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Three Country Border: Where Germany, Netherlands, and Belgium meet

Aachen, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands
7 min read
06/04/201611/04/2024

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.

Leninplatz Berlin: The Past of Platz der Vereinten Nationen

Berlin, Germany
8 min read
28/03/201614/06/2024

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.

Ai Weiwei commemorates Refugees with #Safepassage

Berlin
3 min read
19/02/201611/07/2024

Wrocław is the historical capital of Silesia and the largest city and the capital of Lower Silesian Voivodship in Poland. Fotostrasse was there for a few days in early 2015 and we fell in love with this city that hosts almost a million people. Because we love the days we spent there, we decided to write this short guide with a few things you need to do in Wrocław.

Things to do in Wroclaw Poland

Poland, Wroclaw
13 min read
14/02/201621/12/2023

Lola Rennt or Run Lola Run is an amazing german movie with a simple premisse. In the movie, a woman must find 100.000 Deutsche Mark in 20 minutes or her boyfriend will be shot.

Where was Run Lola Run filmed in Berlin?

Berlin, Germany
8 min read
14/10/201506/08/2025

Most people, when they visit Berlin for the first time, find time to visit the famous Checkpoint Charlie. This infamous border crossing between East and West Berlin is a classical tourist stop for people interested in the Second World War and the relationship between Communist Germany, the USSR and the Allied Forces that controlled West Germany.

What can you do around Checkpoint Charlie?

Berlin
14 min read
28/09/201501/12/2023

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.

Alternative Berlin Free Tour: 5 Alternative Sights in Berlin

Berlin
10 min read
22/07/201503/04/2024

The Parliament of Trees: Where Nature Remembers the Berlin Wall

Berlin
4 min read
18/07/201519/03/2024

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Elisabeth Sanatorium: History of an Abandoned German Clinic

Urbex
5 min read
07/07/201519/04/2025

Berlin is a different city in each season. We might love the winter in Berlin but it’s in the summer that you can really enjoy everything the German Capital has to offer. The standard procedure to enjoy there Berlin Summer is simple: go outside and do something.

Berlin Summer: a Summer guide to the German Capital

Berlin, Germany
9 min read
22/06/201519/03/2024

We called this place the Abandoned Hospital in Neukölln but its official name is Krankenhaus Mariendorfer Weg. The complex of hospitals for childrens and women was built in parts,the first one was back in 1917, then it was expanded in 1969 and a new building for premature babies was built in 1978.

Exploring the Abandoned Hospital in Neukölln: A Must-See for Urban Explorers

Urbex
8 min read
18/06/201511/11/2024

It was in this inconspicuous building that the unconditional surrender of the German Army was signed, marking the end of the Second World War in Europe. Today, this place is the German Russian Museum.

A Visit to the German-Russian Museum in Berlin-Karlshorst

Berlin, Germany
7 min read
08/05/201520/01/2025

Church in the Rock: Helsinki’s Temppeliaukio

Finland, Helsinki
5 min read
04/05/201507/08/2024

One of the Tallest Mountains in Berlin that you never heard of

Dörferblick: One of the Tallest Mountains in Berlin that you never heard of

Berlin, Germany
4 min read
10/04/201511/11/2024

Many people believed that it was impossible for Germans to resist the Nazi dictatorship, war propaganda and the deportation of Jewish people. However, a street protest in 1943 showed that resistance was possible and that it could be successful. Then the Rosenstrasse Protest happened.

The Rosenstrasse Protest Memorial: Unyielding Women, Unbroken Spirits

Berlin, Germany
9 min read
06/04/201512/03/2024

Vivian Maier at Willy Brandt Haus

Berlin, Germany, Photography
3 min read
31/03/201524/01/2024

Mercado Central - Where to go in Belo Horizonte

Exploring Belo Horizonte: Unveiling the Charms of Mercado Central

Belo Horizonte, Brazil
4 min read
23/01/201520/01/2024

Urban Exploration Berlin - Siemensstadt S-Bahnhof 00

Siemensstadt S-Bahnhof: Berlin’s Abandoned Train Line

Berlin, Urbex
7 min read
06/01/201503/12/2023

Hidden among suburban streets in the south of Berlin, there is an unexpected sight. To some people like me, it looks like an ancient burial ground from an alien like civilization, but the truth is even better since this is Lilienthal Park, a part of the memorial park to Otto Lilienthal, one of Germany’s aviation pioneers.

Your Guide to Lilienthal Park: Exploring Berlin’s Aviation Memorial

Berlin, Germany
5 min read
10/11/201407/03/2025

The last victim of the Berlin Wall

Chris Gueffroy: The last victim of the Berlin Wall

Berlin, Germany
5 min read
07/11/201403/12/2023

Blu’s Berlin Legacy: The Enduring Impact of Cuvrystraße Murals

Berlin, Germany
5 min read
03/11/201426/01/2024

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