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The laboratory of lifestyles; or, the differences of equality
Stepping out of the Ringbahn at Ostkreuz, a terrific view opens up onto a labyrinth of dimly-lit stairways, old roofs, crumbling train platforms and pedestrian bridges. In the middle of it all workers, tourists, students and bohemian-hedonists stream past fast-food stands filled with lively activity and kiosks in the shadow of a timeworn water tower; vacant lots grow around the tracks and high-rises stick up ... by Julia Cornelius

Walkabout: Friedrichshain, the good life

You strike out along Sonntagsstraße, the Ringbahn at your back, and a culinary world for every taste and budget opens in front of you. Chic bars, pubs, cafes are interspersed with tiny convenience stores and fusion kiosks from Asian to Italian to African. If you manage to avoid temptation and reach Wühlischstraße, turn left and then right onto the tree-lined Knorrpromenade, a charming mix of romantic ruins and renovated turn-of-the-century beauties... by Julia Cornelius

Tips and Links for Ostkreuz
A touch of the alternative culture Kreuzberg and Prenzlauer Berg offered their heyday of the 1980s can today be found in Friedrichshain. But even here, change is afoot. Clubs, bars, and restaurants have sprouted up next to squatters’ houses and mobile home communities: Nil | Lemongrass | Kino Intimes | Burgeramt Frühstücksclub | Cupcake | Flohmarkt Boxhagener Platz | Eismanufaktur Berlin | ...