tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post536538983692610257..comments2024-03-28T23:08:18.504+00:00Comments on You are witty and pretty! : Houses in BerlinBrittahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-52583257438539633462018-05-01T07:30:58.361+01:002018-05-01T07:30:58.361+01:00Dear Sandi: that would be a long story, I think -t...Dear Sandi: that would be a long story, I think -the house was built around 1900 - and in Berlin most houses have a history like the moving of an elevator: ups and downs. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-76535824320183414442018-05-01T07:28:46.657+01:002018-05-01T07:28:46.657+01:00Dear Geo., your "Je ne sais pas & Je ne v...Dear Geo., your "Je ne sais pas & Je ne veux pas savoir" made me laugh, thank you! For this time I can quote dear old Will S. : "All's well That ends well" - but I have to visit that dentist again... Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-1076248991836915012018-04-29T20:43:15.535+01:002018-04-29T20:43:15.535+01:00When it comes to antique elevators, I am divided b...When it comes to antique elevators, I am divided between Je ne sais pas quoi & je ne veux pas savoir. You are indeed courageous, but I knew that.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-64146184560402034722018-04-29T10:56:48.665+01:002018-04-29T10:56:48.665+01:00If walls could talk!If walls could talk!Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08702620069148109246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-83672427617180715402018-04-13T12:49:57.033+01:002018-04-13T12:49:57.033+01:00Wow - I am glad that I did not read that before! :...Wow - I am glad that I did not read that before! :-) We have a hotline, of course, to get help - they sit somewhere in Berlin, and hopefully one will reach them. The hight from the fifth to 1st floor seems quite disturbing to me...Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-25984516483133804072018-04-13T12:47:51.231+01:002018-04-13T12:47:51.231+01:00Yes, it is a shame to waste good flats by only usi...Yes, it is a shame to waste good flats by only using them as investments, Jacki. Of course we have lots of other nationalities buying. And the elevator: an adventure! :-) XXXX Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-34491120284337638112018-04-13T12:46:17.796+01:002018-04-13T12:46:17.796+01:00The elevator where I live, DUTA, has failed someti...The elevator where I live, DUTA, has failed sometimes (not when I was in) - so I never enter it with our a cellphone. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-11464413522003973272018-04-13T12:45:17.741+01:002018-04-13T12:45:17.741+01:00When I met you and H.I. in Bath, I really meant th...When I met you and H.I. in Bath, I really meant that you should come over, Tom! And our elevator starts (almost) at ground level :-) Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-28192853798625071682018-04-13T12:44:14.452+01:002018-04-13T12:44:14.452+01:00Thank you, Joanne! But the are really stairs to th...Thank you, Joanne! But the are really stairs to the first - and only floor - no flats, no doors before. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-31205792463021202472018-04-13T12:43:03.192+01:002018-04-13T12:43:03.192+01:00I couldn't find an answer to your question, Em...I couldn't find an answer to your question, Emma. I see that nowadays there are often little shops at ground level - maybe in former days the butler/servants/cooks lived there? Upstairs - downstairs? But I am not sure. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-41557649809298803732018-04-12T19:20:16.518+01:002018-04-12T19:20:16.518+01:00I read somewhere that if you're in a lift and ...I read somewhere that if you're in a lift and the cable breaks you can't tell! The first (and last, probably) thing you know about it is that the lift has hit the bottom of the shaft with a bump! I know from experience that if you're in a hot air balloon that is plunging fast you have no sensation of falling and don't know what is happening unless you can see the altimeter spinning! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-78323524160732780542018-04-12T14:18:50.992+01:002018-04-12T14:18:50.992+01:00Many high rise buildings in London are dark at nig...Many high rise buildings in London are dark at night because the flats have been bought for investment, many are Russian and Chinese buyers. <br />I love the elevator Britta... I would have ridden in it. XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-57833370554354895772018-04-11T17:14:23.913+01:002018-04-11T17:14:23.913+01:00I utterly dislike elevators of any kind. As long a...I utterly dislike elevators of any kind. As long as I can go on my legs, and if I'm in no hurry, I'll climb and descend the stairs.<br />DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-74241904752066169822018-04-07T01:20:30.444+01:002018-04-07T01:20:30.444+01:00I would like to visit Berlin. I have never been th...I would like to visit Berlin. I have never been there.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-75206703365999506352018-04-06T18:49:40.551+01:002018-04-06T18:49:40.551+01:00It looks like the stairs to the second floor studi...It looks like the stairs to the second floor studio of Laura's art teacher. I only climb on incredibly special occasions. There are beautiful trees and a coffee house at street level; much more interesting. Great pictures!Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-12096900478810657002018-04-06T18:35:09.513+01:002018-04-06T18:35:09.513+01:00I have to ask... why so many steps to the first fl...I have to ask... why so many steps to the first floor? It seems like a waste of lower space. But I adore the elevator. It is gorgeous.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.com