Mauermob 2009 – 20 year anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall
9th of November was the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall and the first step towards the reunification of Germany. The historic moment was celebrated throughout the city and in the evening at 8.30pm a flash mob took place on the entire stretch of where the Wall used to be. People gathered and … Read more
1989 Gobale Geschichten – Party like it’s 1989
“Dr. Motte präsentiert: Party like it’s 1989″ was the party event of the theme days of ’1989 Globale Geschichten’ event/ exhibition/ discussions in ‘Haus der Kulturen der Welt’. The theme days touches upon the events that took place all around in the world in ’89 and changed the world, the Berlin wall came down, the … Read more
The 59th Berlinale, Berlin Film Festival 2009
As the Berlinale is drawing to an end, with the award ceremony tomorrow (Sat 14th) evening I believe it is time to post some flix as memory of an interesting week, actually 10 days, here in Berlin. As tickets were scarce they were difficult to get hold of, at least for paying audience as myself. Nevertheless we made it … Read more
Arena Badeschiff Berlin
Everything comes to an end, and this seems to be true with the summer of this year as well. One of my favorite places here in Berlin is the Arena Badeschiff. It is a swimming pool out in the river Spree combined with a beach bar. It is always crowded during warm and sunny summer days, but fortunately it … Read more
No2 World – o2 world berlin
It has been a few months since the ‘o2 world‘ sports and entertainment centre has opened here in Berlin. Living one block away, or rather one bridge, it has not been possible to slip my attention. Already before its opening the complex was celebrated by a number of people, especially local residents of Friedrichshain/ Kreuzberg, … Read more
