Tag Archives: Prenzlauer Berg

Das ist Berlin

Berlin is the familiar, now, and no matter when it makes itself a place in my summer holiday, it is a welcome thing. For me, the beaches of Naxos and Corfu have their appeal, but I would leave them in … Continue reading

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Slow Travel in Berlin

There are a few different categories of holiday travel to choose from. For the sightseeing tourist, of which I am one upon first visits to new cities and countries, there’s one sort. For the slower, more relaxed visitor – one … Continue reading

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Goodbye, Berlin.

Sigh. I left my comfortable apartment in Prenzlauer Berg this morning for parts south of Berlin (Nuremberg, Wurzburg, and Rothenberg ob der Tauber). I am a bit wistful about leaving Berlin, despite my genuine interest in the spots I’ll see … Continue reading

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Day 7: Prenzlauer Berg and St. George’s Bookshop

My roommates from Bonn arrive in the room after a night of revelry around 5:30am, and from this point onward I am irrevocably awake. Cautious to be quiet as I’m able, I escape from the dorm room to the common … Continue reading

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