Berlin is well-known to have an overload of history. In fact, so much that some of it has been cleaned away to the cupboards. One such is in the Spandau Zitadelle, where unwanted statues have found their last resting place. Here we have a whole range of medieval knights, Prussian electors and kings, assorted supportingContinue reading “From the scrapheap of Berlin history”
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Rails: Of termini and through stations
The Berlin Hauptbahnhof is a glimmering modern version of the traditional train shed structure of classical main line stations. However, the difference is that it is a through station of both east-west and north-south connections, reflecting the needs of modern cities and train travel patterns. Historically Berlin railway stations were termini, like those in LondonContinue reading “Rails: Of termini and through stations”
Rails, wines, worlds 