Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Berlin: August 8-9, 2010

After a very nice train trip from Amsterdam (first class is worth the extra 10 euro) I arrived in Berlin. We have a lovely apartment in Wedding ("we" being Phil Skaller, Ayesha Khatun, Carolyn Chen, Ariana Lamon Anderson and myself). We went to Mauerpark and watched environmentally friendly karaoke (pedal powered), shops, food...it is described as a sort of "Woodstock" for this area...very many people hanging out there. I then split off and went to Kreuzberg for a hang and later met up with superstar musician/engineer Roy Carroll for a beer, later joined by the other members of the "commune." Monday went off to study in Schöneberg, wandered around with Phil, Ayesha and Ariana to some interesting places...later that evening Carolyn and I walked the length of Tiergarten then had a beer in Alexanderplatz...


Train station...
Train station...
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Ayesha, Ariana and Carolyn (behind pole) on the way to Mauerpark
Ayesha, Ariana and Carolyn (behind pole) on the way to Mauerpark

Ayesha, Phil and me...Mauerpark
Ayesha, Phil and me...Mauerpark

me and Carolyn
me and Carolyn

Mauerpark....
Mauerpark....

more...
more...

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Environmentally friendly karaoke

Phil....!
Phil....!

The real reason I returned: Mac Wheaty Mexican at Yellow Sunshine in Kreuzberg....!
The real reason I returned: Mac Wheaty Mexican at Yellow Sunshine in Kreuzberg....!

Wandering somewhere...
Wandering somewhere...

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I liked the backdrop pattern...
I liked the backdrop pattern...

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Nice mural...
Nice mural...

featuring my man
featuring my man

Marx
Marx

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Exit at Brandenburger Tor
Exit at Brandenburger Tor

Brandenburger Tor tourist shot
Brandenburger Tor tourist shot

Brandenburger Tor...I like this angle
Brandenburger Tor...I like this angle

and this
and this

The ever looming TV tower
The ever looming TV tower

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