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Born in 1994,  Justin showed extreme musical interests from an early age, self-taught he learned to play instruments like the piano, guitar and drums.

His mother began to post videos of him remixing the artists he most admired on YouTube and producer Scooter Braun of the Company SO SO DEF accidentally  saw the video and decided to find the young prodigy and the age of 13 he was already recording “Bieber” his first demo.

She subsequently signed a contract with Usher, of which Justin´s favorite singers were part of.

The first single was released in July 2009 and it became a big hit on the music charts, charts as important and influential as the Canadian Hot 100 and Billboard Hot 100. The single went gold in several countries. His first album was My World, released on November 17, 2009. This an album that reached positions of platinum and double platinum.

Bieber has appeared on various Canadian and American television programs as part of their promotional strategies

He also participated in the celebration of Christmas in Washington in 2009 that the White House, organizes every Christmas playing the song by Stevie Wonder “Someday at Christmas”, for president Barack Obama and first lady, Michelle Obama.

In 2010 My World 2 is ready for launching, both album and singles are released and the album swept the charts around the globe. This album featured the collaboration of Usher, which Bieber considers his inspiration and mentor.

After his tour around the world, Bieber appears as the most searched Internet public figure .

His the list of nominations is extensive, in 2010 he is considered the best new artist at the awards by MTV.

In 2011 he released his second studio album “Under the Mistle toe”

His third studio album sees the light last year, with Believe he has sold over a million copies in the U.S. alone, and it is to be presented on the European tour on which he has embarked. Because Justin unleashes passions, there already is a phenomenon known as Bieber Fever that is an obsessive addiction in a love crush mode for him. It has a higher prevalence among female adolescents.

Bieber has changed his style, and now he presents himself in an more of street apparently neglected  style (although everything is painstakingly studied) with hooded sweatshirts, hats and sneakers.

As you can imagine his concerts trigger much excitement, and this is reflected in ticket prices, which does not fall below 60 euros, in some cases depending on the area they can reach 200 euros.

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In Berlin we’ll find plenty of places dedicated exclusively to vintage and secondhand clothing. We can even find vintage fashion outlets where you can spend hours searching and searching until you find a great piece. There, without any doubt you’ll fall in love with the clothing.

Vintage in Mitte

Let´s begin our journey in the Mitte district, which is known for the Made in Berlin store. This is a very famous shop among vintage fans. There are two stores in the area (NeueSchönhauser 19 and Friedrichstrasse 114A). Although prices are bit high, the value for money is pretty good.

Immaculate Heart (Rosa-LuxemburgStrasse 28) is a small retro store considered by some as the birthplace of both vintage clothing and accessories.

Paul´s Boutique covers three outlets; Mothership (Oderbergerstraße 47) offering mainly streetwear articles. Goo (Oderbergerstraße 45), which sells designer label clothing and Chapter Mitte (Torstraße 76), which offers new vintage clothes.

OFT (Chausseestrasse No. 131b) is a nice store, where you´ll find, in addition to clothing, jewelry, furniture and many other objects of worship for retro lovers.

Clothing, accessories and more

In Calypso Shoes you’ll find every imaginable style of shoes from the 40s until today. They have two locations, one in Mitte (Invalidenstr. 152) and another in Prenzlauerberg (Oderbergerstr. 14)

Cash (Memhardstr. 8) is a wonderful, yet pricey boutique, as the clothes we find here are by great designers like Chanel or Gucci. You can also try to bring your clothes to sell.

Not far away, in the district of Kreuzberg (you can walk), is Jumbo Second Hand (Wiener Straße 63), which counts with a wide variety of vintage clothing and second hand at very good prices; there you’ll have to build a bit of patience to search among its huge columns of clothes.

In Sing Blackbird (Sanderstraße 11) you’ll find design clothes selected with extreme care; there you can also have a coffee. Sometimes this room is also used to screen movies and once a month it is transformed into a market.

