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Shalom to Klaus Wowereit
2007-07-31 12:08:00 Not many people who live in big cities get to see their mayor very often. Even in our city, which has a population of around 400,000, we only catch the mayor occasionally when we happen to dine at the most expansive restaurant Refael (you can find it here, under the section “a rich uncle is ... More About: Shalom , Klaus
Weather and beach bars
2007-07-29 11:56:00 We come from a very hot state. In Israel, summer starts in June, and ends in October, if we’re lucky. And by summer I mean around 30 degrees Celsius on a cool day. Also, Tel Aviv, our city, lies on the shore of the Mediterranean sea, so we are used to 80% humidity (”used to” ... More About: Weather , Beach , Bars
Berlin Maps: all you need to know
2007-07-27 19:55:00 Don?t even think about walking around Berlin without a map. Especially if this is your first time in the city. It is always good to carry a map with you if you wander around in an unknown city, and Berlin is no exception. What’s special about Berlin in this context is that it is relatively ... More About: Maps
Public transportation - useful information
2007-07-27 19:50:00 The four main ways to get around Berlin by public transportation are subways (U-Bahn), urban railway lines (S-Bahn), Tram and buses. We avoided the Tram, since it’s very slow (it became a joke to us, that no one can ever get ran over by a Tram, no matter how hard you try) and not very ... More About: Information , Public , Transportation , Public Transportation , Spor
Berlin Airports
2007-07-27 19:24:00 Berlin has three airports, two for international flights, and one mainly for domestic flights. They are supposed to be merged at some time in the future into one large airport (they say 2011. You can read all about it here). Until then, you have Schoenfeld in the east (some 20km from the center), Tegel in the ... More About: Berlin , Airports , Ports
Berlin and the Bear
2007-07-27 19:01:00 Berlin is a relatively young city in European terms, only around 750 years old. And since then, it is associated with the symbol of the bear. Apparently, no one really knows where it came from. It first appeared in 1280, on a seal document (which depicted two upright bears with Brandenburg eagle in the center). Earlier, ... More About: Berlin , Bear
United Buddy Bears
2007-07-27 18:18:00 In our first visit to Berlin, as we walked through the city, we occasionally came across a large fiberglass bear standing near an occasional embassy. Here’s one: We knew the official symbol of the city is a Bear, so we didn’t put much thought into it. And then, one day, we came across this: More About: Culture , United , Bears , Buddy , Ears
Berlin - capital of hospitality
More articles from this author:2007-07-27 17:53:00 My Berlin is the most hospitable city I’ve ever been to. This was the impression I got, from almost the first minute after I landed. I come from a “warm”, but not very strong in politeness and civility, place, so most European cities seem calmer and more polite in comparison. But we are led to ... More About: Hospitality , Capital , Atmosphere , Spit 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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