tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post8458383774082190776..comments2024-03-29T14:55:07.789+01:00Comments on From My Mental Library: A Doll's HouseLibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-57145269486155206592019-06-29T07:12:35.545+02:002019-06-29T07:12:35.545+02:00A book called The Library Book? I don't think ...A book called The Library Book? I don't think I have ever heard of it, but the title alone makes it interesting!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-41138742049373870412019-06-29T00:58:37.878+02:002019-06-29T00:58:37.878+02:00Very fascinating rooms! PS Have you read The Libra...Very fascinating rooms! PS Have you read The Library Book?? I love it so much!!!Sketchbook Wanderinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06850319000824866265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-20874289038747354932019-06-26T07:09:45.361+02:002019-06-26T07:09:45.361+02:00I wasn't in Berlin last year, but the year bef...I wasn't in Berlin last year, but the year before, and was also in a modern hotel - the same one where the conference was again this year. So this year, at least during the day we had A/C there for the conference. Some of the smaller rooms were not so well ventilated, and during one talk in the afternoon, some of the participants left because they felt too hot. I was on the brink of leaving, too, but sat it out until the end.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-3968591502980485772019-06-25T15:00:32.667+02:002019-06-25T15:00:32.667+02:00Berlin is always so interesting and unusual. I ha...Berlin is always so interesting and unusual. I have heard of some wacky hotels there but nothing like this. It is straight out of the COld War! Given the extreme hot or cold temperatures I have found in Berlin, I might give it a miss because of the lack of A/C. We were there last year in temps of 33 and 34, and I was absolutely thrilled with our boring, inexpensive, utterly predictable but modern and WONDERFULLY AIR CONDITIONED hotel!!! Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-4941725716251589312019-06-25T06:53:25.439+02:002019-06-25T06:53:25.439+02:00Your Dad would have loved it, I am sure!
As for th...Your Dad would have loved it, I am sure!<br />As for the A/C, I am actually not a big fan of it, as I find it often makes the air feel "unnatural", my nose clog up and my eyes water. But just to have the possibility of cooling the room down a little, maybe two hours before going to bed, would have been helpful.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-23841776293427492612019-06-25T06:51:38.731+02:002019-06-25T06:51:38.731+02:00It will be a while before I'll have to return ...It will be a while before I'll have to return to Berlin, and then I hope to be at the same hotel where the conference is.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-56683315610051807132019-06-25T06:51:00.301+02:002019-06-25T06:51:00.301+02:00It does indeed. Most business hotels are not much ...It does indeed. Most business hotels are not much different from each other, no matter whether you wake up in Munich, Berlin, Frankfurt or elsewhere, but this one is unique.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-88808247652645154762019-06-25T03:25:49.554+02:002019-06-25T03:25:49.554+02:00How I wish I could call my Dad and tell him this s...How I wish I could call my Dad and tell him this story of the hotel in Berlin! As you know, he was in Berlin just after World War II ended and he had such stories to tell of all that he saw in Berlin! He was most taken with how little everyone had and also, how very nice the German people were to the American soldiers. <br />And your sister is right, like a doll house! But no A/C...that is tough.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-33340572444309981622019-06-24T23:10:45.339+02:002019-06-24T23:10:45.339+02:00Yes, this does look like a doll house! Fun. But I ...Yes, this does look like a doll house! Fun. But I suggest you don't stay there again, at least not in the heat.Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-61794691253488913512019-06-24T19:33:35.681+02:002019-06-24T19:33:35.681+02:00It all looks quite quaint and certainly a lot more...It all looks quite quaint and certainly a lot more personal than today's hotels.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-89144729212299346282019-06-24T18:52:43.646+02:002019-06-24T18:52:43.646+02:00It felt a bit like staying on a film set or theatr...It felt a bit like staying on a film set or theatre stage!<br />The building is divided between different owners and tenants; I guess none of them has enough money to undertake such a big job.<br />Sleeping was indeed impossible. If I slept 3 hours, it was a lot!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-44587048425785813252019-06-24T18:51:01.465+02:002019-06-24T18:51:01.465+02:00Last year has been a very long, very hot and dry s...Last year has been a very long, very hot and dry summer for all of Germany, and we've been told to expect more of the same in the future; climate change (global warming) is real.<br />It used to be only a few days or weeks at most that we got such intense heat in the summer, but last year taught us all a lesson.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-22351699340423507932019-06-24T18:49:34.235+02:002019-06-24T18:49:34.235+02:00I get cranky and walk around like a zombie the nex...I get cranky and walk around like a zombie the next day! This time, I really pulled myself together, as the conference was very interesting and important, not only for myself but also for my clients.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-50037373334922602892019-06-24T18:48:21.112+02:002019-06-24T18:48:21.112+02:00No, I didn't - I could not have slept with the...No, I didn't - I could not have slept with the whirring sound near my bed, and the constant movement of air would probably not been good for me, either.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-34958333595086421782019-06-24T13:35:17.162+02:002019-06-24T13:35:17.162+02:00Such a quirky place - almost like a time warp. Th...Such a quirky place - almost like a time warp. That furniture and the rosy wallpapers, wow!!!! Shame the owners haven't installed central a/c - perhaps the age of the building makes this financially impossible, but they should be able to install at least a window unit or provide a good fan - sleeping in that heat must have been impossible!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915239653283205065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-27701753108646955312019-06-24T11:29:16.363+02:002019-06-24T11:29:16.363+02:00It does look like a dollhouse! Very sweet room, an...It does look like a dollhouse! Very sweet room, and quirky as Jaycee says. Is the heat unusual there in the summer? It's hard to believe the hotel won't do something about that unless it's rare enough to garner few complaints. I can't stand trying to sleep in a hot room and I'd be mad about paying for room where I was that uncomfortable. Here it's always in the 90s during the summer and no hotel would last long without a/c!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-55246812060061668292019-06-24T10:45:11.210+02:002019-06-24T10:45:11.210+02:00Very quirky. Shame about the heat though. I get ve...Very quirky. Shame about the heat though. I get very cranky if I can't sleep!JayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373622852406554111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-39821526794745409202019-06-24T08:59:54.863+02:002019-06-24T08:59:54.863+02:00It looks like a very interesting place to stay. To...It looks like a very interesting place to stay. Too bad it was so hot. Did you ask for a fan?Joyfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956413632864588646noreply@blogger.com