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Germany: Way More Than Just Beer & Sausages

Germany is an amazing country with so much to see and do! This page is about my travels through Germany, and I’m excited to share some of my favorite places with you.

We’ll start in Berlin, where we live, where you can explore iconic landmarks like the Brandenburg Gate and learn about the city’s fascinating history. Then, we’ll head to Dresden, a completely rebuilt city after World War II. You won’t believe how beautiful it is now!

Have you ever been to Potsdam? It’s home to the incredible Sanssouci Palace and the unique Einstein Tower. We’ll also visit the Bauhaus school in Dessau, a must-see for anyone interested in art and design. And if you’re looking for something different, we’ll check out the Mustard Museum in Cologne!

Come along with me on this virtual tour of Germany. You might be surprised by what you discover!

The original Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church is known in German as Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche. It was built in the 1890s by a Kaiser Wilhelm II and his consort Augusta Victoria as an initiative to counter the German socialist movement by a return to traditional religious values.
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Understanding the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in the Heart of West Berlin

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The Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church is one of the most famous landmarks of West Berlin. Some people e…

Sometimes I go on Youtube and search for movies related to Berlin in any way. This is how I discovered some of the youtube videos I have written about here, and this is how I found out about Background to Berlin, a NATO Information Service movie that explains, in a little less than 30 minutes, the history of the German capital from 1945 to 1961.
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Background to Berlin: A NATO Information Service explaining everything about Berlin from 1945 to 1961

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Sometimes, I go on YouTube and search for movies related to Berlin in any way. This is how I discove…

Back in 1911, when the Old Elbe Tunnel was opened to the public, it was an engineering marvel of the world. Back then it was called the St. Pauli Elbe Tunnel due to the area where the tunnel is located but, like the St. Pauli neighborhood, a lot has changed in the last years.
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Old Elbe Tunnel: Exploring the Hamburg Underground

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Back in 1911, when the Old Elbe Tunnel was opened to the public, it was an engineering marvel of the…

If you want to escape the bleak Berlin winter, you should head for the beaches and rainforests inside an aircraft hangar close to Berlin. This place is called Tropical Islands, and we spent some time there and wrote why you should visit this weird and wonderful place an hour’s drive south of the German capital.
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Tropical Islands: Swimming in a tropical paradise inside an aircraft hangar close to Berlin

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To escape the bleak Berlin winter, you should head for the beaches and rainforests inside an aircraf…

Most visitors to Berlin, even those curious about World War II history, miss one of the city’s greatest, most curious, and most impressive memorials, the Soviet War Memorial at Treptower Park. Treptower Park just might be the most impressive and important war memorial you never have heard of, demonstrating how a monument can both educate and facilitate reflection.
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Check out the Soviet War Memorial in Berlin’s Treptower Park. It’s epic!

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Most visitors to Berlin, even those curious about World War II history, miss one of the city’s great…

In a future Berlin, an Amish bartender works in a bar with his girlfriend, and that is the story behind Netflix’s almost hit called Mute. Directed by Duncan Jones, Mute shows a Berlin in 2052 that looks and feels like similar to the city where the director’s father, David Bowie, lived in the 1970s.
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Neon Skies and Glowing Forests: The Unconventional Future of Berlin in Netflix’s Mute

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In a future Berlin, an Amish bartender works in a bar with his girlfriend, and that is the story beh…

If you like Berlin techno, the web series After Hours might not be new for you. This documentary about Berlin’s techno scene premiered into the world back in 2009, on the long gone website 3min.de. After the site was gone, this music series disappeared from the internet but, this week, we found a page on Facebook that seems to be publishing all of the 12 episodes of the series into Youtube. Now, you can watch everything below!
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Berlin Techno: A Trip back in time to the Summer of 2009 with the web series After Hours

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If you like Berlin techno, the web series After Hours might not be new for you. This documentary abo…

The word Wandelism might sound weird to most people, and it happens for a reason. Wandelism is an amalgam made of the German word wandel, that means change and the English word vandalism. We visited the exhibition and you really need to see it with your own eyes. And before everything is gone!
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Wandelism: A Week Long Street Art Exhibition in Berlin Wilmersdorf

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For one week in 2018, Berlin had an urban art temple in Wilmersdorf called Wandelism. With more than…

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