Razzo 2nd Hand, has a store in the Charlottenburg district and has recently opened another in Prenzlauer Berg on Lychner street 14. They have been open for 30 years and are a paradise for vintage lovers.

In Prenzlauer Berg we’ll find Optiking, which is a specialized optical store that sells sunglasses with designs from the  50s to the 90s, CatEyes, Christian Dior, Wayfarer, or RayBan are some of the brands you’ll find there.

In the center of Berlin, you’ll find Garage (Ahornstrasse 2), which is one of the largest second hand stores in the city that also sells clothes by weight. On Wednesdays there are happy hours!

The last store in our list is Mauerpark (Mauerstrasse 63-64), which opens on Sundays from 9 to 18. There you’ll feel like the GDR was still a country. Here you’ll be able to purchase not only clothing, but also all sorts of vintage objects.

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The capital of Germany is reputed to be among the most party crazy cities of Europe . Indeed Berlin enjoys an enviable nightlife and more so with the rise of temperatures typical of March. Berliners tired of the long winter and the cold, take to the streets. If you´re one of the lucky ones who are going to travel to Berlin for a few days on holiday or for work, we propose a few party places to visit.

Berghain / Panorama Bar

Let´s start this journey with the former named best club in the world in 2011. A negligible reward and an incentive for the 12 € it costs to visit. This is the Berghaim / Panorama Bar, a club located at Am Bahnhof Berlin Wriezener 1. The resident DJs are top quality and they often bring guests of a worldwide reputation. Downstairs you can enjoy more powerful hard-techno atmosphere. The top floor is reserved for a select and relaxed environment. It is one of the places to visit during your stay in Berlin.

Golden Gate

The Golden Gate is an intimate but very particular club . It is one of the places chosen by Berghaim exiles and those who are not accepted at its entrance. A relaxed and positive  space where techno shares its role with trains that shake the bar every time they pass by. The Golden Gate is located in Schicklerstraße 4 and admission is free.

ZMF

If you are lucky you can also visit the ZMF a club that has won many followers in recent months. The problem is that the neighborhood pressure has caused it to close down several times for not respecting timetables. Their parties are popular. The place is not for the claustrophobic, you will not find a single window inside. During the day they also organize cultural events, exhibitions and book reading . To get to the ZMF ask for 10 Brunnenstraße.

Club coockies

The coockies Club is one of the most well known of the city. During the Berlin Film Festival and the Berlin Fashion Week it hosts events connected with these events. Hardcore and electronic music predominate during the sessions, ranging from Tuesday through Thursday until 6:00 am. A spacious dance floor and bar are located in the center of it making the crowd enjoy the party at all times. It is located on Friedrichstrasse 158.

Finally we will give you some basic tips for your party nights in Berlin. Note that although the entrance is free in most clubs bouncers do not let everyone through. Good fun usually begins no earlier than 2:00 am, so before you go drink and eat something.

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Berlin is one of those cities that holds special characteristics so that a visit there becomes a time filled with memorable experiences. Its parks and green spaces make it an ideal place to visit with the family and another great idea is to visit all of its great museums.

The German capital has some 150 museums and in all of them you can find special programmes for kids.

MACHmit! Museum für Kinder

Some of them are aimed only for them, such as MACHmit! Museum für Kinder in Prenzlauer Berg, located on Senefeldstraße 5.

This museum was created in 1992 and it began as some sort of ´mobile caravan´ managed by the NWSK, a non-profit organisation. Later, its facilities were in an industrial warehouse and finally in 2003 they set up where they are today, in an old evangelical church, under the name of MACHmit! Museum für Kinder, which would translate as ´Join the fun! Museum for Children´.

The idea is that the kids learn by having fun, emphasising on manual work. Depending on which is the exhibition that´s on at the time, different lines are developed that focus on the different skills of each child.. There are workshops, numerous events and, most entertaining of all, the borrowing section, where children can choose between books, toys and music instruments to take home and then bring back.

