Month: December 2010
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Berlin: Dinner atop the German parliament building
We had a private group dinner at a dining room/restaurant (“Dachgarten”) on the roof of the Deutschen Bundestag (German parliament building, formerly known as the Reichstag). The location is truly unique; while the food is carefully prepared, it was not that special. The original Reichstag building was built in 1890s, disused just before World War…
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Berlin: Grand Hyatt hall lights
Beside its “opulent minimalism“, another interesting thing about the Berlin Grand Hyatt is the way it provides dimmed lighting to the halls and corridors on the guest floors. Instead of wall sconces, the light fixtures are made of a thin vertical strip of glass printed with a black and white photographic image. Each is lit…