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It’s a scorching summer day in Berlin with 30 degrees. Coincidentally, it’s been 40 years since the release of Summer in Berlin, the well-known song by German band Alphaville. This was a song that I listened to a lot at the time it was released way back in 1984.
As I walked through a lush garden in the heart of Stuttgart, I pondered my options for the evening dinner. Stuttgart is sometimes nicknamed Schwabenmetropole, referring to its location in the middle of Swabia.
The historical port area of Hamburg is on the rise these days. The districts of HafenCity and Speicherstadt are once more buzzing with people and cranes.
It’s a cold night in Frankfurt. We are walking along silent streets where Christmas displays in the shop windows are providing a bit of light and comfort. As I walk by, I look up towards the facade of the house where Goethe was born in 1749.
Berlin is one of those cities that keep drawing me back. This unique city has a kind of deliberate urban decay which I find quite compelling.
The Swedish band The Knife were all the rage a few years back. Their 2006 album Silent Shout was one of my favorites that year and received universal acclaim.
I’m currently in Munich, the heart of Bavaria. While it’s the most popular city to live in Germany with high living standards and a bustling economy, unfortunately the name is often associated with tragic events.
I spent the weekend in Cologne, an interesting city where the locals seem to have a voracious appetite for Kölsch, the peculiar pale ale served in tiny glasses.
Berlin is ever changing. Last time I was in Berlin about a decade ago. I remember a sky full of construction cranes in the eastern parts. The city has seen some serious improvements since then and some areas has changed beyond recognition.
Exactly twenty years ago, the Berlin Wall was opened and Germany was reunited about a year later. I remember reading about it in the newspapers of 1989, perhaps a bit too young to fully grasp the impact of this monumental event.