{"id":1705,"date":"2021-04-14T06:13:41","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T06:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/october-2013-uberlin\/"},"modified":"2021-04-15T07:00:34","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T07:00:34","slug":"october-2013-uberlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/october-2013-uberlin\/","title":{"rendered":"October 2013 &#8211; \u00fcberlin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post hentry\">\n<h5 class=\"postDate\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2013-10-31T08:07:46+0000\">October 31, 2013<\/abbr><\/h5>\n<div class=\"postContent\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"\/former-iraqi-embassy-to-the-gdr\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Former Iraqi Embassy to the GDR<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"vcard author\">by <span class=\"fn\">Guest Blogger<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p id=\"top\"><em>Words and images by<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/danilosierra.com\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/danilosierra.com', 'Danilo Sierra');\" title=\"Danilo Sierra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Danilo Sierra<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0474-copy.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-9841\" alt=\"DSC_0474 copy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0474-copy-1024x685.jpeg\" width=\"650\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0474-copy-1024x685.jpeg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0474-copy-300x200.jpeg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0474-copy.jpeg 1111w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Abandoned in 1990, this diplomatic haunted house is a treasure chest of urban art and architecture. Official papers lie illuminated only with the visitors\u2019 flashes and the scarce light that trespasses its cracks. In a residential area of Pankow which is said to be the home of major diplomats of the former East Germany, the abandoned&nbsp;<strong>Iraqi Embassy to the GDR<\/strong> is a delightful and spooky place to visit. Obviously, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abandonedberlin.com\/2010\/06\/party-at-saddams-house-abandoned-iraqi.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Abandoned Berlin<\/a> has the embassy pretty well covered, and awesome photos can also be seen on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.findingberlin.com\/the-former-gdrs-former-iraqi-embassy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Finding Berlin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0479-copy.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-9842\" alt=\"DSC_0479 copy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0479-copy-1024x678.jpeg\" width=\"650\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0479-copy-1024x678.jpeg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0479-copy-300x198.jpeg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0479-copy.jpeg 1183w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0484.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-9843\" alt=\"DSC_0484\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0484-1024x678.jpeg\" width=\"650\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0484-1024x678.jpeg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0484-300x198.jpeg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0484.jpeg 1183w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0499-copy.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-9844\" alt=\"DSC_0499 copy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0499-copy-1024x678.jpeg\" width=\"650\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0499-copy-1024x678.jpeg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0499-copy-300x198.jpeg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0499-copy.jpeg 1183w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0491-copy.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-9848\" alt=\"DSC_0491 copy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0491-copy-1024x678.jpeg\" width=\"650\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0491-copy-1024x678.jpeg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0491-copy-300x198.jpeg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0491-copy.jpeg 1183w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0512-copy.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-9850\" alt=\"DSC_0512 copy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0512-copy-1024x678.jpeg\" width=\"650\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0512-copy-1024x678.jpeg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0512-copy-300x198.jpeg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0512-copy.jpeg 1183w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0526.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-9851\" alt=\"DSC_0526\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0526-1024x678.jpeg\" width=\"650\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0526-1024x678.jpeg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0526-300x198.jpeg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0526.jpeg 1183w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0544-copy.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-9852\" alt=\"DSC_0544 copy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0544-copy-1024x678.jpeg\" width=\"650\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0544-copy-1024x678.jpeg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0544-copy-300x198.jpeg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0544-copy.jpeg 1183w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0545-copy.