Made it back to Germany just in time for my dad’s birthday. A present I brought him back from New York was the first solo…
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Thanksgiving In Brooklyn – In A Berlin Minute (Week 31)
Thanksgiving in Brooklyn – In A Berlin Minute (Week 31) from Luci Westphal on Vimeo. For the second year in a row we had the…
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The incredibly charismatic and energetic* Swedish singer Lykke Li is finally coming out with her sophomore album Wounded Rhymes. Unfortunately it won’t be released until…
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Back In Brooklyn – In A Berlin Minute (Week 30)
Back in Brooklyn – In A Berlin Minute (Week 30) from Luci Westphal on Vimeo. Just in time for my 30th week of life in…
View More Back In Brooklyn – In A Berlin Minute (Week 30)Ian McEwan – “The Innocent”
The Innocent by Ian McEwan My rating: 3 of 5 stars “The Innocent” is the joyful, light, amusing, a bit suspenseful and quite insightful, if…
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TV Tower (Fernsehturm) – In A Berlin Minute (Week 29)
TV Tower / Fernsehturm – In A Berlin Minute (Week 29) from Luci Westphal on Vimeo. Usually I try to shoot fresh footage during the…
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Just Kids by Patti Smith My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Just Kids” is such an amazing and truly inspiring insight into the lives of…
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Barcelona, on the Mediterranean Sea, is the second largest city in Spain – and my favorite. Barcelona, Spain – In Another Minute (Week 28) from…
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Autumn Colors – In A Berlin Minute (Week 26)
There is no more denying it: autumn (so much more poetic than “fall” isn’t it?) is here. The leaves have changed colors and are quickly…
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Festival of Lights – In A Berlin Minute (Week 25)
It was a dark and stormy… and colorful night – and I went out on my Holland Fahrrad to capture these images for you from the Berlin…
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Go, See Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings
Seriously, go see Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings play live. They’re currently on tour. They’ll be in Hamburg tonight and in NYC on New Year’s…
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As I’ve mentioned on this blog before, I’m a big fan of the music by Danish singer Agnes Obel, who had a big hit with…
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U8 Subway – In A Berlin Minute (Week 24)
U8 Subway – In A Berlin Minute (Week 24) from Luci Westphal on Vimeo. This week brought a few bigger decisions – some still need…
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MusicMonday: Favorite Songs of 3rd 1/4 of 2010
My favorite songs (or at least the ones I could fit onto one CD) for the third quarter of 2010. In this order for playability,…
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Museumsinsel – In A Berlin Minute (Week 23)
The Museumsinsel Berlin is an island on the Spree river, which hosts currently five museums and also the Berliner Dom. Because the latter does not show up…
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Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks My rating: 4 of 5 stars Such an incredible book! Set during the 1910s (mostly during World War I) and 1970s…
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