Walking down Kollwitzstrasse through the pop-up market on a sunny Saturday afternoon is one of my favourite endeavours, especially in autumn. Golden leaves are falling down the crispy air, covering the abundant fruit crates and artists are playing unusual instruments on the pavement, drawing the passers-by attention. The smell of chocolate crapes in the air sharpens your senses and leads you to a sunny coffee corner where you can enjoy yourself and peacefully observe the beautiful scenery before your eyes. How I love these sunny Saturday afternoons at Kollwitzstrasse...

Autumn meets Kollwitzstrasse

An interesting experience, an insightful preview of Berlin's night life, certainly a better club to go to in summer/spring when the window walls are open to the river as that's the (main) charm of the place.

Saturday morning at Watergate

My little sister Diana, 10 of age, singing "Rudolf the Rednosed Reindeer". She learned the lyrics during her English classes and was extremely proud and happy she knew all the lines! My family was humming the song all week long - so cute :-)

Image source: http://www.realjohnson.com/2010/12/rudolph-red-nosed-reindeer.html

Happy Holidays! - by Diana Mihaylova

When all hope is gone that any train will take you home (because of 2cm snow on the rail tracks), you start paying attention to Dutch city names on the timetables - the best tongue twisters ever: "Zwolle, Schothorst, Vathorst, Nijkerk, Putten, Ermelo, Hardwijk, Nunspeet, 't Harde en Wezep". Hint: I believe that the ability to pronounce these words is only genetically transmitted.

At the Dutch Train Station

We did it again - survived another long winter in Germany! Even though it's only the beginning of February, I can already feel spring casually stepping up and invading the nature's gray canvas. The sun shines upon Berlin's rooftops a few more minutes every day, the snow turns into gentle drizzle and the birds have returned! I woke up to their chirping outside my window last Sunday and it made me smile. And I am constantly on the look for the first snowdrop to pop up in my neighbour's garden - certainly something to look forward to until the cherry trees in the nearby park start blooming.

The Sound of Spring

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