Category Archives: Mitte

November Rain – Rainy Days in Mitte

Berlin rainy days

Sometimes the Berlin weather situation in autumn and winter can be a bit annoying. To say the least. Of course it has to rain every now and then – but sometimes the rain just won’t stop. And it might also be windy – so the rain won’t really respect the umbrella you might be lucky […]

Herbst Strelitzer Strasse Berlin

Herbst Strelitzer Strasse Berlin

The Strelitzer Straße in one of those side streets that you maybe first don’t really cherish – but after a while yu discover it as an alternative – for example to the much more busy Brunnenstrasse. Here’s another photo of “Golden October” in Strelitzer Straße – leafs are yellow, the street is rather quiet – […]

Berlin Autumn (Brunnenstrasse, Mitte)

Berlin Mitte Autumn Brunnenstrasse

In October we had again a couple of very nice / sunny days. Here is one picture taken on such a sunny day, looking down Brunnenstraße towards Mitte. Perfect day for a nice walk. Here in Berlin such sunny and warm autumn days are sometimes called “Golden October” – in the English speaking hemisphere probably […]

Cherry Blossom near Zionskirche

Berlin Cherry Blossum, Zionskirche

Cherry Blossum, Zionskirche – Photo: T.Bortels/nuBerlin.com

Walking the streets of Berlin you may have noticed Cherry trees here and there. Especially during spring time, when the cherry trees begin to blossom, one may be left puzzled why there are so many cherry trees, and why they seem to be planted in rather distinct places. The answer is quite simple: most of […]

Sunny Monday in Mitte

Berlin Mitte TV-Tower

Sunny Monday in Mitte - Photo: T.Bortels/nuBerlin.com

Yes, weather can be nice in March – sometimes. Last Monday it was sunny. And I had the opportunity to go ‘shopping’ in Mitte. The Dircksenstrasse is basically connecting Alexanderplatz and Hackescher Markt – and there are some shops to visit. And you also have this iconic view to the Berlin TV-Tower. What a great […]

Karl-Marx-Allee / TV-Tower

Berlin Karl-Marx-Allee, TV-Tower

Karl-Marx-Allee near Straussberger Platz - Photo: T.Bortels/nuBerlin.com

Looking down Karl-Marx-Allee towards the Straussberger Platz with the TV-Tower in the background on a cold but sunny day in February. The Karl-Marx-Allee is an iconic socialist boulevard built between 1952 and 1960. Originally the street was called Große Frankfurter Straße. From 1949 until 1961 it was then renamed to Stalinallee, before it was finally […]