Read more about the article For Rosa and Karl
Rosa Luxemberg Memorial by the Landwehrkanal. - by SL Wong

For Rosa and Karl

Für Rosa und Karl

Her murder was couched in terms of "Hohenzollern Germany celebrat(ing) its last triumph and Nazi Germany its first", by socialist historian Isaac Deutscher. He was referring to the 1919 political…

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View From Above

Die Draufsicht

Photographing a bird's eye-view of Berlin is not easy: it's very flat and doesn't have big city skylines. But that’s part of the German capital's charm.

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Read more about the article Beyond Banksy
This is a recurring motif in Banksy's oeuvre. - by SL Wong

Beyond Banksy

Außerhalb Banksy

The painstaking removal of multiple layers of paint revealed policemen with smileys as faces. Trademark Banksy, the guerilla street artist, they made up a work called 'Every Picture Tells a…

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Read more about the article Of Stars and Lights
Darth Vader duels with a fan at the Brandenburger Tor. - by SL Wong

Of Stars and Lights

Sterne und Scheine

What do Star Wars, Hanukkah and Christmas have in common? A place before Berlin's iconic Brandenburger Tor. The Brandenburger Tor draws competing costumed characters that try to make a buck…

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Read more about the article What’s Oriental
Colourful tiles, fountains and fruit trees adorn the garden courtyard. - by SL Wong

What’s Oriental

Was ist Orientalisch

To Germans, 'oriental' seems to have a very specific meaning. Whilst visiting one of my first parks, the Gardens of the World, a signpost for the Orientalische Garten caught my eye.

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Read more about the article To Russia With Love
Russian Colony Potsdam - by SL Wong

To Russia With Love

Zum Gedenken an Russland

This beauty of a Russian Orthodox church is a study in the neo-Byzantine style. The tiny church’s ancient caretaker appeared to only speak Russian and ignored me the entire time…

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Lenné’s Curves

Lennés Bögen

Arbours, snaking pathways and clever lines of sight were employed by Prussian 'garden artist' Lenné to ingeniously link diverse and seemingly unconnected landscapes.

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Read more about the article A Pyramid in a Park
This Egyptian pyramid stands out in the most English of gardens. - by SL Wong

A Pyramid in a Park

Eine Pyramide im Park

“It's good to be the king”, I thought, as I stood before the pyramid in Potsdam's Neue Garten (New Garden). Mel Brooks' catchphrase came to me because the structure standing…

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Read more about the article Bridge of Spies
The Glienicker Brücke: divided we stand. - by SL Wong

Bridge of Spies

Agentenbrücke

Was it optimism or irony that made them name the bridge the Brücke der Einheit (Bridge of Unity)?

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Read more about the article Christmas Cookies
Terrassen Plätzchen. by S.L. Wong

Christmas Cookies

Wiehnachtsplätzchen

Each year in early December, Yoggi's kitchen would be filled for days with the smell of baking. His Yuletide gift to family and friends outside Berlin were invariably boxes of Weihnachtsplätzchen (Christmas cookies).

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