alex robinson » Berlin

Back to normal…

alex — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:25:25 +0000

So much for the sun… It was a good two days!

When it’s cold out…

alex — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:23:03 +0000

Well, given that temperatures have been particularly low lately, and ther’s no end in sight, one might wonder how anyone survives the winter here in northern Germany. The trick is a balanced mixture of hefeweizen, potatoes and meat (optional), apfelstruedel and some good German atmosphere. So we headed to the Restaurant Markthalle in Kreuzberg for just that recipe…

Sun finally!

alex — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 07:49:16 +0000

Yesterday was the first day with any sunshine at all since 15 days ago. Apparently that’s a record, although it seemed kinda like par for the course to me…

Spring is here

alex — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 08:47:43 +0000

Well, the time has changed, so it’s actually light out until a reasonable hour. The sun has been shining almost continuously, and I don’t have to wear a jacket outside anymore. Plus there are little buds appearing on all the trees outside. No blooming yet, but the pressure’s building. Reminds me I should probably invest in some allergy medicine soon!

Here are just a few pics, not all related to Spring – but all related to me!

Slow cookin!
In all its glory.
Delicious.
This was a protest of bailout money for banks. �Work is shit�, �Tear down capitalism� - productive messages.
Activism
Visiting the Dr Pong - the ping pong bar
Visits from afar.
I've been hard at work...
But at least we have nice breaks.
Riding through Tiergarten
Out for coffee
Sunset at 7:35pm!
More coffee, or was it ice cream?
Watching mating rituals of exotic ducks
Blue skys
On the way home from work
Buds! Green!
I like nice weather :)

Late Winter in Berlin

alex — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:25:46 +0000

Well, in the spirit of the season, here are a few random pictures from the past couple of months. Although, I’ll be hoping the sun will pop out a bit more often now that Spring has officially begun.

Foggy January morning downtown
Don't you always want your pineapples to be extra sweaty??
Enjoying the performance 200th Birthday of Mendelssohn-Bartholdy - did you know that, among other things, he wrote the wedding march?
�Greek wine instead of German rain� - is this targeted advertising, or what?
Snowy surprise in February. Notice the creative snow plow job.
A break for sunshine at work at PIK.
Strolling in the secret park we just found two blocks from the house!
Late March hail surprise!
Complete with afternoon sunshine :).
Me, looking smug it seems.

Fall in Berlin

alex — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 21:47:32 +0000

Here are some random scenes from Berlin. I hoped to send these pictures as updates whenever I spontaneously took them. This desire would have been realized with technological help such as my friend Aaron recently alerted me to. Alas, I’m not that plugged in yet. Instead, here you have my random spontaneity in bulk condensed form. Enjoy!

Coffee corner at Fontina's place.
Random sunset from my window.
Passing by the Hauptbahnhof entrance
Typical scene from the bus passing by Potsdamer Platz
Sunset in my neighborhood
Fontina's house - can you spot the Greek flag?
My university (satellite campus)... starting classes Oct 20th.
My new office. Can you guess which side is mine?
Sunrise near the Hauptbahnhof
Sunshine in the back of my building
Checking out the Berlin Marathon from above
The healthy Danish contingent was cheering vigorously.
Fall's approaching at the TU-Berlin
Red leaves in my hof.
Celebrating German Unity!
Saturday at Krumme Lanke (a lake in Berlin)
Stage at the Staatsoper for one of the best (and strangest) operas I've seen - it was Eugene Onegin
Battling an invasion of fungi!
Ongoing construction on my neighboring street - notice the rerouting of the water pipes... also notice my new washing machine being delivered!
My new, fully installed washing machine, fits like a glove.
After some rain.
Walking to work in Autumn.
A blurry me.
Arrival to my building.
Shiny cathedral top.
The stairs remaining from tearing down the Palace der Republik (ugly, but revered old East Berlin building that was torn down finally). Why are the stairs still there???
At the coffee shop in Hackescher Markt
Yummy.
Riding home through the Brandenburg Gate
On my sweet new ride!!
It was only 25� at the Flea Market!

Things are looking up!

My new home

alex — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:46:17 +0000

So after several grueling trips to Ikea and the hardware store (as well as to the bank!), I finally seem to be getting set up!

The living room
Colorful bathroom, with a shower view IN from a balcony (working on fixing that...)
Bedroom
My kitchen!
A couch (that unfolds into a bed, hint hint!)
The wintergarden corner
View to the street
And you can barely make out the future brothel down the street (only I'm not joking...)
The entry way (needs some decorations, eh?)
Me, hard at work, as usual!
Hard rain in Berlin
Even hail!
Breakin' in the new place
My street corner, with Moox Cafe!
Sittin' pretty