Monday 25 October 2010

Berlin

We went to Berlin in February this year, besides it being very cold, it was as equally inspirational.
I missed the night life due to getting far too cold and making myself ill. :(
(If you go when it is going to be cold, wrap up - but wear loose layers- I wore tight ones and it didn't work.)

However there was some fabulous graffiti and sticker inspiration which I found whilst we were mooching round during the day. I will be using this and the grafs I found in New York to make some Zines.

If you are ever in Berlin i would suggest visiting the Anne Frank museum- not so much for the museum itself, more for the alley it is situated in.

FULL of illustrative inspiration. I didn't know where to look first and was so glad I took an extra memory card for my camera! When there head for the Neurotitan book shop and gallery (that's if you make it past the alley). One piece of advice I would give you- take spares- both batteries and memory cards.

Eating out in Berlin is very much the same as the UK - you can get very good food at decent prices, or you can pay that little bit more the classier you go. We shopped around and found some great little italian bistros, but the best place we found was White Trash and Fast Food http://www.whitetrashfastfood.com/restaurant/

What an experience! The menu has to be seen to be believed, you can get your burgers rare if that's how you want them and they do a heavenly mash and gravy!!

As if the food wasn't enough the restaurant is an eclectic mix of new and old- with barbie legs hanging out of lampshades, old letter pressed posters, picnic style table clothes and some good old rock pumping out of the speakers for some interesting background noise. I felt so at home I want to go back to Berlin just to eat here every night, I miss it !

















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