Tag: berlin
Berlin: private cabaret in a museum
On the last evening of the meeting, the company organized a gala dinner at the Museum of Communications (Museum für Kommunikation Berlin at Leipziger Straße 16). The museum is beautiful but the content is really suitable for family with children. We had the whole museum to ourselves. We roamed leisurely champagne in hand, explored and
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
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
Berlin: Axica by Frank Gehry
Back to pictures of my Berlin trip. For two days, we had meetings in a fantastic conference center designed by Frank Gehry. Axica, is located inside a squarish building which houses the offices of DZ Bank. The bank is located next to the US embassy and the Brandenburg gate (Brandenburger Tor) in Pariser Platz. To