Was it optimism or irony that made them name the bridge the Brücke der Einheit (Bridge of Unity)? ...

Hell is bright and Gift is poison while a Taste is a keyboard key and Klang is not my husband’s ...

I am fascinated by the style of hijab worn in Berlin by some women. In Malaysia, the Muslim headdress, called ...

How do you make a new monument matter on a busy street? The monument was to Georg Elser, a carpenter who in 1939 tried to assassinate Hitler and other Nazi leaders but failed. ...

I became attracted to Hannah Arendt in 2011, whilst visiting an exhibition on the trial of Nazi Adolf Eichmann. Eichmann was tried – and hanged – for his role in the Holocaust. ...

Pumpkin and potato soups topped my list of most-ordered German soups whilst in Berlin. But Yoggi opted for Rucola (rocket) for his vegetable soup lesson. ...

I positioned the toy Trabi with a piece of the Berlin Wall to pay tribute to 'Trabi – Test the Best', the famous painting of the car bursting through the Berlin Wall. ...

This is a story of a waterlily pond, a frog and a snake. It is full of action, menace and suspense. Luckily, there is a happy ending although one party does look foolish. ...

To great hilarity, my husband put together bits of two sentences he had half heard and that is how the cake came to be known as Eva Ohne Sahne (Eva Without Cream). We were at Yoggi's birthday party .. ...

Spotted in 2011 in a hairdresser’s window in Berlin: “That feels good! Shampoo-ing with schwarzen Kopf (referring to both the ...