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*whispering to my grandma on her deathbed*
why are you following taco bell on facebook?
why are you following taco bell on facebook?
November 15, 2024 at 4:02 PM
*whispering to my grandma on her deathbed*
why are you following taco bell on facebook?
why are you following taco bell on facebook?
Don’t forget about the Kleine Kneipen. They have rights too! 🥰
September 19, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Don’t forget about the Kleine Kneipen. They have rights too! 🥰
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Every time I cycle past this place in Potsdam, I am reminded that it was here that Truman told Stalin the US had successfully tested the atom bomb.
Have a nice weekend!
Have a nice weekend!
September 19, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Every time I cycle past this place in Potsdam, I am reminded that it was here that Truman told Stalin the US had successfully tested the atom bomb.
Have a nice weekend!
Have a nice weekend!
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Things you find in Berlins courtyards
September 19, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Things you find in Berlins courtyards
Today at 2pm. Drop a line to join :)
September 19, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Today at 2pm. Drop a line to join :)
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Balconies for all.
September 18, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Balconies for all.
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The Neon Alphabet.
Day 13: M is for Milchbar.
As we are now halfway through, we will be taking a short break; but the alphabet will continue next week…
Day 13: M is for Milchbar.
As we are now halfway through, we will be taking a short break; but the alphabet will continue next week…
September 18, 2026 at 10:30 AM
The Neon Alphabet.
Day 13: M is for Milchbar.
As we are now halfway through, we will be taking a short break; but the alphabet will continue next week…
Day 13: M is for Milchbar.
As we are now halfway through, we will be taking a short break; but the alphabet will continue next week…
Bernauer Straße in the 1980s
©️ Landesarchiv Berlin / Günter Schneider
©️ Landesarchiv Berlin / Günter Schneider
September 18, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Bernauer Straße in the 1980s
©️ Landesarchiv Berlin / Günter Schneider
©️ Landesarchiv Berlin / Günter Schneider
Finally made it to queer-run indie bookshop Metis, which opened around a year ago on Gleimstrasse (Prenzlauer Berg) and offers a considered selection of books in several languages — as well as a cute and colourful cafe.
www.instagram.com/metis.books....
www.instagram.com/metis.books....
September 18, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Finally made it to queer-run indie bookshop Metis, which opened around a year ago on Gleimstrasse (Prenzlauer Berg) and offers a considered selection of books in several languages — as well as a cute and colourful cafe.
www.instagram.com/metis.books....
www.instagram.com/metis.books....
Georg Grosz - Street Scene (Kurfürstendamm) - Berlin, 1925
September 17, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Georg Grosz - Street Scene (Kurfürstendamm) - Berlin, 1925
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"These books can provide a better understanding of the geography of, the history behind and the collateral damage caused by the Berlin Wall— a monument to humankind’s perversity."—Suzanne Munshower.
www.slowtravelberlin.com/top-10-books...
www.slowtravelberlin.com/top-10-books...
September 17, 2026 at 11:44 AM
"These books can provide a better understanding of the geography of, the history behind and the collateral damage caused by the Berlin Wall— a monument to humankind’s perversity."—Suzanne Munshower.
www.slowtravelberlin.com/top-10-books...
www.slowtravelberlin.com/top-10-books...
Another fabulous Berlin bar interior to try and guess the name of 👀 🕵🏻♂️
September 17, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Another fabulous Berlin bar interior to try and guess the name of 👀 🕵🏻♂️
"These books can provide a better understanding of the geography of, the history behind and the collateral damage caused by the Berlin Wall— a monument to humankind’s perversity."—Suzanne Munshower.
www.slowtravelberlin.com/top-10-books...
www.slowtravelberlin.com/top-10-books...
September 17, 2026 at 11:44 AM
"These books can provide a better understanding of the geography of, the history behind and the collateral damage caused by the Berlin Wall— a monument to humankind’s perversity."—Suzanne Munshower.
www.slowtravelberlin.com/top-10-books...
www.slowtravelberlin.com/top-10-books...
Gm to Berlin’s backyards, always a pleasure and often a surprise to explore… 🫡 ☕️
September 17, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Gm to Berlin’s backyards, always a pleasure and often a surprise to explore… 🫡 ☕️
Is everything ok in West Berlin?
September 17, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Is everything ok in West Berlin?
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‘When Voltaire arrived in London in May 1726 (“without a penny, sick to death of a violent ague, a stranger, alone, helpless”, he told a correspondent in his newly mastered English), he was fresh from a spectacular feud.’
Thomas Keymer on Voltaire in London:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Thomas Keymer on Voltaire in London:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Thomas Keymer · Mangeons du jésuite: Voltaire in England
‘Almost everything is imitation,’ Voltaire wrote in one of the French editions of Lettres philosophiques. Books were...
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September 16, 2026 at 6:35 PM
‘When Voltaire arrived in London in May 1726 (“without a penny, sick to death of a violent ague, a stranger, alone, helpless”, he told a correspondent in his newly mastered English), he was fresh from a spectacular feud.’
Thomas Keymer on Voltaire in London:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Thomas Keymer on Voltaire in London:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Name the veteran Berlin boozer 👀
September 16, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Name the veteran Berlin boozer 👀
Ernst Thälmann Park, East Berlin, 1985
September 16, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Ernst Thälmann Park, East Berlin, 1985
This is a great book for anyone who likes techno and Berlin history. So many great interviews, quotes and stories from the people who were there—East and West—before, during and after the Wall fell.
Photos by Ben de Biel.
www.slowtravelberlin.com/the-night-th...
Photos by Ben de Biel.
www.slowtravelberlin.com/the-night-th...
September 16, 2026 at 10:18 AM
This is a great book for anyone who likes techno and Berlin history. So many great interviews, quotes and stories from the people who were there—East and West—before, during and after the Wall fell.
Photos by Ben de Biel.
www.slowtravelberlin.com/the-night-th...
Photos by Ben de Biel.
www.slowtravelberlin.com/the-night-th...
Guten morgen to Berliner Marlene Dietrich modelling w some vinyl (1926) 🔥 ☕️
September 16, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Guten morgen to Berliner Marlene Dietrich modelling w some vinyl (1926) 🔥 ☕️
Left to right – Heidegger, Axelos, Lacan, Jean Beaufret (recipient of the Letter on Humanism), Elfriede Heidegger, Sylvia Bataille (by this time married to Lacan).
September 15, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Left to right – Heidegger, Axelos, Lacan, Jean Beaufret (recipient of the Letter on Humanism), Elfriede Heidegger, Sylvia Bataille (by this time married to Lacan).
September 15, 2026 at 6:24 PM
S Bahn Leninallee, now S Bahn Landsberger Allee, back in 1950.
Photographer: Heinz Funck ©️ Bundesarchiv
Photographer: Heinz Funck ©️ Bundesarchiv
September 15, 2026 at 2:28 PM
S Bahn Leninallee, now S Bahn Landsberger Allee, back in 1950.
Photographer: Heinz Funck ©️ Bundesarchiv
Photographer: Heinz Funck ©️ Bundesarchiv