More random happiness on rainy days.
You know the old saying: “There’s no such things as bad weather, only bad clothes”. I’d extend it to “There’s no such things as bad weather, only bad attitude”.
Listening to awesome music when riding my bike, makes the rain a little less wet.
Talking is silver, writing is luxury.
When was the last time you wrote a letter? – like a handwritten one.
Handmade Jade Emperor Pen on Etsy.
And dreams hang in the air…
I never had the urge to share my compassion/”sorrow” on the World Wide Web when prominent people (strangers) passed away. But I really felt sad when I learned this morning, that Steve Jobs had passed away.
Somehow I wanted to show my respect…
If you haven’t watched it yet, do yourself a favour and spend fifteen minutes on watching this video where Steve talks about “Connecting the Dots”, “Love & Loss” and “Death” to the Stanford graduates back in 2005.
And then remember, it’s a wonderful life…
There’s nothing like a big, fat, juicy steak…
But, I am one of those people who prefer to eat meat less often and then go for high quality. That means, I often choose vegetarian (or vegan) alternatives and luckily there are plenty of options in Berlin.
(Actually, I prefer high quality no matter what food so guess I’m a “qualitarian”?)
Anywho, a couple of places to check out, sorted by budget.
Broke Berlin creative-budget
Vöner
The veggie interpretaton of the döner.
Once a broke Berlin creative” but I sold my integrity to capitalism-Budget
Kopps
The newly opened vegan restaurant run by Björn Moschinski who is ex-headchef of La Mano Verde.
I used to “have projects”, now I make big money-Budget
La Mano Verde
Not only vegan but they also offer quite a few raw and gluten free dishes for the paleo dieters among us.
Photos from Veggie Love (check it out for general updates on vegan offers/experiences in Berlin) + restaurant websites.
*UPDATE: Had lunch at Kopps the other day and wasn’t too impressed. Go make your own oppinion but I’d choose the steak…
Let’s escape into the night!
After I went to this ball room birthday party last Friday (dresscode was something like “baroque with an animalistic twist) I’m hooked on costume balls – or just dressing over the top.
There’s a special ambience in a room full of men in Black Tie and women in baroque dresses, luxury label couture, big wigs and all wearing masks. Of course the setting has to be right too – it was.
Maybe the forecasted finacial crisis and the never ending lectures on “how to be a decent citizen, taking social responsibility” will lead to “nocturnal escapism”.
Megacities….yea or nay?
If I were in Berlin during the upcoming internationales literaturfestival berlin (September 7th–17th) I would go listen to award winning author (and critic of the Chinese government) Liao Yiwu and Omar Akbar (former director of the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation) discuss the development of Chinese mega cities and urban atmospheres (on September 8th).
Topic: World of cities – Cities of the world. Urban realities
Here’s a short blog entry on Chinese megacity Chong Qing by Damian Carrington for The Guardian. A metropolis planned to take up a 16,000 sq mile urban area (geographically 26 times larger than Greater London) with a population of 42 million people(!). Scary!!
Go back in time.
Don’t think I ever posted these photos from 1900 Café Bistro. Went there ages ago. Some time last fall. But I’m pretty sure nothing has changed since then.
Worth a visit if you want to escape the Prenzlauerberg/Mitte crowd, enjoy solid food, great coffee, a variety of teas, and get the feeling of an “out of town breakfast”.
Beach soundtrack.
On my playlist while away…
Apples turned into gold.
Das Geld hängt an den Bäumen is a great initiative that reduces food loss, supports local “farmers” and employs disabled people.
Basically, if you have apple trees in your garden, that provide more fruit that you can eat yourself, you can let them know and they’ll pick it up. The employees are disabled people or people from the “disadvantaged groups” of our society.
Also if your garden needs a loving hand, they offer to tend the garden as well.
More information on their website! Unfortunately only in German.
Vintage vacation
I’m off for four weeks of sun on Monday. I feel the 30 degrees and warm, dry air just from looking at these photos.
Auf wiedersehen Berlin, hola España!
“Interior space and the people who live in it.”
Just discovered Apartamento down at do you read me while I was out for lunch. Could become an addiction.
“A magazine interested in homes, living spaces and design solutions as opposed to houses, photo ops and design dictatorships.”
Photos via website.
You got a spare room?
What I wouldn’t give to move into Helmut Newton’s universe…*dreaming*. Just for one day.
But I’ll have to settle for the book. And the exhibition that runs until November.
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