ordinary wonder

Anděl, Prague Thursday, May 7, 2025 2:10 pm

Outside weather: spring cool, overcast skies, light breeze

Sounds:

• Coffee machine percolating, milk foaming

Hotel Mandala Potsdamer Platz, Berlin Monday, May 5, 2025 10:41 pm

Inside the room:

• Large TV screen, turned off, but with a tiny red light glowing on the bottom right

Potsdamer Platz, Berlin Monday, May 5, 2025 12:20 pm

Signs, logos, brand names:

• A large M with its second vertical line missing, enclosed in a circle, at its 1 o’clock position is a symbol of a feather.
• Coca-Cola logo on the wooden menu holders on every table

Potsdamer Platz, Berlín Wednesday, April 30, 2025 Afternoon

Seats by the large glass windows of Pret A Manger’s corner cafe offer a view of:

• the minimalist, airy, large cuboid structure of the entrance to the underground Bahnhof Potsdamer Platz

Potsdamer Platz, Berlin Monday, April 28, 2025 Late morning

Weather: cool, sunny, clear blue skies, light breeze

From this large cafe’s indoor corner table, customers having savored a breakfast served by the friendly wait staff can relax and enjoy a variety of views. Visible right now, for example, are: