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Brazilian World Cup Street Art

June 23, 2010

Because Berlin is a World City, nothing is odd, not even a huge Brazilian World-Cup-Victory-Celebrating Street Art. The painting, located in the Schöneberg district, was part of an art project named Joga Bonita (play beautiful) a unique promotion for the World Cup 2006 in Berlin/Germany. And who knows, maybe they have to add another star [...]

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Sandsation 2010

June 16, 2010

For the 8th time, Sandsation is back in Berlin with over 20 sand artists (called carvers) from all over the world (You may remember last year’s event). This year I had the chance to see the artists live in action. But, what kind of sand do they use? Well, the sand has been compressed into [...]

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Cosplay at Leipzig Book Fair 2010

March 22, 2010

Last weekend, I was in Leipzig to visit the Leipzig Book Fair 2010. The Leipzig Book Fair is the most important spring meeting place for the publishing and media sector and has evolved into an attractive hallmark both in Germany and across Europe. But after I arrived at the exhibition grounds, it was obvious that [...]

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Welcome to the Space Show World Premiere

February 20, 2010

I watched the second Anime during this years Berlinale, the world premiere of Welcome to the Space Show or Uchuu Show e Youkoso / 宇宙ショーへようこ if you are more familiar with the Japanese title. A tiny mountain village in a remote woodland region. Five primary school kids have come together in this idyllic spot in [...]

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Berlinale presents Summer Wars サマーウォーズ

February 17, 2010

So I watched Summer Wars today at an official cinema of the Berlinale 2010. It’s the DVD premiere in Germany and the movie was shown two weeks earlier, of course in Japanese language with English subs. The movie was about a boy called Kenji, a computer technician for a virtual world called Oz (a massive [...]

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Berlinale Ticket Madness

February 15, 2010

Seems like this years Berlinale is pretty popular, people standing in line for about one hour to get a ticket for their favorite movie or a chance to meet one of the many stars who came to Berlin to present their newest creations.

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Berlinale 2010 – International Film Festival in Berlin

February 13, 2010

The Berlinale in Berlin has begun, artists from around the world came to Berlin, to present their newest creations. Up to 400 films are shown every year, more than 19,000 film professionals from 136 countries, including about 4,000 journalists, are accredited for the Berlin International Film Festival every year. The Berlin International Film Festival sees [...]

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Merry Christmas Everyone

December 24, 2009

Merry Christmas Everyone It’s Christmas Eve in Berlin, people celebrating this day with their families and relatives, singing Christmas songs and giving presents (yep today, not tomorrow). Therefore and for the last time of this year I will show you some fancy Christmas decorations.

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Coca Cola Christmas Truck Tour in Berlin

December 21, 2009

Like every year, the Coca Cola Christmas Trucks were on a tour through every major city in Germany and the final parade was held in Berlin yesterday. Ten trucks with four stages and a snack bar to buy Bratwurst and Glühwein against the cold.

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Brandenburg Gate Christmas Tree

December 14, 2009

So, after I’ve showed you Sony’s sparkling tree-formed decoration, it’s time for a real Christmas tree. I can’t say how many trees I’ve seen on my way through the City, but this one is definitely the prettiest, standing in front of the Brandenburg Gate.

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