Mark in Berlin

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Brit in Berlin, previously in Bangkok. 1. FC Union Berlin, EFC. Sometime writer @ https://berlintobangkok.com and https://www.unionberlin.international/ Was UnionBerliner on the other one...

An aeropress with a shit load of miles on the clock
A retro (1994?) Everton FC shirt with grey and white vertical stripes and an NEC sponsor logo.
A horse on the ridge of a hill in morning sunlight, with shaded hills in the distance
An orange moon rising framed by an apple tree and the hills of the High Black Forest
A child looking out of a cable car window over green pastures
The Collins dictionary definition of the word 'defend': defend (dɪfend IPA Pronunciation Guide) Word forms: defends, defending, defended 1. verb B1+ If you defend someone or something, you take action in order to protect them. Every man who could fight was now committed to defend the ridge. [VERB noun] His courage in defending religious and civil rights inspired many outside the church. [VERB noun] They would have killed him if he had not defended himself. [VERB pronoun-reflexive] [Also V n against n] Synonyms: protect, cover, guard, screen More Synonyms of defend
Public world cup viewing in the airport at Berlin Brandenburg
A view from a restaurant table of luscious green plants and a shaded pathway leading under a bridge to a beach. Wooden boats line the side of the path
View of a marina with residential buildings to the left. A large cruise ship is plonked in the marina
Just a plain old black duffel bag, also the merest hint of a baby in the corner.
View from a plane window shortly after take off. A green landscape with a field of solar panels, and a rainbow on the horizon
A verdant meadow bordered by trees in full bloom. A gravel path with a distant cyclist winds through the middle. Clouds bubble in the evening light above
Girlfriend meme with the guy (labelled Andras Schäfer) looking at a girl labelled Long Range Thunderbastards and ignoring his girlfriend, labelled Tap Ins
A German pedestrian crossing with 3 sets of signals. The middle one is green. The nearest and furthest are both red.
A loaf of freshly baked bread on a countertop
A nicely risen ball of white bread dough in a bowl
A baby on an aeroplane 'reading' the safety card.
A beautiful view of rolling hills from the top of Caerphilly mountain, down into Cardiff bay. At the end a fairly sweaty man huffs at the camera
Caerphilly castle with moat, under clear skies
Headline text from a website: Southampton expelled from Championship play-offs over 'spygate' with Middlesbrough reinstated
Union Berlin stadium
A small iridescent green beetle up close
View of a child looking through the fence onto the pitch
A woodland path with a naturally growing arch of green plants with long, lilac blooms. Wisteria?
A homemade loaf of bread on a worktop
Ein Stecker von Conni. Lautet "Conni geht nicht zum Fußball, sie geht zu Union". Wahrscheinlich KI-erstellt (Stecker ist wahr).
Stadion and Der Alte Försterei tifo in Red and White check
A loaf of bread with what can only described as a hairstyle. And not a good hairstyle.
A fucking awesome road making machine. How do I describe this majestic beast? At the very front is a full on articulated lorry with a trailer full of what I guess you would call pre-tarmac? It lifts up to pour the asphalt into the hungry maw of the main machine, which looks like the sleek lovechild of a tank and a tractor. It has it's own smelter on the front because why the fuck not. Stones for breakfast. Then it shits out road at a perfect height, smooth and beautiful. It has a crew of 3, and a fancy control panel that I never saw anybody touch. I will be part of this crew one day. A guy came with a steamroller afterwards but it was totally unnecessary due to the perfect work of the RoadGod 9000
A pie on a board, with a puff pastry crust
A full English breakfast, with bacon, roast tomato, hash brown, a fried egg, silly little Nürnberger Rostbratwurst because they're the closest thing to a breakfast sausage, mushrooms, and myriad baked beans
A view through the Sektor 2 fence of the alte Försterei for union Vs Bayern in the Frauen-Bundesliga
A German motorway sign with signs for Berlin Leipzig Erfurt and Lederhose
A scraggy looking monstera in a red pot in a plastic sleeve. It's all wonky and had a really hilarious amount of fungus gnats
A large lone tree in a field with a mountain backdrop
A pram on a gravel path with a mountain backdrop
A view of a mountain and houses. All covered in snow
A snowy view from on a hill over trees and a snowy valley
Snow covered roofs with sunlit mountains in the background, and a snowy meadow
It's the same picture but if anything there's quite a lot more snow now. The mountains are obscured by snow and cloud, and the trees are heavy with fresh snow
It's a mountain village and it's still absolutely covered in snow
It's the darts in Berlin
The distracted boyfriend meme except I've pasted a poster for a model train exhibition over the girl he's distracted by's face
A gurning Jason Tindall next to a headline 'Jason Tindall - the most misunderstood man in football?'
It's exactly what it says in the post, except the picture has lots of them. Lots. Of. Them. It's amazing they haven't sold out.
The Müggelsee Lake in Berlin, which is still frozen a few metres from the shore
Red streaky clouds at sunset with a foreground of bare trees
A blue morning sky with fields and a path stretching into the horizon
A sticker saying Union Fans Neuseeland, with a picture of a plane, and two shields: 1 Berlin bear, 1 New Zealand flag
An Union Berlin t shirt which has frozen solid on the washing line
HSV stadion
A pack of Ringli (German Hula Hoops, except the picture of the hoops have faced , converse and backwards caps, for some unknown reason) announcing (in German) that they will soon be called Hula Hoops. They've also labelled this as Crunchy News! which I'm very much in favour of. Zum Kontext: Hula Hoops mit genau diesem Branding ist in Großbritannien eine sehr bekannte und beliebte Marke.
People in red ponchos under a red flag which covers the whole scene
A walking shoe on icy ground with Yaktrax shoe covers on
The River Spree in Berlin, frozen and covered in snow across a wide expanse. Industrial buildings are visible on either side
Padme meme Wir haben alle Straßen gesalzen Ihr macht als nächstes die Gehwege richtig? Richtig?
Silken tofu with garlic, spring onions, chilli paste, sesame and soy. Oh and coriander
Icicles on a garden plant pot
A tifo with 06 and a yellow brick wall (rest wreathed in smoke) in a football stand. Dozens of red flares are lit in the background