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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!

After watching Nick Cave in Berlin on Stranger in a Strange Land, I started wondering where was his apartment. In the end, I think I finally managed to find out where did Nick Cave live in Berlin.
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Where did Nick Cave live in Berlin?

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After watching Nick Cave in Berlin in the Dutch documentary Stranger in a Strange Land, I started wo…

During the years where Nick Cave was living in Berlin, back in the 1980’s, he was filmed for a Dutch documentary called Stranger in a Strange Land. Produced by Bram van Splunteren for the Dutch TV channel VPRO, you get a glimpse of the life of Nick Cave in Berlin even though some parts of the movie are voice-over in dutch. But you don’t need to worry about it, all the interviews with Nick Cave are in English.
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Nick Cave in Berlin: Stranger in a Strange Land

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In the 1980s, Nick Cave was living in Berlin when he was filmed for a Dutch documentary called Stran…

You can still see the tall gothic tower of St. Nicholas Church from almost anywhere in Hamburg. But this Gothic Revival church doesn’t mark the skyline of the city like it used to when it was the tallest construction on Earth, from 1874 to 1876. Nowadays, the church is the second-tallest structure in Hamburg and a memorial to everything that happened during the Second World War.
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The View from St. Nicholas Church in Hamburg

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You can still see the tall Gothic tower of St. Nicholas Church from almost anywhere in Hamburg. But …

Christmas is coming, and you might have a friend that loves book and Berlin in the same way. If you are looking for the best Berlin books, this article is for you. Below we'll be pointing out some of the best books we bought in the last couple of years. If you want even more books about Berlin, we wrote an article about more books back in Christmas 2014, check it out.
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Best Berlin Books — A Christmas Gift Guide for Berlin Lovers

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Most of the time, a book is the best gift you can give people. If that person loves Berlin, then we …

Risiko was a legendary bar & club in the West Berlin of 1980’s, and Uli M Schueppel did a short film about its last morning, all the way back in 1986. The footage captures and documents a little piece of Berlin history with a cover of Lost in Music by Anita Lane and Alex Harvey as the soundtrack of this movie shot in Super8.
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Last Morning of Risiko, one of Berlin’s legendary bars from the 1980’s

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Risiko was a legendary bar & club in the West Berlin of 1980’s, and Uli M. Schueppel did a short…

It was August 21, 1988, and four people decided to risk their lives crossing the Spree River in an attempt of escaping East Germany in hope for freedom in West Berlin. Three men and a woman risked their lives and watching it today make everything look like a distant event in the past, but that was Berlin at the time.
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Escaping East Germany: Swimming Across the Spree into West Berlin in Video

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It was August 21, 1988, and four people decided to risk their lives crossing the Spree River in an a…

Alex Soloviev has a way of capturing life in the streets of Berlin. He shows how Berlin can be loaded with energy at the same time that he shows the tension behind everything that happens here. And, in The Inner Layer, he does this so well that we had to do a short post about his work.
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Berlin – The Inner Layer by Alex Soloviev

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Alex Soloviev has a way of capturing life in the streets of Berlin. He shows how Berlin can be loade…

Rüya has the best chicken döner that I ever had in Berlin. You can find them, free of a long queue, on Haupstrasse in Schöneberg. Go there with your friends and show them how good a chicken döner can be.
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Rüyam Gemüse Kebab is the Best Chicken Döner in Berlin

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Rüyam is one of many hidden secrets that Berlin keeps in plain sight. I have been in front of this d…

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