Darn and sewn! Since I am woke up this morning extra early and I've made the long journey to Aachen in order to provide fixed now that the second semester is really going on until tomorrow. Before me: A day on which I have now nothing more than shopping and definitely planned to eat out. A state in which I was not prepared, and the first evoked anger in me, but I now have the opportunity to take this opportunity to write something.
Last week I was still in Berlin, and like I remember back on it now.
with blisters on his feet and bags under the eyes of my father and I arrived on Thursday evening, again in Cologne / Bonn. Actually not a good sign. Certainly not what one expects from a relaxing break. Relaxing was not our three-day photo trip through Berlin that, but all the more exciting.
had on Monday night, we can quartered after an eternally long drive from Schönefeld airport to our hotel room in the district Marie village. (I would never again have to land at Schoenefeld Sorry flying German Wings down only there..)
Day 1:
Armed with three cameras we started finally Tuesday morning on the way to Prenzlauer Berg, a district of the district of Pankow in the north-east of Berlin . The U6, we were within a quarter hour from the hotel on the Friedrichstrasse, from where almost everywhere can drive there on. We drove by U2 to Senefelderplatz. The U2 was the first "electric" Berlin and Germany. At that time "line 1" from Siemens built and financed out of pocket because no one gave confidence to the new technology. Well, Dad is interested in the "Rail Motor Vehicles" and its history ... and for me as a mechanical engineering student has to know something good too!
Very well. We were now at any rate in the former East Berlin, to mention the historical context. In the war of the district remained unaffected by the bombs, so that many old buildings have been preserved from the time of the century. In the GDR, many of these buildings, unfortunately, doomed to decay, so that today redone on every corner and will be renovated. The result is an interesting mixture of old and dilapidated dilapidated fresh and vital new: Small young outdoor cafes, restaurants, record shops and boutiques are located in the last little corner of an old apartment building.
For me and my black and white film was there on this sunny day no better setting. On Senefelderplatz, Kollwitzstraße corner, there is an old Eastern adventure playground, which is now closed for security reasons. The wild tree house-like wood structures, the children at that time - I think - have also built himself, had been in the children's film "The city of pirates" already setting: A gang of street children find a silver aluminum case and hidden in there. This is a U.S. military officer contains hot documents and is therefore an object of desire for all, the Americans, the Russians and the children now expect a treasure in it. Well, a very funny movie, anyway.
on the facade of the house hung over a few years ago, looking perpendicularly into the air, even giant plastic cows. I had hoped this time to shoot, but now they're gone because it is built next door. Everything is changing. Yes, as everywhere in Berlin, yet seem quite special. Originally
workers pulled a quarter of the district to the East German era rather the "system" does not quite adapted to humans. Students, cultural initiatives and writers shaped the image of the Prenzlauer Mountain. Meanwhile, the Prenzlauer Berg has rather a "trendy area" designed to live in the now I feel that rather Yupi.
it is particularly lively around the Kollwitz and the Helmholzplatz. Most particularly at the underground station and the road Eberswalder Kastanieneallee. There I found a great record store where I would want to spend a whole day. Another time ...
