Teufelsberg, literally Devil’s Mountain, is one of the symbols of the Cold War in Berlin. At the ‘summit’ of this… Read more Visit the interior of Teufeslberg, the Berlin of the Cold War
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Berlin breweries in Prenzlauer Berg
I have already had the opportunity to deal with Berlin’s industrial past and its cultural heritage from the end of… Read more Berlin breweries in Prenzlauer Berg
Alexanderplatz, East Berlin
Before the great destruction of the Second World War, Alexanderplatz was at the centre of a very dense working-class district,… Read more Alexanderplatz, East Berlin
Why visiting the former Stasi jail in Berlin?
The East German regime not only locked its citizens inside a wall, the remains of which can still be seen… Read more Why visiting the former Stasi jail in Berlin?
A visit to Cottbus
Following my post on Lusitania, here is Cottbus, the historic German capital of this mining region. We’re there very close… Read more A visit to Cottbus
Lusitania, past and present of a coal mining region
There are many coal, or more precisely lignite, producing regions in Germany and one of its regions lies between Brandenburg… Read more Lusitania, past and present of a coal mining region
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