Popkomm, one the world’s biggest music industry meet-ups, and the Berlin Festival will this year form part of Berlin’s second annual Music Week event. A date for the diaries of industry professionals and music fans alike, the occasion will include a trade fair, conference and live showcases, finishing up with a two-day festival featuring world-famous [...]
Eating, Drinking & Seeing Friedrichshain Berlin – A Locals Guide
on June 28, 2011 Leave a Comment
There are things you are guaranteed to spot in Friedrichshain – dogs with bandanas coordinated with their owners, good looking hipster parents, and never ending cocktail happy hours. These days, gentrification means that many of the buildings, which up until the 1990s displayed bullet holes from World War Two, have been repaired, and the rising [...]
Volkspark Humboldthain – Magical Park in Berlin
on June 27, 2011 Leave a Comment
This park is practically on our doorstep and even though we seem to end up going through it almost every day we are still amazed at the amount this wonderful little park manages to pack into such a small space. The history of the park goes back almost 150 years to when construction began on [...]
Berlin Fashion Week (Spring-Summer 2012 collection) – 5th to 10th July 2011
on June 21, 2011 Leave a Comment
Berlin’s creative industries are the backbone of its contemporary revival into one of the most cutting edge and desirable cities in Europe. It’s no surprise, then, that Fashion Week, now in its ninth season, is an increasingly popular and renowned event among the international fashion community. This season, for the first time, the main [...]
Classic Open Air – Opera to Rock – Berlin Gendarmenmarkt, 7th to 12th July 2011
on June 17, 2011 4 Comments
You don’t always need ancient Roman amphitheatres and a Mediterranean climate to enjoy the magic and splendour of an open air classical concert. This year in July will be a special anniversary celebrating the 20th Classic Open Air in Berlin, beneath the stunning backdrop of Gendarmenmarkt, one of the city’s most beautiful squares. This year, [...]
Fête de la Musique in Berlin – 21st June 2011
on May 19, 2011 Leave a Comment
Fête de la Musique started in France in 1982 with the aim of bringing a wide range of musical genres to the public and encouraging both amateur and professional musicians to perform in the street. Their slogan Faites de la musique is a play on words meaning “make music”. Today, celebrations take place across the [...]
Christopher Street Day Parade, Berlin – 25th June 2011
on May 3, 2011 1 Comment
Christopher Street is the fateful road in New York which staged America’s first political uprising against homosexual prejudice and oppression. Over 40 years on, this occasion is still remembered each summer in cities throughout the world. As in many other locations, (where the event is called Pride) Berlin plays host to one of the biggest [...]
A Summer beach holiday in Berlin, miles from the sea!
on April 26, 2011 Leave a Comment
It might be due to the seasonal extremes, or perhaps because it has always been an unconventional capital city; whatever the reason, Berlin’s attractions as a summer holiday destination extend much further than the usual city break. Temperatures between May and September regularly soar into the low thirties, so while you can enjoy the beauty [...]
