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Monday, June 11th, 2007

The Dicke Engel is back! Berlin's best Tiramisu!



Anonymous visitors to the Dicker EngelIt's summer time and our favorite restaurant has once again opened......the Dicker Engel...literally translated: The Fat Angel.

 The restaurant with bar has a laid back, cool environment. The main front room is inhabited by a fat angel......she's huge! The angel alone is reason enough to pop out of the U-bahn. But while you're gawking at the ...

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

Coiffeur Sercan - A favorite Berlin Salon



Coiffeur SERCAN - top rated cuts and styles   Coiffeur SERCAN   Coiffeur SERCAN

I found this salon by accident a few years ago: Coiffeur Sercan, and I've been going there ever since. It takes years and grueling amounts of labor to become a certified master ...

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 ...

Tuesday, April 17th, 2007

Dining with Monsieur Vuong -A Top Berlin Restaurant



Monsieur Vuong                                              Monsieur Vuong

I was never a fan of Vietnamese food back home in the States, but Monsieur Vuong's Vietnamese/Indochina Cafe has set me straight. Over the last few years it has been consistently favored by locals, so if your looking for a cool, Mitte style restaurant check this place out.

The restaurant is located on Alte Schönhauser ...

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 ...

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 ...

Thursday, March 22nd, 2007

New Berlin Spas at KaDeWe or How to Spend A Rainy Day in Berlin



BerlinSo, 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 ...

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

Why don't you come to Berlin? Art and Music, Part 1


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, ...