Friedrichshain

This used to be rail lands but now is a recreation complex called cassiopeia.

Tempelhof (former) Airport

This used to be an airport but is now a guge park in the middle of the city.

Grünewald

A nice bike ride through the Grünewald ended sadly with my bike chain breaking in two (see last picture).

Funny things in Berlin

Nwe York City is not the only city where these things can occur...

Yesterday was the Christiphor Street Day Parade, a Gay Pride parade, all along 17th de Juni which is a road that leads to the Brandenburg Gate.
The last picture is the light off the water reflecting on the leaves.

Long Time no Post

These pictures are from Fete de la Musique, a celebration of the Longest day of the Year
The first two pictures are from the classical preformances we saw. The church where we saw them (2cd) and a cello and piano duet (1st)
The third is where we saw some Klezmer music
The fourth is a band playing classic hits from the 60s

June 20th Part 2: The Rain

We decided to walk home on this beautiful windy and soon stormy night.
In order from top:
That dark sky to the middle is the storm compared to the other sky which is just cloudy
Before it was raining you could see the lightning
We had to hide under a big awning while the rain poured (where this picture is taken from), the building with the plane is the the technikmuseum

June 20th Part 1: The Heat

Hot Day in Berlin in the mid-30s in C (mid 90s in F)
In order from top:
Spree river in the afternoon
Bellvue S bahn station
Crosaint place with a Great name in Frederick Straße S bahn
These cobblestones represent where the wall was (says Berlin Wall 1961-1989)

Late and Rainy

Hello everybody! I wish I could post tonight but alas it is 11:55 at night. It is pouring here and earlier today was deathly hot. I will post pictures tomorrow!

Schlachtensee

Schlachtensee actually means Slaughter Lake in English but despite the name this lake is beautiful and quite popular. These are picture descriptions in order from the top:
Slachtensee itself from our swimming spot
Duck on a log with a little baby (the Brown fuzzy lump)
Me in the lake
Classic Biergarten fare: Kartoffelsalat and Brezel ( Potato salad and a pretzel)

Shots of Berlin

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These pictures are some classic berlin sights:
The Moabit Neigborhood
The Spree, a river running through berlin
S bahn, the above ground subway
Inside of the s bahn

Arrived in Berlin yesterday after a seven hour plane trip! Still a bit jetlagged...
This is Türmstraße in Moabit.

Stew Leonards

If you ever go to Stew Leonards you will be...er... entertained?

Eye Catching Signs

Here are some signs that caught my attention in New York City

In order from top: Dancing Bathroom people at the MOMA, sticker on lamppost near Fort Tryon Park, Sign on Trash can at Times Square,Customer Policy at Stew Leonards

WELCOME

Welcome! Welcome! to my 2013 summer blog.
It will consist of pictures of New York City and anywhere in Germany.
Feel free to comment!

This is in New York, New York overlooking the Hudson river.