The atomic clock
by Laura_Mexico
This so called "atomic clock" in Alexanderplatz is pretty cute.... The metal sections - upper and lower - are divided into the different hour fuses and list the major world capitals that fall into each one of those fuses.... so you can know what time it is in all of those places at the same time.
For example, I took this picture at about 1 PM, so Berlin was on the rightmost hour fuse showing in the picture (where the stripe in the middle is colored in orange-reddish).... it was 6 AM in Mexico, so it was on the leftmost side of the picture, within the section where the middle stripe (which contains the big numbers indicating the time) was colored in yellow. This is the section of the clock that spins slowly as the time passes by....
It was pretty fun to see this original way to indicate what the time was everywhere in the planet! As you may see, there are a bunch of people standing under the clock... it wasn't a VT meeting, they were there cause it was raining! I got wet while taking this picture.... but it was worth it, as I had never seen something like this clock! Pretty basic but ingenious!
Berliner Bears
by yooperprof
Bears are quite common in the Berlin region - the statuary kind.
A "Bear Rampant" (that means standing up) features very prominently on the official seal of the City of Berlin.
BUT, contrary to popular belief, the origins of the city name "Berlin" have nothing to do with Bears. "Berlin" seems to derive from an older Slavic word, "Brl", which means "marsh" or "very damp place". There you have it.
The new synagogue
by maryamy
The original site of a much larger synagogue that was destroyed in the Kristallennacht or the night of broken glass (please excuse my German). It has been rebuilt using the original material where possible.
This synagogue was once the symbol of Berlin's tolerance and then turned to the complete opposite.
Today, in fear of the next wave of feelings it is protected by soldiers and anti-tank blocks.
This is the plaque from it.
hot new fashion street in east berlin
by miromi about wühlisstraße in friedrichshain
shops like bigbrobot http://www.bigbrobot.com/ and prachtmädchen, as well as suburbia make wühlisstraße the best place to buy independently made fashion in east berlin. labels like ichi (sweden) and hasipop (berlin) or sabotage (heidelberg, germany)
Schoenefeld Airport
by darkjedi
I flew here from Luton Airport with Easyjet. When you leave the terminal there is a long covered walkway to the left and this leads to the train station, its about 300m. Go down the ramp or steps and buy a ticket from the machines there. 30 minutes later you will be in the center of Berlin.
Its quite a large airport with four small terminals. Easyjet operates out of Terminal 2 only but its only a one minute walk from Terminal 1. There are shops and all the usual airport accessories. My only complaint is there are nowhere near enough seats for people to wait before departure or at the departure gate, but isn't that the same everywhere. When we returned our departure time came and went but still not a peep from anyone at the airport... Now if I ran it.....lol
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