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-9853\" alt=\"DSC_0545 copy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0545-copy-1024x678.jpeg\" width=\"650\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0545-copy-1024x678.jpeg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0545-copy-300x198.jpeg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0545-copy.jpeg 1183w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0552-copy.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-9854\" alt=\"DSC_0552 copy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0552-copy-1024x678.jpeg\" width=\"650\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0552-copy-1024x678.jpeg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0552-copy-300x198.jpeg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0552-copy.jpeg 1183w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0571-copy.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-9855\" alt=\"DSC_0571 copy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0571-copy-1024x686.jpeg\" width=\"650\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0571-copy-1024x686.jpeg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0571-copy-300x201.jpeg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0571-copy.jpeg 1124w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0578-copy.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-9856\" alt=\"DSC_0578 copy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0578-copy-1024x685.jpeg\" width=\"650\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0578-copy-1024x685.jpeg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0578-copy-300x200.jpeg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0578-copy.jpeg 1133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0588-copy.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-9857\" alt=\"DSC_0588 copy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0588-copy-1024x686.jpeg\" width=\"650\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0588-copy-1024x686.jpeg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0588-copy-300x201.jpeg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0588-copy.jpeg 1168w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0589-copy.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-9858\" alt=\"DSC_0589 copy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0589-copy-1024x678.jpeg\" width=\"650\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0589-copy-1024x678.jpeg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0589-copy-300x198.jpeg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0589-copy.jpeg 1183w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0590-copy.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-9859\" alt=\"DSC_0590 copy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0590-copy-1024x685.jpeg\" width=\"650\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0590-copy-1024x685.jpeg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0590-copy-300x200.jpeg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_0590-copy.jpeg 1145w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ssb-share ssb-share-9839 defualt\" post_id=\"9839\">\n<div class=\"defualt-button-fb\"> <iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http:\/\/www.uberlin.co.uk\/former-iraqi-embassy-to-the-gdr\/&amp;width&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=false&amp;height=21&amp;appId=743541755673761\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; height:21px;\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"defualt-button-twitter\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"\/former-iraqi-embassy-to-the-gdr\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"postMeta\">\n<div class=\"postMetaCategory\">Category: <a href=\"\/category\/places\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Places<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"postMetaTag\">Tags: <a href=\"\/tag\/abandoned\/\" rel=\"tag\">Abandoned<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/former-iraqi-embassy-to-the-gdr\/\" rel=\"tag\">Former Iraqi Embassy to the GDR<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/see-do\/\" rel=\"tag\">See &amp; Do<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">                                 <a href=\"\/former-iraqi-embassy-to-the-gdr\/#comments\">5 comments<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post hentry\">\n<h5 class=\"postDate\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2013-10-28T17:44:01+0000\">October 28, 2013<\/abbr><\/h5>\n<div class=\"postContent\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"\/win-2-tickets-to-the-vans-warped-tour\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Win 2 tickets to the Vans Warped Tour!<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"vcard author\">by <span class=\"fn\">James Glazebrook<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p id=\"top\"><em>[EDIT: this competition is now closed. Click&nbsp;<a href=\"\/tag\/competition\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/tag\/competition\/', 'here');\" title=\"\u00fcberlin competitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>&nbsp;to see if we\u2019re running any open competitions]&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>By <\/em><strong>Mike T West<em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Next week \u00fcberlin shall continue its slow decline into being the grumpy old gits at the back of the venue during the very first <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vanswarpedtour.