Mark in Berlin

"As a group, we Eiserne Internationals pencil in a couple of games a year where we try to travel as a group"

Quality writing you can trust right here.

Match Report: HSV (A) Happy Valentine's Day, my love

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Little write up from me of a lightly snowy and heavily enjoyable trip to Hamburg yesterday, despite the football.

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HSV stadion

HSV 87 tifo

Happy Birthday Kevin Keegan

Outside view of Volksparkstadion

#hsvfcu

I remember him being well-rated and close to the first team at Everton, never quite breaking through.

Watched him a couple of weeks ago and he was great, a bit like Woltemade in being a big unit but skilful, creative and also a goalscorer. Glad he's doing well!

Hula Hoops are a champion snack, school lunchbox classic

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.

Wake up babe, the closer ties between Britain and Europe are here

It was really well organised generally, must have been so much work to plan and set it up!

People in red ponchos under a red flag which covers the whole scene

There's an alternative universe where I'm still wrestling with that poncho under a big flag

The little spike things I don't know about but the Yaktrax I find good, bit annoying to get on and off.

But they work on sheet ice perfectly for me at least

A walking shoe on icy ground with Yaktrax shoe covers on

For many years I regretted buying these because they just gathered dust, but now I feel like a king

Oh totally, I'm the same. It doesn't seem possible!

The River Spree in Berlin, frozen and covered in snow across a wide expanse. Industrial buildings are visible on either side

Every time I see the Spree frozen I do a double take.

There's always something awe-inspiring about a big frozen river.

YouTube video by stan tonkin Mike Skinner Backstage Peter Mandelson Went Mad | Turn The Page Live | The Streets

Peter Mandelson in the news = post this video, I don't make the rules

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Padme meme Wir haben alle Straßen gesalzen Ihr macht als nächstes die Gehwege richtig? Richtig?

#berlin Fußgängerfreundlich...

Beastie Boys:

Work 9-9-6 it's the WAY TO BE
No drinking and no fun and NO PARTY
Back always hurting cos I LIFT HEAVY
Married to a person that I NEVER SEE

"Look I don't want to be doing all these sick power slides on the ice, I'm just doing them because my kid loves it."

<I gesture to my stroller, which is clearly empty>

Would highly recommend, it's so quick/easy and delicious

Spicy Cold Tofu: 5 Minute Recipe Spicy cold tofu, or liangban doufu, is an easy 5-minute Chinese recipe, with spicy bean sauce, garlic, herbs, and optional century eggs!

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Made without the century eggs because surprisingly I had none lying around

Silken tofu with garlic, spring onions, chilli paste, sesame and soy. Oh and coriander

Tofu <woman looking slightly disgusted> This tofu <same woman reconsidering>

Surprisingly tofu-licious

Icicles on a garden plant pot

Could have done without the early morning ice rink, but it was a little bit pretty at least

Jeez that sucks, sorry

Axl Rose wails into the background:

LOSE. THREE. NIL. woahwoah

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

Take me down to the frostbite city where the tifo's cool and the pyro's pretty

Traitors spoilers!

A bottle of (apparently delicious according to my mum) In Me Primitivo wine, standing on a countertop. Does it have some connection to the seminal 00s band InMe? Probably not. Do I hope it does? Yes. Will I claim it does? Absolutely. Who the fuck are InMe? Shame on you. You remember. Firefly. Neptune. Faster the Chase. Golden hits from a golden age of straightener-haired youths in oversized trousers sing-shouting in strange accents. You remember. Timeless brilliance.

You've heard of Rammstein aftershave, now I present to you InMe wine.

6 studio albums and a bold, fruity Primitivo. What a career.

A graphic with the text: Stimme der Kurve, five messages from Germany’s stands from the previous weekend and the stories behind them.

Presenting: #StimmederKurve, five messages from Germany’s stands from the previous weekend and the stories behind them.

Thread, 1/10

Polar lights in Berlin tonight! #polarlights #northernlights #berlin #aurora #auroraborealis

My word these whole last 30 minutes, what on earth is happening 😂

Total unfassbar! Und dann so ein Elfmeter 😬

Padme meme I have a penalty to win the AFCON, at home, in the last minute You're not going to Panenka it right? Right?

#afcon