Driving school and wine shop

Sorry to be so infrequent here! Today I've got our local driving school and wine shop. Really, it's both. 

Nearby scenery

To start of this week's pictures, here's one of the Babelsberg Rathaus (city hall), it stands accross the street from my bus stop on the way to work.

And then the Rummelsberg harbor from a run today:

And a memorial to Marx - I could neither read the text nor figure out what the pictures were about:

Weekly photos and David's show

Photos from the last week include Franfurter Tor from a different angle:

A house decorated with flowers:

A small, everyday reminder of the Berlin wall - I think this part runs between Kreuzberg and Neukölln:

And finally, a picture of David performing some live electronic music! His collective had a show/party/event that was pretty fun. If you want to hear some of his beats, you can try his soundcloud.

TV Screens

Every bar and cafe with outdoor seating also seems to have a television propped up outside, presumably so one can watch the soccer outdoors.

Bike protest

I heard lots of bike bells and whistles outside yesterday, and when I looked the entire opposite street was full of bikes. The people were wearing vests that said GEW, and as far as I can tell I witnessed a bike protest by teachers.

Swiss army?

This is vaguely Father's Day themed, as my dad always carries his Swiss Army knife. The street art version is a little more... Bizarre.

Variety post

First, a family of cranes:

Then, art in the club we were at: 

And David photographing an ad in the u bahn. 

Frankfurter Tor Tower

Yesterday was the first time I saw people up there!!

Sidewalk progress

Have been working at home lately got a variety of reasons, so the sidewalk was yet again the most interesting thing to photograph.

Just under my building, it looks fine but is still oddly roped off:

Further down on the next block, the sidewalk is still torn up.

Evolving street art

This is around the block from us - it's my third photo of this wall, but it seems to be constantly changing!

Out and about

Today we saw one of David's friends play a gig (the bend is called Ray Man Three):

There was a really cool mural right next to them:

And on our way home I spotted these two:

And, the demise of the statue from a previous post (http://lifeadventuresandstars.blogspot.de/2016/04/ongoing-sculpture.html):

Sidewalk construction continues

Despite mixed reviews, I've got another installment in the sidewalk series. This time, they were working on small paving stones. After hammering them in, they swept dirt over the entire thing to fill in the cracks.

And of course, then used the noisy mocking, aka vibrating compactor. 

The real point is, I think they are almost done!

Sad bear

This particular bear is a little sadder than most of the Bears around the city.

Sunset by the TV Tower

I was tempted to treat you to another picture of sudewalk construction, but I thought this sunset was particularly nice. This time of year, I have to stay at work pretty late to catch a sunset on the way home.

Sidewalk construction again

This morning, the workers outside were laying the stones that form the sidewalk in front of my door. At this point, they were doing a lot of hammering to line things up.

This was much noisier. I think it's a giant sanding machine, or is otherwise designed to level the stones. 

I think they choose to do the loudest parts when I am working from home.

Ongoing sidewalk construction

They are (still) redoing the sidewalk under our apartment, so here are some pictures of the progress!

Sunny at warschauerstr station

I'm still surprised that it is sunny and pleasant outside even when I'm headed home from work.

Springtime

Or yesterday, David took this one of our street in all its springy glory. It's now light until 9pm and warm outside! The only downside is the perpetual construction, including outside our window.

Blue skies outside ostbahnhof

It was cold this morning (especially after sunny Rome), but the afternoon was a bit nicer, with blue skies and puffy clouds.

Wardrobes and skies

I spent much of my free time today putting together our new wardrobes: 

And David captured a nice picture of the sky over frankfurter tor: