Only in Germany

For the past two weeks all the stores have gotten all their christmas stuff out, and now you can find all you need to have a proper merry Christmas in October. You can find decorations, cookies, advent calendars, stollens and some ads are already Christmas themed aswell. 

This was amazingly weird for me, but now that it's uncommonly warm in Germany it feels like the silliest thing ever. 

I don't even want to imagine how everything is going to look in December.

Bonanza Coffee

I just had to experience what all the hype is about.

I went, I saw, I drank, I liked.

I do admire the concept but I would have appreciated more explanation about the different variety of coffee drinks being offered and about the making. I think that is the good and long lasting value, offering a good product while educating about it.

Nonetheless I thought the place was really nice and loved sitting outside looking at passerbyes while sipping on my warm and strong black coffee.

Flohmarkt am Boxhagener Platz

Following this amazing Berlin guide we went to the flea market at Boxhagener Platz, in Friedrichschain, instead of going to the old Mauerpark one. We started with some good coffee and a vegan cherry cheesecake at Goodies (also from the guide) and then we walked around the square. I loved this area of Friedreichschain, unknown to me, and that I already want to go back to. We came across another Flohmarkt and in general loved the typical berliner wide cobbled streets with golden-leafed trees on each side. It was a very nice and typicaly berliner way to spend a sunny Sunday morning.

Gegen Against Contra

Neukölln, Berlin, 14-10-2012.

a Sunday walk, NordCampus

Last Sunday morning was a cold and cloudy one, so walking for 45 minutes to the Nordcampus seemed like the best plan ever. I'm so glad I got to see this part of town, this rather dull and unwelcomingly grey part of town. It made me value even more my current living situation and the beautiful city centre. 

Ugliness can sometimes be charming... I guess.

this morning in Theaterplatz

Today the sun was so gorgeous early in the morning, that I changed my daily commute to see how the fall trees were doing. The Theaterplatz looked specially charming so I couldn't resist taking a couple of pictures. 

I'm starting to understand the whole "fall crisp weather" if by 4 degrees celsius we mean "crisp".

Rammelsberg

Loving the horrible pictures my simple digital camera captured down in the Rammelsberg mines, near Goslar.