Strøm

Yesterday I went to “Strøm” (electricity) in Enghave parken. Electronic festival – absolutely amazing! Especially Modeselektor from Germany. They made us dance a lot! This event was so awesome that it almost made up for not going to the Roskilde festival. Wish my friends had been there though but we’ll do that next year. There was very much of a festival vibe. The best thing that Modeselektor did was include a song by Björk and Antony. Can you imagine a better combo? And then mixed with their own electronic beats. Two of the guys stood up front with microphones and pretended that they were the ones singing. It was really warm too, even though summer’s almost over. It really made me appreciate living in Vesterbro!

A piece of Icelandic love

I totally forgot about this band but then I heard an interview with them on Swedish radio and now I would like to share it with you. The band is called Amiina and it’s four girls who play on different strange instruments such as the saw. I really like it, it’s a bit like Sigur Ròs which is pure love… So, here is one of their songs.

My wedding dress

Berlin is a great place to go to second hand shops and flee markets. We went to a Turkish market where I bought a lot of fabric to make summer dresses from. We also went to another flee market and I think I found my wedding dress! I didn’t buy it though but I have been thinking about my wedding dress lately and how I might want it to look but didn’t really have an idea. Not until I saw this dress though. It is not a huge princess dress filled with tulle but it is so sweet and romantic. I didn’t buy it, cause I’d want the fabric to be new, but I took a picture of it, so who know; I might get a dress maker to sew it for me some day…

The dress

I bought two dresses at a great second hand shop. It’s really big and called Colors. You pay by weight, just like when you go buy candy :) You will find it on Gneisenaustrasse where there are also a lot of antique stores.

btw. you're welcome to comment on the dress or my blog in general :)

oh, where to sleep?

It’s always good to do some research on where to stay and the prices, before you go on vacation. We also did that this time and City Stay sounded nice and affordable. Our friends stayed at the Wombat which we had also looked at but we had misunderstood the prices. Unfortunately! For 50 euro we got a room with two separate beds. Not the biggest problem, we could have just pushed them together… Then we shared baths and toilets with the rest of the people from our hall. That sucked when you had to go pee at night but it was bearable. The worst part was that the metal bed was so noisy! It made noises when you just sat down or turned around in it which didn’t really encourage for to much romance, if you know what I mean… So don’t stay at the City Stay.

The wombat however was awesome. At the same price, you get a nice room with your own toilet and shower and even a small terrace where you could sit an enjoy a drink and the wonderful view of Berlin. And yes, the bed was problem free, so now I know where to stay next time, The Wombat!

Both hotels/hostels were in a great area near Münzstrasse! Which I will write about later. The best area ever.

Last time we were in Berlin, we stayed at Alcatraz Backpacker hostel. It was very nice too and also in a good area near Kastanienalle. They even have a kitchen where you can cook your own food and it is just very hippie and cozy. That, I could also recommend.

http://www.wombats-hostels.com/berlin/
http://www.alcatraz-backpacker.de/

This is the view from the roof top terrace that’s right next to the bar…

Berghain - Panorama bar

The two best party nights I’ve ever had have been at Panorama in Berlin. It is so awesome. I must warn you that it would not suit most of my friends but for me it is absolutely perfect! Unfortunately I don’t have any pictures of it, cause you’re not allowed to bring your camera and yes, they will body search you to make sure you don’t have one. To make it easier for you and so that you don’t have to read a whole novel, I will tell you about it in cue words or sentences.

- Old huge storage building
- big security guard with tattoos and piercings all over his face
- huge picture of a pussy on the wall
- nice electronic beats
- gay guys lining up in front of the condom vending machine
- some of the guys are more beautiful women than the women
- Asian she male called Miau
- loads of dancing
- some guy licking my ear
- boyfriend saying “That’s my wife”!
- stay until the sun is shining
- party your socks off cause the best thing – nobody knows you or will ever see you again

If you need or want further explanations please drop a comment. Questions about the place are also very welcome :)

I heart Berlin

I just got home from a weeks vacation in Berlin. It was an amazing trip, as Berlin is amazing and so is boyfriend. My parents were there as well so we met up with them a couple of times and boyfriend’s buddy Rasmus and his girlfriend Chris were there too, so we hung out with them a lot. The next couple of blogs will be about Berlin and the different joys of the city. You can read it to just learn about my vacation but you can also use it as a guide for if you are going to Berlin. It will hopefully be very helpful :)

I heart Gummo

I just saw one of my favourite movies called Gummo. Directed and written by Harmony Korine. It is so amazing. Not the kind of movie that people usually watch but I don’t really care for the all American feel good movies anyway so… The pictures are so cool and the characters are just so interesting! You can watch it at http://www.megavideo.com/ep_gr.swf?v=43RNK33G the quality is of cause not as good as it would be on DVD but you should still go watch it if you wanna see a different and awesome movie :)

-and Chloë Sevigny is in it. Oh, and you can see her boobs ;)