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Berlin Wall’s under threat from property developers
(Filmed on a bike ride, some months ago) Our loved Berlin wall has been in the news this week. Built on 13 August 1961, the wall completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin, and falled in November 1989. Gentrification and property developers are taking the heart of this city’s…
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back to the ‘80s [360° audiovisual installation revives berlin’s ‘80s music scene]
Berlin’s expat-gentrification debate is complex, thorny, and, honestly, we’re not going to touch that flaming mess with a 10-foot pole, but essentially, there’s one prevailing overtone: Berlin was sooooo much better back in the day before all those _________ (insert enemy of choice) got here and ruined everything. Heated arguments aside, there are good reasons…
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Berlin historical pictures
Today I was speaking with my father and he dropped in the conversation if I have tried the “Historical pictures” mode in Google Earth. (Historisches Bildmaterial auf Deutsch) This historical images have been collected and curated by the GeoInformation group where taken by both the Royal Air Force (RAF) and United States Air Force (USAF) during…
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Buscar trabajo en Berlin. 5 recomendaciones importantes
Esta semana he continuado con mi búsqueda de trabajo y hay algunas novedades interesantes. Hasta ahora he tenido 2 trabajos en un corto periodo de tiempo. Si trabajas en IT, tipo web developer o designer, hay trabajo pero hay que saber que el clima en las startups es duro y nadie te garantiza un puesto estable.…