David Hasselhoff tries to save the Berlin Wall – In A Berlin Minute (Week 151)
On Sunday March 17th David Hasselhoff came to Berlin and joined an estimated 7000 people to protest the East Side Gallery being chopped up to make way for luxury condos and a bridge….
9/11 Ground Zero – WTC 2001/2011 [extended version]
This video of 9/11 Ground Zero is the extended version of my 1-minute video “Ground Zero – WTC 2001/2011 – In A Brooklyn Minute (Week 72)”. The video features photos I’ve taken on…
Spree River Boat Tour – In A Berlin Minute (Week 11)
A Spree river boat tour is the fastest, most relaxed and coolest way (during this heatwave, especially) to see the historic downtown buildings and the ultra modern government district. It took me years…
Maueropfer / Wall Victims – In A Berlin Minute (Week 37)
From 1961 until 1989, at least 136 people died directly because of the Berlin Wall and border area. These people are referred to as “Todesopfer der Berliner Mauer” or just “Maueropfer” (wall victims). There are disputes as…
Space Shuttle Enterprise Sails + Lands on the Intrepid (New York City)
This video is the extended version of the 1-minute video “Space Shuttle Enterprise Lands on the Intrepid – In A Brooklyn Minute (Week 110)”. In this longer version you can hear the original…
Mesa Verde (UNESCO Heritage site) – In A Colorado Minute (Week 201)
Mesa Verde is not only a beautiful US National Park but also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It’s the largest archeological preserve in the United States and features over 4000 archaeological sites and…
Szczecin (Stettin), Poland – In Another Minute (Week 168)
With Poland being only a 2-hour train ride away from Berlin (and me loving train travel as much as exploring new places*) a trip to the historic city of Szczecin (German: Stettin) was…
10 Brooklyn Facts – In A Brooklyn Minute (Week 92)
Ten Brooklyn facts – interesting, odd, fun, historic and even surprising. Some of the facts are reasons why I love the borough of Brooklyn so much – and why some of us when…