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Vans Warped Tour<\/strong><\/a> date in Berlin!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vanswarpedtour.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/VansWarpedLineUpBuehnen.jpg\" width=\"595\" height=\"842\"><\/p>\n<p>Scroll down to pick up a pair of free tickets, or keep it locked for our list of five bands you really need to see!<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Parkway Drive<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a close call between these Aussie metalcore gods and the next band for the most bum wee expelled in anticipation. Parkway are celebrating ten years of colossal&nbsp;beatdowns and, um, surfing, so prepare yourself for what will probably be the biggest moshpit\/brodown of all time.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/alWPwMY4WGc\" height=\"366\" width=\"650\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Enter Shikari<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes, Enter Shikari.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6GgTgQM5D0M\" height=\"366\" width=\"650\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. RDGLDGRN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Probably the most sore thumb band of the day will inevitably be one of the most memorable. Simply put, there are not enough good rap rock bands on this planet and RDGLDGRN (Red Gold Green) are here to rectify that. And some guy called Dave Grohl (?) played drums on their debut album\u2026<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tuPcTYWfKI4\" height=\"366\" width=\"650\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Crossfaith<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Did we mention Enter Shikari? Because Crossfaith are like them, only from Japan. They have a song called \u201cJ\u00e4gerbomb\u201d. Make of that what you will.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BT4env-Tw2o\" height=\"366\" width=\"650\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>5. The Wonder Years<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last on our list is an actual pop-punk band playing a pop-punk festival called The Wonder Years. They\u2019re big favourites of ours so we\u2019re mega pumped to hear their refreshing brand of melodic rock songs about touring, girls and \u201ckeeping it real\u201d. POP PUNK AIN\u2019T DEAD!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VuwgQ7-RWrk\" height=\"366\" width=\"650\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>HOW TO WIN 2 X TICKETS FOR THE VANS WARPED TOUR AT ARENA ON 9TH NOVEMBER:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ready to join the kids in the pit? Just answer this question in the comments below:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Which band are you most looking forward to?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>You have until 6pm on Sunday 3rd November. Good luck!<\/p>\n<p><em>The Boring Bit (yawn, RULES):<\/em><\/p>\n<p>1. You must be at least 18 years old to enter.<br \/>\n2. ONE ENTRY PER PERSON!<br \/>\n3.&nbsp;We will keep a record of each comment in a database and then a random number generator picks the winner.<br \/>\n4. Remember to include your full (real) name or we won\u2019t be able to put you on the guestlist!<br \/>\n5. We will announced the winners via&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Uberlinblog\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Uberlinblog', 'our Facebook page');\" title=\"\u00fcberlin on Facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">our Facebook page<\/a>&nbsp;on Monday 4th November.<\/p>\n<p><em>Vans Warped Tour Berlin 2013 is at Arena, Eichenstra\u00dfe 4, 12435, Samstag 9th November from 1pm until bedtime.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"ssb-share ssb-share-9824 defualt\" post_id=\"9824\">\n<div class=\"defualt-button-fb\"> <iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http:\/\/www.uberlin.co.uk\/win-2-tickets-to-the-vans-warped-tour\/&amp;width&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=false&amp;height=21&amp;appId=743541755673761\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; height:21px;\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"defualt-button-twitter\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"\/win-2-tickets-to-the-vans-warped-tour\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"postMeta\">\n<div class=\"postMetaCategory\">Category: <a href=\"\/category\/music\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Music<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"postMetaTag\">Tags: <a href=\"\/tag\/competition\/\" rel=\"tag\">Competition<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/crossfaith\/\" rel=\"tag\">Crossfaith<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/enter-shikari\/\" rel=\"tag\">Enter Shikari<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/metal\/\" rel=\"tag\">Metal<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/parkway-drive\/\" rel=\"tag\">Parkway Drive<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/rdgldgrn\/\" rel=\"tag\">RDGLDGRN<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/the-wonder-years\/\" rel=\"tag\">The Wonder Years<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/vans-warped-tour\/\" rel=\"tag\">Vans Warped Tour<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">                                 <a href=\"\/win-2-tickets-to-the-vans-warped-tour\/#comments\">7 comments<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post hentry\">\n<h5 class=\"postDate\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2013-10-28T07:56:22+0000\">October 28, 2013<\/abbr><\/h5>\n<div class=\"postContent\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"\/music-montag-nina-hagen\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Music Montag: Nina Hagen<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"vcard author\">by <span class=\"fn\">James Glazebrook<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p id=\"top\"><img class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/murduson.