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Berlin’s best post-wall architecture

Sightseeing Beyond Potsdamer Platz and the government Of course Berlin’s pace of development is nothing compared to big cities in emerging markets in Asia or Africa, but for European standards it was nothing short of staggering. If you look at this model of Berlin’s inner city, everything that is not white has either been built…

Berlin Station

Spooks on bikes Watching Hollywood movies or TV series set in Berlin is usually a huge pain in the ass for a tour guide. Suddenly cab drivers take a 5 km detour trying to get to the airport just so that Liam Neeson can fall off a particularly cineastic bridge (Unknown Identity), Kollwitzplatz might be…

CNN macht eine Mauer Radtour

Unterwegs mit unserem Guide Lauren Im gerade erst vergangenen Sommer (schnief) haben wir Besuch von Ryan Bergeron bekommen. Ryan ist Sonder-Reporter bei CNN für ein Format namens “Off the clock” und hat ein wirklich sehr schönes Video von seiner Tour gedreht. Leider wird unser Name nicht so super prominent genannt aber wir sind trotzdem mächtig…

Flying around Tempelhof with Klara Geist

Waiting for the client…. Just found some pictures from an event in early summer that I wanted to share: our first ride with a boom bike – and what boom it had. For years we’ve known about Klara Geist and their amazing bike-mounted soundsystems.  Among others they equipped Joe Hatchiban, the guy running the Bearpit…

Happy Animals: Eurofurence 2014 Berlin

Furry Fandom Takes Over Neukölln Before I’ll explain what this is actually about let me tell you that there is not much in this world thats better for your mood than being hugged by half a dozen strangers in cute, fluffy animal costumes. I can’t remember when I had so much fun taking pictures. It’s been…

Cycle-Cities Partner: London Bicycle

For over a year now  Berlin on Bike is a proud member of a worldwide network of tour companies who offer guided bike tours in appr. 30 of the most beautiful and exciting locations on the planet. Starting today we will introduce a few of these partners from time to time.  It’s only natural that…

A Berlin Nightride with the Knight Rider

K.I.T.T. ready to lead the way I can assure you, there aren’t many songs worse than David Hasselhoffs “Looking For Freedom” to be stuck with a whole day. Just click the link and see how you feel – hate me yet? Admittedly, back in 1989 this song was kind of the inofficial anthem to go…