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Without a home or a roof over his head, Dieter came to Berlin from Thuringia in 2012. On his tour, he talks about his daily wanderings with other homeless people along Kantstraße.

Highlights

• City tour through Berlin-Charlottenburg from an unusual perspective.
• First-hand account of homelessness.
• Space for personal encounters and conversations.

Description

After Dieter Bichler lost his apartment in Thuringia, he ended up at Berlin's Zoo station in the fall of 2012. Together with a group of other homeless people, he moved along Kantstraße to organize food, warm up, and find a suitable place to sleep. Dieter's tour is about daily survival on the streets, about being poor in the affluent district of Charlottenburg, and about friendships that can probably only be found on the streets. Life on the streets has its own rules: everything is public, nothing is private. Inevitably, your perspective on the city changes when you become homeless, when streets, parks, and train stations become your center of life. Our city tours sharpen your senses for this different perception of Berlin. People who have been affected themselves provide information about homelessness in the capital and report on their lives on the streets. Our city tours are about individual perspectives. Here, people who are otherwise often talked about take the floor. They invite you to engage in dialogue and see the city from a different perspective.

Includes

Experience hidden places and real stories Expert perspective Important places in Dieter's biography Personal and collective experiences

Important Information

• In summer: Remember to bring a hat and water. In winter: Please dress warmly. You are welcome to tip Dieter, but of course you don't have to.

Easy cancellation

Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund