tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356593202011-07-30T21:35:00.000+02:00My friends complain that I don't like to venture further than a 20 minutes away by foot from my Berlin neighborhood, the "Red Island" (because it's surrounded by train track trenches and reachable only over bridges, which working-class Communists in the 20s barricaded to keep the cops out) in Schöneberg (which means "Pretty Mountain", though there is no mountain here), if I can possibly avoid it. One reason is laziness. Here are some others.Eric T Hansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04943059106300095797noreply@blogger.comBlogger241100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35659320.post-60687483144185521752010-03-20T08:49:00.000+01:002010-03-31T08:50:26.516+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_d0t2hoKe8zs/S7Lwhf_U6OI/AAAAAAAABWA/JBNdbXQSDj4/s1600/FriendsFlowers.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_d0t2hoKe8zs/S7Lwhf_U6OI/AAAAAAAABWA/JBNdbXQSDj4/s320/FriendsFlowers.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454686557012551906" /></a><br />Because sometimes friends come visiting.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35659320-6068748314418552175?l=ericthansensberlin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Eric T Hansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04943059106300095797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35659320.post-25751927783295353652010-01-31T08:50:00.000+01:002010-03-31T08:51:22.496+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_d0t2hoKe8zs/S7LwzP1n1zI/AAAAAAAABWI/q91G-qoQO7U/s1600/SnowCake.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_d0t2hoKe8zs/S7LwzP1n1zI/AAAAAAAABWI/q91G-qoQO7U/s320/SnowCake.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454686861914527538" /></a>Because when it snows, you get snow cake.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35659320-2575192778329535365?l=ericthansensberlin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Eric T Hansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04943059106300095797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35659320.post-44793571233199422372009-07-24T21:30:00.002+02:002009-07-24T21:32:00.728+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_d0t2hoKe8zs/SmoMJAxTsnI/AAAAAAAABNg/ME0w0ykWvMM/s1600-h/Schoeneberg+ApocalypseRED.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_d0t2hoKe8zs/SmoMJAxTsnI/AAAAAAAABNg/ME0w0ykWvMM/s320/Schoeneberg+ApocalypseRED.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362111655303164530" /></a><br />Because when the apocalypse comes, this is how it will look from my window.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35659320-4479357123319942237?l=ericthansensberlin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Eric T Hansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04943059106300095797noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35659320.post-82267825130393271582007-08-09T11:24:00.000+02:002007-08-09T11:43:15.011+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_d0t2hoKe8zs/RrrdhaLrDvI/AAAAAAAAAec/CyP1XzLrmOc/s1600-h/HofArtWeb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_d0t2hoKe8zs/RrrdhaLrDvI/AAAAAAAAAec/CyP1XzLrmOc/s320/HofArtWeb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5096629494356840178" /></a><br />Because here you don't even have to leave your apartment to enjoy great art.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35659320-8226782513039327158?l=ericthansensberlin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Eric T Hansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04943059106300095797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35659320.post-36778421088250928742007-02-22T21:14:00.000+01:002007-06-07T18:24:07.651+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_d0t2hoKe8zs/Rd35zoRd88I/AAAAAAAAARA/gNC3DdsAu80/s1600-h/VolksparkDucks1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_d0t2hoKe8zs/Rd35zoRd88I/AAAAAAAAARA/gNC3DdsAu80/s320/VolksparkDucks1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034454623849411522" /></a>Because where else can children ride ducks for free?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_d0t2hoKe8zs/Rd35tIRd87I/AAAAAAAAAQ4/P3Rway69RxY/s1600-h/VolksparkDucks3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_d0t2hoKe8zs/Rd35tIRd87I/AAAAAAAAAQ4/P3Rway69RxY/s320/VolksparkDucks3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034454512180261810" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35659320-3677842108825092874?l=ericthansensberlin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Eric T Hansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04943059106300095797noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35659320.post-62620877457683396182007-02-22T21:07:00.000+01:002007-02-24T09:42:15.442+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_d0t2hoKe8zs/Rd35a4Rd86I/AAAAAAAAAQg/saYrhdMxSj4/s1600-h/VolksparkStatues1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_d0t2hoKe8zs/Rd35a4Rd86I/AAAAAAAAAQg/saYrhdMxSj4/s320/VolksparkStatues1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034454198647649186" /></a>Because you don't have to travel to Greece to get a little bit of classical culture.