Berlin, Germany

Trendsetting & Historic, Hip & Worn. A City Of Exhilarating Extremes

”Once famously split in two, the trendsetting & historic German capital is both hip & worn, both lively & dull, a city of exhilarating extremes.”


Image || Fernsehturm, Alexanderplatz, Berlin. January 21, 2016.

Once famously split in two, trendsetting & historic Berlin, Germany’s capital, is both hip & worn, lively & dull, a city of exhilarating extremes. What follows is a pictorial look at some of the city highlights, pictures captured on a January 2016 visit to the city, my first.

The Quadriga atop the Brandenburger Tor (Brandenberg Gate) in Berlin, Germany. January 21, 2016.

The Quadriga atop the Brandenburger Tor (Brandenberg Gate) in Berlin, Germany. January 21, 2016.

East Side Gallery || The Berlin Wall

At the East Side Gallery, a.k.a The Berlin Wall, in Berlin, Germany. January 22, 2016.

At the East Side Gallery, a.k.a The Berlin Wall, in Berlin, Germany. January 22, 2016.

At the East Side Gallery, a.k.a The Berlin Wall, in Berlin, Germany. January 22, 2016.

At the East Side Gallery, a.k.a The Berlin Wall, in Berlin, Germany. January 22, 2016.

Fernsehturm || Berlin TV Tower

Dusk (& reflections) at Fernsehturm, the 368-metre-high TV Tower off Alexanderplatz in Berlin, Germany. January 21, 2016.

Dusk (& reflections) at Fernsehturm, the 368-metre-high TV Tower off Alexanderplatz in Berlin, Germany. January 21, 2016.

Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe || The Holocaust Memorial

Walking through the two thousand, seven hundred and eleven gray concrete slabs, or stelae, of the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, a.k.a the Holocaust Memorial, in Berlin, Germany. January 23, 2016.

Walking through the two thousand, seven hundred and eleven gray concrete slabs, or stelae, of the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, a.k.a the Holocaust Memorial, in Berlin, Germany. January 23, 2016.

Brandenburger Tor || Brandenberg Gate

January sunset at the Brandenburger Tor (Brandenberg Gate) in Berlin, Germany. January 21, 2016.

January sunset at the Brandenburger Tor (Brandenberg Gate) in Berlin, Germany. January 21, 2016.

Detail of the Quadriga atop the Brandenburger Tor (Brandenberg Gate) in Berlin, Germany. January 21, 2016.

Detail of the Quadriga atop the Brandenburger Tor (Brandenberg Gate) in Berlin, Germany. January 21, 2016.

Brandenburger Tor (Brandenberg Gate), Berlin, Germany. January 21, 2016.

Brandenburger Tor (Brandenberg Gate), Berlin, Germany. January 21, 2016.

A few randoms from Berlin.

On the platform of Berlin FriedrichstraBe Station, Berlin, Germany. January 23, 2016.

On the platform of Berlin FriedrichstraBe Station, Berlin, Germany. January 23, 2016.

Postcard. Berlin, Germany. January 24, 2016.

Postcard. Berlin, Germany. January 24, 2016.

Dive bar toilet in the trendy, alternative Kreuzberg district of Berlin, Germany. January 23, 2016.

Dive bar toilet in the trendy, alternative Kreuzberg district of Berlin, Germany. January 23, 2016.

The glass-latticed facade of Berlin Hauptbahnhof, the main train station in Berlin, Germany. January 21, 2016.

The glass-latticed facade of Berlin Hauptbahnhof, the main train station in Berlin, Germany. January 21, 2016.

Berlin || The Gallery

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