This week Berlin’s Hauptbahnhof turned five. No matter how criticized, it’s a place I quite enjoy. Compared with other railway stations I find it warm and almost cosy. For me it has a peculiar sense of place, it’s not belonging to the so called “non-places”.
When changing trains I like to take my time a moment and sit down for a cappuccino or an ice-cream al fresco, something impossible at Milano Centrale. There is a good fish restaurant with a view on the Kanzlerei, quite cosy for those gray winter lunch-time departures. Browsing at the newsstand/bookstore is made easy thanks to the good layout (trolleys matter) and the intriguing selection. It’s busy but never alienating. And when you arrive by train in town Hauptbahnhof presents you with a fabulous skyline of the city.
Photo: Friedrichstadtpassage, Rainer Fetting @ Berlinische Galerie
grazie per aver attirata l’attenzione su Fetting. mi piace molto!
Stefania, che bel video! grazie di averlo caricato!!
http://www.berlinischegalerie.de/en/exhibitions.html
fino al 12/9 alla Berlinische Galerie!
and about railway stations, check out this month’s Monocle special feature on transport and all things rail, bikes and smart grid…http://www.monocle.com/Magazine/volume-05/issue-44/