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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
5 min read
23/09/202122/12/2023

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 Berlin Wall Memorial: A Visit to the Border Control on Bernauer Strasse

Berlin
8 min read
15/09/202121/12/2023

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, Warsaw
5 min read
13/09/202104/11/2024

First as a hunting lodge, later as a palace; this is the gorgeous Moritzburg Castle in Saxony. This baroque building was built over an artificial island with four towers connected to the main building. It made it a fascinating looking fortress.

Moritzburg Castle: A fairy tale palace near Dresden

Dresden, Germany
9 min read
22/08/202110/10/2024

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
3 min read
02/08/202118/03/2024

The year is 2019 and there is a kid missing in Winden. He is the person dealing marijuana to some of the kids in school, and nobody seems to know where he might be. One o the kids decided to put together a group and go looking for the stash of drugs from the missing kids. They follow some train tracks that lead deeper into the forest, while they go looking for a cave.

The Bridge in Dark and the abandoned train tracks

Berlin
5 min read
31/07/202110/03/2024

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
5 min read
26/07/202130/01/2024

On July 20th, 1944, a group of conspirators attempted to kill Adolf Hitler inside the Wolf's Lair military base in East Prussia. That was the day that Claus von Stauffenberg placed a bomb next to the Führer of Nazi Germany was intending to take over political control of Germany and try to make peace with the Western Allies.

The July 20th Plot: A Conservative Conspiracy Against Hitler’s Germany

Berlin
16 min read
20/07/202115/07/2024

Men Don’t Protect You Anymore by Jenny Holzer consists of a small aluminium plaque, no more than 75 by 255 mm. That bears the words Men Don’t Protect You Anymore on an empty pedestal. This artwork is part of a series created by Jenny Holzer from 1983 to 1985. It comments on gender and the debate on the visibility of women artists.

Men Don’t Protect You Anymore by Jenny Holzer in Museum Island

Berlin
3 min read
13/07/202118/01/2024

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