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WELCOME TO BERLIN New Year's Resolutions I hope your New Year was off to a great start, and that your list of resolutions is ready! Mine is, and I'd International museum like to share it with you. It takes a bit of luck and lots permanent exhibition of determination to achieve our goals, but with the help of all the wonderful activities and sights Berlin (worth €2,80) has to offer, I have the feeling that this year they won't get neglected! open daily: mon - sat 12 p.m. - 8 p.m. Let's start from the most obvious one: losing weight after all the holiday meals. sun + holidays 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. (24th December closed) Taking a long walk in the woods in glacial temperatures is a great calorie burner, Potsdamer Platz especially if followed by a visit to the Liquidrom saunas (www.liquidrom.de), entrance: Leipziger Platz 7 where you can sweat the leftover toxins away. Number two on my list is eating healthier food, which translates into eating more seasonal vegetables and using better ingredients. This means you'll be seeing a lot of me at Markthalle Neun, Berlin's trendiest indoor market, where young, local farmers congregate to Hômmage á S. Dalí by DaVial present the best their gardens have to offer. In 2015, I also intend to spend more Infos: 0700 - 325 423 75**| Tickets: www.DaliBerlin.de (**0,14€/ Min. from a landline, mobile communications vary, max 0,42€/ Min.) time with my friends, and I have selected a couple of cozy and chat-encouraging *only in combination with the entrance fee. Cannot be combined with other offers. Valid until March, 31st 2015. cafés: Barcomi's (Bergmannstr. 28), provider of Berlin's best lattes, and the scruffy With over 450 exhibits from private collections this permanent exhibition provides general (but delicious) Schwarzes Café (Kantstr. 148), reminiscent of the old West Berlin insight into Dalí’s virtuous mastery in almost all art techniques in Berlin’s lively city centre. days – it's perfect for more involved history discussions. www.DaliBerlin.de This year I also want to invest some time in doing something creative, which makes a trip to the Modulor art supply store (Prinzenstr. 85) a real must. And it won't be hard to fulfill my last resolution, being up to date with the latest fashion trends: Berlin Fashion Week is around the corner, and I just can't wait to discover what designers have in store for us this season. PORTRAIT BY THOMAS HEDRICH/FOTOSTUDIO-CHARLOTTENBURG; SKYLINE©TOTALPICS/ISTOCK/THINKSTOCK SOLVEIG STEINHARDT EDITOR, WHERE BERLIN www.wheretraveler.com 5.wheretraveler.com 5 www WB Masthead JAN.indd 5 09/12/2014 13:16