Berlin’s Transformation: German Humor?
September 2025 I visited Berlin for the second time. My first visit was in November 1989. That coincided with the fall of the Berlin Wall. After 46 years I wanted to see how Berlin had changed since ‘die Wende’. The coming days I will publish some photos of this trip.
Friends had ‘warned’ me about the changes I would see. What in 1989 was a vast open space (e.g. the Potzdamer Platz) is now completely filled with modern architecture. But what struck me the most was the vibrant vitality the city breathes now. It is cosmopolitan and a magnet.
One of the landmark squares of Berlin is Alexanderplatz. On a building just a few hunder meters away I saw this text ‘Allesandersplatz’. Everything is different square? German humor? Or the basic conclusion after the first day. A lot changed. At face value.
Shot with iPhone 15 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version.
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6 Responses to “Berlin’s Transformation: German Humor?”
great shot and I look forward to seeing your photos from the trip.
In December 1989, I was shopping at a store called “Kaufmann’s” in the US and they were selling bags of rocks (small ones) that were said to be pieces of the Berlin wall. I did not buy any = but it really stuck with me.
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You still can buy these little pieces of concrete and paint. Not sure they actually were part of the wall. But it’s the idea I guess. In Paris you could buy a tin with Parisian air years ago 🙂
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hahah – yes – the idea is what they are going for…
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wow the Paris air all bottled up??
Have you heard of Paris Syndrome? It is a psychological condition experienced by some visitors—most notably Japanese tourists—who become extremely disappointed when Paris doesn’t live up to their romanticized expectations
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Well better a Paris than a Stockholm Syndrome. Weird world
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hahaha – that was really good
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and cheers to “breaking down the walls that chain us”
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