{"id":21,"date":"2011-09-24T00:48:54","date_gmt":"2011-09-23T22:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.naraelle.net\/chidberlin11\/?p=21"},"modified":"2011-09-24T00:56:47","modified_gmt":"2011-09-23T22:56:47","slug":"warming-up-to-berlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naraelle.net\/chidberlin11\/2011\/09\/24\/warming-up-to-berlin\/","title":{"rendered":"warming up to Berlin"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chance and I met John and his lovely wife Eleanor today in their (and the students’) new Berlin neighborhood, Kreuzberg. It’s a beautiful part of the city, with a lively and diverse feel. Though we spent most of the day taking care of various administrative and technological tasks (it’s always a challenge to get settled into a whole new system of cell phones, internet and ATMs!), we got to enjoy the great fall weather and explore a little of our new surroundings too.<\/p>\n

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We started out with a walk through the park along the Engelbecken and Luisenstadt Canal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Like the rest of Berlin, the architecture in this neighborhood is full of contrasts. We admired the Max-Taut-Haus on Oranienplatz, which fits so well into Berlin’s current aesthetic that you might never guess it was built between 1931-33. Max Taut, the architect, was Bruno Taut’s brother. The stately St. Thomas Kirche<\/a> was constructed in the mid-1860s.<\/p>\n

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We finished up the evening at Hasir<\/a>, a delicious Turkish restaurant on the corner of Orianienstrasse and Adalbertstrasse.<\/p>\n

The students arrive on Monday, and we’re looking forward to commencing our explorations of this fantastic neighborhood – and the rest of the city – together!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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