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Yiddish is experiencing a rebirth of sorts in Berlin. 

Many of the Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet Union, having settled in Berlin, have brought with them their love of Yiddish.  Berlin's Yiddish speaking club (the Jiddish Gespächskreis) offers fans of the language a friendly and fun setting in which to practice. It is a refreshing way to experience Jewish life in Berlin.

On the first and third Mondays of each month during the academic ...

Have 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 ...

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 ...

So, you're in Berlin and it's cold and raining and snowing and there's a forecasted blizzard coming in that is set to ruin your fun....Waaaaa! 

No worries mate! Skip the walking tour, ditch that bicycle tour, and avoid the drizzly boat tour.  Stay inside, in the one locale that can cradle, comfort and nourish you all day long: the KaDeWe (Kafhaus des Westens). It ...

Hello comic book fans! If you happen to be in Berlin and you love unique, hard to find comics, this is the place for you: Neurotitan.

The Neurotitan shop is located at Rosenthalerstrasse 39, just around the corner from the S-Bahn station Hackescher Markt. Amongst other goodies, many wonderful Berlin Zines and Comics have their place here. Browse through a wide variety of bizarre and outstanding illustrated books from Germany and all over the world, and immerse yourself in the great work of graffiti artists, illustrators and other creators in a class of their own.

If this eye-feast is not enough for your art-thirsty spirit, make your way into the Neurotitan Gallery, where you can see works such as those from the Pictoplasma Exhibition , the German-Japanese collaboration Kugelblitz or the Backjumps – The Live Issue # 2 show.

And while you are floating in this dreamy comic book world, did you notice…? yes, there is a great soundtrack playing in the air, and that is because any in any truly great shop in Berlin, you will always find obscure electronic music that you might as well grab while you have the chance!

Have fun and until next time!

Berlin is one of the world’s most prolific cities when it comes to churning out DJ’s, eclectic electronic musicians and all sorts of underground techno-rock bands. Its better known progeny include artists such as Peaches, the Chicks on Speed, Gonzales and even a super cool hip-hop puppet band, the Puppetmastaz!

How can one city produce such a heterogeneous, unique and awesome mix of musicians? Or for that matter, ...