Germany | Beelitz Heilstätten | Part One.

There are few places in the world that scare me as much as this one. Originally built as a Tuberculosis Sanatorium, it was converted to a Military Hospital during the First World War. It was then taken over by the USSR who remained in control of the hospital until 1995.

The 60 hospital buildings in the town are now all deserted, left for ruin in the 90's. Once upon a time I can imagine these grounds - surrounded by dense pine forests - would have been quite beautiful. Now though its like a ghost town, no sign of life, no wind, no noise, just kilometers of nothing but the shells of the once beautiful buildings designed by architect Heino Schmieden.

Germany | Berlin | Devil's Mountain.

This is possibly one of the coolest and most curious places I have had the chance to visit.

Teufelsberg sits atop a man made hill just outside of Berlin (former West Berlin). The hill is made from an estimated 400,000 buildings destroyed during the Second World War. What is so odd about this place is not the hill itself but the Nazi Tech training camp below. It was so hard to destroy, the Allies decided to bury it instead.

It is now the home to an abandon listening station set up by the US National Security Agency in the late 50's to listen to Soviet, East German and other Warsaw Pact nations military traffic.




























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Germany | Berlin | Cafes, Adventures and One Regret.

Another few shots from Berlin for you. Still saving the best till last. Keep an eye out for full sets from both Teufelsberg and Beelitz-Heilstätten Sanatorium. These ones though are mostly of an afternoon I spent with two beautiful people at Tempelhof City Airport, which in mid 2010 they turned into a city park - the largest public park in Berlin - now called Tempelhofer Feld. Enjoy.





















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