A center of the
Autonomy Movement (
Autonomie Bewegung) in
Germany. As such, there is a constant influx of
people from around all over the
country. Just as B. is the highpoint of
German culture and
history, it also the
home to the
subculture.
B. is home to
Tacheles - a self-run, un-owned
art complex, founded during the
GDR government in a bombed-out
building; to the
Schwarze Rizze - a
left-radical book store with an amazing selection, and Köpi - a squathouse ("
besetzes Haus") that has fought against the
city in order to
survive!
Also of mention are the
Hamburgerbahnhof (Hamburg Train Station) which despite its
name is a
modern art museum,
Dada Falafel - a
falafel stand across from
Tacheles with EXCELLENT falafel & fresh-squeezed
oj, and
Checkpoint Charlie - one of the best historical
museums I've seen in B. with almost all texts also in
English.
If you can make it there, do.