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Two sides of Berlin: Reichstag und Teufelsberg

Reichstag On my first visit to Berlin we are heading towards the historical center and visit the renovated building of German parliament (Reichstag). We climb slowly along the spiral ramp, listening to voice from headphones describing the scene behind the modern glass dome and observe modern buildings, renovated remains of historical monuments, parks, TV tower... Reflectors are lightening the evening scene and leave the impression that we are standing on the border of a modern future ... Teufelsberg - NSA tower ... a few weeks later we are again in Berlin. This time we are climbing stairs of an old tower hidden in the middle of the forest, which used to serve as a listening tower during the cold war. It surrounds us by mystical creaking, screeching and drumming as sheets and torn parts of the tower casing are crashing into the metal structure. Graffiti cover every free piece of walls around us and vegetation is slowly winning over the human. Out of a sudden, it is gett...

Where it started: Aller Anfang ist schwer

I just arrived in  Prague from Germany...again...and now, sitting behind the window, watching the last winter snow glowing in the sun and frost trying to keep the winter a bit longer among streets, I started to think about the last year. The last year, which I spent partly here in my home country and partly in Germany with my boyfriend. The last year, which was interwoven with the endless thread of wonderful experiences, love, harmony, and discoveries but also with many challenges and moments when two different words clash together, trying to find a position where the toothed wheels of different size will fit perfectly...