Natural Science Museum

Another of the museums that you can´t miss out on with your children in Berlin is the Natural Science Museum.

Located on Invalidenstraße 43, this museum captures the attention of children of all ages. The presence of dinosaur skeletons, among which you can see the biggest one ever found up until today, are just some of the museum´s most famous attractions. However, it also has a complete exhibition of the animal and vegetable word: the process of evolution; the history of the planets, the Solar System and the Universe; the minerals and everything that revolves around the world of science, making it all a very educational and fun visit.

Ticket prices cost 5 euros for adults and 3 euros for children. The museum is open from Tuesday to Friday from 9.30am to 6pm and on weekends and holidays from 10am until 6pm.

Technology, cars, aeroplanes and more…

Another attractive museum for children is the German Technology Museum. Here you can find train locomotives, aeroplanes and cars from throughout history among other things, all of them highly interesting and entertaining not just for your son but for you as well.

Founded in 1982, it occupies part of the old warehouse of the Anhalter Güterbahnhof train station, and it keeps the largest collection of objects related to German technology.

It´s located on Trebbinerstraße 9 and in its permanent exhibition it has areas of aerospace, cars, trains, photographic and audio-visual technology, navigation, pharmaceutical industry and chemistry, telecommunications and I.T.

The Deutsches Technikmuseum is open from Tuesday to Friday from 9am until 5.30pm and on weekends from 10am until 6pm. Ticket prices cost 6 euros for adults and 3.50 euros for concessions.

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Of Monsters and Men became famous in 2010 when they won, without having released any album, the Icelandic music competition Musiktilraunir. The following year, the group released their debut album My Head is an Animal, and since then, they have been driving on the glory’s road. This album has gained a deserved place on the top of international rankings, including the top No. 6 on the U.S. Billboard 200, and number 3 in the UK radio charts. It was during the summer of that year, when they became very successful thanks to their song Little Talks, as well as their don’t stop in Philadelphia radio channels. This translated into popularity for the band in the American territory, while being an evidence of the talent and innovation they have (the song held the number 1 position in the U.S. Alternative charts). And if that wasn’t enough, in 2013 Of Monsters and Men won the European Border Breakers Awards, an award given to the best new European musical performances. All these awards guaranteed an unforgettable performance at Berlin’s Columbiadamm on the 14^th of March.

Formed in 2010, Of Monsters and Men is a new band that has been playing on some of the most important music festivals worldwide, including: the Newport Folk Festival, the Montreal Osheaga Festival and Lollapalooza in Chicago. Their music is a blend of indie-pop-folk that has to be compared with some of the most representative band of these genres, as the English Mumford & Sons, the Canadian Arcade Fire, the American Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.

If you are planning to attend the Of Monsters and Men performance at Berlin’s Columbiadamm on the 14^th of March, you’ll have the chance to see firsthand how this band doesn’t really deserve such comparisons. Whatever your opinion about the group is, sure you will enjoy a great show-folk indie-pop that will blow your mind, as always seems to happen when we witness something truly magnificent.

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Sadly and unjustly, many people around the world relates Germany straight away with the terrible Jewish genocide and the Second World War. The German people have many years of history and many stories to tell, but it´s also important to have a historical memory and never forget everything that took place during that sad time.

2013 is a commemorative year of the National Socialist uprising, since the Third Reich came to be in 1933, exactly 80 years ago. Berlin has made 2013 into a theme year where everything that happened will be analysed and addressed and the influence that it had on society and the world.

160,000 Jewish citizens lived In Berlin when the Nazis came to power, a time that would end in the terrible and tragic Holocaust.

To show all of this, the theme year includes a series of exhibitions, activities and events that will take place every month. There will be various institutions that will participate in this project in order to show all the information possible on this historical period to all the population and visitors of the city, a time that changed the history of mankind. Churches, universities, museums, archives and various associations in Berlin will take part in these aforementioned activities.

