Gesehen: B&W at ESG

ESG, or East Side Gallery, is one of those major Berlin sights that everyone who visits the city should see. It's the longest stretch of the Berlin Wall that still remains (1.3 km) and was preserved as a form of outdoor/interactive art gallery. Since the Wall came down in 1989, artists from all over the world have been invited to paint a section and leave messages of peace and hope. It's also one of those fantastic "see Berlin history/culture without paying to go into a museum" things to do, which I am particularly fond of.

Clearly the scene itself wasn't black & white, that was courtesy of newly discovered color settings on my camera. But it's a serious message, and b&w seemed appropriate. For my Anglophones, look closely on the left for the English translation.

Gesehen: Humbold Box Expo

I thought it could be fun to launch a sort of series. Basically, a cuter way to organize mini (i.e. lazier) posts that include a photo or two and a couple lines. It will be called "Gesehen" which means "Seen," as in, "I've seen this and want to share it with you!" (I think I may have watched too many Gossip Girl episodes that generally begin something like, "Spotted: Serena traipsing around town with a mystery beau"). The above quote I spotted on a wall at the Humboldt Box.

"The study of languages is the world history of human thought and perception." - Wilhelm von Humboldt

Fun things ahead this week: a recap of the MPI Immigration & Identity plenary, my impending encounters with German bureaucracy, and a trip to London!