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Andy Higgs's Blog – March 2012 Archive (3)
Been there, haven’t done that – 5 things you shouldn’t miss in Berlin
In our mission to inspire and inform Grown-up Travellers we continue our series of articles containing ideas for alternative things to do and see in well-known destinations. So far we’ve been shared tips on …
ContinueAdded by Andy Higgs on March 29, 2012 at 2:15am — No Comments
Spot the difference: Photos show how Berlin has changed since 1990
What a difference 22 years makes…
I had the pleasure of living and working in Berlin from 1990-92 and have been back many times since. I was rummaging around in my box of old (printed) photos from those days and took a few of them with me the last time I was in the German capital earlier this month with a view to taking some comparable pictures in 2012 to document the differences. The quality of the originals isn’t that great but the dramatic changes that have taken place in the…
ContinueAdded by Andy Higgs on March 6, 2012 at 4:16am — No Comments
Berlin: How to cure ‘Ostalgie’ in three easy steps
Ostalgie? What’s that, some kind of infection?
Not exactly. In the words of Wikipedia, Ostalgie is a German term referring to nostalgia for aspects of life in East Germany. It is derived from the German words Ost (east) and Nostalgie (nostalgia).
Oh right. ‘Good Bye Lenin’, Trabants and pining for the good old days of the GDR…
Amongst other symptoms. The trouble is that visitors to Berlin can quite easily miss learning about the…
ContinueAdded by Andy Higgs on March 2, 2012 at 2:30am — No Comments
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