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The Berlin Wall Memorial, also known in German as Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer, is a mix of monuments and museums commemorating the city's division by the Berlin Wall and the people who died because of it. And we consider it to be the best place to learn about the wall and how it affected the city and the entire continent.

The Calm Before the Storm: Walking the Berlin Wall in 1989 Just Months Before it Fell

Berlin (category)
5 min read
02/04/202601/06/2026

There’s something special about holding an actual photograph in a world dominated by digital screens and momentary online posts and stories. That magic has returned with a thermal print instant camera, transforming how people capture their travel memories.

Why a Thermal Print Instant Camera is Your New Travel Essential

Photography (category)
8 min read
25/11/202431/12/2025

I have shared Berlin videos here before, but none have captured my attention for a long time, like the "Berlin, Where I Live" video by Schusei, so I knew I had to post it here.

Berlin, Where I Live by Schusei on Youtube

Berlin (category)
3 min read
11/09/202428/10/2024

Think momentarily about a lone figure gazing over a vast, foggy mountain landscape. I can imagine what passed through your mind, and I bet it references a painting. That's the iconic image in Caspar David Friedrich's famous painting, "Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog."

Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog: See the Painting That Inspired a Thousand Adventures

Hamburg (category)
5 min read
25/03/202423/04/2024

When Beth Harmon went to Paris in 1967, some outside shots are used to transport the audience from the US straight into Europe. One of the shots was easy to recognize for us since it showed a piece of the Museum Island, in the heart of Berlin.

From the Screen to the Streets: A Tour of Berlin’s Netflix Filming Locations

Berlin (category)
8 min read
05/02/202413/03/2024

Many cities claim fame for their art scenes, but only a few come with their killer soundtrack, right? Berlin has its own rhythm, from Lou Reed to Iggy Pop, Atari Teenage Riot to Depeche Mode. And for those lucky ones who lived here in the late ’70s, the spirit of David Bowie still hangs in the Berlin air like glitter in a rockstar’s hair.

Soundtrack of the City: David Bowie’s Berlin Odyssey

Berlin (category)
5 min read
10/01/202420/08/2024

When you visit the Dussmann das Kulturkaufhaus in Berlin, you will step back in time and immerse yourself in the rich history of the Berlin Wall. On the third floor of this celebrated cultural department store, you'll find a distinctive piece of the Berlin Wall signed by former US President Ronald Reagan. Which we guarantee is not something you see every day.

The Reagan Berlin Wall at Dussmann das Kulturkaufhaus

Berlin (category)
4 min read
14/06/202310/11/2025

The Unholy relics of Nazi Germany is a half-hour documentary from the BBC. In the show, Jonathan Meades presents the role of urban planning and architecture in establishing the Nazi regime in Germany and how it helped perpetuate its hateful ideology.

Unholy Relics of Nazi Germany with Jonathan Meades

Germany (category)
4 min read
02/07/202225/03/2024

Early on a Friday morning, I took my drone to Tempelhof with the explicit goal of capturing how gorgeous the park looks like covered in snow from above. And the pictures and videos I shot there prove that I was right to leave the comfort of my house and head to the park.

Flying a drone high above a frozen Tempelhof

Berlin (category)
5 min read
04/02/202207/03/2025

An American filmmaker based in Berlin, Nathan Eddy, has documented the efforts to preserve the Mäusebunker in a movie called Battleship Berlin. This 40-minute long movie shows the efforts to save the building and the point of view of those who want to tear it down.

Battleship Berlin: Director Nathan Eddy documents the demolition threat on the brutalist Mäusebunker

Berlin (category)
4 min read
30/10/202127/04/2024

In episode 5, when Noah meets Michael, there is a church in the background. An interesting looking church that made us curious about it and we had to try to find out where is this church located.

