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East Berlin Kupfergraben 1980. DDR - (East German) cars parked outside buildings used as barracks for young recruits to the armed forces. Image by Chris John DeWitt.
February 5, 2026 at 6:59 PM
East Berlin Kupfergraben 1980. DDR - (East German) cars parked outside buildings used as barracks for young recruits to the armed forces. Image by Chris John DeWitt.
Now taking bookings for our Prenzlauer Berg tour for February and March —
And we have 2-3 places left on our Intro Berlin tour on 21 Feb.
See link in comments for more info…
www.slowtravelberlin.com/tours/
And we have 2-3 places left on our Intro Berlin tour on 21 Feb.
See link in comments for more info…
www.slowtravelberlin.com/tours/
February 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Now taking bookings for our Prenzlauer Berg tour for February and March —
And we have 2-3 places left on our Intro Berlin tour on 21 Feb.
See link in comments for more info…
www.slowtravelberlin.com/tours/
And we have 2-3 places left on our Intro Berlin tour on 21 Feb.
See link in comments for more info…
www.slowtravelberlin.com/tours/
One of the joys of winter — being able to photograph this worker statue “honking” the TV tower’s “disco ball” — has been taken from us by the new tower being built on top of the Galerie Kaufhof.
Why so cruel, #Berlin? Why so damn cruel?
Why so cruel, #Berlin? Why so damn cruel?
February 5, 2026 at 8:53 AM
One of the joys of winter — being able to photograph this worker statue “honking” the TV tower’s “disco ball” — has been taken from us by the new tower being built on top of the Galerie Kaufhof.
Why so cruel, #Berlin? Why so damn cruel?
Why so cruel, #Berlin? Why so damn cruel?
Bahnhof Friedrichstrasse @ Nite #berlin #walkingberlin
February 4, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Bahnhof Friedrichstrasse @ Nite #berlin #walkingberlin
Not all Berlin entrance halls are created equal.
This restored Art Nouveau beauty lies on Charkottenburg’s elegant Fasanenstrasse, the same building that houses Pension Funk, an historic guesthouse with some of the original details from the 1920s, when silent film star Asta Nielsen lived there.
This restored Art Nouveau beauty lies on Charkottenburg’s elegant Fasanenstrasse, the same building that houses Pension Funk, an historic guesthouse with some of the original details from the 1920s, when silent film star Asta Nielsen lived there.
February 4, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Not all Berlin entrance halls are created equal.
This restored Art Nouveau beauty lies on Charkottenburg’s elegant Fasanenstrasse, the same building that houses Pension Funk, an historic guesthouse with some of the original details from the 1920s, when silent film star Asta Nielsen lived there.
This restored Art Nouveau beauty lies on Charkottenburg’s elegant Fasanenstrasse, the same building that houses Pension Funk, an historic guesthouse with some of the original details from the 1920s, when silent film star Asta Nielsen lived there.
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4 February 1954: a Ford Taunus 12M in East Berlin's Stalinallee (via Bundesarchiv)
February 4, 2026 at 8:47 AM
4 February 1954: a Ford Taunus 12M in East Berlin's Stalinallee (via Bundesarchiv)
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An interview with Michèle Bernstein (*1932), novelist & founding member of Situationist International
www.frieze.com/article/game-0
www.frieze.com/article/game-0
The Game
An interview with Michèle Bernstein, novelist and founding member of the Situationist International
www.frieze.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:58 AM
An interview with Michèle Bernstein (*1932), novelist & founding member of Situationist International
www.frieze.com/article/game-0
www.frieze.com/article/game-0
Happy birthday Herr Bonhoeffer; a brave Berlin theologian who spoke out ardently against the Nazis.
February 4, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Happy birthday Herr Bonhoeffer; a brave Berlin theologian who spoke out ardently against the Nazis.
February 3, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Quick get outside!!
February 3, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Quick get outside!!
Utopian Visions: Jesse Simon delves into the roots of Berlin’s modernist housing estates…a model we could really do with undulating again today in Berlin.
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www.slowtravelberlin.com/utopian-visi...
February 3, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Utopian Visions: Jesse Simon delves into the roots of Berlin’s modernist housing estates…a model we could really do with undulating again today in Berlin.
www.slowtravelberlin.com/utopian-visi...
www.slowtravelberlin.com/utopian-visi...
Kreuzberg — before La Maison came and changed everything.
(The painting, from 1829 by Johann Heinrich Hintze, shows the National Monument for the Liberation Wars, which was completed in 1821).
(The painting, from 1829 by Johann Heinrich Hintze, shows the National Monument for the Liberation Wars, which was completed in 1821).
February 3, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Kreuzberg — before La Maison came and changed everything.
(The painting, from 1829 by Johann Heinrich Hintze, shows the National Monument for the Liberation Wars, which was completed in 1821).
(The painting, from 1829 by Johann Heinrich Hintze, shows the National Monument for the Liberation Wars, which was completed in 1821).
Berlin’s Historic Market Halls
Ian Farrell dives into Berlin’s nineteenth-century Markthallen…
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Ian Farrell dives into Berlin’s nineteenth-century Markthallen…
www.slowtravelberlin.com/berlins-hist...
February 2, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Berlin’s Historic Market Halls
Ian Farrell dives into Berlin’s nineteenth-century Markthallen…
www.slowtravelberlin.com/berlins-hist...
Ian Farrell dives into Berlin’s nineteenth-century Markthallen…
www.slowtravelberlin.com/berlins-hist...
February 2, 2026 at 8:44 AM
Berlin’s deadliest bench can be found in Hasenheide Park — take a seat if you dare!*
*available only while icy conditions last
*available only while icy conditions last
February 1, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Berlin’s deadliest bench can be found in Hasenheide Park — take a seat if you dare!*
*available only while icy conditions last
*available only while icy conditions last
The good old Oberbaumbrücke, always brightening up the skyline even in winter — and especially when carrying a bright yellow u bahn 🙌 🙏 #berlin
February 1, 2026 at 1:02 PM
The good old Oberbaumbrücke, always brightening up the skyline even in winter — and especially when carrying a bright yellow u bahn 🙌 🙏 #berlin
where’s the lie? 🙌
February 1, 2026 at 10:28 AM
where’s the lie? 🙌
try not to stand still too long!
February 1, 2026 at 8:25 AM
try not to stand still too long!
can anyone relate?
January 31, 2026 at 12:41 PM
can anyone relate?