I regularly entertain myself in Berlin by observing the people around me. This city has some characters, so it's not hard to do. I'm just fascinated by the variety of people who populate my metropolis. The other day, I spotted this guy enjoying an evening picnic in the Monbijoupark (one of my favorites of Berlin's parks). What caught my eye first was the German flag that he seemed to be using as a picnic blanket. He sat perched on a tiny chair in a light blue Bayern München jersey and yellow Crocs, his dinner cooking on the grill, and just watching the world go by. People watching himself, perhaps. Strangest of all in this picture, I think, was a stuffed cow hanging from a noose off the back of the chair. This place just gets curiouser and curiouser.
I often feel like I have my feet planted in two worlds [in the photo photo below, literally one foot each in former East and West Berlin]. I'm an American and a Berliner. A citizen of Heaven and a resident of Earth. This is my story.