The event that will start off the theme year on Nazi Germany will be in January, at the Deutsches Historisches Museum. Many of these events will remember the persecution suffered amongst the Jewish population as well as other marginalised and forgotten sectors.

Not only will it be about remembering the lives of those who suffered but also of those who contributed to counter national socialism and who fought so that Berlin was a more diverse city: scientists, artists, writers and all sorts of workers and people made Berlin into a mosaic city before all the horror began. This way, it´s also a commemoration of the destroyed diversity, a diversity that returned to Berlin when everything ended and of which we can also be part of in this wonderful city today.

Some important events in February are: 

-Exhibition “Destroyed Diversity – Berlin 1933-1938” (Deutsches Historisches Museum)

-Tempelhof – Hidden places in the old airport building 

-Guided tour around the Berlin Gallery exhibition. National Modern Art, Photography and Architecture Museum. 

You can find many more events if you enter the official webpage of the theme year: 

http://www.berlin.de/2013

They have also designed a map with which you can easily located the places where the events are taking place and move from one to another in Berlin with ease.

2013 is a great year to travel to Berlin and soak in all the history and events that destroyed the rich diversity that the city enjoyed before 1933. And, of course, to see for yourself that Berlin today is one of the most diverse and culturally rich cities in the world.

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There are about 1,000 Spätis (or Spätkauf) in Berlin, and they are an important part of Berlin’s nightlife. But what exactly is a Späti? It’s a store that is open after the normal store hours and often late into the night. As a result, they can provide much needed items such as tobacco and alcohol or some cheap snacks before you head to next bar or club. It’s especially important for those traveling on a limited budget.

These stores enable many people to go out while sticking to a tight budget, since you can drink that beer en route to your next destination. Whether you consume it on the train or on the street, that’s one less beer you’ll have to buy in the club or bar. In warm weather, you can pick up a few drinks here (they even have sparkling wine if you’re got something to celebrate) and some snacks and head to the nearest park for a picnic.

Some Spätis are located in prime spots near some of the bars and clubs you’ll want to visit. You’ll see both locals and tourists stopping in, grabbing some snacks and a cheap beer to consume before going into the venue.

If you’re like me, you will be enjoying some of the very good German beer while you’re in Berlin. And since beer can make you hungry, stopping into a Späti for some chips or a bar of chocolate can make it possible for you to continue on to another destination or simply head home without feeling overwhelmed. A döner or falafel sandwich is another great snack after a night of drinking, but I’ll have to tell you more about that another day.  

Others are looking for an energy drink to keep them going, or perhaps a cigarette or two if you’re not looking to buy a whole pack. Whatever it is you need, you may well be able to find it there.

While you can find one of these stores in pretty much any area of Berlin, some are better than others. In Friedrichshain look for one at the U-Bahnhof Samariterstr.  If you are going out in Kreuzberg, check the Späti at Skalitzer Str. 73 or the one at Gräfestr. 30.  In Prenzlauer Berg, look for one at Danziger Str. 3.

The Spätis are so intertwined with the Berlin nightlife that recently artists created a project to paint them with murals or graffiti. There were many willing to partake in this, since Berlin is home to a multitude of graffiti artists.  

These stores are allowed to be open later than the normal business hours of other stores, but please note that they are not allowed to be open on Sundays without facing fines. Gas stations, however, if you can find one nearby, are still open and sell many of the same items, although the prices there are noticeably higher.

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Is this the next big thing? We’re talking about Alt-J. The English quartet formed in 2007 will play in Berlin at Atras Kulturhus on February 23rd. Their debut album ”An Awesome Wave” was published in 2012 and resulted in the honor to win the prestigious Mercury Prize, an annual music prize for the best album in United Kingdom and Ireland.

