, April 27th, 2007

Berlin's Britzer Garten 2007: Tulip Show Extravaganza (in one of the Germany's top gardens)



Tulip Festival -Britzer Garten
Every year the German government chooses a city for the BUGA (Bundesgartenschau) gardening event. The chosen city receives large sums of money in order to spruce up an area and transform it into a flourishing garden/park for generations to come.

Berlin was chosen way back in 1985 for the BUGA. With the money the city created ...

Friday, April 27th, 2007

Osteria No. 1 - Italian Cafe & Restaurant In Berlin & Viktoria Park



Osteria No. 1 ...a nice lunch experienceOsterria No. 1 - terrace dining     Viktoria Park in Kreuzberg...next door to Osteria No. 1

Berlin is known for having these fantastic courtyards; little oases tucked away just waiting to be discovered.

Osteria No. 1  (address: Kreuzbergstr. 71) ...

Monday, April 9th, 2007

BalkanBeats in Berlin's Famous Mudd Club - Dancing in Mitte



Every other Saturday night you can check out the best in Balkan music and experience eastern/southeastern European club culture right in Berlin's Mitte. 

"BalkanBeats" (DJ Rob Soko) & DJ Marko present BalkanBeats at Mitte's Mudd Cub (sister of the Manhattan Mudd Club) every other Saturday starting at 11:00pm. The club is located near S-bahnhof Hakesher Markt on Große Hamburgerstr. 17. ...

Sunday, April 1st, 2007

OM - Nepalese/Indian Highlands Restaurant -Top Berlin Restaurant



OM Nepalese and Indian Highland Restaurant                                            OM Restaurant Cafe´& Bar

OM. Ommm. It's a fun word and an exotic restaurant experience that you shouldn't miss.

OM Restaurant/Cafe´& Bar serves up generous helpings of Nepalese and Indian Highland cuisine in a beautifully decorated environment. The waitstaff is fun & friendly, which is an oddity in Berlin. OM is consistently rated as one of Berlin's best restaurants/cafe´s, yet it is still somewhat ...

Wednesday, March 28th, 2007

Shaolin Tempel of Berlin -Day Seminars



Shao Lin Tempel Deutschland located conveniently in WilmersdorfHave you always been a fan of Kung Fu films, been interested in Qi Gong, Tai Chi, Buddhist meditation, or learning about traditional Shaolin weaponry? Berlin is lucky enough to have it's very own Shaolin temple, staffed with three Masters and one Grandmaster located in Wilmersdorf right next to U-Bahnhof ...

Sunday, March 25th, 2007

Berlin Sea Life Aquarium & Aqua Dom vs. Zoo Aquarium Berlin....or Happy vs. Sad



Starfish Touching....so nice!There are two aquariums in Berlin: The good one and the slightly sad one. 

If you're looking for a feel good, aquarium experience check out the Sea Life Aquarium and Aqua Dom located near Alexanderplatz on Spandauer Strasse. There are lots of tanks at waist level, making it ideal for kids, although I saw plenty of adults grinning from ...

Monday, March 19th, 2007

Alessandro Roma: young Italian art in Mitte


Roma1For me, one of the best things about Berlin is the many small, hidden, unique places that there are to discover. On Saturday I went to the opening of the latest exhibition at the Galerie Alexandra Saheb in Mitte (map). Hidden down a dark crooked street, the gallery's two stark white rooms are currently filled with riotous colour, jumping off the pages and canvases of Alessandro Roma's work.

Saturday, March 10th, 2007

Cafe´Zapata in Tacheles


This grungy, artsy, funky, and popular cafe-bar is the heart, mind and soul of one of the more unusual and historic venues in Berlin. Squatters saved the building (Tacheles) from demolition and turned it into an alternative arts center. Today people pay a simbolic rent to live there. The building houses three bars, a cinema, a beer garden (summer only), a sculpture gallery, and a work shop. Cafe´Zapata, which has ...