july – Cycle 365

Just Another Bunker

Posted: July 24, 2018 Under: Challenge of the month By Suzanne 3 Comments

The summer continues to be exceptional – no rain in sight. Janos and I got on our bikes today in quest of more hochbunkers, my collection is growing. I planned a route to Allach, a Munich neighborhood to the northwest of the city, on roads we don’t usually take. Exploring and discovering is always fun. … Continue reading "Just Another Bunker"

Old but repurposed

Posted: July 21, 2018 Under: Challenge of the month By Suzanne 2 Comments

Another hochbunker – I’ve started collecting them. Here is the page on my website, work in progress. Not that I’m a fan of Nazi architecture, but these structures are part of Munich’s history and it’s interesting to see how cities grow and evolve. This is the bunker I thought I had photographed in my last … Continue reading "Old but repurposed"

July Challenge – Looking for Old Stuff

Posted: July 16, 2018 Under: Challenge of the month By Suzanne 3 Comments

Die Hunde Kommen – that’s what I found when I went out on my bike today. I didn’t feel like anything ambitious, I hardly managed to get myself out of the house. But I finally did, without a destination in mind. I ended up cirlcing around the Olympic Park and looking for nooks and crannies … Continue reading "July Challenge – Looking for Old Stuff"

Urbexing in Aubing and Allach

Posted: July 11, 2018 Under: Challenge of the month By Suzanne 4 Comments

Janos and I continue our quest for old and abandoned. A little research in the Internet, and I discovered there are a few lost places in and around Munich. I also discovered that they are technically no longer lost places. They are abandoned, but not neglected. They are fenced in, and if you do find … Continue reading "Urbexing in Aubing and Allach"

The New Old Isartalbahn Round House

Posted: July 10, 2018 Under: Challenge of the month By Suzanne 2 Comments

We were looking for negelcted, run-down and forgotten buildings, so-called lost places. I remember at the onset of a trip to Innsbrück eleven years ago we came across an old round house on the Isartalbahn bike path, a disused railway line on the southern edge of Munich. We cycled there today and found the former … Continue reading "The New Old Isartalbahn Round House"

Going Bonkers with Bunkers

Posted: July 07, 2018 Under: Challenge of the month By Suzanne 3 Comments

After our stop at the abandoned Olympic Train Station, we set our sights on a hochbunker on Wiesenfeldstrasse, a bit north of where we live. Hochbunkers are overground bunkers, and I was surprised to learn that there about 30 in Munich – I never noticed them – witnesses to a dark chapter in Germany’s history. … Continue reading "Going Bonkers with Bunkers"

Oh, o-bike no more

Posted: July 06, 2018 Under: Challenge of the month By Suzanne 1 Comment

About a year ago in Munich there was an invasion of about 7,000 yellow rental bikes from Singapore, the o-bikes, stationless bikes with a bluetooth lock system. They appeared overnight and for some reason, not justified I’d say, they aroused an enormous amount of hostility. Soon you could see them hanging from trees, in the … Continue reading "Oh, o-bike no more"

Old Olympic Train Station

Posted: July 05, 2018 Under: Challenge of the month By Suzanne 7 Comments

It’s not so easy to find derelict buildings in Munich – real estate is far too valuable to be left to decay in peace. But there are exceptions. Not exactly an insider tip for people looking for “lost places”, so-called urban explorers, is the deserted Olympic Train Station, built in 1972 for the 1974 Olympic … Continue reading "Old Olympic Train Station"