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/09\/image1.jpg\" width=\"650\"><\/p>\n<p>Right now, I\u2019m heavy into East Berlin\u2019s queen of post-punk, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nina_Hagen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nina Hagen<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 particularly her 1982 masterpiece <em>Nunsexmonkrock<\/em>. Listen to the album in full below, or read this great Dangerous Minds article about <a href=\"http:\/\/dangerousminds.net\/comments\/nina_hagens_nunsexmonkrock_the_greatest_and_weirdest_unsung_masterpiece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cThe greatest (and weirdest) unsung masterpiece of the postpunk era\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KBvUmL-YagI\" height=\"488\" width=\"650\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"ssb-share ssb-share-9652 defualt\" post_id=\"9652\">\n<div class=\"defualt-button-fb\"> <iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http:\/\/www.uberlin.co.uk\/music-montag-nina-hagen\/&amp;width&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=false&amp;height=21&amp;appId=743541755673761\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; height:21px;\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"defualt-button-twitter\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"\/music-montag-nina-hagen\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"postMeta\">\n<div class=\"postMetaCategory\">Category: <a href=\"\/category\/music\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Music<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"postMetaTag\">Tags: <a href=\"\/tag\/music-montag\/\" rel=\"tag\">Music Montag<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/nina-hagen\/\" rel=\"tag\">Nina Hagen<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">                                 <a href=\"\/music-montag-nina-hagen\/#respond\">leave a comment<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post hentry\">\n<h5 class=\"postDate\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2013-10-27T08:47:17+0000\">October 27, 2013<\/abbr><\/h5>\n<div class=\"postContent\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"\/eisfabrik-berlin\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Eisfabrik Berlin<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"vcard author\">by <span class=\"fn\">Guest Blogger<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p id=\"top\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tumblr_mlnnlvw5oA1s32f01o3_1280.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-9799\" alt=\"tumblr_mlnnlvw5oA1s32f01o3_1280\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tumblr_mlnnlvw5oA1s32f01o3_1280-1024x678.jpg\" width=\"650\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tumblr_mlnnlvw5oA1s32f01o3_1280-1024x678.jpg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tumblr_mlnnlvw5oA1s32f01o3_1280-300x198.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tumblr_mlnnlvw5oA1s32f01o3_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Did you know that Berlin is full of abandoned buildings covered in awesome graffiti? No? Well in that case, you will be AMAZED by <strong>Eisfabrik Berlin<\/strong>, the colourful deserted ice factory sitting on the Spree. As ever, you should check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abandonedberlin.com\/2013\/07\/staying-cool-at-eisfabrik.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Abandoned Berlin<\/a> for the facts, history and other such information \u2013 and visit the blog of photographer <a href=\"http:\/\/danilosierra.com\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/danilosierra.com', 'Danilo Sierra');\" title=\"Danilo Sierra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Danilo Sierra<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;for more great snaps.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tumblr_mlnnlvw5oA1s32f01o2_1280.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-9800\" alt=\"tumblr_mlnnlvw5oA1s32f01o2_1280\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tumblr_mlnnlvw5oA1s32f01o2_1280-1024x678.jpg\" width=\"650\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tumblr_mlnnlvw5oA1s32f01o2_1280-1024x678.jpg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tumblr_mlnnlvw5oA1s32f01o2_1280-300x198.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tumblr_mlnnlvw5oA1s32f01o2_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tumblr_mlnnlvw5oA1s32f01o4_1280.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-9798\" alt=\"tumblr_mlnnlvw5oA1s32f01o4_1280\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tumblr_mlnnlvw5oA1s32f01o4_1280-1024x678.jpg\" width=\"650\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tumblr_mlnnlvw5oA1s32f01o4_1280-1024x678.jpg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tumblr_mlnnlvw5oA1s32f01o4_1280-300x198.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tumblr_mlnnlvw5oA1s32f01o4_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tumblr_mlnnlvw5oA1s32f01o5_1280.