We're going on a bear hunt.
We're going to catch a big one.
What a beautiful day!
We're not scared.
What is it about abandoned buildings that make them so addictive?
Why are smashed in windows, derelict stairs, and peeling wallpaper so magical?
Part of it is that child-like feeling of discovery, like you're going on an adventure. There's nothing better than seeing a sunny sky on a lazy Saturday, and deciding to spend it climbing over walls and sitting on rooftops. I love the Spytowers of Teufelsberg and the ghostly Spreepark. Kreuzberg is full of crumbling walls and empty factories. But Bärenquell Brauerei (Bären=bears, quell=source and Brauerei=brewery) has quite a magic of its own.
For a start, its huge. I've been there twice now, and haven't even begun on the cellars. You can get lost in this place. The rooms range from giant warehouses cut through with slanting sunlight, to tiny bedrooms complete with gold posted beds. There are ladders and spiral staircases. There are engine rooms, laboratories, a mill, a giant swing, a princess tower with panoramic views of Berlin. Rooms carpeted with the old labels of beers from another age. Brewing secrets locked in dusty bottles with faded labels.
I don't really like taking photographs (though I do like having them) and I'm not very good at it either but here are a few:
For a start, its huge. I've been there twice now, and haven't even begun on the cellars. You can get lost in this place. The rooms range from giant warehouses cut through with slanting sunlight, to tiny bedrooms complete with gold posted beds. There are ladders and spiral staircases. There are engine rooms, laboratories, a mill, a giant swing, a princess tower with panoramic views of Berlin. Rooms carpeted with the old labels of beers from another age. Brewing secrets locked in dusty bottles with faded labels.
I don't really like taking photographs (though I do like having them) and I'm not very good at it either but here are a few:
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