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_d0t2hoKe8zs/Rd35UIRd85I/AAAAAAAAAQY/lF5z7jWyEgA/s1600-h/VolksparkStatues2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_d0t2hoKe8zs/Rd35UIRd85I/AAAAAAAAAQY/lF5z7jWyEgA/s320/VolksparkStatues2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034454082683532178" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_d0t2hoKe8zs/Rd35M4Rd84I/AAAAAAAAAQQ/weNeXsObTKc/s1600-h/VolksparkStatues3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_d0t2hoKe8zs/Rd35M4Rd84I/AAAAAAAAAQQ/weNeXsObTKc/s320/VolksparkStatues3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034453958129480578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_d0t2hoKe8zs/Rd35C4Rd83I/AAAAAAAAAQI/f7Cj0YT7Ko8/s1600-h/VolksparkStatues4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_d0t2hoKe8zs/Rd35C4Rd83I/AAAAAAAAAQI/f7Cj0YT7Ko8/s320/VolksparkStatues4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034453786330788722" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35659320-6262087745768339618?l=ericthansensberlin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Eric T Hansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04943059106300095797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35659320.post-64391654892848652182007-02-18T12:59:00.000+01:002007-02-18T13:02:13.592+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_d0t2hoKe8zs/RdhAPIRd8wI/AAAAAAAAAOs/twukUdDfIvU/s1600-h/EckhartKloster1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_d0t2hoKe8zs/RdhAPIRd8wI/AAAAAAAAAOs/twukUdDfIvU/s320/EckhartKloster1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5032843212249494274" /></a>Because it is where one of the world's newest and youngest monastic orders, the Order of Meister Eckhart, was founded, by two self-made monks. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_d0t2hoKe8zs/RdhAD4Rd8vI/AAAAAAAAAOk/jQw1Nrd3lKM/s1600-h/EckhartKlosterBruder3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_d0t2hoKe8zs/RdhAD4Rd8vI/AAAAAAAAAOk/jQw1Nrd3lKM/s320/EckhartKlosterBruder3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5032843018975965938" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35659320-6439165489284865218?l=ericthansensberlin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Eric T Hansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04943059106300095797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35659320.post-629006646012094382007-02-10T10:39:00.000+01:002007-02-04T15:36:55.691+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_d0t2hoKe8zs/Rc2TNIRd8HI/AAAAAAAAAG8/6FuzMD6kkl4/s1600-h/SnowSchoebeberg1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_d0t2hoKe8zs/Rc2TNIRd8HI/AAAAAAAAAG8/6FuzMD6kkl4/s320/SnowSchoebeberg1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5029838212611043442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_d0t2hoKe8zs/Rc2TGIRd8GI/AAAAAAAAAG0/FjKkufc8aqI/s1600-h/SnowSchoebeberg2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_d0t2hoKe8zs/Rc2TGIRd8GI/AAAAAAAAAG0/FjKkufc8aqI/s320/SnowSchoebeberg2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5029838092351959138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_d0t2hoKe8zs/Rc2S-YRd8FI/AAAAAAAAAGs/AUNmDoJLIyk/s1600-h/SnowSchoebeberg3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_d0t2hoKe8zs/Rc2S-YRd8FI/AAAAAAAAAGs/AUNmDoJLIyk/s320/SnowSchoebeberg3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5029837959207972946" /></a>Because every once in a while, beauty comes to us.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35659320-62900664601209438?l=ericthansensberlin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Eric T Hansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04943059106300095797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35659320.post-5288814418806449352007-02-04T15:36:00.001+01:002007-02-04T15:36:55.770+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_d0t2hoKe8zs/RcXvcuglr3I/AAAAAAAAAFY/0yizxAxJfzo/s1600-h/NightLights+TuffWindow02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_d0t2hoKe8zs/RcXvcuglr3I/AAAAAAAAAFY/0yizxAxJfzo/s320/NightLights+TuffWindow02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5027687835829120882" /></a>Because I love the lights.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35659320-528881441880644935?l=ericthansensberlin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Eric T Hansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04943059106300095797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35659320.post-11181834286724073532007-01-27T09:56:00.000+01:002007-01-27T09:58:17.291+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_d0t2hoKe8zs/RbsUHyeLlkI/AAAAAAAAADg/jXlkwZKErBE/s1600-h/Melanie.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_d0t2hoKe8zs/RbsUHyeLlkI/AAAAAAAAADg/jXlkwZKErBE/s320/Melanie.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5024631933301921346" /></a><br />Because if you wait long enough, every once in a while even Beautiful Blond Big Sister from California will show up.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35659320-1118183428672407353?l=ericthansensberlin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Eric T Hansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04943059106300095797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35659320.post-35852609616666469392007-01-21T09:07:00.000+01:002007-01-21T09:09:18.030+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_d0t2hoKe8zs/RbMfoSeLljI/AAAAAAAAADU/wlJkBWF6fI8/s1600-h/PortNight03.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_d0t2hoKe8zs/RbMfoSeLljI/AAAAAAAAADU/wlJkBWF6fI8/s320/PortNight03.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5022392786461890098" /></a>Because you don't have to go far to have a romantic evening.