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-9797\" alt=\"tumblr_mlnnlvw5oA1s32f01o5_1280\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tumblr_mlnnlvw5oA1s32f01o5_1280-1024x678.jpg\" width=\"650\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tumblr_mlnnlvw5oA1s32f01o5_1280-1024x678.jpg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tumblr_mlnnlvw5oA1s32f01o5_1280-300x198.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tumblr_mlnnlvw5oA1s32f01o5_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tumblr_mlnnlvw5oA1s32f01o6_1280.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-9796\" alt=\"tumblr_mlnnlvw5oA1s32f01o6_1280\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tumblr_mlnnlvw5oA1s32f01o6_1280-678x1024.jpg\" width=\"650\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tumblr_mlnnlvw5oA1s32f01o6_1280-678x1024.jpg 678w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tumblr_mlnnlvw5oA1s32f01o6_1280-198x300.jpg 198w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tumblr_mlnnlvw5oA1s32f01o6_1280.jpg 1272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tumblr_mlnnlvw5oA1s32f01o8_1280.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-9795\" alt=\"tumblr_mlnnlvw5oA1s32f01o8_1280\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tumblr_mlnnlvw5oA1s32f01o8_1280-1024x678.jpg\" width=\"650\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tumblr_mlnnlvw5oA1s32f01o8_1280-1024x678.jpg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tumblr_mlnnlvw5oA1s32f01o8_1280-300x198.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tumblr_mlnnlvw5oA1s32f01o8_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tumblr_mlnnlvw5oA1s32f01o9_1280-1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-9794\" alt=\"tumblr_mlnnlvw5oA1s32f01o9_1280-1\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tumblr_mlnnlvw5oA1s32f01o9_1280-1-1024x678.jpg\" width=\"650\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tumblr_mlnnlvw5oA1s32f01o9_1280-1-1024x678.jpg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tumblr_mlnnlvw5oA1s32f01o9_1280-1-300x198.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tumblr_mlnnlvw5oA1s32f01o9_1280-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ssb-share ssb-share-9792 defualt\" post_id=\"9792\">\n<div class=\"defualt-button-fb\"> <iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http:\/\/www.uberlin.co.uk\/eisfabrik-berlin\/&amp;width&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=false&amp;height=21&amp;appId=743541755673761\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; height:21px;\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"defualt-button-twitter\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"\/eisfabrik-berlin\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"postMeta\">\n<div class=\"postMetaCategory\">Category: <a href=\"\/category\/places\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Places<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"postMetaTag\">Tags: <a href=\"\/tag\/abandoned\/\" rel=\"tag\">Abandoned<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/eisfabrik-berlin\/\" rel=\"tag\">Eisfabrik Berlin<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/see-do\/\" rel=\"tag\">See &amp; Do<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">                                 <a href=\"\/eisfabrik-berlin\/#respond\">leave a comment<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post hentry\">\n<h5 class=\"postDate\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2013-10-25T06:57:56+0000\">October 25, 2013<\/abbr><\/h5>\n<div class=\"postContent\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"\/berlin-love-it-or-leave-it\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Berlin: Love it or leave it<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"vcard author\">by <span class=\"fn\">Guest Blogger<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p id=\"top\"><em>Sick of all those expats complaining about how Berlin is \u201cso over\u201d? So is&nbsp;<\/em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/hannahdegraves.tumblr.com\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/hannahdegraves.tumblr.com\/', 'Hannah Graves');\" title=\"Hannah Graves tumblr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hannah Graves<\/a><\/strong><em>, the writer of this heartfelt article, and snapper of the accompanying \u2013 hipster&nbsp;<\/em><em>friendly ???? \u2013 photos. Quit whining and read on\u2026<\/em><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/399751_10151011221161736_987169636_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9812\" alt=\"399751_10151011221161736_987169636_n\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/399751_10151011221161736_987169636_n.jpg\" width=\"206\" height=\"275\"><\/a>Last week I stood outside a tiny bar in Milan. It has a basement, which has become one of the last places in the city to put on small gigs. Talk turned to Berlin and, something I hear a lot these days, how it \u201c<em>used to be<\/em> amazing.\u201d Hang on just one moment my Milanese friends\u2026<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re standing there telling me how Berlin is \u201cso ten years ago\u201d, while drinking a plastic cup of beer that cost you five Euros? FIVE EUROS?! I\u2019m not going to try and brew the very brilliance of Berlin down to the cost of a beer, but this makes me laugh. I\u2019m tired of being told that I missed the party, or worse, that I\u2019m one of the reasons why the party\u2019s finally over.