Kieran Drake
@kierandrake.bsky.social
A life in photos: 🇬🇧 Deputy Ambassador @UKinGermany. Living in Berlin. Often to be found in, on or near a lake. Previously in 🇮🇳. Also father & Londoner, Fellow @RGS_IBG & @RAS_Soc. Happiest outdoors. Still on X @kieran_drake On insta @kieran_travels
Great to have some time off with the family over Easter : walking in Saxony, canoeing in the Spreewald and camping in beautiful places. Now back to Berlin fully recharged for the weeks ahead…
April 27, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Great to have some time off with the family over Easter : walking in Saxony, canoeing in the Spreewald and camping in beautiful places. Now back to Berlin fully recharged for the weeks ahead…
Reposted by Kieran Drake
A great video on Stadtbad Neukölln. For more on Berlin’s historic pools, read @kierandrake.bsky.social’s article here: www.slowtravelberlin.com/berlins-hist...
March 20, 2025 at 3:34 PM
A great video on Stadtbad Neukölln. For more on Berlin’s historic pools, read @kierandrake.bsky.social’s article here: www.slowtravelberlin.com/berlins-hist...
Merry Christmas everyone!
Air 3C, Water 5C
Air 3C, Water 5C
December 25, 2024 at 6:15 PM
Merry Christmas everyone!
Air 3C, Water 5C
Air 3C, Water 5C
First December swim this year:
Half-light, steely grey skies, and the kingfisher flashing by
Air 3C, Water 5C 🏊♂️
Half-light, steely grey skies, and the kingfisher flashing by
Air 3C, Water 5C 🏊♂️
December 5, 2024 at 8:28 AM
First December swim this year:
Half-light, steely grey skies, and the kingfisher flashing by
Air 3C, Water 5C 🏊♂️
Half-light, steely grey skies, and the kingfisher flashing by
Air 3C, Water 5C 🏊♂️
November 30, 2024 at 10:29 PM
Mist rising off the water, sun peeping through the trees. Perfect - if chilly - start to the day. 🏊♂️
Air 4C, Water 6C
Air 4C, Water 6C
November 27, 2024 at 9:24 AM
Mist rising off the water, sun peeping through the trees. Perfect - if chilly - start to the day. 🏊♂️
Air 4C, Water 6C
Air 4C, Water 6C
The tree is up! But much too nice weather to feel Christmasy!
November 26, 2024 at 5:46 PM
The tree is up! But much too nice weather to feel Christmasy!
Great coverage of the visit to Hamburg of 🇬🇧 flagship, HMS Queen Elizabeth.
And a real pleasure to host friends and partners on board yesterday to celebrate our growing defence partnership.
m.bild.de/news/inland/...
And a real pleasure to host friends and partners on board yesterday to celebrate our growing defence partnership.
m.bild.de/news/inland/...
November 22, 2024 at 10:28 AM
Great coverage of the visit to Hamburg of 🇬🇧 flagship, HMS Queen Elizabeth.
And a real pleasure to host friends and partners on board yesterday to celebrate our growing defence partnership.
m.bild.de/news/inland/...
And a real pleasure to host friends and partners on board yesterday to celebrate our growing defence partnership.
m.bild.de/news/inland/...
We cannot allow aggressors like Putin to succeed. Now more than ever, 🇬🇧 🇩🇪& our partners & allies must support Ukraine's fight for freedom, independence and victory - read @andrewmitchell67.bsky.social‘s op-ed in Die Zeit (German)
www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...
www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...
Krieg in der Ukraine: Wir können nicht zulassen, dass Aggressoren wie Putin Erfolg haben
Mit mehr Unterstützung ihrer Verbündeten könne die Ukraine gewinnen, schreibt der britische Botschafter. Die Kosten der Untätigkeit seien weitaus höher.
www.zeit.de
November 22, 2024 at 10:02 AM
We cannot allow aggressors like Putin to succeed. Now more than ever, 🇬🇧 🇩🇪& our partners & allies must support Ukraine's fight for freedom, independence and victory - read @andrewmitchell67.bsky.social‘s op-ed in Die Zeit (German)
www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...
www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...
November 20, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Always a delight to be back in Hamburg, even on a particularly cold & grey day!
November 20, 2024 at 10:12 PM
Always a delight to be back in Hamburg, even on a particularly cold & grey day!
Brilliant idea - I wonder if it’s useful for adults learning German too?! (Asking for a friend!)
Here's Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler on why he's brought a new book for German in primary schools to life: 'Wuschel auf der Erde'. Wuschel is an alien who arrives on earth with a mission to learn German. The book is now available at Goethe-Institut London!
November 17, 2024 at 4:12 PM
Brilliant idea - I wonder if it’s useful for adults learning German too?! (Asking for a friend!)
Morning mist, Norderney, October 2024
November 16, 2024 at 9:56 PM
Morning mist, Norderney, October 2024
Autumn colours in Berlin - such a beautiful time of year here.
November 16, 2024 at 9:01 AM
Autumn colours in Berlin - such a beautiful time of year here.
Reposted by Kieran Drake
November 15, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Brillant evening celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Deutsch Britische Gesellschaft which has done so much for 🇩🇪🇬🇧 relations.
Wonderful speeches Timothy Garton Ash, Jens Zimmermann & UK Ambassador to Berlin Andrew Mitchell.
Here's to the next 75 years! 🎊
Wonderful speeches Timothy Garton Ash, Jens Zimmermann & UK Ambassador to Berlin Andrew Mitchell.
Here's to the next 75 years! 🎊
November 16, 2024 at 7:40 AM
Brillant evening celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Deutsch Britische Gesellschaft which has done so much for 🇩🇪🇬🇧 relations.
Wonderful speeches Timothy Garton Ash, Jens Zimmermann & UK Ambassador to Berlin Andrew Mitchell.
Here's to the next 75 years! 🎊
Wonderful speeches Timothy Garton Ash, Jens Zimmermann & UK Ambassador to Berlin Andrew Mitchell.
Here's to the next 75 years! 🎊
Cold, damp and grey this morning … but still the best possible start to the day.
🏊♂️ 🏊♂️ 🏊♂️
Air 5C, Water 9C
🏊♂️ 🏊♂️ 🏊♂️
Air 5C, Water 9C
November 13, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Cold, damp and grey this morning … but still the best possible start to the day.
🏊♂️ 🏊♂️ 🏊♂️
Air 5C, Water 9C
🏊♂️ 🏊♂️ 🏊♂️
Air 5C, Water 9C
Great panels, important debates and good conversations: another excellent #BerlinForum. Congratulations to all @koerberip.bsky.social
November 13, 2024 at 8:59 AM
Great panels, important debates and good conversations: another excellent #BerlinForum. Congratulations to all @koerberip.bsky.social
It was great fun and a real pleasure to talk to @johnkampfner.bsky.social at the British Embassy last night about his new book “In Search of Berlin” - thanks to everyone who joined us.
Thank you to @kierandrake.bsky.social and all at the British Embassy in Berlin for a fantastic event to discuss 'In Search of Berlin', with a daunting array of historians, city experts, museum directors, journalists and many more
November 30, 2023 at 6:47 PM
It was great fun and a real pleasure to talk to @johnkampfner.bsky.social at the British Embassy last night about his new book “In Search of Berlin” - thanks to everyone who joined us.
October 30, 2023 at 8:00 PM
Great fun to host @leighturnerwriter.bsky.social‘s return to the British Embassy Berlin and to hear his advice for the Next Generation of diplomats
#HitchhikersGuideToDiplomacy
#HitchhikersGuideToDiplomacy
October 30, 2023 at 5:40 PM
Great fun to host @leighturnerwriter.bsky.social‘s return to the British Embassy Berlin and to hear his advice for the Next Generation of diplomats
#HitchhikersGuideToDiplomacy
#HitchhikersGuideToDiplomacy
The evenings may be drawing in and the water getting chillier … but what a beautiful place the #Grünewald is at dusk to run and swim
October 30, 2023 at 8:17 AM
The evenings may be drawing in and the water getting chillier … but what a beautiful place the #Grünewald is at dusk to run and swim
What a beautiful building the #HausDesRundfunks in Berlin is . Free tours several times a week if you’ve not been yet
October 28, 2023 at 12:48 PM
What a beautiful building the #HausDesRundfunks in Berlin is . Free tours several times a week if you’ve not been yet