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![I was back in Berlin last weekend to play another show with The Monochrome Set, and took time out to grab photos of some of the interesting street art, graffiti […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/berlin-posters-graffiti-01-115x115.jpg "Berlin photos: graffiti, street art and posters, May 2018")
Berlin photos: graffiti, street art and posters, May 2018
Posted on Tuesday, May 8, 2018 | No CommentsI was back in Berlin last weekend to play another show with The Monochrome Set, and took time out to grab photos of some of the interesting street art, graffiti […] -
![I enjoyed a week in Berlin back in 2014, and it was great to get the chance to revisit the city recently. Sadly, it was something of a flying visit, as […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/berlin-photos-dec-2017-20-115x115.jpg "Berlin photos – station, stickers, squats, Roter Salon and bloody gentrification")
Berlin photos – station, stickers, squats, Roter Salon and bloody gentrification
Posted on Friday, Mar 17, 2017 | 1 CommentI enjoyed a week in Berlin back in 2014, and it was great to get the chance to revisit the city recently. Sadly, it was something of a flying visit, as […] -
![Here’s a scene from my visit to Berlin earlier this year, showing a couple sat in front of an extravagant fountain in the centre of the city. The photo was […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/berlin-fountain-115x115.jpg "Photo of the day: By the Berlin fountain")
Photo of the day: By the Berlin fountain
Posted on Saturday, Nov 29, 2014 | No CommentsHere’s a scene from my visit to Berlin earlier this year, showing a couple sat in front of an extravagant fountain in the centre of the city. The photo was […] -
![I really enjoyed my short trip to Berlin a few months back, and am slowly working my way through the hundreds of photos I took on my travels around the […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/berlin-graffiti-signs-scenes-011-115x115.jpg "Berlin graffiti, signs and street scenes – photo feature")
Berlin graffiti, signs and street scenes – photo feature
Posted on Tuesday, Sep 30, 2014 | No CommentsI really enjoyed my short trip to Berlin a few months back, and am slowly working my way through the hundreds of photos I took on my travels around the […] -
![Located to the south-east of the city centre, is Treptower Park, a large 88.2 hectare public space created between 1876 and 1888. Home to the striking Soviet War Memorial, the park […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/treptower-park-insel-der-jugland-011-115x115.jpg "A walk through Treptower Park and the Island of Youth, Berlin")
A walk through Treptower Park and the Island of Youth, Berlin
Posted on Thursday, Aug 28, 2014 | 1 CommentLocated to the south-east of the city centre, is Treptower Park, a large 88.2 hectare public space created between 1876 and 1888. Home to the striking Soviet War Memorial, the park […] -
![Built in 1961, the 28 mile Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic that cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin. […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/berlin-wall-graffiti-2014-011-115x115.jpg "Photos of graffiti and artwork on the Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany")
Photos of graffiti and artwork on the Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany
Posted on Friday, Aug 15, 2014 | No CommentsBuilt in 1961, the 28 mile Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic that cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin. […] -
![Located in the rapidly hipsterfying district of Neukölln in south-east Berlin is the Flomarkt, a fantastic flea market with a rich mix of secondhand clothes, old electronics, new art, handmade item, bric-a-brac […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/berlin-flowmarkt-neukolln-011-115x115.jpg "Neukölln Flomarkt photos – a wonderfully offbeat Berlin fleamarket")
Neukölln Flomarkt photos – a wonderfully offbeat Berlin fleamarket
Posted on Tuesday, Jul 29, 2014 | 1 CommentLocated in the rapidly hipsterfying district of Neukölln in south-east Berlin is the Flomarkt, a fantastic flea market with a rich mix of secondhand clothes, old electronics, new art, handmade item, bric-a-brac […] -
Photos of Treptower Park, the Soviet War Memorial in Berlin, Germany
Posted on Thursday, Jul 24, 2014 | No CommentsSituated in Berlin’s Treptower Park, the Soviet War Memorial is a massive war memorial and military cemetery commemorating 5,000 of the 80,000 Soviet soldiers who fell in the Battle of Berlin during April–May 1945. -
![Taking place every Tuesday and Friday in Berlin is the Turkish Market in Maybachufer, Neukölln. Open from 11am to 6.30pm, it’s a great place to buy some great food and rake in the […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/turkish-market-maybachufer-berlin-neukolln-011-115x115.jpg "Photo feature – Turkish Market, Maybachufer in Berlin Neukölln, Germany")
Photo feature – Turkish Market, Maybachufer in Berlin Neukölln, Germany
Posted on Friday, Jul 18, 2014 | 1 CommentTaking place every Tuesday and Friday in Berlin is the Turkish Market in Maybachufer, Neukölln. Open from 11am to 6.30pm, it’s a great place to buy some great food and rake in the […] -
![Berlin’s got some absolutely amazing bars, and although we were only there long enough to sample a mere handful, we felt right at home at Bar Mama in the Neukölln district as soon as […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/bar-mama-berlin-02-115x115.jpg "My favourite Berlin bar – Bar Mama, Hobrechtstraße 61 12047 Berlin")
My favourite Berlin bar – Bar Mama, Hobrechtstraße 61 12047 Berlin
Posted on Wednesday, Jul 2, 2014 | No CommentsBerlin’s got some absolutely amazing bars, and although we were only there long enough to sample a mere handful, we felt right at home at Bar Mama in the Neukölln district as soon as […] -
Berlin Tempelhof Airport – an abandoned international airport in the centre of Berlin
Posted on Friday, Jun 20, 2014 | No CommentsOnce the third-busiest airport in Europe, the former Berlin Tempelhof Airport lay abandoned for several years after its closure in 2008 before being turned into a fabulous public park. -
The wonderful gas lamps of Berlin – the world’s largest gas lighting network
Posted on Wednesday, Jun 18, 2014 | 1 CommentTaking an evening stroll around Berlin on the weekend, I was pleasantly surprised to see the city’s streets bathed in the warm glow of gas lighting.