A Visit to the Church from Dark Series

Berlin (category)
3 min read
02/08/202106/02/2025

On the outskirts of Berlin, where Neukölln and Schönefeld meet, there is a hill with one of the city's best views. The Skypoint in Schönefeld is a man-made structure is built over trash, and we took our drone there in June 2021 to capture its beauty.

From Trash to Treasure: Exploring Berlin’s Picturesque Skypoint in Schonefeld

Berlin (category)
5 min read
26/07/202105/08/2026

What remains of the Flugplatz Oranienburg can be seen not that far away from the Oranienburg Hauptbahnhof. Built before the Second World War, between 1936 and 1939, this abandoned airfield was used until 1945 by the Luftwaffe and the Heinkel-Werke Oranienburg.

Exploring the Flugplatz Oranienburg with Drones

Berlin (category), Urbex (category)
8 min read
18/04/202118/02/2024

If you watch Netflix as much as we do, you already know about their series Dark. Some people say that the series is similar to Stranger Things since the city where everything happens in this series is a massive part of the mystery in the series. But Winden, the city where most of the series happens, is not real and you can find some small pieces of it in and around Berlin.

Thirteen Locations where the Netflix’s series Dark was filmed around Berlin

Berlin (category)
21 min read
10/03/202101/05/2024

Vogelsang used to be more than just a Soviet military base. This place used to be a city filled with secrets and soldiers, but today it lays empty in Brandenburg while it rots away in the middle of a forest.

Vogelsang: Exploring an Abandoned Soviet Military Base north of Berlin

Berlin (category), Urbex (category)
8 min read
10/11/202007/01/2025

Clive James’s Postcard from Berlin was part of a TV travel documentary series that was broadcast in Great Britain in 1995. In this show, you can see Australian broadcaster and comedian Clive James exploring the German capital a few years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of the country.

Postcard from Berlin with Clive James

Berlin (category)
3 min read
09/02/202002/03/2020

In Berlin Moves, Alex Soloviev tries to capture the German capital from the eyes of a local. At the same time, he tries to show how beautiful the city is from the perspective of a tourist. He wants to show you all the small things that you overlook while you walk around Berlin, and this is one of the many reasons why we had to write something about his latest video.

Berlin Moves with Alex Soloviev

Berlin (category)
3 min read
24/11/201915/04/2024

The Spreepark is an abandoned amusement park that has been laying abandoned close to the heart of Berlin for, at least, 15 years. When you enter the park and start walking around, you can see the remnants of the previous decades, and this is why this location is so unusual for people. From all the urban explorers that want to capture its decay to the hipsters that want to photograph something that looks cool.

The Abandoned SpreePark in Berlin

Berlin (category), Urbex (category)
8 min read
19/08/201904/02/2025

Back in 1988, one year before the fall of the Berlin Wall, Tilda Swinton took her bike and cycled round the Berlin Wall, together with the filmmaker Cynthia Beatt. What they created came to be known as Cycling the Frame and it’s a beautiful and surreal document that shows a city scarred by a wall that cut it in half.

Cycling the Frame: When Tilda Swinton cycled by the Berlin Wall

Berlin (category), Cycling (category)
3 min read
19/03/201902/06/2025

The public transport system in Berlin is quite complete and includes ferries, buses, trams, and trains split into the S-Bahn and the U-Bahn. But, for a brief moment in time, there was also the Berlin M-Bahn, and we will always regret not being able to take a ride in one since it was made out of service back in 1991, a little after the reunification of Germany.

Berlin M-Bahn: The Brief History of the First Maglev train in Germany

Berlin (category)
3 min read
25/09/201814/11/2024

Sometimes I go on Youtube and search for movies related to Berlin in any way. This is how I discovered some of the youtube videos I have written about here, and this is how I found out about Background to Berlin, a NATO Information Service movie that explains, in a little less than 30 minutes, the history of the German capital from 1945 to 1961.

Background to Berlin: A NATO Information Service explaining everything about Berlin from 1945 to 1961

Berlin (category)
3 min read
25/07/201808/10/2024