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Subject: [Leica] IMG: (East) Berlin
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2017 10:43:05 -0500
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Nathan,

This is a great collection of sights and scenes that I wouldn't have 
expected to see in East Berlin.  Thanks for sharing your world with me. :-)

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 7/2/2017 2:11 AM, Nathan Wajsman 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:
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> http://www.frozenlight.eu/berlin_june2017
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> 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).
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> In addition, for more information on some of the places depicted, have a 
> look at their respective web pages:
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> 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/
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
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