Berlin Interlude - compare and contrast

In a past life, when I was a working woman, the New Year meant an end to the Christmas lull.  By 8.30 am on January 2nd I would be found in a factory with 40 machines and 95 decibels, ear defenders clamped to my ears, pressing green buttons and hoping that none of the operators was suffering from an excess of Christmas spirit.


This year I was still in bed at 8.30 am and and not even thinking of doing anything until January 12th when I had my assessment.  And after that I went to Berlin for 5 days.  Here are the photographs:-

Picasso

Picasso

Picasso

Berlinische Galerie

Extremely spooky installation of life size figures with grilles in their faces

Funky dancing skeleton from the Neues Museum

Berliner Dom with TV tower in background

Brandenburg Gate

Berlin has the most amazing and diverse street art

Jenny Beavan

Artist unknown but made from paper



What I liked most about Berlin was the availability of everything.  Art, nightlife, music, shopping, it was all there.  It wasn't a pretty city and didn't even feel like a capital city - for inspiration though it was brilliant.