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“Science is an integral part of culture. It’s not this foreign thing, done by an arcane priesthood. It’s one of the glories of the human intellectual tradition.” – S.J. Gould.

Week 6 – no comment

I have to leave you. Again. Soon.

*Berlin Hauptbahnhof (central station) – 15 June 2026.*

*“Plot twist: your vacation begins here.” Dussmann KulturKaufhaus, one of my favourite places in Berlin – 16 June 2026.*

*“Ovine trinity.” Pfaueninsel, 17 June 2026.*

62 seconds; leucistic snow-white Indian peafowl 🦚 , Pfaueninsel – 17 June 2026.

*On 2 June 1915, Albert Einstein presented his Theory of Relativity to the public for the first time in this hall at Berlin’s Archenold Observatory – 19 June 2026.*

*I just got here, I have to leave. Berlin Elsenbrücke – 19 June 2026.*

*“Der Sommertopf über die Hauptstadt.” Berlin Westkreuz, 20. Juni 2026.*

*Botschaft (embassy), Berlin Leipziger Platz – 21 June 2026.*

Goooool, but in German

Because Berlin loves you.

Berlin’s transport authority is getting into the swing of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, as BVG has only recently and temporarily changed signage at 6 of their U-Bahn stations.

These specifically are stations with the word “Tor” at locations which used to be gates in the city’s 18th-century excise-tax wall. The stations are: Brandenburger Tor, Frankfurter Tor, Hallesches Tor, Kottbusser Tor, Oranienburger Tor, and Schlesisches Tor.

It doesn’t exactly have the same enthusiasm and flavour as football announcers in South America with their shouts of “G-g-g-g-gOOOOOl !!!”, but the word “goal” in German happens to be “Tor.”

That’s where we come back to Berlin’s BVG, because their motto “weil wir dich lieben” (because we love you) suggests a knowing wink-and-nod to Berliners. Here are images of all 6 stations.