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The Queen's Gambit in Berlin
Like everyone else that watches Netflix way too much, we have been following the hype around the Queen’s Gambit. But it wasn’t just about the exciting plot and Anya Taylor-Joy as Beth Harmon. It was personal because we knew that most of the scenes in the Queen’s Gambit were filmed in Berlin.
David Bowie's Berlin - a tour of Bowie's Berlin years
I’ll be presenting you David Bowie’s Berlin. His house, his studio, his favorite bars and some super useful information you’ll find in this guide. All with addresses, maps, and photos. In the 3 years David Bowie lived in Berlin in the 70s recording the “Berlin Trilogy”, he left his mark on the city. When I say “Berlin Trilogy” I’m referring to Low (1977), Heroes (1977), and Lodger (1979).
Where Germany, Netherlands and Belgium meet close to Aachen
My first time visiting a three country border was when I visited Aachen, the westernmost city in Germany. It took me a few hours on a train to get there but I didn’t care, I wanted to go there to see the city and to see where Germany, Netherlands, and Belgium meet, just to be able to run from one country to the other.
Dark Locations around Berlin
The story in Dark begins with a teenager gone missing and a series of unexplained events that overwhelm four families in the town of Winden. Tall trees, subterranean caves that are not what they seem, a dark forest that could be the source of all the mystery and a small town community where everybody knows each other for as long as they have been living there. This is the setting of Dark, and we loved it so much that we need to know where was it filmed.
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Berlin Tattoo Artists and Studios: Fotostrasse’s favorites to help you get inspired
Searching for a tattoo artist in Berlin can be pretty exhausting. Berlin holds a ridiculous amount of tattoo artists in all different styles; Berlin tattoo Artists have different styles and Berlin tattoo studios can also welcome several guests that will just add up to...
Bowie in Berlin, Heroes and the Berlin Wall: Is Bowie responsible for the end of USSR?
Bowie in Berlin, Heroes and the Berlin Wall: Is Bowie responsible for the end of USSR?
A Visit to the Church from Dark Series
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. We learned about the location of this church from Dark through our...
The Bridge in Dark and the abandoned train tracks
The location is what we like to call the Bridge in Dark, the weirdest series Netflix has released into the world. We first visited this bridge in Dark by accident in early 2018, and we came back a few more times to explore it even further…
A Visit to the Skypoint in Schonefeld
On the outskirts of Berlin, where Neukölln and Schönefeld meet, there is a hill with one of the city’s best views. Called the Skypoint in Schönefeld, this manufactured structure is built over trash, and we took our drone there in June 2021 to capture its beauty.
July 20th Plot: The Failed Attempt to Kill Adolf Hitler
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.
Men Don’t Protect You Anymore by Jenny Holzer on the Museumsinsel in Berlin
On March 8, 2020, International’s Women Day was the closing day of a special exhibition at the Alte Nationalgalerie here in Berlin. Called Fighting for Visibility: Women Artists in the Nationalgalerie before 1919, the show explores visibility for women artists. To...
A Visit to the Maarjamäe Memorial Complex in Tallinn
Overlooking the bay in Tallinn, this is where you will find the Maarjamäe Memorial Complex. This ensemble of memorials dates from Soviet times, back in the 1970s, and it’s easy to spot from the city centre because of its sizeable concrete obelisk dedicated to the Defenders of the Soviet Union.
Balancierende Figuren: a balancing act close to the sky in Marzahn-Hellersdorf
If you go for a walk next to the Eisenacher Strasse in Marzahn-Hellersdorf, don’t forget to look up. There you will find the Balancierende Figuren, a group of sculptures created by Hubertus von der Goltz that decorate the apartment blocks in the area since 1997.