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They mysteriously rise from the Elbe as a reminder of the Hanseatic past of a city like Hamburg. These are the Blankenese Shipwrecks, and it's easy to spot them when you follow the Falkensteiner Ufer along the Elbe.

The Blankenese Shipwrecks in Hamburg

Hamburg, Urbex
6 min read
29/11/202111/02/2024

Agios Nikolaos is a small chapel in Megalochori, located on the island of Santorini. But this small church isn't like any other church, and it was built in the rocky cliffs that overlook the crater and the Aegean sea below. Its bell tower has the traditional triptych of bells that can be found all around the Greek islands, but this feels more unique due to its location.

Looking for Agios Nikolaos in Megalochori

Greece, Santorini
6 min read
17/11/202120/10/2024

So, when in Delos, the best advice that we can give to you is to explore. Take your camera around, go for a walk, and we hope the weather allows you to take excellent pictures of this sacred place.

Delos: The Birthplace of the Twin Gods

Delos, Greece
16 min read
10/11/202127/02/2024

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, Mykonos
6 min read
03/11/202119/01/2024

Among all of them, our favourite is easily the one with Karl Marx created in 1974 by José Renau, a Spanish artist from Valencia who moved to East Germany escaping persecution in Franco's dictatorship. Called Unity of the working class and the founding of the GDR, this colourful mural presents Karl Marx in a lionlike way in orange, red, and yellow shades.

Lenin, Marx, and Beyond: Urban Planning and Socialist Murals in Halle Neustadt

Germany, Halle
6 min read
01/11/202106/05/2024

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
4 min read
30/10/202127/04/2024

The Löffelfamilie is how this neon sign has been known to everyone in Leipzig since it was first lightened up in 1973. The non-official name can be translated as the Spoon Family. It is the only neon sign from East Germany that we ever saw, still standing in public like this.

Löffelfamilie: The Spoon Family made of neon in Leipzig

Germany, Leipzig
4 min read
25/10/202109/02/2024

In August 2021, after a delay caused by the pandemic, we flew to Athens to explore the city a few days before we were scheduled to join the crew of Running on Waves. From Piraeus port, we went on an island-hopping experience between Mykonos, Santorini and few other gorgeous greek isles.

Running on Waves: Sailing on the Aegean Sea

Cruises, Greece
12 min read
13/10/202124/01/2024

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

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