Berlin, city of contrasts,
where empty lots dot the city
and the bomb-scarred buildings stand next to newly renovated ones.
City of graffiti, in low...
and high places.
City of culture --
My Fair Lady at the Admiralspalast Theater, and
lunch with Zoe at the actors' cafeteria at the Gorky Theater.
City of cultures.
Turkish Market
And, since last summer, my sister's city.
I spent 3 great days with Madeline, enjoying Berlin....
meeting the one and only Roland...
who entertained me with a fashion show while Maddy was getting dressed.
And ringing in the new year.
Fireworks are the people's pleasure in Berlin. Everyone buys some, and shoots them off all night till they run out. Charlotte and Jürgen, the germans in the group, brought some along for us. We went out to the street at 12 and it was already exploding with fireworks, sparklers, cracks and pops and flashes. The air filled with thick smoke. It was wild and loud and, for us expats, wonderfully subversive. Check MOC tomorrow for a video.
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