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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.

Escaping East Germany: Swimming Across the Spree into West Berlin in Video

Berlin (category)
3 min read
12/11/201705/02/2024

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Everything Germany

Three Country Border: Where Germany, Netherlands, and Belgium meet
Five Great and Unusual Things to See in Hamburg
Vogelsang: Exploring an Abandoned Soviet Military Base north of Berlin
The Gehry Buildings of Dusseldorf Harbor
Lübecker Salzspeicher: The Historical Buildings where Nosferatu was filmed
Heidelberg Tun: The largest wine barrel in the world can be found in Germany

Around Europe

Postmodernist Architecture in Noisy-le-Grand: Science Fiction in the Suburbs of Paris
Budapest Bullet Holes: A Memorial to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution
Mètre Étalon: The Last Original Standard Meter in Paris
St. Bartholomew Flayed: The Gruesome Detail in Milan’s Duomo
Chopin’s Heart inside the Church of the Holy Cross in Warsaw
Ten Reasons to Love Finland

My Berlin

Thirteen locations where Netflix’s series Dark was filmed around Berlin
Brutalism in Berlin: A Concrete Architecture Guide
52 Places to See in Berlin: One for each week of the year
Dark Filming Locations: Where is the entrance to the Winden Cave located?
36 Hours in Neukölln: Exploring Berlin’s Coolest Neighborhood
Where was Run Lola Run filmed in Berlin?
52 Weeks of Burgers: The Best Places for Burgers in Berlin

Frame Travel Roam Capture is not just a travel blog—it’s a diary of my global escapades, a visual narrative of the beautiful and diverse places I’ve encountered.

Join me on this solo expedition as I navigate the world, one frame at a time.

Let's work together!

Find me on Mastodon

Frame Travel Roam Capture is made in Berlin © 2025