Former KGB Prison Potsdam – Gedenk-und Begegnungsstätte Leistikowstraße, Potsdam You can’t say that Berlin isn’t filled with history. From the Third Reich through to the …
Inside a former KGB Prison Potsdam
Cold War
Quirky accommodation in Brno, a nuclear bunker!
Staying in a Nuclear Bunker in Brno If you like your city breaks a little quirky, Brno has a stay that’s as unforgettable as it …
Günter Litfin Memorial Berlin
Memorial to the first person shot and killed at the Berlin Wall Gunter Litfin was the first person to be shot and killed at the …
Travel: Teufelsberg, Berlin
Teufelsberg – Abandoned NSA listening post on Berlin’s “Devil’s Mountain Deep within the Grunewald forest in West Berlin is an abandoned NSA field station which sits on …
Travel: Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin
Achtung Charlie Checkpoint Charlie is surely the best-known crossing point between East and West Berlin. But is it worth visiting? History The name comes from …
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 To Do: Stasi Museum, Berlin
The Stasi Museum in the Friedrichshain area of Berlin is worth a visit (indeed is the whole of Friedrichshain!) This building housed The Ministry for …