Private tour in Berlin Martin S
up to 10 people
3 hours 30 minutes
Walking
1
Martin S.
Hi, my name is Martin, and I'm a trained and certified Berlin Tour Guide with an MA from Bath...
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Having just completed Nicolas Roeg's The Man who Fell to Earth, David Bowie chose to leave his previous life behind and settled in West-Berlin. The reasons for that move are manifold, and you'll hear all about them during the introduction to our tour. One of them, however, was his fascination with the emerging electronic sound, where not just Düsseldorf, but also West-Berlin, was instrumental. So, until he found his own flat, Bowie was offered a place to hang his hat on in Tangerine Dream's founder Edgar Froese's apartment. Forever on the search of new inspirations, Bowie found them in abundance in the city he called home between 1976 and 1978. How Berlin influenced and left its mark on this great artist, is not just evident in his legendary "Heroes", but also when listening to songs like "Boys Keep Swinging", "Yassassin" or "Neuköln", which he deliberately misspelt. How these songs are related to his life in West-Berlin will be discussed during our tour.
Meeting up outside Martin Gropius Building (stop 1), where in 2014 the spectacular Bowie Exhibition was shown we'll walk along where the Berlin Wall used to be towards Potsdamer Platz. Stop 2: Hansa Studios, where Bowie recorded a substantial part of his Berlin Trilogy, or, as he called it, the Berlin Triptych. Stop 3: Potsdamer Platz, which he sang about in a hauntingly beautiful song he wrote in 20212 Stop 4: KaDeWe & the legendary Dschungel, both places were not only frequently visited by Bowie while living in West-Berlin, he also refernced them in his work Stop 5: Location of the former "Chez Romy Haag", now a gay club. Romy Haag was not only Bowie's lover, but she also operated an infamous cabaret, visited by Bowie, Mick Jagger, and many others Stop 6: "Anderes Ufer", the gay bar Bowie used to take a night cap in Stop 7: The building Bowie he lived between 1976 - 78, and which still looks like he's only just left. In 2012, a song he wrote about Berlin was shot right here! This is where our tour ends!
Contact your local guide to know more!!
walking, public transport
Airport: ,Cruise: ,ByGuide: outside Martin Gropius Building, Niederkirchner Strasse 7, 10963 Berlin
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Book with a 20% deposit!
Size:
up to 10 people
Duration:
3 hours 30 minutes
Transportation:
Walking
1
Book with a 20% deposit!
Size:
up to 10 people
Duration:
3 hours 30 minutes
Transportation:
Walking
1
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