<\/p>\n<p>Every day my Facebook feed is filled with embittered articles posted by expat friends that attempt to evaluate exactly why Berlin is no longer the creative, cost-effective centre of liberal attitudes and quality living that it used to be. I read, I yawn, and I wonder what it must be like to fall so out of love with a place that clearly used to inspire so much in these people.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9816 alignright\" alt=\"523641_10151083310836736_1947451326_n\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/523641_10151083310836736_1947451326_n.jpg\" width=\"206\" height=\"275\"><a href=\"\/some-apology-to-berlin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">These articles<\/a> read like letters to a lost lover, one that moved on and left the writer feeling, well, left behind. \u201cBerlin, how could you, what happened to you? Why are you spending time with these hipsters, with their money and haircuts? You\u2019ve changed Berlin, you\u2019ve changed. Well I\u2019ve moved on too\u201d. Only they haven\u2019t. Clearly they haven\u2019t. They watch the city grow and evolve and they obviously resent it. The advice I\u2019d give any of these disenfranchised expats? Move with the times or move on.<\/p>\n<p>If you arrived in Berlin at a time when rents were much cheaper, and you felt like you had a monopoly on the place because you were part of a tiny minority brave enough to move here, then Bravo and Hooray for you. If in your mind you partied here as a pioneer ten years ago but don\u2019t want to now, don\u2019t go blaming Berlin for changing \u2013 when, over a decade, it\u2019s pretty certain that you changed too.<\/p>\n<p>I KNOW I\u2019ve only been in Berlin for a year, but I\u2019ve been through <a href=\"\/you-know-youre-a-berliner-when\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the intoxicating effect<\/a> this city can have and already come out the other side. Admittedly it\u2019s not all amazing all of the time. Berlin isn\u2019t without its problems, and I can understand the importance of being aware of the <a href=\"\/tag\/gentrification\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wider socio-economic impac<\/a>t certain changes are having on the city and the people that live in it. I just don\u2019t feel the need to let it influence my individual experience of the place to the extent that I\u2019d encourage others not to follow me here. That\u2019s not my hipster expat ignorance \u2013 it\u2019s my commitment to making the best life I can for myself in an environment unlike any other I\u2019ve personally experienced.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/480190_10151388267371736_940531547_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9808 aligncenter\" alt=\"480190_10151388267371736_940531547_n\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/480190_10151388267371736_940531547_n.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"669\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/480190_10151388267371736_940531547_n.jpg 500w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/480190_10151388267371736_940531547_n-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many seem to argue that therein lies the problem \u2013 that people like me move here and expect certain things from a city they don\u2019t contribute to, that it\u2019s all about personal experience rather than shared consciousness. My own experience of Berlin is quite the opposite. I moved here to work <a href=\"http:\/\/akaberlin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a job I love<\/a> but that I cannot afford to do in my home country. I have been fortunate enough to meet a huge variety of <a href=\"\/tag\/berlin-portraits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">interesting and creative people,<\/a> all contributing to the diverse culture offered by Berlin.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve come to realise that If you don\u2019t immerse yourself in the spirit of Berlin then it isn\u2019t any fun to live here, and if all you do is have fun then you don\u2019t REALLY live here. That\u2019s the real appeal of Berlin, that you have to take the rough with smooth just the same as you would anywhere else. Only here, for me, riding out the rough times is ten times more tolerable.<\/p>\n<p>I have friends who have come and gone, their love affair ended. They had their reasons; it was time to move on. Personally, I no longer feel the need to continually bang on to anyone who will listen about just how AMAZING Berlin is, but I also can\u2019t imagine living anywhere else. If in the future we fall out of love, I hope I\u2019ll have the maturity not to bitch to any other (un)interested party about how Berlin just doesn\u2019t do it for me anymore. I\u2019ll accept that it\u2019s time to move on, and do so graciously. But not to a place where four beers cost me twenty Euros.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/1069878_10151461839316736_1012471062_n.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9810\" alt=\"1069878_10151461839316736_1012471062_n\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/1069878_10151461839316736_1012471062_n.jpg\" width=\"650\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/1069878_10151461839316736_1012471062_n.jpg 716w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/1069878_10151461839316736_1012471062_n-223x300.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you enjoyed this, then you should definitely check out <a href=\"\/london-the-break-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cLondon: The Break Up\u201d by Marie J. Burrows<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you didn\u2019t, let us know why in the comments below!