Transportation Tales from Unterwegs
A year of adventures in Berlin — from dates to public transportation snafus
A year of adventures in Berlin — from dates to public transportation snafus
December
On my way to see a lover, I must walk past the fenced-in Christmas tree business near the Landsberger Allee S-Bahn station. It covers almost a square kilometer with over one hundred pine trees on display, pointing towards the overcast skies. What looks like one thousand more are stacked neatly in their plastic sheaths, like missiles in a depot. Waiting to be deployed to a family for Christmas in this city of angels. These same trees discarded like last month’s Tinder hookup will be piled high on the streets until — eventually — sometime in late February when all but a few stubborn needles have long since given up, they will be hauled away to some organic waste recycling plant. Germans handle their trash very well. This romance won’t last even as long as these Christmas trees.
January
When the construction on the additional floor of my apartment buildin…
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