Trespassing Into History

Not much information is available about this abandoned Estate house in Eastern Germany. It was probably built in the first half of the 19th century and has been abandoned for possibly more than 20 years. According to statements from the neighbors, the owner is an old lady who lives near Berlin and has tried to start renovation, but the authorities kept putting obstacles in her way, so nothing happened until this day......(more)

GALLERY UPDATE!

The "Stasi" was the East German Secret Police. This is one of the bunkers built by the East German government from 1968 until the 1980s for fear of another insurrection of the people and of an invasion by NATO troops. The Ministry for State Security decreed building and operation of fall-back shelters in which it would be possible to maintain a "firm, continuous and covered leadership" during times of war as well as domestic or international tension.

The highest secrecy was applied for these bunkers. Internally, planning and operation was carried out under the code name "Filigran" (German: delicate)...(more)

In November of 2018, we paid a visit to my mother-in-law, and since she has been going on explorations with us since 2013, we decided to go check out some abandoned places.

The first spot we had chosen to explore was an old abandoned house on the edge of a small town. It had been turned into a bar or club of some kind, and the combination of an old house and a possibly modern bar seemd like a promising combination. We parked the car in town and walked to the location, because there was no real parking place close to the building - and of course, we didn't want to arise suspicion with our out-of-town license plate.

So we walked to the old building and checked for a way in. There was none. We checked every inch ong....(more)