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Christmas cheer on Friedrichstraße, as seen in the morning on the way to work. On my way to meet a friend at Adenauerplatz, I captured this moment of rush hour and Christmas Over in Treptow Park, I saw bushes covered with these pretty white berries, but I don't know what kind of […] These two options featured on the way-finding signs.
This was my first Christmas Market of the year. My calendar this week: Monday: I went to the movies with a colleague. This was planned about a month and a half ago – we went to see The Help. Tuesday: Christmas party for my department. Wednesday: Book club meeting (discussing The Help). Thursday: Christmas party for the group where I am physically located, but […] Reindeer were on display at "The Brewery" in Cheltenham, and I found the antlers fascinating. I almost bought some of this quite pleasant, Christmassy smelling stuff, but I thought it woudl get damaged on the way back to Berlin, and it was sticky. "The Minotaur and the Hare" sculpture has fascinated me […] Remember this?
Well, today is the 24th, and 23 doors have been opened.
But wait, there’s one more:
Another Kinder Überraschung egg, with a surprise inside, awaits.
Once assembled, the toy took […] I’ve now been to a lot of Christmas Markets here in Berlin: Alexanderplatz, Alexa, Rathaus Spandau, the Adventsökomarkt, and the Lucia Weihnachtsmarkt (at the Kulturbrauerei). At the same time I have a new personal best: I’ve had, so far, four Glühwein at Christmas Markets this year. The best Glühwein so far was at a hut […] After one of my colleagues did me a favor, I offered to bring her a bottle of wine, or something. She rejected my offer and said, “I want Christmas cookies!” So I thought, “sure, why not?” I was going to make cutout cookies, but given how much work I’ve had to accomplish this weekend, I […] The holiday season is a time in which people are friendly and generous, an event that encourages me to go out and try things. This past season there were two offerings designed to encourage use of the Apple iTunes Store. The first was an independent organization that was trying to raise the profile of various […] |
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