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The Wasserspeicher (water tower) in Prenzlauer Berg is a location ready to dazzle you with arcades and red brick texture. It hosts performances and installations of sound, light and video. The venue is in the middle of a charming little park and has two entrances, one for the big water reservoir and one for the small one.

The space offers quite a unique in between reality: it’s both above and underground (the little park is extended above the venues and looks as a little hill in the middle of the intersection). The space needs to be tamed for each exhibition: it is rather humid and cold, so don’t forget to get your jacket. That is why most of the installations shown there are built during summer time.

Singuhr Gallery works with this space on a regular basis with a focus on sound installations. The space has a wonderful acoustic. Since May they have reopened their doors. The exhibitions will run until autumn.

Tip: Long night of the Wasserspeicher on September 2nd, until 24 O’clock.

Coming to Berlin but starving for an original American breakfast? Then you have to check out “The California Breakfast Slam” in Neukölln. It’s the only place where you can find “Fluffy Pancakes”, “Texas Style Turkey Sausages” or “Organic Poached Eggs on Cured Ham Slice”. For us Germans who are used to “Brötchen” (buns) and marmalade it is maybe a little bit unusual to have a hot meal for breakfast but in Berlin you can not escape the multicultural influences.

The kitchen chef Patrick Blasa is also a musician and comes from California. He’s always missed a delicious home breakfast since he came to Berlin 8 years ago. One day he stopped looking for it in Berlin and just started to offer it himself. But this food is not like you would find it on every corner in the states, it claims some gourmet twists as you can see on the menu which changes every weekend. Patrick himself cooks in the kitchen and always considers the good quality of the food he buys for the dishes.

The California Breakfast Slam happens only on weekends. Make sure to reserve a table if you plan a slam there – or just drop by if you are in the area, you may be lucky!