And it continues.

The heat is relentless. I think that I'm just going to have to bear with it for the next week. I took a look at a two week forecast for Berlin and it seems like tomorrow the temperatures will drop to normal or maybe a little lower than normal summer levels... mid to low 20's. Sorry for any Americans that might be reading this... I have no idea what that would be in Fahrenheit.

Yesterday we had a lovely evening of sitting in the park with our new friend Kate... she's visiting from Atlanta. And then we dragged her along with us to eat some Sushi at a really wonderful and not so expensive restaurant on Torstr. near Gartenstr. Sorry I didn't take note of the name.

Today I gallivanted around town and made a visit to the Staatsbibliothek on Potsdamerstr.... one of my favourite places in the city.

Hopefully this week will be full of evenings sitting in parks and on the bank of a canal near our place... just some of our oases to escape the heat in this place!

Happy Monday.

Small Oases.

Over the past few years I've been uncovering many small Oases throughout Berlin. Most accessible in the summer... But some of my year long favourites are...

WAU
Amerika Gedenkbibliothek - beautiful spacious cool space to read or work in
Fleury
Cafe in Bode Museum
Bar Vereinszimmer
Sarah Wiener at Hamburger Bahnhof

Around the corner a new cafe just opened up that I can see myself spending many hours in in the near future. When I remember what it is called I'll post it here.

One of my favourite things to do when I need a bit of time alone, or need to get out of the heat, is to go to one of the many museums in Berlin. They offer yearly passes for 80 Euros (40 Euros if you are a student) for all of the special permanent exhibitions. It's a steal... especially if you're not a fan of the crowds on the weekly free nights!

Happy Friday.