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35659320-3585260961666646939?l=ericthansensberlin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Eric T Hansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04943059106300095797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35659320.post-56093406333599527282007-01-13T09:50:00.000+01:002007-01-13T09:55:55.261+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_d0t2hoKe8zs/RaiefCeLlYI/AAAAAAAAABQ/pcok0LiwWmk/s1600-h/Mode02.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_d0t2hoKe8zs/RaiefCeLlYI/AAAAAAAAABQ/pcok0LiwWmk/s320/Mode02.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5019436040781010306" /></a>Because you never have to be underdressed for a big night out.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_d0t2hoKe8zs/RaieLSeLlXI/AAAAAAAAABI/mgPMynyzoUw/s1600-h/Mode06.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_d0t2hoKe8zs/RaieLSeLlXI/AAAAAAAAABI/mgPMynyzoUw/s320/Mode06.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5019435701478593906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_d0t2hoKe8zs/RaidyCeLlWI/AAAAAAAAABA/9Q8Cv_30OMs/s1600-h/Mode07.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_d0t2hoKe8zs/RaidyCeLlWI/AAAAAAAAABA/9Q8Cv_30OMs/s320/Mode07.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5019435267686896994" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35659320-5609340633359952728?l=ericthansensberlin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Eric T Hansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04943059106300095797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35659320.post-1168076138341679932007-01-06T10:33:00.000+01:002007-01-06T10:35:38.350+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/1781/3499/1600/254752/SignGoten.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/1781/3499/320/602247/SignGoten.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Because here, we respect our ancestors enough to name our streets after them. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/1781/3499/1600/266787/SignCherusker.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/1781/3499/320/541735/SignCherusker.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35659320-116807613834167993?l=ericthansensberlin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Eric T Hansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04943059106300095797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35659320.post-1167769960711626522007-01-02T21:29:00.000+01:002007-01-02T21:32:40.720+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/1781/3499/1600/656659/PotseNight4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/1781/3499/320/579425/PotseNight4.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Because you're never far from Potsdamer Platz.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/1781/3499/1600/957662/PotseNight8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/1781/3499/320/592381/PotseNight8.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/1781/3499/1600/471554/PotseNightInside2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/1781/3499/320/505260/PotseNightInside2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35659320-116776996071162652?l=ericthansensberlin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Eric T Hansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04943059106300095797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35659320.post-1166291136341436712006-12-16T18:42:00.000+01:002006-12-16T18:45:36.350+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/1781/3499/1600/472672/Odeon1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/1781/3499/320/883981/Odeon1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Because you can watch movies in English here...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/1781/3499/1600/184755/Odeon2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/1781/3499/320/302151/Odeon2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>...and while you're waiting for the film, you can watch people new to the Odeon experience try to buy tickets from a cardboard cut-out... <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/1781/3499/1600/328054/Odeon3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/1781/3499/320/600666/Odeon3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35659320-116629113634143671?l=ericthansensberlin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Eric T Hansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04943059106300095797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35659320.post-1165845964945541142006-12-11T15:04:00.000+01:002006-12-28T18:31:10.663+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/1781/3499/1600/93076/BeiAngeloNew.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/1781/3499/320/791506/BeiAngeloNew.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Because you can't find coffee in Berlin that's better than the coffee at Bei Angelo's...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/1781/3499/1600/4594/BeiAngelo5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/1781/3499/320/607129/BeiAngelo5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />...and you can't find a better coffee maker either.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35659320-116584596494554114?l=ericthansensberlin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Eric T Hansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04943059106300095797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35659320.post-1165845823648355712006-12-11T14:52:00.000+01:002006-12-11T15:03:43.656+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/1781/3499/1600/586228/Feinbaeck1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/1781/3499/320/216567/Feinbaeck1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Because no one makes better Spätzle than the Feinbäck...