I want to give you an idea to visit the wonderful national park Saxon Switzerland (GER: Sächsiche Schweiz), located in the corner of Germany which often is overlooked. What do you find here? (more…)
Tag - East Germany
David Hasselhoff is known for much, but can he really be attributed to contributing to the fall of the Berlin Wall? According to David Hasselhoff (“The Hoff”), his musical performance was important. Now is the time to clarify this. (more…)
David Bowie is dead. David Bowie had a strong feeling for Berlin and in 1987 he gave a concert near the Berlin Wall which created major headlines. Is the rumor that David Bowie contributed to the fall of the Berlin Wall true? (more…)
Have you heard of EMW? Did not think so. EMW was East Germany’s answer to BMW and was identical in several ways. The reason was a World War and a Europe divided into the East and West.
If you have not been to Dresden, “Florence at the Elbe”, it’s time to book a visit now. Here is a stay in the beautiful Zwinger palace in the heart of Dresden.
The most famous building in Dresden is Frauenkirche, the cathedral. It was destroyed during the Allied bombings but has been rebuilt to its former glory.
In the small town of Beelitz-Heilstätten was is a city within a city. This is now an abandoned hospital site and consists of around 60 major buildings. When this place was in use, it could be housing 12,000 patients at the same time.
Initially built as a tuberculosis hospital for children, Hohenlychen became the site of the Third Reich, where the premier medical orthopedic research took place. Hohenlychen is another hospital complex with a dramatic history.
Prora, the giant concrete colossus standing at the beach on the island of Ruegen living on borrowed time. This huge building should house 20,000 workers and after the holiday they could return to the factories with new energy. This is the history of Prora. (more…)