Album: Berlin: Winter in Berlin
Zionskirche / Zionskirchplatz, Berlin Mitte
The Zion Church on the Zionskirchplatz named after it on a cold but beautiful day in January. Blue sky, white snow, black trees – it’s rare to see Zionskirchplatz so wintry pretty.
The picture is taken from the corner where Griebenowstraße meets Zionskirchplatz. A view of the church, which is probably also rather atypical.
Berlin Winter: First Snow
First snow in the backyard – the chestnut tree is powdered and sugared, the light somehow ‘pink’. Somehow the mood in this picture reminds me of the cherry blossom festival in Japan.
Snow Oderberger Straße corner Kastanienallee
Meanwhile, another iPhone photo: Oderberger Straße and Kastanienallee (Berlin, Prenzlauer Berg) are currently being turned around – but thanks to the onset of winter, nothing is happening – the construction site is at rest. Construction vehicles and materials are covered in snow, in between a mixture of grit, sand, construction rubble and whatever else there is to see on Berlin footpaths. Pedestrians, cyclists and people with prams are practising slalom running – and thanks to the wintry conditions, that’s not so strange – somehow “slalom” is also a popular sport that suits the season.
PS: I must apologise for the pink colour of the snow – it is not road salt – the snow is actually snow-white. But the colouring is a misinterpretation / misconfiguration of the iPhone snow white balance.
Winter at Zionskirchplatz
The winter 2009/2010 was quite snowy – at least for Berlin conditions. Here is a picture from Zionskirchplatz.
(The exact date is unfortunately unclear).
Berlin Skyline Wallpaper: TV Tower and S-Bahn in Winter
View of the Berlin skyline from Warschauer Brücke, looking towards Alexanderplatz. When the picture was taken, this view of the Berlin skyline was still reasonably unobstructed – a classic skyline panorama view with the TV tower, East Berlin apartment blocks, a bit of snow and a few trains.