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"ssb-share ssb-share-9807 defualt\" post_id=\"9807\">\n<div class=\"defualt-button-fb\"> <iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http:\/\/www.uberlin.co.uk\/berlin-love-it-or-leave-it\/&amp;width&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=false&amp;height=21&amp;appId=743541755673761\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; height:21px;\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"defualt-button-twitter\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"\/berlin-love-it-or-leave-it\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"postMeta\">\n<div class=\"postMetaCategory\">Category: <a href=\"\/category\/opinions\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Opinions<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"postMetaTag\">Tags: <a href=\"\/tag\/gentrification\/\" rel=\"tag\">Gentrification<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">                                 <a href=\"\/berlin-love-it-or-leave-it\/#comments\">29 comments<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post hentry\">\n<h5 class=\"postDate\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2013-10-22T18:37:46+0000\">October 22, 2013<\/abbr><\/h5>\n<div class=\"postContent\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"\/pee-pees-katzencafe\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Pee Pee\u2019s Katzencaf\u00e9<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"vcard author\">by <span class=\"fn\">James Glazebrook<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p id=\"top\"><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.josietj.com\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.josietj.com', 'Josie Thaddeus-Johns');\" title=\"Josie Thaddeus-Johns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Josie Thaddeus-Johns<\/a>, creator of <a href=\"http:\/\/whenyouliveinberlin.tumblr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">When You Live In Berlin<\/a>, gets her fix of caffeine and cats at Pee Pee\u2019s Katzencaf\u00e9.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1744.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-9773\" alt=\"IMG_1744\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1744-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"650\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1744-1024x768.jpg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1744-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s allowed: stroking, cuddling, watching. What\u2019s not: restraining, disturbing from sleep, pulling of tails, flash photography. No, you\u2019re not reading the new list of rules for <a href=\"\/tag\/berghain\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/tag\/berghain\/', 'Berghain');\" title=\"Berghain on \u00fcberlin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Berghain<\/a>, but a guide to what you can and can\u2019t do in Neuk\u00f6lln\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Pee-Pees-Katzencaf\u00e9\/252160024909000\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Pee-Pees-Katzencaf\u00e9\/252160024909000', 'Pee Pee\u2019s Katzencaf\u00e9');\" title=\"Pee Pees Katzencaf\u00e9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Pee Pee\u2019s Katzencaf\u00e9<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I hadn\u2019t considered getting my own pet in Berlin for the first six months or so of my new life here. Nevertheless, I was told, by an expat older and wiser than myself: \u201cAfter you\u2019ve been living in Berlin for a certain amount of time, you\u2019ll just get this urge to get a pet\u201d. And sure enough, I\u2019ve now begun to suffer from this peculiar affliction. I guess when you don\u2019t have that just-off-the-boat pressure to discover a new <a href=\"\/tag\/clubs\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/tag\/clubs\/', 'club');\" title=\"clubs on \u00fcberlin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">club<\/a> every weekend, you have considerably more time for ensuring that an animal other than yourself is fed and cared for.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, since I live in a fifth floor flat, more immediate help is at hand. Pee Pee\u2019s Katzencaf\u00e9 (despite its unfortunate name) is designed for people like me to get our stroking, cuddling and kitty-watching fix. The place is filled with a number of cat climbing frames for feline entertainment. When I visit, both cats (Pelle and Caruso \u2013 brothers!) are curled up on the top of a frame each. They pass my own personal cuteness test with flying colours, but also had to pass slightly more official tests to be sanctioned for public consumption. As did their owner, Andrea, who filled out pages of questions to show that she knew everything there is to know about cat care \u2013 yep, German bureaucracy extends to felines too. It\u2019s this bureaucracy that keeps the cats to just two in number \u2013 no more are permitted in a space of this size.<\/p>\n<p>Boasting WLAN (I\u2019m telling you this because, as a freelance writer\/nomad internet user, it\u2019s the first thing I look for in a caf\u00e9), it\u2019s calm and relaxing, just next to the beautiful Thomash\u00f6he, in the quiet bit of NK between Hermannstrasse and Karl-Marx Strasse. Its coffee (contrary to what Exberliner might say) isn\u2019t up to the scratch of the Neuk\u00f6lln\u2019s more trendy coffee places, but their New York cheesecake (a speciality according to Andrea) could definitely give the rest of the cheesecake brigade a run for their money.<\/p>\n<p>It might not be the trendiest place, but if you\u2019re having one of those days where your mood can only be improved by getting close and personal with a lil furry thing, it seems like a fair deal. #Miaow.