Famous first

This is another post that was supposed to publish during my absence. Although it may be hard to believe, this is one of Mies van der Rohe's first commissions. It's worlds away from his later work on the TD building in Toronto  or even the New National Art Gallery right here in Berlin, but you can see the symmetry and the big windows that became so important in his later works are already apparent here. I've also got a bonus look at his gravesite over on Halcyon Travels today.

Bench and boat

A bench and some kind of boat at a local playground in Dahlem. It doesn't look quite so inviting to me, perhaps there aren't many children in this neighborhood anymore.

Dahlem dorf

Here's a look at the Dahlem Dorf U-Bahn station in the evening. The line 3 is my favourite - all the stations are cute and individual like this one!

Christmas at the Domaine

I made it to five Christmas markets this year! This shot is from the last (and best) one I visited. There is a small city farm in Berlin called The Domaine. The market here was really old-fashioned, full of handmade goods and bio products, many of which were produced at the Domaine itself! The only downside was, there weren't lots of lights and such that you find at the more commercial markets so getting photos was more difficult. I thought I would share this one of the kiddies having fun. Hope your Christmas was merry and that you've got plenty of yummy leftovers to enjoy tonight.