The album is a mix of different sounds, from folk, to rock bass, catchy pop, hip-hop, trip-hop and indie-rock, and electronic mood obtained through the use of synthesizers. Everything is mixed with an intimate atmosphere, especially in the lyrics. Their music is influenced by films and cinema like: “the Good, the Bad and the Ugly” by Sergio Leone, “Léon” by Luc Besson and the work of Maurice Sendak´s “Where the monsters savages”. If you still don’t know this band, it’s time to listen to some of their songs, especially before a concert: a good start could be: “Breezeblocks”, “Hand-Made”, “Matilda” e “Tessellate”. The Band was born from the artistic encounter between Gwil Sainsbury (guitar / bass guitar), Joe Newman (guitar / vocals), Gus Unger-Hamilton (keyboards) and Thom Green (drums). Pronounced Alt-J the name comes from the Mac command to get the Greek letter delta, a usual mathematical sign that represents change.

They will play at one of the most popular gig venue in Berlin, the Astra Kulturhaus, the largest live club in Berlin’s Friedrichshain district. The location can host 1,500 persons and is quite interesting; it’s an abandoned site of an old railroad repair complex in a converted red brick factory building dating back to before World War II. Friedrichshain is a part of Berlin´s borough of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, sited in East Berlin, it is a metropolitan locality, nearby Mitte, Prenzlauer Berg, Kreuzberg and Lichtenberg. After the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 Friedrichshain began to develop a reputation as a young, dynamic district, thanks to low rents and the many empty apartments that attracted many squatters from West Berlin. Friedrichshain is now very attractive for the numerous design and media companies present including MTV Central Europe.

The area is known also for its many cafe, clubs, bars, pubs, concentrated around Simon-Dach-Straße and Boxhagener Platz. These places are relatively relaxed and full of locals during the week, but in the weekends can become very crowded. If you’re thinking about a night in Friedrichshain please notice that it’s really unnecessary to make plans for your night, just go, and pick something to do. The neighborhood is also known for two important clubs, Rosi´s and Cassiopeia, paradises for hundreds of late-night clubbers. Friedrichshain is named after the Volkspark Friedrichshain positioned just at the opposite end of the district, the park is a big green area serving the populated Prenzlauer Berg on the other side. Its really a unique location with many features including the Märchenbrunnen, in English the “Fairytale Fountain”. Once you´re there don´t miss the East Side Gallery, a part of the Berlin Wall transformed into an amazing outdoor gallery. Karl-Marx-Allee, instead, is a boulevard with original Stalinist buildings.

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Winter in Berlin is almost mythical, as many reject it, hate it, and they say so many negative things about winter in this great city. And it´s not just that the low temperatures and snow are some of the reasons why the Berlin winter feels so raw, but also the disappearance of light and the  light gray skies that are usually constant during the colder months of the year. As is well known, in Berlin cultural activities do not end during these months, and there are many alternatives for your fun during your stay in this city. Of course, most options are outdoors, nevertheless they are an important incentive to learn about the German capital.

Museums

For example, nothing is better than spending days and whole afternoons in the museums the city as well as its long list of galleries available. We recommend national museums, mostly located in the center of Berlin, in the popular Museum Island. We recommend  the Pergamon Museum. If you love contemporary art, the Hamburger Bahnhof has Europe´s most important collections of modern and contemporary art. Very close to the museum, an interesting gallery district also awaits . Checkpoint Charlie is just another museum located in what was once the separation between East Berlin and West Berlin, and recounts the contradictions of the forgotten Cold War and the fall of the Berlin Wall.

International food

If you think the city will lack a place to enjoy delicious international cuisine you´re wrong. In Berlin you can find food from all continents and the best prices, the winter is the best season to eat calorie-laden treats. In its most popular districts like Friedrichstein, Mitte and Kreuzberg, your options range from Mediterranean cuisine, Vietnamese, Japanese, Indian, Chinese, Mexican, among many others. Of course, the streets still remain with classics vendors of  kebabs, chips and currywurst, a classic dish of Berlin.

