Reichstag – In A Berlin Minute (Week 170)
The Berlin building referred to as the Reichstag (officially: Reichtagsgebäude) today houses the Bundestag, which is the name for the German parliament. It was originally opened in 1894 when Germany was still the…
Berlin Ringbahn (Circular Railway) – In A Berlin Minute (Week 154)
The Berlin Ringbahn (circular railway) is a 37.5 km (23.3 mi) long city train (S-Bahn) line around the center of Berlin. There are two trains: S41 goes clockwise, the S42 goes counter-clockwise. For…
Infamous Gowanus (Canal + Neighborhood) – In A Brooklyn Minute (Week 98)
Gowanus is the neighborhood around the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn. A neighborhood that is sure to change drastically in the future. While it is still zoned for manufacturing and is mostly filled with businesses and there’s…
Teufelsberg Spy Station – In A Berlin Minute (Week 155)
In the northern part of the nature preserve Grunewald Forest, on top of the man-made hill Teufelsberg (Devil’s Mountain) sits the former US spy listening station Teufelsberg Spy Station. From Teufelsberg Spy Station,…
Berlin Bridges (Brücken) – In A Berlin Minute (Week 96)
There are about 2100 bridges in Berlin – crossing streets, train tracks, and waterways. For this 1-minute video I wanted to show you just a few special bridges crossing the Spree River (and…
Graffiti Factory – In A Berlin Minute (Week 21)
Apparently, Berlin has several abandoned factories covered in graffiti that also allow beautiful views of the city – when you sneak inside the graffiti factory… The graffiti factory featured in my 21st weekly…
360º Panorama View Of Berlin From Above – In A Berlin Minute (Week 70)
From the TV Tower (Fernsehturm) at Alexanderplatz you get a 360 degree birds-eye-view of the entire city of Berlin from above! I have saved this trip and video for the grande finale of my 70…
Crown Heights – In A Brooklyn Minute (Week 173)
The Brooklyn neighborhood Crown Heights is a fascinatingly diverse and contrasting neighborhood. The population is mostly of African decent (mainly via the Caribbean with a small portion of American born people) – but…
