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Tag: Berlin Wall

Berlin: 80 Years after ‘Kristallnacht’

By alexforrestwhiting Nov 9, 2018 / 2 Comments

November 9th is such an historic day in Germany that it even has its own name – Schicksalstag or ‘The Day of Fate’. From the Fall of the Berlin Wall twenty-nine years ago to the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II a century ago, just days before the end of the First World War, November 9th is… Continue Reading


Berlin: The House by the Lake

By alexforrestwhiting Oct 15, 2018 / Leave a comment

It was my mother who first encouraged me to read Thomas Harding’s ‘The House by the Lake’. She left it in our flat, a few months after we’d moved to Berlin. Foolishly, it took me a while to pick up this extraordinary book. But when I finally did, it was hard to put down. 100… Continue Reading


The Berlin Wall – the Before and After

By alexforrestwhiting Nov 9, 2017 / 4 Comments

28 years ago today – on November 9th 1989 – the Berlin Wall came down. I was only a teenager at the time, but I have vivid memories of watching what was happening on the TV news. I also remember adults telling me that this was an historic moment. Of course it was, as the Soviet… Continue Reading


Exploring Berlin by Boat and by Bike

By alexforrestwhiting Apr 15, 2017 / Leave a comment

I’ve enjoyed being a tourist this week. My family were here for a few days from the UK and what better way to see Berlin than by boat and bike. Boat Tour Our boat tour was an hour of sightseeing along the River Spree. I’d pre-booked our tickets with BWSG for around €12 per person. We… Continue Reading


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