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Protokoll is a craft beer bar that opened in July 2017 in one of the many back streets in Friedrichshain. There you can find more than 20 different types of beer on tap and close to 50 different beer bottles, more than enough for a night out with friends.

Craft Beer Bars in Berlin: Where the Locals Go for a Perfect Pint

Bars (category), Berlin (category)
9 min read
21/09/202414/11/2024

We have been living in Berlin for years now, and these battle scars we see everywhere caught us by surprise during our first months in town. Especially because the battles in and around Berlin happened over seventy years ago. Because of these scars and bullet holes, we always watch for the remains of the extraordinary fighting that occurred during April and May of 1945 in Berlin.

Echoes of History: Discovering WWII Battle Damage in Berlin

Berlin (category)
18 min read
04/06/202326/05/2026

The Lomography LC-A+ is a compact film camera famous for its vignetting effects and unique colors. This model is a reinterpretation of the original Soviet-era LC-A, which is a bonus point for us.

Our Top 3 Analog Cameras for Travel Photography

Photography (category)
5 min read
05/05/202325/02/2025

The Torre Argentina Cat Sanctuary in Rome is a unique shelter dedicated solely to providing care and protection to stray cats. Located in the historical center of Rome, the sanctuary has become an important landmark for both animal lovers and tourists.

Purrfectly Unique: A Tour of the Torre Argentina Cat Sanctuary in Rome

Italy (category), Rome (category)
6 min read
25/04/202327/02/2024

Berlin is a city that loves to barbecue. With parks, beaches, and forests all within reach, there are many places where you can enjoy a good grill.

Barbecuing in Berlin: The Best Places to Grill in the City

Berlin (category)
4 min read
20/04/202321/07/2026

The Reto Ultra Wide & Slim is a small, lightweight plastic camera requiring no batteries. No batteries are needed because this is an effortless camera with nothing remotely technological inside. The Reto camera has a fixed f11 aperture, a single 1/125th of a second shutter speed, and a 2-element focus-free plastic lens. But what caught our attention here was the wide 22mm focal length.

Reto Camera Review: A Ultra Wide & Slim Analog Camera Perfect for Summer Travel

Photography (category)
8 min read
06/03/202325/02/2025

This is why I really hate cyclists in Berlin. They go over red lights without even looking if there is a car coming or if there are people trying to cross the street. They cycle on the wrong side of the road, sometimes riding their bike straight into you. Some of them cycle next to you, trying to push you to go faster but not allowing you to go on your own rhythm. There are others that just block the entire bike lane while they talk to another person on a bike next to them. Why? If you want to talk to your friend, stop and talk. Don’t block the bike lane because you felt like sharing that gossip you heard somewhere.

Berlin Bike Rules #Berlinbybike

Berlin (category), Cycling (category)
12 min read
27/04/202202/06/2025

Top 10 Berlin Books that you need to have

Berlin (category), Tips and Tricks (category)
8 min read
08/12/202126/01/2024

We were in Mykonos in the summer of 2021, exploring the Aegean sea island while onboard Running on Waves. When we reached Mykonos, we had a small list of places to visit, and the windmills of Mykonos were high on that list. Mainly because we have seen them online and they looked gorgeous and, second, because we visited windmills in Berlin before. This is something that we do whenever we travel somewhere.

The Windmills of Mykonos

Greece (category), Mykonos (category)
6 min read
03/11/202119/01/2024

The first thing that caught our attention at the Lavirotte Building was the door. A door so beautiful that we decided to name it the most beautiful door in Paris unofficially. But, once we got home from our trip, we went through our pictures and decided to research a bit about the building. This research leads us to learn about the work of architect Jules Lavirotte.

The Most Beautiful Door in Paris is the one in the Lavirotte Building

Paris (category)
5 min read
23/09/202117/01/2025

One year after Chopin's death, Ludwika Jędrzejewicz took his heart back to Poland in a jar of alcohol, probably cognac, as it was used at the time to preserve organs. His sister hid the precious package during the trip and avoided agents and border officers. She successfully smuggled Chopin's heart to Warsaw, where it was put in a small monument inside the Church of the Holy Cross.

