Urban Explorer / Decay Explorer
To get in, fellow explorer Twan and I had to quickly climb in through a window at the back, because the hotel next door was being renovated. So construction workers were busy a few meters away, but because of our experience they obviously did not see us.
Read more and view images…Gasthaus Eden (DE) – Abandoned hotel in the Harz, back to the 70’s
During the return trip from a short holiday in the Harz Mountains last summer, we took a short break for this beautiful location. We were dropped by our fellow explorer Lia, who then looked for a strategic place to keep an eye on things. Twan and I were able to stretch our legs for a while in this large building, where the great decline started a long time ago. With some crumbled ceilings and stairs that are not completely reliable, a great challenge!
During our short summer holiday in the Harz we visited some abandoned gasthauser. A gasthaus is a German-style inn or tavern, with a bar, a restaurant, banquet facilities and hotel rooms for rent.
Read more and view images…Gasthaus Whisky (DE) – Holiday in the Harz mountains
The Hohentanneck sanatorium was built in 1905 and was one of the many sanatoria in Sülzhayn. It was used as a private lung sanatorium for man en women in the region. In 1907 the hospital had 35 beds, after they built a new section to the sanatorium in 1950 it could house 50 patients.
Originally an ironworks, today the Duisburg-Nord Landscape Park is one of the most important industrial monuments in Europe. In a unique setting we experienced a great view from the blast furnace.
The former Royal Air Force Eine Feste Burg, was a Royal Air Force military airfield located in Germany on its border with the Netherlands.
Wahn: once a flourishing village, but since the Second World War a ruin in an area which is still the largest military training area in Europe.
Read more and view images…The tanks of Wahn (DE) – A vanished village in Germany
