TACHELES

12th November, 2010 by Dave Prentis

Tacheles is a huge old building on Oranienburger Strasse. Here’s a good short description from Wikipedia: Kunsthaus Tacheles, formerly a department store in the Jewish quarter (Scheunenviertel) of Berlin, next to the synagogue, was originally called Friedrichsstadtpassagen. After serving as a Nazi prison, the building was taken over by artists, who called it “Tacheles,” Yiddish […]



RAZOR WIRE IS MERELY AN OBSTACLE

11th November, 2010 by Dave Prentis

One of the more colourful sections of the factory When I did the Alternate City Tour we walked past an alleyway and the tour guide stopped us to show some graffiti on the tall chimneys and factory at the end of the street. She said the factory was abandoned and that inside was really really […]



BERLIN MUSEUMS AND TOURS

10th November, 2010 by Dave Prentis

Famous JFK words at the entrance to the Kennedys Museum Free Walking Tour On the first day I decided to do the free walking tour offered by the NewEurope people. Id done the same tour last year but thought may as well do it again. It starts off at the Brandenburg Gate, explaining the history […]



ICH LIEBE BERLIN

9th November, 2010 by Dave Prentis

Finally time to go back to Berlin. Wake up to a miserable day in ‘Vrot-suave’, cold and rainy. Walk to the train station with not much time to spare before the train that I want to catch leaves. There are several trains to Berlin, mostly Polish not so good ones and one DB EuroCity train. […]



I HATE GYPSIES

8th November, 2010 by Dave Prentis

Gypsie: Hello do you speak English? Me: No Gypsie: Do you speak German? Me: Nein Gypsie: What do you speak? Me: A combination of go away and piss off That may come across as rude, buy gypsies are just the worst, and deserve it in my mind. If a homeless person asks for money I […]