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48 hours neukölln

our district celebrated art this weekend, with 48 hours of concerts, exhibitions, talks, tours, performances, open doors and lots of other cool stuff. the particular thing about this festival is that it happens all over the district, inside art galleries, courtyards, cafés or even ordinary people’s living rooms! you walk down the street, and when you see the sign – go in and check it out!

the result is a mix bag, but there’s always interesting things to be seen. this year, the highlight for me was the visit to the puppet museum. the lady there was super-enthusiastic about her job and the history of the musem, and even let us try handling the marionettes! i gave it a go…

…but it was hard work just trying to walk! :D

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sardines!

once a year, the portuguese community in berlin gets together around the 10th june (our national day) for a big picnic. everyone’s invited and there’s grilling, tons of sardines and plenty of catching up to do! the weather was excellent this year, and we even got a little bit of colour on our pale skins :)

here are some photos of the day:

by the way, if you know any portuguese in berlin, tell them to register on the community’s mailing list to stay on top of these (and other) relevant topics! :)

Post author By ana
Post date June 9, 2013
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dürüm döner

so, a long time ago i promised to write about the middle-eastern food from our neighbourhood… but never really got around to it. let’s give it another go, starting with the basics! one of the first things we learnt when moving to neukölln is the difference between a normal döner and a dürum döner. we had no idea what a dürüm was when we moved here, but we were quickly brought up to speed. first, some basics (do correct me if i’m wrong):

– a kebab is roasted meat, usually on a skewer.
– a döner, or döner kebab, is a ‘rotating roast’ – the thing that you see in the kebab shops with the meat hanging there.

that said, normal döners are served in pita or sandwich bread… and often a mess to eat, with stuff falling from the sides at every bite… dürüms have the same stuff inside, only wrapped in a much neater package: a thin flat bread, which is itself wrapped in foil! :D

there are lots of varieties of dürüms, from adana (above, my favourite) to beyti… but that’s for another post! :)

Post author By ana
Post date June 5, 2013
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2 years in berlin

we moved to berlin on april’s first, two years ago. some days, i find it hard to believe we’ve been living here for two years already – yet others, it feels like we’ve been here for a lifetime longer… and still, we barely know berlin at all.

we’re sticking around for a while longer because frankly, it feels comfortable and safe here. things work. for all their bluntness, the germans are strictly predictable and law-abiding, and although it comes at a price, it’s also a reassuring feeling.

besides, there’s so much left to see… so, prost! and here’s to another year of adventures in germany :)

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