quiet days

It has been quiet in the past few weeks in here! The reason is that my life has not been quiet - but now I finished my job! From now on I will enjoy cold Berlin covered in Christmas and get ready to move back to Denmark.

the bread station

Lige nede på Maybachufer - nummer 16 for at være helt præcis - har Magnus, en dansk brødentusiast åbnet et økobageri. Det er crowdfunded og melet bliver malet i biksen. Brødet er super lækkert (der har været smagsprøver alle de dage, jeg

Just on the other side of the canal on MAybachufer - number 16 to be precise - has Magnus, a Danish bread enthusiast, opened a bio-bakery. It is crowdfunded and the flour is grinded in the bakery. The bread is super delicious (overtime I have been there it has been possible to taste) and they also have croissants and cinnamon rolls. And there is more to come, so I have heard! Last time there was the Danish cake 'hindbærsnitte'. Berlin lacks in good bakeries (and hindbærsnitter) so I see myself becoming a regular costumer... I advice you to do the same!

nordische botschaften: arctic future

Today I went to the Danish embassy to use my vote to the referendum in Denmark to keep or quit the opt out on laws form the EU - happening on December 3rd. Aside from sending my vote in a screaming red envelope (looking very much like a howler from Harry Potter......) I walked through the current exhibition Our Arctic Future at the Nordische Botshaften - the common house that is a gate way to all the embassies. It is a fine little exhibition with beautiful photos. Also in relation to this exhibition there will be a screening of the documentary "Sumé - Mumisitsinerup Nipaa - The Sound of a Revolution" on December 2nd.

markeineke markthalle

There is a fine market hall on Marheinekeplatz where Mittenwalderstr and Schleiermacherstr meets Bergmannstr in Kreuzberg. I escaped from the masses of snow (......) coming down yesterday and got a pizza alimentari from Alimentari e Vini Bistro to regain the heat. Marheineke Markthalle is number eleven out of the fourteen old market halls which are spread out over Berlin. I will get back to number 9 in an other post! They are not all still being used, but these days it seems like they are having a revival. In number eleven you find fruit and vegetable stalls, good bakeries, wineshops, tee and coffee shops, cheese specialists and bar cafés with great coffee. And of course the pizza!

tempelhofer feld

Back in my early Berlindays, when I did not have a job and decided to create this blog so I would continue to get out there and explore the city, I always, in my mind, planned to write a post about the old airport Tempelhofer Feld. I didn't do it during the hot summerdays when people were barbecuing, running (more) and laying in the sun, I didn't to it in the warm autumn days, when kite skaters flew around, dogs got their daily workout and urban gardeners would harvest their last vegetables. Nope, I finally got around to bring my camera with me to the great public area that is Tempelhofer Feld in a snowy, ice-cold November day where the number of people could be counted on a few hands. It is one of my absolute favourite spots (it is also a quite big spot) in Berlin. Sometimes I take a detour on my ride home from work and bikes all the way down the runway. It is such a good feeling!

Today I went there with my newly borrowed skate board to get the feeling of it on a flat, long stretch of concrete. The skate board is part of me being proactive about my last time (this time around) in Berlin, as I am moving back to Denmark in January to do something, I am looking forward to a great deal (!), and also to get through the last few weeks at me energy draining work.... A part of being proactive is also to update this baby a lot more often than I have been the past few weeks. 

raum der stille

As a reaction to what happened in Paris, where I just spend a week (hence the silence on the blog) yesterday (and in Beirut, in Japan, my ever returning memories fro Nepal and and...) I went to the non-denominational Raum der Stille - a room inside the Brandenburger Tor where all people - every kind; with every religion, colour, sexuality, nationality, political view and so on, can sit together in the same room, brought together by silence. It is a peace project which started as an idea in 1988 and was opened in 1994. 

Every time I've been there, it has been full. And complete silent. It is a beautiful place. And there is a mesmerising wall art which I can stare at forever. Also; it is a nice break from the hectic atmosphere around Brandenburger Tor.

martin gropius bau

The art museum Martin Gropius Bau has a, for the time being, three different exhibitions. One is 'Piet Mondrian. The Line'. An exhibition that takes you from his early works and how his style evolves from reality like landscape painting to those famous ones, which Yves Saint Laurent used for a collection of dresses back in the days, with squares and few colours. And there is a short documentary as well! Very recommendable exhibition! Runs for about a month more!

And pictures are from my super duper high tech iPhone4.....since you are actually not allowed to take any pictures....