Busking

Busking culture is not that big over here. Maybe that's why I was so impressed by this guy at Berlin's S-ban. Or maybe because he was cool indeed...



Im a picker
Im a grinner
Im a lover
And Im a sinner
I play my music in the sun
Im a joker
Im a smoker
Im a midnight toker
I sure dont want to hurt no one
(The Joker, Steve Miller Band, 1973)

Flu hits fashion

For the non-Greek speakers: "Pandemic of dead prices".
Loutraki summer resort, taking "trendy" to a new dimention.

Random FleaM Streetstyle

How on earth do you ride a bike in this? (amazed)

Ah, the definition of "ensemble". (surreal)

Floral scarf on dog. (nice touch, was...too black)

Eye-candy

Back to Trödelmarkt in Tiergarten, Berlin. If this is not eye-candy!

Isaac Mizrahi - Resort '92/'93

Pierre Cardin, God knows from when (it rhymes)

aaaand...Lacroix, dahlings. Lacroix.

Original, rare, true bits of history just sitting there at a flea market for 40 - 90 euros on average. Sadly, I brought them back only in pictures.

Your dog needs a spa

I've just received this:

CURE NAIL & BODY BAR HOSTS
PAW FECTION
A SMALL DOG SOCIAL (25lbs max)

Featuring IWI Fresh, Glamour Paws and PAWS Atlanta.
Retreat, relax and renew with your couture canine. Join us for an afternoon of spa treatments, accessories, and hors d' oeuvres for both you and your most stylish accessory, your couture canine.

IWI Fresh will debut their spa canine collection, IWI Doggie, only for fresh and fabulous dogs. Achieve complete PAW FECTION with Glamour Paws' clothing, accessories, and treats!

Emm...
a) I do not own a dog, but if I did, I am under the impression that it would not appreciate the benefits of a... facial.
b) A dog is not a stylish accessory. It's a dog.
c) Still, if I was in Atlanta, U.S.A and not Athens, Greece right now, I'd borrow a dog. I want to see this. (and then let it chew on my shoes for a week to compensate it!) (what if it liked it??!!)

If you are reading from Atlanta and fancy doing this on Sunday, you can reserve here: rsvp@urbansuiteent.com .

more flea market

Cure's gold, could be mine for 150 euros...

Who's that girl (it's Madona) for 1.5 euros (blast from the past: priceless)

And these two came home with me! I still have them somewhere on cassettes. Useless info on the Rick Astley cover: he comes from the town where one was for the first time killed by one. Doesn't get spookier then this!

Last day of Plueys -10%

Just a quick note, today is the last day of that offer Plueys gave my readers (see top right hand side). It's not exactly the right temperature for checking out rainboots, but I'm just saying!

Saturday flea market

This is Trödelmarkt in Tiergarten. Every Saturday and Sunday, from 10 till 5, Berliners know they can come and dig out some real treasures: collectors vinyl, cuttlery, memorabilia, second hand clothing, old postcards and ...past collections' sunglasses! It's all there, I saw it with my very own eyes.

Fur: loads of it. First hand or second hand, fur is not my thing. To be honest, I felt like burrying the whole rail.

Bracelets, earrings necklaces, all had their own story to tell, in beautiful shapes and colours.

And of course hats. This stand was so special. All brand new as a matter of fact. I had my eye on the buttoned grey one.

Old traditional uniforms. Although I wouldn't buy one, it was interesting to see all this cultural herritage hanging there...

Drink'n'Drive

Well. Almost. If you so fancy drinking and driving, in the city of Berlin there is one innocent way to do so: ride this tram. It was quite a surprise to see it stopping at the lights, full of people dancing to music and enjoying a drink (em...in broad daylight). Obviously, where there's will, there's a way...

(p.s. in case you were wondering, driver was NOT drinking)

Berlin Street Gourmet

Half the reason I went to Berlin was the fashion week. The other half, was currywurst (currysausage for the non-german speakers).

Currywurst, pronounced koorivoorst, is by now considered to be a national German dish. Sort of like the Greek souvlaki, it is widely sold in the streets (if I was a brave eater, I'd stop at every canteen)

There's even a Currywurst Museum in Berlin, at Schützenstraße number 70, where you can enjoy threedimensional installations and classic exhibits are intended to playfully arouse enthusiasm for the internationally known item of German food culture.

For the record, currywurst was first sold by Herta Heuwer at her Take-out at the corner of Kant-Straße and Kaiser-Friedrich-Straße in Berlin on September 4th, 1949. The original Currywurst was a boiled sausage, fried, with a sauce of tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, curry powder and other ingredients. (thank you wiki).

In case you fancy a bite, all you have to do is grill a pork sausage, slice it and cover it with ketchup and sprinkle curry powder (the more the better). Fresh bread makes the whole experience even tastier. (a more... official recipe can be found here)