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  • Central atrium Berggruen Museum

    Central atrium Berggruen Museum

    Terrific day at Berggruen Museum and the associated gallery at Sammlung Scharf-Gerstenberg. Berggruen has the annex under renovation at the moment so the Paul Klee part of the exhibition is housed across the road at Sammlung Scharf-Gerstenberg. .
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    This view is looking up into the Museum dome with a sculpture by Alberto Giacometti (http://bit.ly/1oAgz0l ).
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    The museum has three floors of Picasso’s arranged in chronological order and a fabulous audio tour. ( http://bit.ly/1oAgz0o… ) ?

    http://flic.kr/p/nyn1YX

    from Tumblr http://bit.ly/RIfMQm
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  • Suicide Sue, Prenzlauer

    I don’t know how a coffee shop known as “Suicide Sue’ would go down in Australia, particularly with it’s eye -patched, sword wielding heroine.

    Suicide Sue is like a brunette version of the Daryl Hannah character from ‘Kill Bill’.

    The coffee shop however is not really edgy, but a comfortable, well designed space with very good coffee and a great breakfast menu.

    http://flic.kr/p/nzJFKo

  • Das Verborgene Museum

    I’ve enjoyed getting into the courtyards of apartment blocks in Berlin. This one at Schluterstrasse 71, takes you through to the Verborgenes Museum (http://bit.ly/1gb7rzX )

    http://flic.kr/p/nBa7AH

  • Street of the Paris Commune

    Quite a large four storey mural on Straße der Pariser Kommune, Friedrichshain, just across from S Ostbahnhof. I get the impression that there was another face on the right hand wall but this was too faded to make out properly.
    http://bit.ly/1sgSzQk

    http://flic.kr/p/nAXEhc

  • Monterey Bar

    Monterey Bar, Danzigerstrasse, Prenzlauer.

    The first Australian I met in Berlin was a Melbourne guy who owns this bar. I went in because of the craft beer signs outside. Basically has beer, whisky and rock and roll late).

    Like a lot of bars I’ve been to in Berlin this one doesn’t open until 6pm or 7pm. In this case Adie and his partner also run Alternative Berlin tours so they have a day job. (alternativeberlin.com/ )

    http://flic.kr/p/nyhPiX

  • Charlottenburg Palace

    One of those odd moments when a quick snap gave me much more than I was expecting. I was walking across the road from the Berggruner Museum to Sammlung Scharf-Gerstenberg when I stopped to take a snap of Charlottenburg Palace. The result was an almost painting-like image that I didn’t realise was there until I looked at it later. I was also shooting across the multi-lane Spandauer Damm so can’t believe there were no vehicles in the shot.

    http://flic.kr/p/ngWdPa

  • United enemies.

    United enemies

    United Enemies, by the German artist Thomas Schütte in the gardens of the Berggruen Museum. (http://bit.ly/1iyj6aw…). These two sculptures have been shown in Central Park, New York and in the Kensington Gardens, London. They appear to show political enemies tied together, but rather than heroic seeming, they appear in pain or in confusion.

    http://flic.kr/p/nw5qYN

    from Tumblr http://bit.ly/RIfKrM
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  • Tree children mural

    I came across another Victor Ash mural today while walking through Wedding. This is quite close to the S-bahn station and seen across the court of a petrol station.

    It seems to be a tree where three children are watching with binoculars. ( http://bit.ly/1j9ejZ1 )

    http://flic.kr/p/nzAzix

  • Vagabund Brauerei

    Vagabund Brauerei is a craft beer bar and brewery in Wedding, Berlin. It is still a fairly low key operation, but they have plans for expansion.

    From my point of view the Berlin craft beer scene is quite immature compared to the Australian scene. Most places serve pilsner or weissbier and while some of it is quite good, it seems fairly bland compared to the better craft beers about.

    I tried both the Vienna Pale Ale and the Double IPA here as they are house brews. The Double IPA was a bit bitter for my taste, but the Vienna Pale Ale while more cloudy than you might expect, was a very tasty beer.

    As an aside, Vagabund describes itself as a “Community Supported Brewery”, and has a membership format to encourage input into what they are doing. – http://bit.ly/1kW6lny

    http://flic.kr/p/ngjByj

  • Kunsthaus Tacheles

    Kunsthaus Tacheles

    This is Kunsthaus Tacheles, or Art House Tacheles. These days it is a deteriorating shell, but like much of this sort of of complex its history makes fascinating reading, from days as an early style of department store, to being the central office for the Nazi SS in WWII. Currently owned by a bank ( HSH Nordbank ) it will be fascinating to see what eventually happens to it. The mural asking “How long is now” seems a perfect question for the complex. http://bit.ly/1stmE0R

    http://flic.kr/p/nxMdpj

    from Tumblr http://bit.ly/1lpkWux
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