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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!

I have been in Berlin for more than 4 years by now and I have shown this city to a lot of people. These experiences made me realize that are places in Berlin that are advertised as really cool but that are just tourist traps. If you have been to Berlin a few times, I believe that you already picture some places inside your head. This article is focused on the worst places to visit in Berlin or how to ruin your Berlin experience in 5 places.
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How to Ruin Your Berlin Experience

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There are places that are advertised as cool but are tourist traps. This is about how those places c…

In the 1960’s the area around what was known as Leninplatz worked as a breaking pointing between Friedrichshain and Alexanderplatz. It was there that, gradually, the buildings started to look bigger and bigger resulting on what was the center of East Berlin at Alexanderplatz. But it wasn’t always like that.
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Leninplatz Berlin: The Past of Platz der Vereinten Nationen

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Like most places in Berlin, Platz der Vereinten Nationen used to be something different a while ago.…

Even though the Cold War ended more than 25 years ago, you can see remains of it everywhere. The Berlin Wall, the most famous symbol of it, is easily found around Berlin but this is not the only relic that still stands and Martin Roemers is here to show us those decaying testaments of a world that doesn’t exist anymore.
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Relics of the Cold War: A Photography Exhibition in Berlin back in 2016

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Even though the Cold War ended over 25 years ago, you can see its remains everywhere. The Berlin Wal…

These extraordinary and never-before-seen home movies were filmed by a German-American family who visited Berlin and Germany during the Olympic Games in 1936. They give a good idea of what a tourist might have experienced. The film begins with shots aboard the liner Deutschland during the trans-Atlantic crossing, including a visit to the ship's bridge, dancing on deck to music provided by the ship's band, and more.
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The 1936 Berlin Olympics: A Family Vacation Movie

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In April 1931, two years before the Nazi Party came to power, the International Olympic Committee se…

Matthias Makarinus did it again but this time he uses different techniques to show a Berlin you probably never saw before. On his amazing video, he uses time-lapses, hyperlapse, slow motion and some tilt shift to show you how amazing this city really is. He does all that is amazing 4k.
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Matthias Makarinus: Berlin as you have never seen before

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Matthias Makarinus did it again, but this time, he used different techniques to show a Berlin you pr…

It was early June 1945 when LIFE Magazine published an article titled the The Battered Face of Germany showing all the destruction caused by the Second World War in Germany. This article was published not long after the surrender of Germany where, today, we have the Russian German Museum in Karlshorst. In this article you could see amazing pictures made from the air by Margaret Bourke-White who would later be accredited as the first american woman to photograph in the Second World War. Also, the first authorized to fly on combat missions. Her pictures showed the devastation of Germany and show the pattern of destruction caused by Allied air bombing.
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Second World War in Germany: The Battered Face of a Country

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It was early June 1945 when LIFE Magazine published an article titled The Battered Face of Germany s…

Working in Berlin- What Germany taught me about work
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Working in Berlin: What Germany taught me about work

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I can still remember the first time I was left alone in an office around 4 o’clock in the afternoon.…

If you were around Gendarmenmarkt a few days ago, you saw something quite spectacular. World-renowned chinese artist Ai Weiwei turned the columns of Konzerthaus Berlin into something different. Thousands of orange life vests covered the columns turning them into pillars for the refugees that are arriving every day in the greek island of Lesbos. The installation is a part of Cinema for Peace, a fundraiser gala event that happened on February 15, 2016.
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Ai Weiwei commemorates Refugees with #Safepassage

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You would have seen something spectacular if you had been around Gendarmenmarkt in early 2016. World…

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