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Photos of Cologne, Germany: The Rhine, King Georg bar, pipes, bins and a near-arrest for a heinous crime
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Photos of Cologne, Germany: The Rhine, King Georg bar, pipes, bins and a near-arrest for a heinous crime

Thu 26th January, 2017Thu 26th January, 2017 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s a short series of photos taken around Cologne/Köln, the largest city in the German federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and the fourth-largest city in Germany (after Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich). …

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Frosty scenes across Germany - 13 photos of a chilly Europe
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Frosty scenes across Germany – 13 photos of a chilly Europe

Fri 20th January, 2017Thu 19th January, 2017 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Last month, I was travelling across Germany by train with The Monochrome Set, and although my hopes for Christmas card scenes of snow that was deep and crisp and even were …

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A mighty big Bavarian Christmas Market: December in Aschaffenburg, Germany
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A mighty big Bavarian Christmas Market: December in Aschaffenburg, Germany

Fri 30th December, 2016Fri 30th December, 2016 - by editor - Leave a Comment

They don’t mess about when it comes to Christmas markets in Bavaria, and earlier this month I was lucky enough to pay a flying visit to the Aschaffenburg Christmas market in southern …

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Crossing a chilly border: Bad Bentheim station in winter, Germany
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Crossing a chilly border: Bad Bentheim station in winter, Germany

Tue 13th December, 2016 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Located on the border of Germany and the Netherlands, I spent 20 minutes on a frozen Bad Bentheim railway station last week and grabbed a few photos as we waited for …

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Berlin street photos - a selection of photographs
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Berlin street photos – a selection of photographs

Tue 14th April, 2015 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I loved visiting Berlin last year, and have already posted up a series of photos from my travels around the city. Here’s my final set of shots from this fantastic city… 0

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Photo of the day: By the Berlin photo
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Photo of the day: By the Berlin fountain

Sat 29th November, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s a scene from my visit to Berlin earlier this year, showing a couple sat in front of an extravagant fountain in the centre of the city. The photo was …

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Berlin graffiti, signs and street scenes - photo feature
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Berlin graffiti, signs and street scenes – photo feature

Tue 30th September, 2014Tue 30th September, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I really enjoyed my short trip to Berlin a few months back, and am slowly working my way through the hundreds of photos I took on my travels around the …

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A walk through Treptower Park and the Island of Youth, Berlin
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A walk through Treptower Park and the Island of Youth, Berlin

Thu 28th August, 2014Thu 28th August, 2014 - by editor - 1 Comment

Located to the south-east of the city centre, is Treptower Park, a large 88.2 hectare public space created between 1876 and 1888. Home to the striking Soviet War Memorial, the park …

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Photos of graffiti and artwork on the Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany
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Photos of graffiti and artwork on the Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany

Fri 15th August, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Built in 1961, the 28 mile Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic that cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin. …

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Neukölln Flowmarkt photos - a wonderfully offbeat Berlin fleamarket
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Neukölln Flomarkt photos – a wonderfully offbeat Berlin fleamarket

Tue 29th July, 2014Tue 29th July, 2014 - by editor - 1 Comment

Located in the rapidly hipsterfying district of Neukölln in south-east Berlin is the Flomarkt, a fantastic flea market with a rich mix of secondhand clothes, old electronics, new art, handmade item, bric-a-brac …

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Photos of Treptower Park, the Soviet War Memorial in Berlin, Germany
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Photos of Treptower Park, the Soviet War Memorial in Berlin, Germany

Thu 24th July, 2014Tue 14th April, 2015 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Situated in Berlin’s Treptower Park, the Soviet War Memorial is a massive war memorial and military cemetery commemorating 5,000 of the 80,000 Soviet soldiers who fell in the Battle of Berlin during April–May 1945. …

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Photo feature - Turkish Market, Maybachufer in Berlin Neukölln, Germany
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Photo feature – Turkish Market, Maybachufer in Berlin Neukölln, Germany

Fri 18th July, 2014Thu 17th July, 2014 - by editor - 1 Comment

Taking place every Tuesday and Friday in Berlin is the Turkish Market in Maybachufer, Neukölln. Open from 11am to 6.30pm, it’s a great place to buy some great food and rake in the …

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My favourite Berlin bar - Bar Mama, Hobrechtstraße 61 12047 Berlin
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My favourite Berlin bar – Bar Mama, Hobrechtstraße 61 12047 Berlin

Wed 2nd July, 2014Wed 2nd July, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Berlin’s got some absolutely amazing bars, and although we were only there long enough to sample a mere handful, we felt right at home at Bar Mama in the Neukölln district as soon as …

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Berlin Tempelhof Airport - an abandoned international airline in the centre of Berlin
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Berlin Tempelhof Airport – an abandoned international airport in the centre of Berlin

Fri 20th June, 2014Tue 12th July, 2016 - by editor

Once the third-busiest airport in Europe, the former Berlin Tempelhof Airport lay abandoned for several years after its closure in 2008 before being turned into a fabulous public park. 0

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The wonderful gas lamps of Berlin - the world's largest gas lighting network
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The wonderful gas lamps of Berlin – the world’s largest gas lighting network

Wed 18th June, 2014Wed 18th June, 2014 - by editor - 1 Comment

Taking an evening stroll around Berlin on the weekend, I was pleasantly surprised to see the city’s streets bathed in the warm glow of gas lighting. 0

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