Pickle Deli Square

May 23

May 23 Trip Report: Berlin to Eindhoven by train

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Trip Report

My train trip back to Eindhoven wasn't any more positive than the trip to Berlin...

May 23

May 23 McDecor: swish in Berlin

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Food

At Berlin Hauptbahnhof, I went to McDonald's for breakfast before getting on my train back to Eindhoven...

May 23

May 23 Berlin Cityscapes

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Travel

One of my favorite aspects about Berlin were the tremendously different landscapes all contained in this one city...

May 23

May 23 Ode to German Automobiles

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Travel

Between the Brandenburg Gate and Museumsinsel in Berlin, is Unter den Linden, a famous boulevard...

May 23

May 23 Berlin Eats: Rogacki

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Food

I paid a visit to the restaurant Rogacki, based on recommendations from both David Lebovitz, and the NY Times as a really "German" place to eat...

May 20

May 20 Berlin Eats: pastries galore

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Food

When I think of pastries, the first thing that comes to mind is "France." But during my time in Berlin, I realized that a lot of pastries that we consider to be "normal" in America, like streusels and strudels, are actually German...

May 20

May 20 Berlin Eats: non-European food

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Food

One of my favorite aspects about Berlin was the availability of non-European food, at restaurants that people frequent, and at reasonable prices...

May 20

May 20 Berlin Eats: currywurst

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Food

The one thing that everyone says one must try when going to Berlin is currywurst...

May 20

May 20 American Pantry Staples in Europe

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Expat Living

I've brought back plenty of pantry items from the US to the Netherlands, like vanilla extract (I can only find artificial extract here)...

May 20

May 20 Germany's Lost Art

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Art

After learning in design history class about the Neue Nationalgalerie, designed by Mies van der Rohe, I knew I must pay a visit...

May 20

May 20 Berlin Hauptbahnhof

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Travel

Stepping off the train from the Netherlands and arriving at Berlin Hauptbahnhof (main station), felt like a country bumpkin visiting the big city for the first time...