Into the East

Four days of eastern germany with my exploration buddy and friend since kidnergarden "L". As a goal we set three locations from Hamburg to Berlin. The wild east never failed to surprise us small-town westerners.

The Adventure started not very far from home, in a place dubbed "Forest-Hospital". The Hospital really deserved that name, being located in the middle of a nature sanctuary. Surrounded by trees one could feel how noble the hospital must have been.

One of the many abandoned hallways

After many desperate attempts, we finally managed to get lodging in Potsdam. From Potsdam we went and visited the spa town of Beelitz. There, also located in a dense forest, was laying the Beelitzer Heilstätten, a tuberculosis sanatarium build in the late 19^th century.

Old Building "Pavillion B II"

Even though there was another location on the plan we had to scrap it after a maintenance worker greeted us at the gate. After this little setback we decided to find Lager Koralle. The Camp (Lager) was a bunkercomplex from WW2 and was housing the Navy Command Center during WW2. There we literally stumbled over a nice surprise buried in the ground.

The old gates of Lager Koralle 

In-detail posts about all locations and other stuff that happend on the trip will follow soon.

Urban Exploration - What? Why? How?

Urban Exploration or Urbex for short is the task of exploring forgotten or abandoned man made structures.

But why would anybody want to do that?
Spending you spare time, crawling through dark ruins with sometimes bad weather adding some extra "fun"? It's simple, the discoveries and expieriences you can make or have during those trips are unique. From finding the "adult entertainment stash" of the former inhabitant to farm equipment which hasn't been moved in the last hundret years, everything is possible.  

So, whats the best way to that?
There is no perfect or ideal way of exploring. As long as you stay safe and follow the creed of: "Take nothing but pictures. Leave nothing but footprints." you can do it the way you want. But you should never go alone. From accidents, homeless people who feel treated or vandals, anything can happen, so always bring a friend. A few tips and advice on how we think, exploring is safe, will follow soon.