Public transport

Public transport in Berlin operates in an extremely orderly and timely way. You to party any night of the week, no matter how cold it is, you have a schedule of all the night buses that the city offers, you´ll go home without any problems. Of course, every day taxis are also available. Needless to say we  recommend you  leave home well prepared for the cold  and have a good functional stove or heater to avoid the possibility of very cold nights.

Also, a balanced diet high in calories you will be favorable. That winter is no reason for you to stay at home. Berlin offers you many attractions throughout the year. For more information, visit the following website: http://www.visitberlin.de/

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Berlin is one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world and a place where people from many different countries and cultures choose to live. And each person can find a neighborhood that is suited to his or her character, where one feels most comfortable and at home, where one can find everything he or she needs in the environment one prefers. If you plan to travel or even live in Berlin, keep reading to find out which part of the city best fits your personality.

Mitte – culture for urbanites

Mitte is the central district of Berlin, the heart of the city center. Here you’ll find many of the most important monuments of the city such as the Brandenburg Gate, Checkpoint Charlie, the Reichstag and the TV Tower on Alexanderplatz. In addition, the district is home to the Museum Island and more than 400 art galleries, which are mostly in Spandau. Furthermore, the Philharmonic and the Deutsches Theater, two important spots for any fan of music and the arts, are also located there. If you are a person who likes to be well connected and you like culture and art, Mitte is definitely your neighborhood and you´ll have everything you need within walking distance from your door.

Friedrichshain – art and youth

If you´re an aspiring artist, an established artist, a student with leftist political convictions or a graffiti artist, Friedrichshain is where you should live. Friedrichshain was part of East Berlin and while much of its landscape is still dotted with communist architecture, that nostalgia is mixed with modernization. This is the area where the majority of the city’s squatters lived which is one reason the area maintains a youthful and artistic ambience. If you are a bit unconventional and you like to mingle with like-minded young people, Friedrichshain has many bars and alternative clubs. Ane while rents here are cheaper, they are not as low as they once were.

Kreuzberg – liberals, ethnic groups, punks and LGBT

Across the river from Friedrichshain is Kreuzberg, or X-Berg. This district was once fairly abandoned in West Berlin due to its proximity to the Wall. The neighborhood is home to the majority of Berlin’s Turkish inhabitants and other immigrants, and it’s an impressive melting pot of cultures. It is also the quintessential LGBT neighborhood with museums and annual events organized by and for this community. It is also the birthplace of rock and punk subcultures and where great artists came in the 70s and 80s. If you identify with any of these qualities, Kreuzberg is for you.

Prenzlauer Berg – modernized ´alternative´

If you live an alternative lifestyle but at your age no longer want to live in old houses with graffiti on the door, Prenzlauer Berg is perfect. This neighborhood has been upgraded after it was overwhelmed by young people after the fall of the wall. Prenzlauer Berg is the right place for many people who have reached thirty or beyond but still want a young atmosphere. There are many trendy bars and restaurants and its also considered the quintessential family district of Berlin.

Charlottenburg – luxury, luxury shopping and more

If you like luxury, comfort, and spending money while shopping, Charlottenburg is definitely the place for you. On the streets of Kurfürstendamm and Tauentzienstrasse you’ll be able to make all the luxury purchases you desire. In addition, the area is full of restaurants and bars that are both expensive and exclusive, including several with Michelin stars that are located not too far from the 5-star hotels. If you have money and you like to spend it, you’ll have a great time in Charlottenburg.

Neukölln – the new bohemia

If you want to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city, tourism and the urban core, you’ll find peace and quiet in a student environment of Neukölln, which is located south of Kreuzberg. There are many nationalities in this neighborhood who gather on the terraces of the outdoor cafes, and Neukölln has many green spaces and little pollution. If you like living in cities but prefer a relaxed and bohemian atmosphere, you’ll find your place in Neukölln.

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