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ssb-share ssb-share-9771 defualt\" post_id=\"9771\">\n<div class=\"defualt-button-fb\"> <iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http:\/\/www.uberlin.co.uk\/pee-pees-katzencafe\/&amp;width&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=false&amp;height=21&amp;appId=743541755673761\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; height:21px;\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"defualt-button-twitter\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"\/pee-pees-katzencafe\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"postMeta\">\n<div class=\"postMetaCategory\">Category: <a href=\"\/category\/places\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Places<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"postMetaTag\">Tags: <a href=\"\/tag\/cats\/\" rel=\"tag\">Cats<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/coffee\/\" rel=\"tag\">Coffee<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/food-drink\/\" rel=\"tag\">Food &amp; Drink<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/pee-pees-katzencafe\/\" rel=\"tag\">Pee Pee&#8217;s Katzencafe<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">                                 <a href=\"\/pee-pees-katzencafe\/#respond\">leave a comment<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post hentry\">\n<h5 class=\"postDate\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2013-10-21T07:19:02+0000\">October 21, 2013<\/abbr><\/h5>\n<div class=\"postContent\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"\/music-montag-sway-clarke-ii-covers-swimming-pools-drank\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Music Montag: Sway Clarke II covers \u201cSwimming Pools (Drank)\u201d<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"vcard author\">by <span class=\"fn\">James Glazebrook<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p id=\"top\"><object width=\"650\" height=\"650\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><param name=\"src\" value=\"\/files\/includes\/2013-10-https-player.soundcloud.com-player.swf-url-https-api.soundcloud.com-tracks-115460758-amp-color-ff6600-amp-auto_play-false-amp-player_type-artwork.swf\"><embed width=\"650\" height=\"650\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"\/files\/includes\/2013-10-https-web.archive.org-web-20200218114052oe_-https-player.soundcloud.com-player.swf-url-https-api.soundcloud.com-tracks-115460758-amp-color-ff6600-amp-auto_play-false-amp-player_type-artwork.swf\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\"><\/object><\/p>\n<p>The world domination of \u201cSwimming Pools (Drank)\u201d continues! The <strong>Kendrick Lamar<\/strong> instant-classic has found its way to Berlin and nestled into the loving arms of Canadian musician <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwayClarkeII\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwayClarkeII', 'Sway Clarke II');\" title=\"Sway Clarke II on Facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Sway Clarke II<\/strong><\/a>. Originally from Toronto, SCII decided to settle in Berlin after a world backpacking tour and a year in southern Germany, and since then has written for <strong>John Legend<\/strong>, a few <strong>Til Schweiger<\/strong> films, and even sung on <strong>Tinie Tempah<\/strong>\u2018s upcoming album! As you can tell by Clarke\u2019s reinterpretation of \u201cSwimming Pools\u201d, he literally-not-literally shits talent, and obviously has a promising solo career ahead of him. But I still can\u2019t decide if I prefer the above version, produced in part by <strong>Rihanna<\/strong> collaborator Mikey Mike, or this epic acoustic rendition recorded at Funkhaus Studio Berlin\u2026<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/prthCAOmHLs?feature=player_embedded\" height=\"366\" width=\"650\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"ssb-share ssb-share-9759 defualt\" post_id=\"9759\">\n<div class=\"defualt-button-fb\"> <iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http:\/\/www.uberlin.co.uk\/music-montag-sway-clarke-ii-covers-swimming-pools-drank\/&amp;width&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=false&amp;height=21&amp;appId=743541755673761\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; height:21px;\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"defualt-button-twitter\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"\/music-montag-sway-clarke-ii-covers-swimming-pools-drank\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"postMeta\">\n<div class=\"postMetaCategory\">Category: <a href=\"\/category\/music\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Music<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"postMetaTag\">Tags: <a href=\"\/tag\/kendrick-lamar\/\" rel=\"tag\">Kendrick Lamar<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/music-montag\/\" rel=\"tag\">Music Montag<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/sway-clarke-ii\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sway Clarke II<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">                                 <a href=\"\/music-montag-sway-clarke-ii-covers-swimming-pools-drank\/#comments\">1 comment<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pageNav\">\n<div class=\"prev\"><a href=\"\/2013\/10\/page\/2\/\">\u00ab<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"next\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 31, 2013 Former Iraqi Embassy to the GDR by Guest Blogger Words and images by Danilo Sierra. 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