A taste of Berlin

In his recent (first) trip to Europe, Alonso had the opportunity to visit England, France and Germany. Among the cities he visited, he was able to do some sightseeing in London, Paris and.... BERLIN, a favorite city of mine!

It´s funny how each person notices a place according to their own perspective. Alonso - an industrial designer by profession - was very pleased to be able to visit the Bauhaus, which is practically his mecca. He got Ishan -and me- a very cool ballpoint pen from USUS in a "revolutionary magnetic design".

When you take the pen out of its package, it originally appears as closed:

To open the pen (and use it), you are suppossed to twist it, so that the tip comes out. The magnets hold the two halves of the pen together:

When it´s time to refill, you just separate the bottom half:

Cool! Isn´t it?!

I´m also enjoying my Ampelmann souvenirs. He´s cute! Can´t get enough of the Ampelmann!

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