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You can now subscribe on Instagram where we post exclusive reels and more for members: instagram.com/slowberlin
Or the good old fashioned will get you website access too: steadyhq.com/en/slowtrave...
Both from 3€ a month, which goes a long way to help us survive.
Pls share 🙏
What was the Kaiser Friedrich Museum in 1945 was renamed the Bode Museum in 1956. Refurbished and reopened in 2096, the museum now houses the Sculpture Collection of works dating up to ca. 1800, the Museum of Byzantine Art, and the Numismatic Collection.
www.museumsinsel-berlin.de/en/buildings...
www.museumsinsel-berlin.de/en/buildings...
January 3, 2026 at 8:53 AM
What was the Kaiser Friedrich Museum in 1945 was renamed the Bode Museum in 1956. Refurbished and reopened in 2096, the museum now houses the Sculpture Collection of works dating up to ca. 1800, the Museum of Byzantine Art, and the Numismatic Collection.
www.museumsinsel-berlin.de/en/buildings...
www.museumsinsel-berlin.de/en/buildings...
“Berlin is where I live and therefore I take most of my pictures here. I wouldn’t say Berlin is the best place in the world for street photography (that would be New York City), but it’s relatively easy in Berlin.”
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January 2, 2026 at 3:49 PM
“Berlin is where I live and therefore I take most of my pictures here. I wouldn’t say Berlin is the best place in the world for street photography (that would be New York City), but it’s relatively easy in Berlin.”
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January 2, 2026 at 10:41 AM
We dropped into the Metzer Eck again over Xmas. The oldest family-run German pub in Prenzlauer Berg, it’s a wonderful time-capsule with its original wood panelling, decor and photos of celebrity GDR patrons. The service is friendly and they have Rollberg Rot on tap 😋
January 1, 2026 at 8:53 PM
We dropped into the Metzer Eck again over Xmas. The oldest family-run German pub in Prenzlauer Berg, it’s a wonderful time-capsule with its original wood panelling, decor and photos of celebrity GDR patrons. The service is friendly and they have Rollberg Rot on tap 😋
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Happy Public Domain Day! At the start of each year, a new set of works is freed from copyright — ready to be shared, reused, and reimagined. See our highlights — Hannah Arendt, Albert Einstein, Langston Hughes, William Faulkner, and many more. #publicdomain
Happy Public Domain Day 2026!
Each January 1st is Public Domain Day, when a new crop of works have their copyrights expire and become free to share and reuse for any purpose. Here's our highlights for 2026.
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January 1, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Happy Public Domain Day! At the start of each year, a new set of works is freed from copyright — ready to be shared, reused, and reimagined. See our highlights — Hannah Arendt, Albert Einstein, Langston Hughes, William Faulkner, and many more. #publicdomain
Some images snapped during an architectural meander through Berlin by UK Brutalism photographer Tom 8enjamin ...
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January 1, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Some images snapped during an architectural meander through Berlin by UK Brutalism photographer Tom 8enjamin ...
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January 1, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Happy New Year to all you lovely ppl / BLN fans ❤️
December 31, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Happy New Year to all you lovely ppl / BLN fans ❤️
Some Good Reads from 2025…
December 31, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Some Good Reads from 2025…
Darkness has fallen. Are we all ready? 💥
Photo: Marzahn, New Year’s Eve, 1984. Bundesarchiv.
Photo: Marzahn, New Year’s Eve, 1984. Bundesarchiv.
December 31, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Darkness has fallen. Are we all ready? 💥
Photo: Marzahn, New Year’s Eve, 1984. Bundesarchiv.
Photo: Marzahn, New Year’s Eve, 1984. Bundesarchiv.
Since we finally got some snow today, here’s a little gallery of our fave Snowy Berlin pics from over the years. ⛄️
More: www.slowtravelberlin.com/berlin-winte...
More: www.slowtravelberlin.com/berlin-winte...
December 31, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Since we finally got some snow today, here’s a little gallery of our fave Snowy Berlin pics from over the years. ⛄️
More: www.slowtravelberlin.com/berlin-winte...
More: www.slowtravelberlin.com/berlin-winte...
More of these sun-filled winter days please Berlin weather Gods! 🙏
December 30, 2025 at 4:39 PM
More of these sun-filled winter days please Berlin weather Gods! 🙏
"Erich Mielke was born in Wedding, a district in the northern part of Berlin, on December 29th 1907; his parents helped found the Communist Party of Germany (KPD)..."
Tam Eastley on Stasi leader Erich Mielke—“the most feared man in the GDR”
www.slowtravelberlin.com/on-the-mielk...
Tam Eastley on Stasi leader Erich Mielke—“the most feared man in the GDR”
www.slowtravelberlin.com/on-the-mielk...
December 30, 2025 at 12:55 PM
"Erich Mielke was born in Wedding, a district in the northern part of Berlin, on December 29th 1907; his parents helped found the Communist Party of Germany (KPD)..."
Tam Eastley on Stasi leader Erich Mielke—“the most feared man in the GDR”
www.slowtravelberlin.com/on-the-mielk...
Tam Eastley on Stasi leader Erich Mielke—“the most feared man in the GDR”
www.slowtravelberlin.com/on-the-mielk...
How NOT to dispose of your Christmas tree 🤦🏻♂️
December 30, 2025 at 9:02 AM
How NOT to dispose of your Christmas tree 🤦🏻♂️
It’s time for another game of “guess the staircase!” — who recognises this well-stickered and graffitied classic in the Mitte district? 👀
December 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM
It’s time for another game of “guess the staircase!” — who recognises this well-stickered and graffitied classic in the Mitte district? 👀
A gentle reminder as we head towards a new year…
December 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
A gentle reminder as we head towards a new year…
Walter Benjamin’s review of Hessel’s “Secret Berlin” (1927). Our profile of Franz Hessel: www.slowtravelberlin.com/franz-hessel...
December 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Walter Benjamin’s review of Hessel’s “Secret Berlin” (1927). Our profile of Franz Hessel: www.slowtravelberlin.com/franz-hessel...
When West #Berlin’s KaDeWe department store re-opened after WW2 (in 1950) it drew a crowd of 180,000... (yes that’s bigger than the NYE line at Berghain)
December 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
When West #Berlin’s KaDeWe department store re-opened after WW2 (in 1950) it drew a crowd of 180,000... (yes that’s bigger than the NYE line at Berghain)