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/1781/3499/1600/419298/Feinbaeck3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/1781/3499/320/451891/Feinbaeck3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />...and because no one else has cooler waiters.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35659320-116584582364835571?l=ericthansensberlin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Eric T Hansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04943059106300095797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35659320.post-1160246433610553052006-10-07T20:39:00.000+02:002006-10-07T20:40:33.610+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1781/3499/1600/ImbissLeberBruecke.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1781/3499/320/ImbissLeberBruecke.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Because there is no cooler place to buy French fries than here.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35659320-116024643361055305?l=ericthansensberlin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Eric T Hansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04943059106300095797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35659320.post-1160246383820840742006-10-07T20:38:00.000+02:002006-10-07T20:39:43.820+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1781/3499/1600/Schoeneberger%20Bahnhof10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1781/3499/320/Schoeneberger%20Bahnhof10.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Because Chicago isn't the only town that has an El.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35659320-116024638382084074?l=ericthansensberlin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Eric T Hansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04943059106300095797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35659320.post-1160246318901543462006-10-07T20:36:00.000+02:002006-10-07T20:38:38.910+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1781/3499/1600/Schoeneberger%20Bahnhof1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1781/3499/320/Schoeneberger%20Bahnhof1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Because the night turns the ugly into romantic here.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35659320-116024631890154346?l=ericthansensberlin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Eric T Hansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04943059106300095797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35659320.post-1160242102456760832006-10-07T19:27:00.000+02:002006-10-07T20:31:57.640+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1781/3499/1600/GasometerVomBalkon.0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1781/3499/320/GasometerVomBalkon.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Because I can see the strangely beautiful Gasometer from our balcony.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35659320-116024210245676083?l=ericthansensberlin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Eric T Hansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04943059106300095797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35659320.post-1160242025827268702006-10-07T19:24:00.000+02:002006-10-07T20:31:40.396+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1781/3499/1600/Jansen%20Bar1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1781/3499/320/Jansen%20Bar1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Because the second-best bar in Berlin is here. (The best is of course my niece's bar, though it is more than 20 minutes away: the Tabou Tiki Room. Sorry, Oli!)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35659320-116024202582726870?l=ericthansensberlin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Eric T Hansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04943059106300095797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35659320.post-1160241816745828892006-10-07T19:22:00.000+02:002006-11-26T09:25:59.526+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1781/3499/1600/AstridBeiTuffstein1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1781/3499/320/AstridBeiTuffstein1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Because my girlfriend likes to sit around outside here.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35659320-116024181674582889?l=ericthansensberlin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Eric T Hansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04943059106300095797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35659320.post-1160241555916606032006-10-07T19:16:00.000+02:002006-10-07T20:31:04.336+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1781/3499/1600/View%20from%20Bridge%20by%20Andi.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1781/3499/320/View%20from%20Bridge%20by%20Andi.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Because this is the view I had during two major existential crises of my life - not to mention several memorable New Year's celebrations.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35659320-116024155591660603?l=ericthansensberlin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Eric T Hansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04943059106300095797noreply@blogger.com0