Another Shore ………….Berlin

Rambling aimlessly through the streets of the Ost recently, I came across a brightly-lit corner building round the back of the Russian (formerly Soviet) Embassy (which, incidentally, is immediately adjacent to the offices of Aeroflot).  Initially I was struck by the multiple chandeliers hanging in the large first-floor room.  So I approached with caution and [...]

“Laws are like sausages. It’s better not to see them being made.”

Otto von Bismark

The same is also true of railway stations. Berlin has been fortunate over the last few years to enjoy many exciting infrastructural projects, including the modernisation of its buildings, roads and railways. Near to my flat in youthful Friedrichshain, the [...]