Our last couple days in Berlin were a blur. Food seems to be the overriding theme. Our expat friends hosted a dinner party. The food was delicious Thai, our friend is a very talented cook. The guest list comprised of Aussies and Germans. The conversation was lively, and as it often does when you get a room full of Australians together, the conversation turned to tales of living and traveling abroad, anecdotes coming funny and fast, everyone with a story to tell. Eating and drinking was also a popular topic, as many of the guests were also keen foodies. Our host was responsible for many a good meal had in Berlin, and for that we owe him our thanks. Our last meal in town was shared with them, at our favourite local spot in Shoneberg, Renger-Patzsch. Predictably, the food was terrific. It was the perfect end to our stint in Berlin.
We loved all the little shops in Berlin. In our little neighborhood street alone there was a cycle shop, an electric guitar maker/restorer with guitar bodies in various stages of progress hanging in the window, and a lovely small pottery studio called tontonton, manned by the lively and friendly potter Maria.
We found quite a few mid-century design shops selling new/re-issue and used objects and furniture at reasonable prices. This was practically torture, considering the huge asking prices and limited availability of these items in Australia.
Gestalten is a design shop and gallery we found located in one of the 'hofes', (hidden internal courtyard and garden spaces). The space was light-filled and open, a perfect venue for art and covetable design objects.
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