Mar 1st, 2009 at 11:00AM: The Westin Grand hotel in Berlin has recently added a surprisingly creative package to their lineup of perks. Instead of the usual drab spa services, or package with a snack in your room, the Westin is offering guests the chance to stay at their hotel and take home a piece of the Berlin wall. Right in the main lobby of the hotel is an authentic piece of the wall, weighing in at 2.7 tons. Guests ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Berlin hotel offers bed, breakfast and a piece of the wall
Mar 1st, 2009 at 11:00AM: The Westin Grand hotel in Berlin has recently added a surprisingly creative package to their lineup of perks. Instead of the usual drab spa services, or package with a snack in your room, the Westin is offering guests the chance to stay at their hotel and take home a piece of the Berlin wall. Right in the main lobby of the hotel is an authentic piece of the wall, weighing in at 2.7 tons. Guests ...Berlin celebrates 20 years of wall's collapse
Jan 12th, 2009 at 12:00PM: The Berlin Wall was pulled down 20 years ago, giving birth to a new industry: selling pieces of the Berlin Wall. Remember that? Well, all the pieces were probably bought long ago (well, except the "real" one that you picked up last week, of course), but there is still plenty you can do to celebrate. The list of cultural events is long and impressive, like the German translation of a short word in ...Being in Berlin: Graffiti, graffiti, graffiti
Jun 10th, 2008 at 1:00PM: One of the things you cannot not notice in Berlin is graffiti. You'd be hard-pressed to find an abandoned wall or building without it. Somehow, it works here.
Of course, there is graffiti and there is graffiti. While I hate when vandals ruin the facades of baroque building by spray-painting something on them, I have become a big fan of graffiti in Berlin. I guess you can't underestimate the ...1 in 5 Germans Want The Berlin Wall Back
Oct 2nd, 2007 at 10:57PM: Here's an interesting tidbit I heard on the radio today while driving to my favourite sushi place: 1 in 5 Germans want the Berlin Wall back. An iconic symbol of the Cold War and the divide between communism and capitalism, the Berlin Wall was broken down amidst much celebration in 1990. And perhaps even more surprising? Those who want it back are mostly Eastern Germans. Apparently, breaking down ...
