The Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church was built in the 1890s under direction of Kaiser Wilhelm II to honour his grandfather Kaiser Wilhelm I. It is one of Berlin’s famous landmarks, now more so for its ruins as it was largely destroyed by bombs in 1943 (World War II). A newer church was built on the […]
Charlottenburg First School & Havel School Berlin
On Wednesday, we decided to go visit my former schools in the former West Berlin. They were part of the school system for the children of the British Allies (military) stationed in Germany. I attended class 3 and 4 at Charlottenburg First School. I remember Mrs. Davies and Mrs. Folkes (?sp) as my teachers but […]
Berlin in four hours
We took an insightful tour of Berlin with Insider Tours. Our tour guide was knowledgeable and spoke with eloquence and humour, which was great as the tour, which took us from Hackescher Markt to Brandenburg Tor, was about 4 hours long. The tour was supposed to be a historical overview of Berlin and it was […]
Leninallee 175 Where are you?
Today was to be the big reveal. Returning to the place we called home in our childhood. We knew the street was no longer named after Lenin, but instead reverted back to it’s previous name Landsberger Allee, a major street easily found on the transport maps. We had in our heads what we expected to […]
Wilkommen in Berlin
We Made It! We got to the airport with plenty of time to spare only to find out that our plane was to be delayed an hour and a half. Something about President Obama in our air-space. We ended up requiring a gate change and a delay of over two hours. Exhausted, I slept quite […]
Panic! Or how not to travel
It was the eve of our departure to Berlin and I was finally in New York – exhausted. It had been quite a hectic few weeks as my two partners at work had taken staggered vacations and it was quite busy. I was routinely getting home after 9pm and hardly sleeping at night. But I […]
Trip Down Memory Lane
Many readers of this blog know that I spent some time in my childhood in Germany. Four years + in Berlin, to be exact. Living in the East and schooling in the West to be more exact. My sisters and I always speak of that time in our lives with fondness. We had the perfect […]
Goodbye New Orleans
Monday, our last day in New Orleans, saw us still stuffed. Therefore we smartly scratched our plans to have breakfast buffet at The Court of Two Sisters. Instead, after checking out, we returned to Cafe Beignet for our last beignets then tried to find someplace for lunch. Yep, we love food. We ended up settling […]
New Orleans – Sunday Jazz Brunch
Sunday morning was Brunch Day! We slept in late then got ready for our 11 am meal, and what a meal it was. We sauntered over to Arnaud’s Restaurant in the blazing mid-morning sun and we were quickly seated. My co-workers commented as to how colourful we were in comparison to the other guests. I […]
New Orleans: Swamp Tour & Cocktail Tour
Saturday morning, we woke up bright and early for Dr. Wagner’s Swamp Tour. We were picked up at our hotel and on our way there the driver gave us a little tour of the land, especially regarding the effects of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans. That was sobering. The swamp was beautiful and serene. We […]
A lover of mangoes. A woman - smart, without pretense, lefthanded, Afropolitan - navigating this thing called life. An unapologetic believer in social justice and karma. Choosing to radiate positive energy and be true to myself. Here, my musings.