Montag, 8. Oktober 2012

Time to say goodbye to Berlin...


When I moved to Berlin in June 2004 I had no idea how long I would stay or what I would do after the first couple of months.  The following eight years have brought a lot of ups and downs, some of the most amazing experiences of my life.  I am grateful for everything that happened here - I would not be where I am today if not for all the things that happened in Berlin.

Berlin is a really great place, diverse, fun, and colorful.  I really enjoyed living here.  And in particular I am grateful to all my wonderful friends in Berlin.  I tried to meet up with all of you to say goodbye in person - my apologies to those with whom I did not manage to meet up.  I promise I will be back soon...

In addition to organising my move and saying my goodbyes to everyone, I also spent my last few days in Berlin wandering around the city and capturing a few of its highlights.  Luckily, most of the time the sun was shining and displaying beautiful blue skies - Berlin showed me its prettiest side to say goodbye!



 The Reichstag - what a fun place to work at...

 The German constitution: Art. 1: Die Würde des Menschen ist unantastbar...


 Brandenburg Gate

 Potsdamer Platz and the oldest traffic light in town...
 Rathaus Schöneberg.  Close to where I first lived in Berlin - and the place where Kennedy said: Ich bin ein Berliner.

 Rooftop view of Berlin from Hackscher Markt

The Fernsehturm...  so pretty!!

 Gendarmenmarkt




Some favorite foods to say goodbye to...



 Oranienburger Straße





Diversity in Berlin - so many colors, so much fun!

Starting the blog: der Umzug nach Kanada


Am Ende ging alles ganz schnell und schwupps bin ich schon in Kanada.  Um Freunde und Familie ein bisschen auf dem Laufenden zu halten, wie es mir hier in Victoria so ergeht, gibt es diesen Blog.  Also viel Spaß damit!


A couple of people asked me to share my experiences moving from Berlin to Victoria and starting my new job in Canada.  So...  here we go!
You will find on my blog a lot of pictures and stories, thoughts, and trivia that I pick up along the way.  I try to be brief and funny - but bear with me if I ramble on...