The Brandenburg Gate, Alexanderplatz or the remains of the wall are some of the must-sees when we think what to see in berlin.
but the city hides many proposals more, some as surprising as a museum with the most disgusting food of the planet, a tribute to the former beach watchman David Hasselhof, an espionage museum where you yourself must pass some tests, a farm in the middle of the city and even an art gallery with frames but no pictures. Keep reading because we discover plans that they will make you leave of the route.
Disgusting Food Museum, Berlin.
THE DISGUSTING FOOD MUSEUM… FOR SOME
have you ever tried the frog milkshake from Peru, Sardinian worm cheese or rotten Swedish herring? would you dare with bull's penis, grilled dog or cow blood? These are just some of the dishes –there are up to 90 different ones– that we can discover at the Disgusting Food Museum in Berlin, something like the disgusting food museum. A space that collects recipes that in some cultures are very common but for most are on the list of the most disgusting of the planet.
Because this is what the museum is about. Of make us reflect on whether we would eat or not certain foods that they teach us there. To question our bad and good taste, to see what gives us the feeling of displeasure, and to make us aware that foods like the insects –which perhaps we are not considering including in our diet right now– could soon be part of our menu.
The first Disgusting Food Museum opened in Malmö in 2018 and shortly after opened headquarters in Berlin. In the two enclaves they warn, yes, that they have not harmed any animal for display.
A TRIBUTE TO DAVID HASSELHOFF, THE BEACHWATCHMAN
Another one of the surprises What this city hides is a 'museum' dedicated to David Hasselhof. Something similar to a sanctuary with photos of the actor, objects from the series in which he has participated and a replica scarf that he used during his performance at the Berlin Wall New Year's Eve 1989.
Because if, The Hoff –as the protagonist of The Baywatch is known here– also had a career as singer and your theme looking for freedom it was number one for eight weeks in Germany. just a month after the fall of the wall, Hasselfof climbed on a crane and sang with a black jacket before more than a million people. The city still remembers him today.
The idea of paying homage to him began as a joke at the bar The Circus Hostel, where he informally dedicated a corner with some first objects. But the initiative was liked and the collection grew. They even dared to Start a bell –which did not prosper– to change the name of the street where it is located to that of Hasselhoff Strasse. What they do tell us from there is that the protagonist of 'Fantastic car' he has visited them a couple of times and has even made donation of some other objects.
Floating sauna, Berlin.
RELAX IN A FLOATING SAUNA
Who said that the holidays weren't they also for relaxation? Another of the things that we probably do not contemplate when visiting Berlin is to take a day of calm in…a floating sauna!
a sauna that heats up to 95 degrees, that includes a shower and that we can share with up to 6 friends. It all started a few years ago, when Dirk Engelhardt visited a sauna ship to write an article. He liked it so much that he decided to order one for himself from a boat factory and place it in the crystal clear waters of the Werbellinsee, where 95% of its shores are covered with forests.
The public that requests it ranges from families to groups of friends, Dirk even tells us that it has been carried out any marriage proposal. By the way, to enjoy this tranquility it is not required special license of conduction.
German Spy Museum, Berlin.
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW IF YOU WOULD BE A GOOD SPY?
a revolver glove, a video camera bra, a lipstick gun or a killer umbrella. Also original props from the movies about james-bond. The testimony of former spies, historians and hackers. And more of 200 monitors and screens to immerse ourselves in the past, the present and the future from the world of espionage.
From the times when Egyptians, Persians and Greeks already devised complex research networks up to big data and risks of social networks, going through the world wars or the cold war, where Berlin was a key point.
The German Spy Museum It is an essential place to learn everything related to this world and with the possibility, in addition, of doing it through fully interactive games. would you know how to draw a laser maze without breaking it? Do you want to know how long it can take a hacker to discover your password? How much can Facebook know about you?
A FARM IN THE CITY
South of Berlin we find a farm with more than 800 years of history. A spectacular estate -the Domäne Dahlem – with orchard and animals that open every day to the public, and that does not let us find an excuse not to visit them. On Saturdays there is an organic market, It also has a country inn with 100% organic dishes and a beer garden.
They organize workshops of all kinds for children and adults, as well as special festivals such as the summer market (August 20 and 21), the potato party (September 17 and 18) or the harvest (October 1 and 2)
And if we want to take a piece of Domäne Dahlem home with us, we can always stop by his ecological store where you can buy fruits and vegetables that they just picked up and where we will also find jam, honey and homemade sausages.
AN EXHIBITION OF FRAMES (NO PICTURES)
Can you imagine an exhibition of paintings without paintings? A small art gallery with only the frames of these paintings? This is what we can find in Antike Rahman (Eisenacher Str. 7), where Olaf Lemke collects frames dating from the fifteenth century to the beginning of the nineteenth. Lemke has worked for museums such as the National Gallery in London, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam or the National Gallery of Art from Washington, he has traveled to different countries learning and buying frames and right now he is one of the most reputable dealers in Europe.
The Buchstabenmuseum, Berlin.
TYPOGRAPHIES, LOGOS AND HISTORICAL LABELS
If you are one of those who always look at posters, you like to see the old signs or do you still remember the typography of some brands, you must visit The Buchstabenmuseum. There they preserve and document signs, logos and letters. Have more than 2,000 objects from places as different as a subway station or Furniture stores. They study each sign to discover its origin: who designed it, who built it... and some of these pieces They end up borrowed for events.