Heilstatten Grabowsee, Oranienberg, Germany. - Image intensive!

[lilli]

It makes sense Lilli.

So what's with this Soviet fascination of yours then?

I cant like things without becoming obsessed it would seem

My first exploring love was asylums which I bounced all around the country going to see, when they started disapearing I laid low for a while and after a couple of trips to Berlin the thing that facinated me the most was former DDR and Soviet bases/hospitals/camps etc and me being the slightly obsessive person I am started absorbing as much knowledge as I could!!

Being a champagne socialist helps too

 

[mookster]

Quality, that's one to see when I make it over there!

 

[Mars Lander]

Wow what a super report, pictures and place Team TJ with the added bonus of an urbex art gallery to boot.

 

[TeeJF]

Some of that urban art was quaility mate! Thanks for the comments. When do you fancy that Winstanley hall place you mentioned?

 

[Nobody.]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SV7raoFtO0[/ame]

 

[King Al]

Superb report TeeJF!! I absolutely love that tower some of the art in there looks amazing!

 

[TeeJF]

Outstanding video, thanks for the link. Who is the band?

It was really strange to see the places we have just been appear in a music video.

 

[Nobody.]

Well it tell you who the band are from the youtube link (Euezen)

but you see a lot of music video's being made here and sometime if your bold enough you can wander in and pretend to be part of the film crew to some places that are securely locked off

 

[TeeJF]

you see a lot of music video's being made here

I already downloaded the track because that's really our kind of music! Both Tonto (my urbex partner/wife) and I love that kind of dark, slightly Gothic stuff. I really must say a big thank you to you for pointing us at this song, we lurvvvvvvvvvvvvvvve it!

Our friend from the forum (Priority7) is coming to Berlin soon to visit Beelitz and maybe Kaserne K and Grabowsee. I hope we will be back soon too because we are going to go up to the north to vist another TB Heilstatten and an abandoned hotel on a lake.

Danke schon!

M and TJ

 

[KingRat]

I already downloaded the track because that's really our kind of music! Both Tonto (my urbex partner/wife) and I love that kind of dark, slightly Gothic stuff. I really must say a big thank you to you for pointing us at this song, we lurvvvvvvvvvvvvvvve it!

Our friend from the forum (Priority7) is coming to Berlin soon to visit Beelitz and maybe Kaserne K and Grabowsee. I hope we will be back soon too because we are going to go up to the north to vist another TB Heilstatten and an abandoned hotel on a lake.

Danke schon!

M and TJ

Does the name start with an H ?
It's cool, but death trappy

 

[TeeJF]

Does the name start with an H ?
It's cool, but death trappy

Sorry Robert, you've lost me there? The band in question are called Euzen.

 

[KingRat]

Sorry Robert, you've lost me there? The band in question are called Euzen.

First off, the only person that calls me 'Robert' is my Mother - when I'm in trouble

Secondly, keep up, I was referring to the name of your hospital, not the band !!


xxx

 

[TeeJF]

Oh I see... yeah it does as a matter of fact!

 

[Ramsgatonian]

One of the few places where the graffiti actually adds to the appeal of the place!

 

[beccy]

I am GUTTED i missed this!! I was in Oranienburg in September cos we went to Sachenshausen!!

Great pictures though!

 

[TeeJF]

Yeah you should go see this place, it's like a compact Beelitz Heilstatten!

Thnaks for your comments. How was Sachsenhausen? I found the whole "tourist attraction" aspect rather wierd to be honest.

 

[beccy]

Yeh it is really surreal to be honest - I think because it was so touristy, it didn't have the same feel as when we went to Auschwitz II (the one with the thousands of huts) because you essentially wander around on your own and its just really much more sombre.

The morgue in Sachenhausen was really cool though and you could watch the archeologists digging stuff up so that was pretty cool. Aushwitz and Belsen, I think, were better though.

 

[lilli]

I hated Sachenhausen, we wandered in through the back past the Soviet Death Camp memorial, managed to stay about 10 minutes ... that was enough.

I dont think I could ever do another to be honest.

 

[beccy]

Did you hate it cos of the way it has become commercialised or because of all the emotions etc?

 

[pumice]

Hi all, just to let you know that the bloke who is on this site and wants to turn it in to a new fangled school for kids is legendary! The street art that you see here was part of a festival in 2010 and he intends to run another in August this year! The site is top drawer and seriously, some of the street art is mind blowing. He is a really reasonable bloke and will allow you access for a small donation. If anybody is heading here, help the bloke out by calling him and getting a stress visit of a beautiful and seriously decorated site for a nominal amount. I can`t recomend it enough and if you`re fortunate, he may give you a ride around the site in his Trabant! I know this is kind of contrary to the whole idea, but I think its worth it!