While Petra fights to help the people in New York City, Helga looks for clues about Petra's past. She has the first clue before going to Berlin.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHQ7n7Oi5Lo&feature=related
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgqUkS9w7F8&feature=related
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin
Helga finds the second clue in one of the buildings in this video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydCvVFsgBVk&feature=related
She hugs the blue Berliner bear for good luck before entering the bank.
www.flicker.com/photos/onetakemovie/5725056959/
And walks in Berlin's main shopping street
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-k5dp71oLo
Petra listens to songs by Annett Louisan who lives in Berlin
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3ay8YzaXCI
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UR0pINsDfGA
and by Lumaraa and Eisblume who live in Berlin
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPjCRxO0Clc
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcSIoLmotCo
and to Maya Saba who was born in Berlin.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY38R6x0w7I
And to this song by Silly, a popular band formed in the former East Berlin.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWDhS1lZ2lc
A popular punk rock from Brelin is Die Artze
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi5_fSv7qXk
And a popular rapper from Berlin is Sido
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RveIJFR7LV4
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jGmc5--QAY
And the most popular band from Berlin is Rammstein
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4K6ZxDwi34
Currywurst is the popular fast food that was created in Berlin in 1949.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Currywurst
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0tF52fJ_0c
Petra likes the movie where Franke Potente is running in Berlin
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tIuD5aqc4o&feature=related
And Helga likes the movie about East and West Berlin
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIjSaHUKD5I
and about their favourite car, the Trabi
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2PNsatxzmk
Marlene Dietrich was born in a suburb of Berlin
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a01ynTZemmQ
and one the great theatres is the Berliner Ensemble
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nv2SiBcE9dM
Oh, I have dreamed of going to Berlin! (among every other place everywhere in the world... haha). Hmm, I've never heard of currywurst! Sounds interesting... I'll definitely have to try it :D When I go to Berlin, because eating it anywhere else wouldn't be as authentic of an experience :) Love how you develop your characters with all these finer details of things they like and places and food and music... :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Bonnee, for visiting. I've learned a lot about Germany watching many videos on YouTube. And just this week a literary agent from NYC was gushing about visitng Australia and seeing the platypus for the first time. If a novel is set in the state of Victoria, there's is a beautiful short video on YouTube "There's nothing Like Australia: Victoria". So many cute animals there.
ReplyDeleteI'd believe that video if I were you. Victoria is definitely the best state; well I live there, so of course it's awesome! Hahaha ;) But the animals are pretty cute... I had an aunt visiting from Italy and we were taking the train into the city, because we live a few hours out in the more rural suburbs. She saw a little grey kangaroo off in one of the paddocks we past and just lost it... she was so happy to see one! :D
DeleteHey, thanks for stopping by my blog! So great to meet another writer who specializes in Asian SF/F. Let me know when your book is out!
ReplyDeleteI love Currywurst although I prefer it the way they eat in the Ruhrgebiet, which is an area in North Rhine-Westfalia (my family's roots lie there).
ReplyDeleteBerlin is an interesting city.