Time for a word about pub quiz, a.k.a. quiznight or trivia night, behaviour when mistakes are invariably made
Last updated: 25 September 2025 I would think some or all of the below “guidelines” pertain to all types of […]
Thoughts and opinions
Out and about in Berlin and beyond 2024 and 2025
Jüterbog 19 September
I had bought a ticket for “Orgelnachtwanderung”, and since the weather was “September at its best”, I set out early
Out and about in Berlin and beyond 2024 and 2025
Suddenly a lot of photos of roses
On my regular walk to my local LPG eco-supermarket I usually bring my camera and swing by my local cemetery
Out and about in Berlin and beyond 2024 and 2025
Two walks 20 and 21 September
IN PROGRESS The first one with Volkshochschule, led by Derk Ehlert, he who needs no introduction (by some daily Berlin
Out and about in Berlin and beyond 2024 and 2025
Tour of Tegeler Stadtheide
Grün Berlin offers regular elektrocar tours of Tegeler Stadtheide – an excellent initiative since the area will not be otherwise
Out and about in Berlin and beyond 2024 and 2025
Bird-watching walk with a bird-watching buddy at Orankesee and Obersee 17 September
The highlight was seeing a small, we thought juvenile, bat on the ground, in broad daylight, seemingly dazed. To our
Cooking and Nutrition
Pumpkin and goat cheese soufflé
If you prefer dairy from cows, and generally blander flavours, this is the recipe that gave me the idea: https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/recipes/marrow-cheddar-souffle-recipe
Out and about in Berlin and beyond 2024 and 2025
Short walk on Halbinsel Stralau before quiznight in Alte Turnhalle
I had (again) not been to Stralau for a long time. It is still an interesting place, still changing, still
A new year 2026
For my favourite foodies and myself – a list of “fine dining” restaurants to try
Last updated 10 September 2025 I actually prefer Asian food, but once in a blue moon (and when I am
Photography
“Every month on the ninth” with NABU Spandau
The guide is Christine Kuhnert, one of Berin’s most knowledgeable ornithologists. The weather was “September in Berlin at its best”