After seven wonderful days abroad, I have arrived back in San Francisco. How I miss my home town. The city of Emperor Norton, the city that popularized the Irish Coffee, the city of social deviants… how I missed thee. Time to see Max and Zoe, enjoy Starbucks iced coffee the way it should be made, and […]
Tag Archives: Germany
November
23
7 DAYS IN GERMANY: LEAVING BERLIN
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
Berlin has a hipster element and yes it is decidedly gritty in parts. It is a city where graffiti isn’t vandalism, it is art. It is a city and a people who had embraced the past no matter how bad it was and are running with it headlong into the future. Today I leave the […]
November
22
7 DAYS IN GERMANY: THE CHRISTMAS MARKET IN POTSDAMER PLATZ
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
The Christmas Markets (Christkindlmarkt) were a fine way to end the trip. We went by Potsdamer Platz to visit the stalls and drink some warm mulled wine. For those fellow Jewish kids out there, the Christmas Markets are street markets throughout Europe that are held during the four weeks of Advent. Generally held in the […]
November
19
7 DAYS IN GERMANY: MIDNIGHT CABARET
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
There almost is a cliche in seeing cabaret in Berlin. I honestly did not want to go. But Red wanted to go, and therefore I wanted to go. We took a cab across the city and this experience ended up being one of my top ten life experiences. At the CHAMALEON Theater, we saw a […]
November
17
7 DAYS IN GERMANY: ROOFTOP PARTY AT SOHO HAUS IN EAST BERLIN
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
This evening took me to East Berlin. Following a day full of work activities, hosting international press interviews, and attending conference keynote addresses, I went to a private party at the Soho Haus Berlin. My towncar to East Berlin took me past the city’s landmarks. Soho Haus Berlin used to be a former Nazi headquarters. The original building […]
November
16
7 Days in Germany: Arrival in Berlin
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
After 25 hours (including layovers) I touch down today in the mother city of Berlin. It was surreal flying in via Frankfurt and when the towncar took me from the airport to city center. Berlin is in the midst of preparing for Christmas. Christmas Markets are being setup. Decorations are being hung on street lamps. […]
