One Summer in Berlin - Street Art, Hidden Corners, et al.

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August 25th 2010

Published: June 3rd 2011

Last year I ended up living in Berlin for about six months. I'll spare you the boring details of why, when, how and where, let's just say that it was a step I needed to undertake, for personal reasons, mostly. Living in a tiny room in a shared flat with three guys my senior wasn't necessarily the most pleasant thing, ever, but I learned a lot about myself in the process, and how my i... Read Full Entry

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J. Lalo Cura

Susurros somnolientos

Working hard to be a glass-half-full kinda guy. "And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee" Matthew 5:29 "You don’t do that to no lady. You gonna get it now, fool." Mr. T "Inside every cynical person, there is a disappointed idealist." George Carlin Visited Countries Map Travels 2008/09/10/11... full info

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MJ RIP

Bauwagenplatz - Trailer park

Mugging

Bluey

Girl stencils

Another playground wall

Carry me away

We miss you Pogo

Staircase graffiti

Former Iraqi Embassy of the GDR

Embassy kitchen

The site of the building belongs to Germany, but the Republic of Iraq was granted "perpetual and exclusive rights", as is diplomatic standard for embassies

Hallway

Only after a massive fire broke out in the building in June 2003 did the public start taking notice of the ruin; these days it's a less-than-well-concealed insider tip for adventurous visitors

Office

It's strictly verboten to access the building, so care has to be taken when jumping the fence, as overzealous neighbours might call the Bullen (cops)

Old newspaper

My Arabic is not up to scratch, so no idea what the headline of this newspaper is, or when it was published

Burnt hallway

I'd read a newspaper article about the abandoned embassy, who described is as some sort of party location or place to go for photograhers and artists; I expected hordes of people, but was surprised when I was the only one there, which added to the creepy feeling the place oozes

Armchair venom

Obviously some street artists have left their mark

Desk

The embassy was abandoned shortly after the German reunification in October 1990; Iraq has shown little interest to clear up what's left, so souvenir hunters and Arabic-speakers might encounter something of interest

TV fridge

Precisely why the embassy has been abandoned in apparent panic, I have no idea; probably Iraq was more preoccupied at that time with the breakout of the Gulf War

Terrace

Traces of party-people were to be found everywhere; broken bottles, cig butts, etc.

Bathroom

Room with balcony

Mayhem

3rd June 2011

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

You did a nice job on the photos of the street art
They certainly have a lot of it. Sounds like Berlin keeps tugging you in that direction.

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