Tag: christmas 2020

  • Wishing You Happiness

    2020 has been an extraordinary year. Christmas feels like Groundhog Day meets Black Mirror. Stay Healthy. Stay Safe.

  • KADEWE Part 2

    KADEWE Part 2

    Shopping at the KaDeWe two days before Christmas.

  • At The KaDeWe 2020

    At The KaDeWe 2020

    Berlin’s luxury department store felt a bit strange this season. Every year I visit the seven floor Kudamm fashion temple during Chrstimas for a glass of Champagne. Then I grab a few gifts and items. Happily the food floor was open. But, due to the recent strict lockdown the shopping floors have been mothballed and […]

  • A Surreal KU on a Sunday

    I went to Berlin’s main shopping street KuDamm yesterday on Sunday before Christmas to take in the surreal scene.

  • Empty on Christmas

    Empty on Christmas

    Normally, the last weekend before Christmas stores bustle. During this season retailers earn as much as 50% of their yearly income. Not this year, all is closed because of the latest lock down. I visited a neighborhood mall. Three more stores have permanently closed. Brick and mortar retail will have fewer and fewer locales after […]

  • Happy December 1 2020

    This year has been tuff. We made it December 1st. This is a time about celebration. Thinking about what we enjoy. The inspiration for this tree came from Star Wars.

  • Black Friday in 2020

    Black Friday in 2020

    I ventured out on Saturday to check on the stores on Black Friday. In Alexander Platz the normal Christmas hustle and bustle was there but not overwhelming. Covid 19 worries kept many people away from the stores.