Chopin’s Heart inside the Church of the Holy Cross in Warsaw

Poland (category), Warsaw (category)
5 min read
13/09/202104/11/2024

Fotostrasse's Guide To Brutalism In Berlin is a simple and easy way to explore the beauty of concrete in the German capital. From the weird shaped Bierpinsel in Steglitz to the battleship style construction of the Mäusebunker in Lichterfelde, Berlin has some of the best examples of Brutalism architecture in Europe; here guide you through some of the places.

Brutalism in Berlin: A Concrete Architecture Guide

Berlin (category), Germany (category)
9 min read
03/06/202129/07/2026

She is the most prominent name when you think about cinema and Berlin, and she came to the world as Marie Magdalene Dietrich, but everybody knows a slightly different name. Marlene Dietrich was born in Schöneberg back in December 1901, precisely on Leberstrasse 65.

Where was Marlene Dietrich born in Berlin?

Berlin (category)
4 min read
17/09/202014/03/2025

Next to the Lviv town hall and the many small streets around it, there is something unusual hidden in a courtyard. The shape is almost peculiar, and it's a bit hard to understand what you're looking at until you get really close. This is where you will find the Beer Belly of Ukraine.

The Enigmatic Beer Belly of Ukraine: Unveiling Lviv’s Hidden Statue and Royal Brewery Gem

Lviv (category), Ukraine (category)
3 min read
13/08/202022/01/2024

36 Hours in Neukölln: Berlin Coolest Neighborhood - After lunch, I’d take a walk around the area with a beer in my hand and explore the beauty of the Landwehrkanal that splits Neukölln from Kreuzberg. It’s easy to sit by the water and have some brews while you see the trees, the boats and the people walking by. It’s one of my favorite pastimes during the summer months, and I feel like you should try it as well.

36 Hours in Neukölln: Exploring Berlin’s Coolest Neighborhood

Berlin (category)
12 min read
08/04/202013/03/2024

Urban Nation is more than a museum in Berlin. Urban Nation is a global institution focus on urban art. Their goal is to set new standards when it comes to artists and projects in contemporary art. And the work on the exhibitions is not limited to the walls inside the museum, as you can see when you walk around the place in Bülowstrasse.

Urban Nation: A Museum for Contemporary Art in Berlin-Schöneberg

Berlin (category)
5 min read
23/01/202028/02/2024

For another week of the #52weeksofburgers challenge, Fotostrasse visits the fancy Kumpel & Keule Speisewirtschaft in Kreuzberg. We visited the Kumpel & Keule stand in Markethalle Neun in September and since then we have been curious about their proper restaurant near Gorlitzer Park. Since this was the week of my birthday and I wanted a nice place to eat, we decided to pamper ourselves and try this place out.

Kumpel & Keule Speisewirtschaft: Amazing Burgers in Kreuzberg

Berlin (category), Restaurants (category)
4 min read
05/12/201925/12/2019

Hopfenreich is located in a surprisingly quiet corner in Kreuzberg. Close to the party center that is Schlesiches Tor, this is a place to taste some beers before you head towards another bar or go clubbing. At least, this is what I do when I visit this excellent craft beer bar.

Hopfenreich, one of the oldest Craft Beer Bars in Berlin

Bars (category), Berlin (category)
3 min read
01/11/201924/01/2024

It seems like the Cube House of Rotterdam is stranded above roads and stuck next to the harbor by the strong wind that blows from the sea. But this popular tourist attraction is also a bizarre architectural experiment and this is the main reason why we decided to spend some time there during a cold January afternoon.

The Rotterdam Cube House: An Architectural Wonder

Netherlands (category), Rotterdam (category)
6 min read
12/08/201917/11/2024

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.

Our Favorite Places to Stay in Berlin

Berlin (category)
4 min read
23/08/201811/11/2024

Everybody carries objects with them. Some of them have a story, some of them have a utility, some of them are just there for personal reasons. This is some people call every day carry, and I decided to write a small article about my own EDC pocket dump 2018.

My EDC Pocket Dump 2018

Tips and Tricks (category)
7 min read
06/08/201809/02/2024