Berlin’s tramway network stretches to nearly 200 km. But not all of Berlin’s trams are accounted for in this figure. After I visited every single S-Bahn and U-Bahn stop, I went to every single tram stop in Berlin. Part of that included the extended overland tramway. Three lines, the 87 Read more…
Berlin has Europe’s fourth-largest tram network. But not all of Berlin’s trams are accounted for in this figure. After I visited every single S-Bahn and U-Bahn stop, I went to every single tram stop in Berlin. Part of that included the extended overland tramway. Three lines, the 87 Woltersdorf Tramway Read more…
Berlin had the world’s fifth-longest tramway. But not all of Berlin’s trams are accounted for in this figure. After I visited every single S-Bahn and U-Bahn stop, I went to every single tram stop in Berlin. Part of that included the extended overland tramway. Three lines, the 87 Woltersdorf Tramway Read more…
About 40 kilometers southwest of Berlin, it is a tourist hot spot with its one dozen or so classical palaces turned into museums and galleries and its small town charm. Accessible by S-Bahn or Regio trains it’s only a short 30 minute ride away by transit. My tip? Bring a Read more…
About 45 minutes away from the centre of Berlin by regional train RE4, Elstal is an unassuming train station in the outskirts of Berlin. It’s East German “charm,” if you can call it that, radiates from a lonely phallic water tower and graffitied facilities. The nearby outlet village is the Read more…
The Werneuchen airfield was built in the mid-1930s by Germany in preparation for WW2. The Luftwaffe trained pilots at the airfield with the Air Force Group 55, which is only an hour’s train ride away from Berlin. In addition to training, the Germans also developed their radar system and tested Read more…
On Polish independence day, Chen and I took our scooters over to Poland. November isn’t exactly the best scooter weather in Eastern Europe, but we made do anyways. On our way from Berlin to Frankfurt an der Oder, we passed through Fürstenwalde, the name means the forest of the prince. Read more…
When Chen and I went on our epic winter scooter trip from Berlin to Slubice, we passed by a peculiar little town with rich Soviet history – Seelow. It is located along the old country road that the Soviets used to liberate Berlin with T-34 tanks and katyushas. An exciting, Read more…
Constructed for the 1936 Summer Olympics, the Olympiastadion in Berlin was the largest stadium in the world when it was built. This gigantic 100,000 seat stadium was Hitler’s showcase to the world and he wanted to be take seriously. Built on the western end of the east-west axis of ‘Germania’, Read more…