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Urban Nation, pictures from walking around today. And, ok maybe a few more cultural differences.

November 24th, 2022
I have two more days in Berlin. On Sunday, I take the train to Amsterdam and then fly home on Monday. Looking forward to getting home at this point. See everyone soon!

Berlin has been fun. It is a great place for history and today’s exciting life–a sobering reflection on the atrocities of the past but gives us hope for a peaceful, united future. Great museums and monuments. Great shopping. Great Christmas Markets. Great farmers markets (I am assuming these are year-round markets). Great food. Great, diverse nightclub scene, so they say–I have no one to check it out with.

Urban Nation Gallery

A museum/gallery for Street Art, Graffiti and Urban Contemporary Art. Really enjoyed it.
A short walk from my hotel, it was just over a mile.

PRIVILEGE, 2020. Christoph and Florian Schmidt, aka the Low Bros.

So sorry, I did not get the name of this piece or artist.

WE NEED TO TALK. Inviting us to make our contribution to the discussion.

HOME. Icy & Sot, an Iranian artist brother duo. Depicting Ukraine’s plight.

1UP CREW. A group of spray-can desperados from Berlin.

Walking pictures – to and from Urban Nation.

I should have bowled.

These pipes are everywhere! They take the ground water from construction sites and pump to the Spree River or one of the canals. Construction is all over the city. What does Philly do with all the ground water from construction?

More pipes. I also saw blue pipes. They say the pipe color represents the construction or piping company.

When was the last time you saw one of these? Maybe for emergency use only?

This farmers market is right near my hotel.

I may go back for a baked potato stuffed with carrots. My Thanksgiving dinner. : (
But since they don’t celebrate Thanksgiving, at least all the museums and stores are open. They do celebrate
Black Friday though.

A few more cultural differences,
- why are European toilet flushes always mounted on the wall? Many are dual flush, but not all. I also didn’t see many bidets this trip.
- why do the men in Europe wear their wedding bands on their right hand. You know, I really haven’t notice which hand the women are wearing their rings on–gonna pay attention now, I still have a few more days.
- customer is not always right. I witnessed this big bruhaha yesterday.
- less gender specific bathrooms, but they are clean! And you pay for them.
- a fair amount of smoking and vaping.
- water in restaurants is never free. You can pay for sparkling or still.