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Happy Birthday To Me // My kind-of-perfect Berlin day

By Hilda Friday, October 3, 2014 6 Food, Out of Doors Breakfast, canal, coffee, explore, food Permalink

I had a birthday recently. And while I'm not a fan of making a big deal out of the day, I do have two simple rules for the occasion: to do something nice for myself, however small, and to buy myself a present -- however small. As luck would have it, this year my birthday ...

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Getting Away // A lake weekend in Brodowin

By Hilda Monday, August 4, 2014 2 Out of Doors, Places Brandenburg, cycling, explore, lakes, outdoors Permalink

It was as soon as I boarded the train that I realized just how much I had needed to get away. Berlin, I love you but you’re bringing me down. As I climbed the stairs to the upper deck of the Regionalbahn train car – northbound, destination Chorin – and took my seat as the ...

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Semper fidelis // The Tempelhof pet cemetery

By Hilda Thursday, April 3, 2014 0 Out of Doors, Places cemetery, explore, outdoors, Tempelhof Permalink

"Happiness is a warm puppy." -Charles M. Schulz I love dogs. Love them. I love tugging gently on their floppy, furry little ears. I love the nose-nuzzle they do when they're vying for a dose of your affection. I love the warm, cozy smell of a dog's belly when it unfurls after a long sleep. I love how ...

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Mauerweg // Cycling the former Berlin Wall

By Hilda Tuesday, October 1, 2013 4 History, Out of Doors Berlin Wall, cycling, day tripping, Neukölln, Treptow Permalink

Like no other city I've known, Berlin knows how to cultivate beauty from out of desolation. There's a turnoff to a pretty, tree-lined bike path that I pass often on the way to and from my Treptow Schrebergarten. (More about that here.) I'd known that the path ran the length of the former Berlin Wall, but ...

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