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A GOOD MAN IS GONE
On December 6, 2025 my beloved Dad passed away.
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IT IS NOT WHAT YOU THINK: KIDS BATHING AT THE REICHSTAG
1945 in Berlin
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PARTY WITH S.M. - THE OPENING OF THE "GRAND HOTEL ESPLANADE"
Today in Berlin: 30 November, 1908
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German Word of The Day
In this little series we will be introducing interesting, funny, subjectively beautiful or perplexing German words (some of which will be in…
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GERMAN WORD OF THE DAY: HALS- UND BEINBRUCH!
One of the most mystifying German phrases - which, despite its literal meaning (Break your neck and a leg!), is u…
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TRACKS, BALLS AND CUPS: VERY BRIEF HISTORY OF MITROPA
Today in Berlin: 24 November, 1916
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TODAY IN BERLIN: THE RISE OF METROPOLIS
On This Day in Berlin
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STALIN AND THE BEAR: A CLOAK-AND-DAGGER STORY
This Week in Berlin: 14 November 1961
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GERMAN WORD OF THE DAY: HACKENPORSCHE
Hackenporsche (literally “heel Porsche”) - a pull-along shopping trolley aka granny troley popular in Germany, especially among elderly people but not…
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TODAY IN BERLIN: THE CITY GOES BIG
On This Day in Berlin
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MEANWHILE IN POLAND: LUXTORPEDA AHOI
In this mini-series I will be presenting small stories from my mother-land, Poland, which considering that Poles are Berlin’s third largest…
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TODAY IN BERLIN: THE CONNECTION IS MADE
On This Day in Berlin - The first telephone exchange opens
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