Eis, Eis, Baby
Address:
Aldemir Eis
Falckensteinstraße 7
+49 (0)30 611 83 68
website
If you've followed my last post and toured the pools of Berlin but are still sweltering in the almost tropical heat of the last few days, then it might be time to hit that other German favourite: the ice cream dealer.
Ice cream is called Eis (pronounced ice) in German, while frozen water is...
Getting wet: Swimming pools in the city
On a day like today, sunny, blue and pushing 32°C, you really don't want to be spending your time hanging out in cafes or trekking the tourist routes through the city. No, on a day like today you want to pulling on those Speedos and getting wet.There are a large number of options for that in...
Babylon was not Babel
Address:
Pergamon-Museum
Am Kupfergraben, Berlin, Berlin, 10178, Germany
website
There is a fantastic exhibition on Babylon: Myth and Legend running in the Pergamon Museum from now until October 5th. A joint work between the Pergamon, Louvre and British museums, the exhibition covers the historical fact of Babylon as well as the role it's legend plays in our society as a symbol...
Christopher Street Day 2008
This Saturday is the 30th Christopher Street Day celebration in Berlin. The gay pride festival started last weekend with the Motzstrassenfest at Nollendorfplatz and ends this weekend with a parade through the city.
The parade starts at 12.30 on Unter den Linden and will snake it's way through...
The weirdest bedroom you'll ever have
This is one hotel you cannot miss. Designed by a local artist Lars Stroschen, the hotel is a singular wonderland of imagination.
Each room is individually created in different themes. You can stay in beautiful empty rooms all in orange, or in a giant children's castle. Padded cells, jail cells,...