Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/07/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for the tour, Nathan. It?ll help me plan my own visit this fall when I?m planning to attend a Goethe-Institut language course in Berlin. Sheepish to admit that in three years of living in Wiesbaden 35 years ago, my wife and I never did get even to West Berlin. It?s time! ?howard > On Jul 2, 2017, at 3:11 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > > The part of Berlin that used to be on the wrong side of the Iron Curtain > until 1990 is today one of the most interesting and dynamic urban areas > anywhere in the world. While parts are getting expensive and gentrified, > it is still far cheaper to be a young artist here than in any other major > city in Europe or North America. I attended a conference there in late > June, with ample time to walk around and take in the city. As is often the > case, looking at art was a major part of the walk. The highlights were the > magnificent Jewish Museum designed by Libeskind, the Berlin Gallery of > Modern Art, and the street art near the Warschauer Strasse metro station. > A gallery of 69 images is here: > > http://www.frozenlight.eu/berlin_june2017 > > I promise: there are no images of Checkpoint Charlie, or Kurf?rstendamm, > or the Parliament or the other big, well-known attactions (with the > exception of the TV tower on Alexanderplatz). > > In addition, for more information on some of the places depicted, have a > look at their respective web pages: > > The Jewish Museum: https://www.jmberlin.de/en > The Berlinische Galerie: https://www.berlinischegalerie.de/en/home/ > Caf? Moskau: http://www.cafemoskau.com/en/history/ > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> > http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator > <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information