Bohemian Rixdorf (Böhmisch-Rixdorf) – In A Berlin Minute (Week 152)
Dorf Rixdorf (village Rixdorf) or Böhmisch Rixdorf (Bohemian Rixdorf) is a little Berlin neighborhood, which is now part or Neukölln. Originally it was founded in 1737 by Protestant refugees from...
View ArticleAlexanderplatz Time-Lapse – In A Berlin Minute (Week 153)
Alexanderplatz is the bustling center of Mitte, the central neighborhood of Berlin (and formerly part of East Berlin). During week 7 of the web series In A Berlin Minute I already focused on...
View ArticleBerlin Ringbahn (Circular Railway) – In A Berlin Minute (Week 154)
The Berlin Ringbahn (circular railway) is a 37.5 km (23.3 mi) long city train (S-Bahn) line around the center of Berlin. There are two trains: S41 goes clockwise, the S42 goes counter-clockwise. For...
View ArticleTeufelsberg Spy Station – In A Berlin Minute (Week 155)
In the northern part of the nature preserve Grunewald Forest, on top of the man-made hill Teufelsberg (Devil’s Mountain) sits a former US spy listening station, with which Americans listened in on...
View ArticleBerlin Bears / Bärenzwinger – In A Berlin Minute (Week 157)
Since 1280 the coat of arms, mascot and symbol for Berlin has been the bear. It is actually not exactly clear where the name of the city or the connection to the animal may have come from. Since 1939...
View ArticleWannsee – In A Berlin Minute (Week 158)
The famous Berlin lake Wannsee is really two lakes, Kleiner Wannsee and Grosser Wannsee, that are bights of the river Havel. In this video I only show a small part of Grosser Wannsee (Large Wannsee),...
View ArticleVolkspark Friedrichshain (People’s Park) – In A Berlin Minute (Week 159)
Volkspark Friedrichshain (People’s Park Friedrichshain) is on the border of the neighborhoods Prenzlauer Berg and Friedrichshain and conveniently located along the M10 tram line. It’s the oldest park...
View ArticleMärchenbrunnen (Fairy Tale Fountain) – In A Berlin Minute (Week 160)
The Märchenbrunnen (Fairy Tale Fountain) in Volkspark Friedrichshain was opened in 1913 and is the largest fountain of the Kaiser era. It was conceived by Ludwig Hoffmann. The fountain is surrounded...
View ArticleZoo Aquarium – In A Berlin Minute (Week 161)
The Berlin Zoo Aquarium opened in 1913 as part of the world-renowned Berlin Zoological Garden (Zoologischer Garten Berlin). It houses over 9,000 animals over three floors, including fish, reptiles and...
View ArticlePrenzlauer Berg – In A Berlin Minute (Week 162)
Prenzlauer Berg (Prenzlau Hill – or Prenzlau Slope as I like to call it in reference to the very similar Park Slope in Brooklyn that we’ve been calling home since 2001) is a neighborhood in the former...
View ArticleTierpark Zoo – In A Berlin Minute (Week 163)
Hauptstadt Zoo Tierpark is the zoo in the former East Berlin, not to be mixed up with Berlin Zoologischer Garten, the zoo in former West Berlin, or Tiergarten, the large park in the center of Berlin,...
View ArticleSunset Time Lapse – In A Berlin Minute (Week 164)
Sunset over Berlin and the Spree river – with views of the TV Tower (Fernsehturm), Molecule Man and the Oberbaum Bridge (Oberbaumbrücke) filmed this week on the Elsenbrücke on a beautiful summer...
View ArticleReichstag – In A Berlin Minute (Week 170)
The Berlin building referred to as the Reichstag (officially: Reichtagsgebäude) today houses the Bundestag, which is the name for the German parliament. It was originally opened in 1894 when Germany...
View ArticleBerlin Time Lapse Collection – In A Berlin Minute (Week 171)
Now this is a truly fast Moving Postcard. For my last week in Berlin I created a montage of time-lapse shots that I’ve collected over three years for you. This seemed especially appropriate because...
View Article2013 Highlights – Berlin (Germany) – In A Berlin Minute (Week 191 – II)
This one-minute video shows you highlights from the 1-minute Moving Postcard videos I shot in Berlin in 2013. Actually, there are two shots from my parents’ backyard, which is near Hamburg, not...
View ArticleWorld Cup 2014 – In A Berlin Minute (Week 216)
The FIFA World Cup 2014 started on June 12th in Brazil. And just in time, Scott and I arrived in Berlin, Germany, to watch and celebrate with friends and strangers all over the beer gardens, cafes,...
View ArticleChristmas Market – In A Berlin Minute (Week 34)
The Christmas Markets (Weihnachtsmärkte) around Alexanderplatz offer all the usual gifts, foods and atmosphere… and a few more surprising thrills… Happy Holidays, Everyone! - Luci The music featured...
View ArticleStreet Art 2011 – In A Berlin Minute (Week 68)
Almost exactly one year since my first “Berlin Street Art” video, I thought it would be time to show you the street art pieces I discovered around Berlin since then. Did you notice the print that I...
View ArticleDancing in Berlin – In A Berlin Minute (Week 8)
Dancing in Berlin: in clubs, in stores, on tables and on the street… There has been a good amount of it since I’ve been here – although there can never be enough! So here is a collection of a few...
View Articleforgetters at Schokoladen – In A Berlin Minute (Week 54)
forgetters at Schokoladen – In A Berlin Minute (Week 54) This past week, Brooklyn band forgetters played at Schokoladen and gave me just the right reason to finally check out (and film) this former...
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