17 December 2008

Pre Christmas time in Berlin

Well to get some Christmas feeling we decided to go to Berlin for a long weekend. How beautiful the city was decorated. The huge department stores as well as the streets dipped into light.

This is the famous KaDeWe department store.












This is how it looks when you enter. Gold, silver crystals, bulbs, ornaments....








Entrance hall.













This is for window shopping, like a fairy tale




















More window shopping.












Near the elevators we find huge decorative vases tastefully made up in either gold or silver.















Of course a Santa is sitting there giving goodies to the kids.



















Concerts are being given in almost all churches, be it gospels, organ, instrumental, monks singing or children practicing for Christmas.

Opposite KaDeW we find our famous Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche. A church that was bombed during WWII as was the whole city of Berlin. The old church was not rebuilt but a new one instead next to it. It is classic modern with blue glass windows and huge protecting Jesus instead of a cross over the altar.



Here we see the ruin of the old church and the new one next to it.
The lights are from a Christmas market of which Berlin has ca. 50. They used to sell stuff like warm outfits and sweets but also Christmas ornaments.
Nowadays stalls for hot wine and hotdogs, famous Bratwurst and other specialties are being served.

4 comments:

cotedetexas said...

Oh my!!! HOW GORGEOUS! and I love that Santa - he is so different than ours!!!

thanks for your comment!
Joni

Relyn Lawson said...

I'm in!! I really, really hope your wish comes true. I would love to tour Berlin with you in person. Till then, I am very glad to get such incredible glimpses right here on your blog. I love all these images, but Santa the most. He is so much more elegant than ours.

Hollister H. Hovey said...

These are so beautiful! My friend just returned from Berlin and said he'd move there in a second. Looks wonderful.

kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk said...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFowI_I2YVM

Woman in the black and white dress is stong and sexy!
(0:20)….the attack…(1.03)…ground wrestling

(6:21)…tough ground wrestling
(6:26)…She has got her in the hold!
(6:52)…She is on top!
(7:16)…kesa-gatame…there is no escape finally after eight minutes.
(8:12)…cute dress!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCm22UFOiQ0

Sharon Stone in a bikini…ulalalaaaaa…..!

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Betrifft:

In einem über vierzig Minuten anhaltenden Kampf versucht Kristin Etzhold einen starken Mann zu bezwingen. Immer wieder ist sie obenauf. Wird sie es schaffen? Ein hartes Ringen!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbvfNMxgVLc

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