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  • The Pain & The Pleasure

    The Pain & The Pleasure

    AGAIN! Another reopening, in time for the summer. We have been through this before. A part of me thinks these lockdowns are a trail run for a societal behaviormodification program. But, a least the city opened again. Life is sort of normal. Whatever that means in 2021.  I decided to meet a good friend at the…

  • Click and Meet Berlin

    Click and Meet Berlin

    Today I got a message from the KaDeWe regarding my Click and Meet experience. How do I out it? Horrible. If I ever wanted to feel what it was like to live in the U.S.S.R circa 1972. I had a taste of it on Saturday at 1:00, standing outside in the cold wet weather waiting…

  • KADEWE Part 2

    KADEWE Part 2

    Shopping at the KaDeWe two days before Christmas.

  • A Surreal KU on a Sunday

    I went to Berlin’s main shopping street KuDamm yesterday on Sunday before Christmas to take in the surreal scene.

  • Empty on Christmas

    Empty on Christmas

    Normally, the last weekend before Christmas stores bustle. During this season retailers earn as much as 50% of their yearly income. Not this year, all is closed because of the latest lock down. I visited a neighborhood mall. Three more stores have permanently closed. Brick and mortar retail will have fewer and fewer locales after…

  • Black Friday in 2020

    Black Friday in 2020

    I ventured out on Saturday to check on the stores on Black Friday. In Alexander Platz the normal Christmas hustle and bustle was there but not overwhelming. Covid 19 worries kept many people away from the stores.

  • Jil meets Uniqlo

    Jil meets Uniqlo

    Jil Sander collaborated with fast fashion brand Uniqlo. The Japanese clothing corporation turned to the Queen of Minimalism to boast sales this season. Judging by the sale outs in the Berlin stores. Success! I went to 4 local stores many pieces sold out. Asking the sales people, the same story, “lines before the openings” on…

  • Xiaomi in Your Pocket

    Chinese brand Xiaomi has been called the “Apple of China”. Founded in 2010, the brand ranks as the one of the world’s top smartphone makers. The Xiaomi Mi 10 5G launched in Feburary 2020. I tested the device in Berlin at Fonschmiede Centre, Friedrichshain.   My first impressions, a polished statement for those looking for…

  • Tech August-Xiaomi Mi

    A quick first impression of the Xiaomi 10 5G Smartphone.  A high-end feel, sharp screen, lightweight Android power device packing great features.   Stay Tuned for more details.  From the Vodafone Ring Centre and Fonschmiede Berlin.

  • PEEP MONTH at GL

    PEEP MONTH at GL

    Berlin canceled CSD this season.  But that did not stop Galeries Lafayette from having its annual LGTB event at its Berlin Department Store.  Every weekend this July “Peep Month” was celebrated with shopping, music, and fun in Mitte.  The last event happens July 31st.