How do you know with 100% authority that the good weather is here to stay? Ask the German weather service? Nope! Check with the BBC? Double nope! Have a look to see if the fish have been taken out of their winter quarters and have been moved into the water fountain in the Circus Hotels courtyard? You bet!
Not many people know that our dedicated maintenance team, who are known for their masculine good looks, strength and bravado, actually have a much softer side. With much love, care and affection from Milan (he refers to himself as Papa Fisch), the fish population has exploded. Asked if he had a favourite Papa Fisch was slightly reluctant to say but finally confessed that he has a soft spot for a certain blue guppy called shiney.
Feeding times: Monday to Friday at around 9am
Now for many in the US, Canada, Australia and the UK you may only remember David Hasselhoff as the hunk in trunks from Baywatch. Or if you are lightly older as Michael Knight in Knight Rider; the bloke with coolest car since the Dukes of Hazards General Lee went into the big car garage in the sky.
This weekend the Circus Hostel received a little help and a few laughs a long the way in the form of Gino Luino the clown. You name it he can do it…. Questions concerning how to change your facebook profile? Gino is there. Looking to check in? Gino is there. The art of clowning has existed for thousands of years from ancient Egypt and court jesters have performed in China since 1818 B.C.
Is it possible to improve Steffi’s and Emma’s delicious breakfast buffet in the hostel?
Soil: €3
At the end of the Second World War, which brought countless bombing raids to the city and the destruction that accompanied the Red Army’s final assault, it is estimated that there were 12 million cubic metres of rubble in Berlin. Some of this rubble was used to create the Teufelsberg (”Devil’s Mountain”) which is to the west of the city centre and is actually higher than any of the “natural” points in the city.
Once communications were intercepted from the top of the Devil’s Mountain, they were sent down the hill to secret underground bunkers at Tempelhof Airport for analysis. The evesdropping continued up until the fall of the Berlin Wall (and who knows what kind of things they heard) but with the end of Communism the equipment was moved out and the building abandoned.
Up on Landsberger Allee is a little of Russia still life and kicking in the form of a Russian supermarket. Here you buy all the products that your average Russian misses from the homeland. Outside the supermarket is an on going BBQ selling the most delicious Schaschlik you will find this side of the River Don. For those of you not acquainted with Schashlik, it is pork on a stick with a vinegar dressing. And for those of you that think that out door grilling is only for the summer think again, it is all year and there is a little tent to keep the elements away.
Lübars is the oldest village in Berlin and was first mentioned in 1247. Pre 1989 it was a place of real affection for the West Berliners who were completely surrounded by the Berlin wall as it was the only place that felt like a village. Their next opportunity would be several hundred kilometers away in West Germany.
Art in Berlin: The Next Generation at The Circus
8. Juli 2011 in Art, Circus Hotel, Commentary, Stuff We Like by Jim
As you can see in the piece there are several figures all noticeably without arms representing the past where East and West Berliners due to political reason were unable to reach out and embrace each other. Also striking is the choice of green representing the militaristic build-up which was a feature of the cold war or perhaps an indication that East and West Berlin were never actually officially part of the GDR (East Germany) or BRD (West Germany), but were under the command of the four victorious allied armies. What is however quite unmistakable is Madeline’s signature, bright colourful, strong….the next generation…. Madeline had a wonderful time in Berlin and in Europe and hopes to come back soon.