30th day: THE UGLY DUCKLING…
sometimes it takes a while before we see true beauty. Often we judge too fast and superficial. That is what the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen is about, in which a swan’s egg accidentally gets into the nest of a duck. The swan chick is ugly and clumsy and is buffeted by all, until it turns after winter into a beautiful and proud swan.
(Kopenhagen, Sønderboulevard)
29th day: CHRISTIANIA, A SOCIAL EXPERIMENT
In 1971 a few idealists who dreamed of an alternative model of life stablished on a former military base the Free State of Christiania. The residents were hippies, squatters, artists and many people who otherwise did not fit in the society. Christiania should be a place for people who were fed up with the eternal competition of society and believed that another life model should be possible. Many times this social experiment was about to fail, but again and again the residents fought for their dream of freedom and self-determination.
Maybe that’s why the Danes are indeed among the happiest people in the world, because they are capable of such tolerance, accept other lifestyles and even consider them as an enrichment for their society.
(Infront of the entrance to #Christiania, Copenhagen)
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28th day: EATING BIRDS
I was wondering if I would find any Street Art in Copenhagen where I’m going to be the next couple of days. Very close to the central station, I discovered this young girl, that reminds me of the sad tales of Hans Christian Andersen. She looks very melancholic and has a colorful bird in her mouth, over her shoulder hangs a thick braided plait. She seems to be from another time. Immediately I saw Gerda from the Snow Queen in front of me, who searches her beloved friend Kai, until she finally finds him and brings his iced heart to melt with her tears.
27th day: WONDERFUL PENELOPE CRUZ…
I always thought of Penelope Cruz as a very beautiful woman, but never considered her a good actress, until I saw her acting under the direction of Pedro Almodóvar. Then I understood the importance of a director for a movie. Almodóvar brings Penelope Cruz to shine. Her role as a nun in “All About My Mother” is so impressive, that I can remember her exactly after almost 20 years. But the most unforgettable scene is the one where she sings “Volver”, a Tango by Carlos Gardel in a Flamenco version. She interprets this song so beautifully, that I want to believe until today that she is singing it herself.
(Hotel Almodovar, Boxhagener Straße, Berlin Friedrichshain)
25th day: FINALLY ARRIVING…
to Berlin’s famous Berghain Club. I can’t tell myself how the parties are like. For me it would be just too frustrating not to get in after having been in a queue for such a long time. A friend of mine told me, that I should never go on weekends, because it’s overcrowded by tourists. I should rather try on Sunday afternoons…The thing is, that I really enjoy my home so much on Sundays! It seems that I will go on seeing the Berghain from outside while pasing by. There’s one good thing about it: my fantasy will always be stimulated while hearing the sound of the music and I will imagine my own Berghain party inside my head, till I finally have the guts to get into the queue.
(#Berghain, Berlin Friedrichshain)
