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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!

Located in the western outskirts of Berlin, the Berlin-Grunewald station was used to deport Jews to ghettos and extermination camps in the east. Today, where all of this happened, there is the Platform 17 Memorial inaugurated in January 1998 to commemorate the deportation done by Deutsche Reichsbahn during the years of Nazi Germany.
Berlin

Platform 17 Memorial Berlin: A Site of Holocaust Remembrance

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Platform 17 Memorial was inaugurated in January 1998 to commemorate the deportation done by Deutsche…

I moved to Neukölln back in early 2012 and, since then, I have been taking pictures of the neighborhood. Some people would say that I take too many photos of the area! After a bar conversation about the hidden beauty of where I live, I decided it was time to share my favorite places. These the best photo spots in Neukölln according to Fotostrasse.
Berlin

The Best Photo Spots in Neukolln: Where to take pictures in the coolest Berlin neighborhood

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I moved to Neukolln back in early 2012, and since then, I have been taking pictures of the neighborh…

The public transport system in Berlin is quite complete and includes ferries, buses, trams, and trains split into the S-Bahn and the U-Bahn. But, for a brief moment in time, there was also the Berlin M-Bahn, and we will always regret not being able to take a ride in one since it was made out of service back in 1991, a little after the reunification of Germany.
Berlin

Berlin M-Bahn: The Brief History of the First Maglev train in Germany

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Berlin’s public transport system is complete and includes ferries, buses, trams, and trains sp…

Hidden along the streets of Alt-Hohenschönhausen there is a memorial that seems to be long forgotten by people. This Soviet War Memorial is a grim reminder of the pain and struggles that the Red Army went through when it liberated Berlin from Nazism.
Berlin

The Soviet War Memorial in Alt-Hohenschönhausen

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Hidden along the streets of Alt-Hohenschönhausen is a memorial that seems to have been long forgotte…

Since we live in Berlin, we always have friends asking us where to stay when they come to visit us in Berlin. Due to that, we decided to test some hotels around the city, and this is the list of our favorite places to stay in Berlin.
Berlin

Our Favorite Places to Stay in Berlin

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Since we live in Berlin, friends always ask us where to stay when they visit. We decided to tes…

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.
Berlin

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.
Berlin

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.
Hamburg

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…

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