Museum für Naturkunde (Natural History Museum)

More stuffed birds than you can shake a stick at!

Culture & History, Living in BerlinStephanie BraconnierDecember 18, 2012Natural History Museum, Museum für Naturkunde, Sight-seeing Berlin, Winter, Mitte, Berlin, History, Museum, Tourist, Travel, Getaway, Adventure, Rainy-Day, IndoorsComment

Kollwitzstrasse Street Market

Do you like gourds? Do you like bio/organic produce? Do you like whole mackerels cooked in a metal mesh net? You will love this market on Saturday morning.

Events, Parks & NeighborhoodsStephanie BraconnierOctober 17, 2012Kollwitzstrasse MarketKollwitzstrasse, Prenzlauer Berg, Autumn, Outdoor Markets, Berlin East, Sight-seeing Berlin, English BookstoresComment

Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp

This camp was the first one to be architecturally designed using Nazi principles and served as a model for all other camps from 1936 onwards.

Must-See, Day Trips, Culture & HistoryStephanie BraconnierOctober 7, 2012SachsenhausenGedenkstaette, Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp, Sight-seeing Berlin, 20th Century History, AutumnComment

Park am Wasserturm

Fall days and dreamy parks in Prenzlauer Berg. Grab your beverage of choice and find a sunny spot to hang out.

Parks & Neighborhoods, Living in Berlin, Landscape & Urban Design, ArchitectureStephanie BraconnierSeptember 23, 2012park am wasserturmWasserturm, Prenzlauer Berg, Kollwitzstrasse, Parks, Sight-seeing Berlin, SummerComment

Prenzlauer Berg / Oderbergerstrasse 18

Just got back from a crazy week in Montreal, followed by a crazy overnight trip with my office to documenta 13. For now, just some pictures from our new apartment and area.

Schöneberg / Steinmetzstrasse 21

Schoneberg - the beautiful mountain that is not really a mountain.

Cafes and Restaurants, Parks & NeighborhoodsStephanie BraconnierJuly 30, 2012SchönebergSchoeneberg, Sight-seeing Berlin, HomeComment

Things to do on a fine spring day

How to have a series of perfect days in Berlin, if the weather co-operates.

Day Trips, Cafes and Restaurants, Events, Living in Berlin, Parks & NeighborhoodsStephanie BraconnierMay 21, 2012SchlachtenseeMay 1st Berlin, Kreuzberg, World Carnival, Schlachtensee, Spring, Sight-seeing Berlin, Marienkiez, Climbing in BerlinComment

Schlachtensee

If you are in Berlin and it is hot, I recommend you make your way to the train and head'er straight to the lake. There are many lakes around Berlin, but Schlachtensee is said to be the cleanest and most scenic. We didn't need to be told twice on a hot May holiday: we packed up our towels, sunscreen, and snacks and headed west on the S1.

Day Trips, Landscape & Urban DesignStephanie BraconnierMay 5, 2012Schlachtensee, S1 Train Berlin, Berlin West, Sight-seeing Berlin, Swimming in BerlinComment

Urban Gardening & Exploring The Former Berlin Wall

Get your hoes out, or just visit the Prinzessinnengarten in Kreuzberg. PLUS, in what probably should be a separate post, the Chapel of Reconciliation by Peter Sassenroth.