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Destination Guide: Cityscapes, Nature & Culture

This page is your one-stop shop for travel inspiration and exploration! I’ve gathered my adventures from around the globe to help you discover new destinations, uncover hidden gems, and experience the world in a whole new way.

From the bustling streets of London to the serene canals of Amsterdam, we’ll journey through Europe’s iconic cities and charming towns. We’ll explore the history and unique cultures and marvel at old and new architectural wonders.

But it’s not just about famous landmarks and tourist hotspots. I’ll take you off the beaten path to uncover local experiences, quirky attractions, and unexpected discoveries. We’ll meet fascinating people, sample delicious food, and immerse ourselves in the heart and soul of each destination.

So, whether you’re planning your next trip or simply dreaming of adventure, come along with me and explore the world through my lens.

You might find your next travel obsession!

London is one of the leading destinations in Europe and the world and a lot of people visited the city and ended up doing exactly what everybody else did before. Since our idea with Fotostrasse was always to bring cool people to fantastic place, we decided to come up with this list of unusual things to do in London.
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Unusual things to do in London: Exploring the City’s Quirks and Hidden Gems

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London is one of the leading destinations in Europe and the world, and many people visit the city an…

Like I said before, I first heard about the London Canal Museum due to its ice well, a unique artifact from Victorian times that it’s so unusual I had to see it with my own eyes. This artifact is the King's Cross Ice Well, and it was used by Carlo Gatti to house imported ice from Norway. The ice was brought to the ice well by ship and canal barge, and it was preserved in two wells under the buildings where the London Canal Museum is located today. One of these ice wells can be viewed from the public area of the museum, and it’s a weird sight to see.
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London Canal Museum and the King’s Cross Ice Well

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The London Canal Museum is a small museum located close to King’s Cross. There, you can learn a lot …

Imagine that you could drive down to a local church or a monastery and ask for a room to spend the night, with breakfast in the morning. Imagine how it must be to sleep inside a church with the glass stained windows next to the bed. This is what we did at the Kruisherenhotel Maastricht, unique hotel experience and one of the most amazing places we have ever stayed of our Fotostrasse life. We spend one night there in the middle of December 2017, and we will share everything about it below.
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Kruisherenhotel Maastricht: a Luxury Design Hotel inside a former 15th century Church

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Imagine you could drive down to a local church and ask for a room to spend the night, with breakfast…

When the Soviet Union became Britain’s ally during the Second World War, the Finsbury Council planned a monument as a sign of friendship between the two countries. The statue of Lenin was the central part of this memorial, and the Soviet Embassy presented it to the people of Finsbury. This Lenin Memorial was erected in 1942, and the construction of what would be Lenin Court stalled during the Second World War due to material shortage and the destruction caused to the area by Nazi Germany.
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I visited the only statue of Lenin in London-Islington

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I aimed to look for odd things during my last visit to London. Places that most people don’t even kn…

Poznan is considered by many people as the birthplace of the Polish nation and, because of that, it has more historical places than we could visit. Also, Poznan is one of the oldest cities in Poland, and it used to be one of the most important areas for the Polish people during the Middle Ages. There are traces of those elements in most historical places that we visited in Ostrow Tumski, the island where the city came to be, and around Poznan.
Poznan

These are our Top 5 Historical Places to Visit in Poznan, Poland

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Before we went to Poznan for the first time, all the way back in 2014, we didn’t know much about the…

On the way between my hotel and King’s Cross, there was a park. A park with a familiar name but one of those names that doesn’t ring a bell but that you still think you know what it is. The park I’m mentioning here is called Joseph Grimaldi Park, and it’s named after the person that many consider being the world’s most famous clown, the great Joseph Grimaldi.
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Joseph Grimaldi Park in North London: where the world’s most famous clown is buried

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On the way between my hotel and King’s Cross, there was a park. A park with a familiar name but one …

This is what I did back in February 2017 when I visited London for the first time in five years. I was in the city for a week, but I knew that I wouldn’t have much free time so I decided to use in a way that would fit my tastes in the best way possible. That is why I ended up looking for the smallest police station in Great Britain and the First Public Drinking Fountain in the World. I visited both on the same Sunday, and you can read more about it now.
London

The First Public Drinking Fountain in London

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It might be hard to think that public access to clean drinking water wasn’t available to the masses …

The last time I went to London, I wanted to see something a little bit different, and this is how I manage to find the smallest police station in Great Britain. Yeah, this is for real and is located on the southeast corner of Trafalgar Square. If you have been to this square, there is a great chance that you already have seen this but… Since you didn’t know what were you looking, you just ignored it like everybody that went by while I was taking pictures of it on a cold February night earlier this year.
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We visited the smallest police station in Great Britain

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The last time I went to London, I wanted to see something other than museums and restaurants. This i…

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