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BR Standard 4MT 75078 Haworth Summer 1982 - my photo

The Eternithaus in Berlin’s Hansaviertel was designed by architect Paul Baumgarten (1900–1984) for the IBA 1957 Interbau building exhibition.

Eighty-one years ago, at 08:15 on 6 August 1945, the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. On the same day—around nine weeks after the capitulation of Nazi Germany—this timetable was published. Berlin was operating on Moscow Time (UTC+3), two hours ahead of British Summer Time.

Thursday was 38°C in the shade in Berlin. Then there were delays because of people on the line on the Stadtbahn.

At what point do we stop pretending our newspapers are ‘news’ and start calling them what they are… Promotional pamphlets for the billionaires who own them and the agendas they’re selling.

Tottenham as separate Borough ceased to exist on 31 March 1965. From 1 April it became part of the London Borough of Haringey along with the Boroughs of Hornsey and Wood Green. @lccmunicipal.bsky.social

Brandenburg an der Havel likes that lighting too. My photos 2019 & 2023.

Have you been to that station? The design feels dated, but the way down to the trains isn't as bad/long as on the Elizabeth line. My photos: May 2025.

For the first time since 1984, a route 14 tram service in München will run from tomorrow 28/02.2026, using the first section of the new 'Westtangente' tram route. You can ride it today here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUuP... My photo of the old order from September 2008.

It's freedom writ large. That's why the right wing hates it!

The English Teahouse and English Garden were opened on 29 March 1952 British Foreign Minister Sir Anthony Eden, later PM. On 27 May 1965, Queen Elizabeth II planted an oak tree from Windsor Great Park at the site. In June 2025, the Teahouse was destroyed by fire. Plans are in place to rebuild it.

Former West German capital Bonn 🇩🇪 will be the new home of a considerable share of 🇺🇳 UN Development Programme posts. Around 300 UNDP staff will relocate from New York to Bonn over the next 2 years. With this, the overall footprint of UNDP in Bonn will exceed 400 positions.

#HNY2026 The Turn of the Year in Stamps. Two examples from my collection. 1) Posted 1st January 1964 from London to Pope Paul VI. Notes in pencil on the envelope have been badly erased-Arrival in the Vatican 3rd January 1964. 2) A hundred years ago. 30 December 1925 Stockholm stamp (bottom right).

ČD RailJet RJ175 - Berlin Südkreuz - Christmas Eve 2025. RJ175 Hamburg-Altona > Budapest-Nyugati via #Berlin, Dresden, Prag & Bratislava. In motion: www.flickr.com/photos/isars...

Frohes fest! Happy Christmas!

Merry Christmas everyone - ein frohes Fest ! K.-W.-Gedächtniskirche on Christmas Eve 2025. Below zero daytime and sunny in Berlin over Christmas.

Here I am thirty-seven years ago today and back in the days when snow in Berlin in December was a given. 1988 was my fifth year living in Berlin. Exactly one year later, on 22 December 1989, the Brandenburg Gate was re-opened for movement West to East & East to West, the first time since 1961.

Berlin-Hansaviertel on Tuesday.

Today's the third advent and just by chance, the Christmas S-Bahn crossed my path. #Berlin-Südkreuz.

Farage just said “I didn’t wear a mask last time and I won’t wear them this time. This is nonsense.” Here he is, not only wearing a mask, but also getting vaccinated…

One shitbag less on #TalkCrapTV.

This is what they did at one of my mother's dementia facilities, so that residents are less likely to get lost.

This is very good

🇵🇱 "Poland will force Putin's plane to land for arrest," - Foreign Minister Sikorski said that the country cannot guarantee the safe flight of the plane over its territory.

Vaccines are safe and effective. Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support. When you want information, ask your doctor. It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.

"A future president, even dumber than you, will allow Qatar, the country that harbored Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the architect of the plane attacks in NY, PA, and DC today, and whose royal family will help him escape capture by the US, to build a military base on US soil to train Qataris to fly jets."

“I miss when Disney didn’t push an agenda!” 😁 Disney in 1943: GET VACCINATED!

Schloßstraße today.

A reminder: Asylum seekers are in hotels because of a huge application backlog that the gov't must work through. Robert Jenrick - now, bursting with creative solutions - processed applications slowly ***on purpose*** as a deterrent. Here he is, as Immigration Minister two years ago, saying so. ~AA

I don't like sport of any kind but I think I could enthuse over shopping trolley archery.

“Putin would eat you for lunch.” Today, exactly that happened.