We joined a tour from Berlin Unterwelten to a nineteenth century gasometer in the Kreuzberg district called Fichte Bunker. Having been used as a gasometer, …
Travel: Fichte Bunker, Berlin
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World War Two Sites in Berlin
World War Two Sites in Berlin It seems that no other city has had a roller coaster-like Berlin. Each street seems to hold another piece …
Filming locations for The Queen’s Gambit
Where was The Queen’s Gambit filmed? Netflix has grabbed audiences with The Queen’s Gambit, which is an adaptation of Walter Tevis’s 1983 novel of …
Travel: The Tränenpalast (Palace of Tears)
Tearful partings at former East-West Berlin crossing point The Tränenpalast (Palace of Tears) is a former border crossing point between East and West Berlin and …
Travel: Pallasstrasse Bunker and Pallasseum, Berlin
The unusual architecture of the Social Palace Pallasstrasse bunker in Schöneberg in southern Berlin is a former air-raid shelter built in 1943 by forced labourers. …
Travel: Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Berlin’s Holocaust Memorial Located between Brandenburg Gate and Potsdamer Platz is a striking and impressive memorial, unlike any we had seen before, to the Jews …
Currywurst in Berlin at Curry 36
Currywurst at the Zoo There are two things you must eat in Berlin, currywurst mit soße is one of them, the other is a doner …
Brandenburg Gate | History, Transport and Photos
Visiting Brandenburg Gate in Berlin The Brandenburg Gate (In German Brandenburger Tor) was built in the 18th-century on the orders of Prussian king Frederick William …
11 places to see the remains of the Berlin Wall
Where can you see the remains of the Berlin Wall today? From 1961 until 1989 Berlin was cut in half by a wall which surrounded …
East Berlin Stasi Trail
Guide to the Stasi sights of East Berlin Discover life in East Berlin during the time of the Stasi secret police with our…Stasi Trail! What …
Travel: Visiting the Bundestag (Reichstag)
Everything you need to know to visit the German Parliament The German Parliament, the Bundestag or you may know it as the Reichstag, captures the …
The Barn at Cafe Kranzler, Berlin
Freshly roasted coffee from The Barn at Cafe Kranzler This famous West Berlin café has been given a new lease of life and has become …
Travel: The Ernst Thälmann Monument, Berlin
A remaining Soviet Monument Whilst searching for a pub (no surprise there from Mr Foodie) we stumbled across a remnant of the German Democratic Republic. …
Berlin horizontal bed-bike tour!
The best way to see Berlin is by bed! Who doesn’t love their bed? We are big fans of sleeping but we are also big …
Travel: Killing Eve Berlin Locations to visit
Crime and Berlin, I was in heaven and of course, my geekery kicked in for some mapping action, and to find out where Villanelle had …
White Asparagus season – Spargelzeit
It’s Asparagus time! White asparagus is something that isn’t as popular as the green variety in the UK, and I don’t know why. It’s so …
5 of the best places to celebrate New Year in Europe
Celebrate New Year somewhere different! Have you planned what you are doing for New Year? Since sitting at home watching the TV with the relatives …
German Dönner Kebab for Edinburgh and Glasgow
German Doner Kebab to open Edinburgh and Glasgow venues First, it was burgers, then pizzas and now it seems it’s kebabs with German Döner Kebab …
Food review: Data Kitchen, Berlin
The future is now at Data Kitchen Breakfast is always our favourite time of day in Berlin, especially in summer where you can sit in …
Food review: Rogacki, Berlin
Rogacki delicatessen Made famous outwith Berlin by Anthony Bourdain, Rogacki (pronounced Ro-gatz-ki) is a deli located in Charlottenburg in what was once West Berlin. The …
Berlin Wall now gone for as long as it stood
Dividing the city of Berlin for 28 years The Berlin Wall stood for 28 years, slicing through the city dividing East from West. Monday 5th …
CLOSED Food Review: Wohlfahrt’s Wirtshaus, Berlin
Discovering Austrian cuisine in Berlin Think of Berlin for food and it’s Turkish pizza, a kebab or maybe currywurst? Delve deeper into the many neighbourhoods …
Travel: Stasi Prison, Berlin
One upon a “crime” in East Berlin Visiting the Stasi prison museum is a stark reminder of the horrors humans inflict upon each other. The …
Berlin Blog Day 4
Our last full day of this quick trip to Berlin. Usually, it’s food first before we get hangry, however on our doorstep was an unusual fountain …