Berlin

In between the rain and clouds, Berlin held more than a few great moments.

During the sunny bits, I noticed a seemingly natural flow to both natural and human elements of the city, and it went like this: rivers lined with lounge chairs, lounge chairs filled with happy Germans, happy Germans holding beers.

The city, deep in political turmoil in the still-very-recent past, presented itself to me from the seat of a rental bike as a complex maze of juxtapositions: new art adorning old art, religious faiths clashing in the open, and old buildings, dilapidated yet still alive with activity.

Here are some captures from my short 3-day stint in Berlin…

Statues dawned with protective eyeware in Berlin, Germany (2010, P.Lydon)

Robot Painting on the side of a building in Berlin, Germany (2010, P.Lydon)

Statues adorn the German Cathedral in Berlin (2010, P.Lydon)

Graffiti on a Catholic church in Berlin (2010, P.Lydon)

Looking outside of Gorlitzer Park, Berlin (2010, P.Lydon)

Berlin summer goal #1: find as many ways as possible to relax by the river (2010, P.Lydon)

Installation work at the Berlin Biennale

Stairwell in an old -- should be condemned -- building in Berlin (2010, P.Lydon)