Activity Highlights in August 2022
Ah, August! Time for holidays at the seaside, or in the mountains, or somewhere more exotic! So it's a somewhat quiet time for us at the Club--but if you're still in Berlin, join us for language groups, walking groups, book groups, and other events. Get Out and Explore Friday, 19 August A visit to Sacrow Church, an Italianate church sitting dreamily at the water's edge, like a ship moored at a quiet point in the river Havel. Eat, Drink, and Enjoy Wednesday, 17 August An early-evening meal, with old friends and new, at Let's Go Sylt. Fish specialties and plenty
Activity Highlights in July 2022
Get Out and Explore Tuesday, 19 July Get a glimpse of daily life in an eighteenth-century Berlin home with a visit to the Knoblauchhaus Museum Friday, 22 July See thousands of flowers, a passenger boat turned into a cocktail bar, a Slavic village, and much more at the State Garden Show in Beelitz Thursday, 28 July Summer in Berlin means fine days on the water--join us for the famous Seven-Lake Cruise staring at Wannsee. Eat, Drink, and Enjoy Thursday, 14 July Have a lunch break on a Greek island in the middle of Berlin, at the family-owned restaurant Samos. Thursday,
Activity Highlights in June 2022
Get Out and Explore Tuesday, 14 June A tour of one of the oldest and most attractive garden cities in Berlin. Freie Scholle is a cooperative founded in 1895 and designed by noted architects such as Gustav Lilienthal and Bruno Taut. Friday, 17 June A summer afternoon on Peacock Island (Pfaueninsel). See a picturesque summer castle and royal “pleasure dairy” in Gothic-ruin style (exteriors only), gardens with fine specimen trees, roses, peacocks, and perhaps a glimpse of the water buffalo that help tend the grounds. Saturday, 18 June Enjoy the rose garden in Bürgerpark Pankow, visit the music pavilion,
Activity Highlights in May 2022
It’s a beautiful spring—don’t let it pass by without joining us for explorations and enjoyments in the month of May! Get Out and Explore Tuesday, 10 May Why does Switzerland have the only foreign embassy in Berlin that is located in the area reserved for the German government? Learn this and much more on a visit to the Swiss Embassy. Friday, 13 May A guided tour of the Neuer Garten, Potsdam, in a lovely setting between two lakes. The garden is home to the Marble Palace, the Orangerie, and Schloss Cecilienhof, where the Potsdam Conference took place to plan the
Activity Highlights in April 2022
Your BIWC offers you so many ways to enjoy the spring! (Be sure to check current Corona regulations before attending an event.) Get Out and Explore Monday 11 April Visit that unmistakable landmark, the Berlin TV Tower. We’ve all seen it from outside and below, but have we all been inside? Monday, 25 April A tour of the Parliament of Trees, a striking garden installation by anti-war artist Ben Wagin, near the Reichstag along the former strip of the Berlin Wall. Wednesday, 27 April Take a walk around Karl Friedrich Schinkel’s buildings in city centre—so formative for the look and
Activity Highlights in March 2022
FORTHCOMING ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS Corona regulations: 2G (vaccinated and boostered) and wearing a mask EXPLORING BERLIN Tuesday 8 March 20.00 A visit to the roof terrace and dome of the Reichstag building. Saturday 19 March 14.00 A guided tour of the impressive collection of stoneware and porcelain objects at the Ceramics Museum in the oldest town house in Charlottenburg Friday 25 March 14.30 A tour of the Haus Rupenhorn, an example of Modernist architecture embodying the ideals of ‘Neues Bauen’ (New Building), on the border of Charlottenburg and Spandau. GARDEN & NATURE Monday 21 March 10.30am An introduction to Chinese flower
Activity Highlights in February 2022
New pandemic rules mean that to enter a restaurant, bar, café, or other public indoor space you need to be fully vaccinated or recovered AND have a current negative Schnelltest (in the previous 24 hours). Those who are boosted don’t need to provide a negative test, but must have proof of their Booster vaccination. EXPLORING BERLIN Saturday 12 Feb A hike around Tempelhofer Airfield – one of the largest, open city spaces in the world, with stops to marvel at the vast airport buildings, now a historical monument. Monday 21 Feb For those dreaming of somewhere warm - a visit
Christmas Party 2021: A Georgian Feast!
How nice it was to have a Christmas party again, after a year and more of pandemic restrictions! On a cold, snowy evening, about forty of us met at the Genazvale, a Georgian restaurant in Wilmersdorf. The tables were laden with food, and we tucked in, eager to sample the tasty spread. The starter consisted of a variety of choices, all of them delicious—especially one made of aubergine mixed with nuts. There followed another selection of dishes, from dumplings stuffed with spicy minced meat to a crunchy cheese pastry/bread. Then came huge platters of chicken and lamb kebabs, very
Activity Highlights in December and January 2022
Activity Highlights in December and January Please note that some events will have 2G rules in force, and listed events may be altered due to unpredictable changes in Covid regulations. Christmas events and visits December 1 Twilight walk around the enchanting Christmas light display at the Berlin Botanischer Garten followed by hot mulled wine and seasonal delicacies. December 3 The Spanish speakers’ group sing and play their favourite Christmas Carols – lyrics provided – with seasonal sweets and Gluhwein at Lietzensee. December 7 Visit to Dresden Christmas market - one of the oldest and most beautiful in Germany. December 9
Meet Gill
New club member Gill Spence, from England, remembers moving house many times in her childhood. “We had homes in Essex, Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire.” she says, “We moved almost every five years. My parents just seemed to enjoy doing it!” As an adult, she finally felt truly settled after having lived for 30 years in the pretty Devonshire village of Ottery St. Mary. However, her daughter Hattie had other ideas. Hattie, who lives in Berlin with her German husband Tobi and four-year-old son Charlie, asked Gill if she would consider coming to live nearby so that she and Charlie could