Read more about the article Spotted at the Hairdresser
Shampoo ad in Berlin - by SL Wong

Spotted at the Hairdresser

Beim Friseur Gesehen

Spotted in 2011 in a hairdresser's window in Berlin: “That feels good! Shampoo-ing with schwarzen Kopf (referring to both the brand and 'black head') is really the best. 20 pennies…

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Bath Station

Bad Bahnhof

The U-Bahnhof Paracelsus-Bad's interior design references both the nearby 1950s swimming pool as well as Roman baths. Its Art Deco 'stalactite' lamps are noteworthy.

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Read more about the article Chinese Threat
"Kein Foto!" - by SL Wong

Chinese Threat

Die Chinesische Bedrohung

She darted at me, very upset. The German came thick and fast and all I could make out was “Kein Foto!” Taken aback, I lowered my camera. But why she was so perturbed?

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Read more about the article Bengawan Solo
Music by buskers such this Roma troupe can liven up Berlin's drearier days. - by SK Mandal

Bengawan Solo

Bengawan Solo

I am walking towards the trains when I hear 'Bengawan Solo' being played on the accordion. I stop, for it suddenly transports me back to Malaysia.

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Read more about the article Locked Forever .. or Not
Romantic gesture or public nuisance? - by SL Wong

Locked Forever .. or Not

Ewig Verschlossen.. Oder Nicht

Despite being banned and contantly removed, 'love locks' keep popping up on Berlin's bridges. These padlocks are inscribed with couples' names and locked to bridges, their keys thrown into the river…

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Read more about the article Eco Easy Rider
Gulas' philosophy is about the breaking of the pyramid of transport in terms of power. - by SL Wong

Eco Easy Rider

Öko Easy Rider

It's been called a transport revolution, a bolt of lightning on wheels, in fact, one of the quickest forms of inner city transport on the planet. Best of all, it is environment-friendly.

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Read more about the article Sauerkraut
Braised Liver with Sauerkraut and Mashed Potatoes

Sauerkraut

Sauerkraut

I never quite learned to enjoy the taste of Sauerkraut. I guess I would have had I been a fan of pickled food, for the dish is originally actually Chinese!

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Read more about the article Surviving Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest - Festzelt Hippodrom - by SL Wong

Surviving Oktoberfest

Oktoberfest Überleben

Oktoberfest isn't German. It's Bavarian. That that distinction is an important one was obvious when we first arrived in Berlin and I casually asked our new friends about the beer festival.

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A rainy-gray Spree winding under the Nordbrücke am Bundeskanzleramt. - by SK Mandal

Gray Spree

Graue Spree

A rainy-gray Spree River winds under the Nordbrücke by the Chancellory on this June day...

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