Filed Under (Berlin) by on 28-05-2011
5000 Watt Electric Power Inverter – You’Ve Got The Electric Power When In The Great Outside – A 5000 watt power inverter is a good addition to any traveler’s collection of toys. It employed to be that when you traveled, you either had to have products that labored on DC power by hooking into your [...]
Filed Under (Berlin) by mcleare on 26-08-2009
Last Sunday saw the Athletics World Championship draw to a close with Berlin receiving much praise for its hosting of the event. The event did not have the best of starts with many people questioning the cost of tickets as well as the large number of empty seats however total numbers for the week reached [...]
Filed Under (Berlin) by mcleare on 12-08-2009
The 35th World Cocktail championships were held in Berlin this week. The event attracted over eight hundred entries from fifty two different countries as contestants battled it out for the cocktail crown. Crowds of people were entertained as they watched the contestants perform elaborate routines in order to win over the judges. There were two [...]
Filed Under (Berlin) by mcleare on 11-08-2009
The Berlin Music Festival was staged for the first time at Tempelhof Airport last weekend. The famous airport was thronged with music fans eager to hear such musicians as Jarvis Cocker, Pete Doherty and Peaches. Most of the acts at the festival fall into the indie genre or the electronic genre. Highlights included Digitalism from [...]
Filed Under (Berlin) by mcleare on 05-08-2009
The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics take places in Berlin this month. The event runs from August 15th to August 23rd. This superb event will be watched by spectators in over one hundred and ninety countries all over the world. The event will take place in Berlin Olympic stadium which is capable of holding [...]
Filed Under (Berlin) by mcleare on 14-05-2009
British, French and American pilots arrived in Berlin this week to celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the ending of the Soviet blockade in the western area and the Airlift that saved the city. Mayor Klaus Wowereit expressed thank on behalf of all Berlin to the attending pilots. Many of the invited guests are now in [...]
Filed Under (Berlin) by mcleare on 06-01-2009
Two Woodstock concerts are due to take place next August. The first in New York on either August 15th or 16th but more importantly for readers of this blog the 2nd concert takes place in Berlin on August 22nd. The concert will take place in the historic Tempelhof Airport which ceased handling flights last year. [...]
Filed Under (Berlin) by mcleare on 22-09-2008
Berlin has emerged as the 3rd most popular tourist destination in Europe behind Paris and London. Despite this Berlin suffered a slump in domestic visitors last year. Interestingly 61% of Berlin’s visitors are from within Germany. There is no sign of visitor’s numbers dropping from other European countries. The number of visitors from within Europe [...]
Filed Under (Berlin) by mcleare on 08-09-2008
For those people who have a special relationship with their cars you can now purchase a drive-in apartment in Berlin. This is an opportunity for a unique property investment. A group of architects was able to design a home where a lift carries your car to the studio type apartment. The drive-in house was designed [...]