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Miriam’s city tour is an impressive journey through Berlin’s nocturnal world. As a formerly homeless migrant, she shows her previous sleeping places right by legendary clubs and tourist hotspots.

Highlights

• Guided tour of Berlin-Friedrichshain from an unusual perspective.
• First-hand report on homelessness and migration.
• A space for personal encounters and conversations.
• Walking by touristic areas while hearing non-touristic stories.

Description

The Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district, known for its lively club scene and tourist hotspots, is a magnet for partygoers and visitors from all over the world. The area around Ostbahnhof is home to legendary clubs such as Berghain and the Eastside Gallery — places that for many embody Berlin’s exciting (night) life. But for Miriam, this place is far more than just a tourist hub. When she fled from a violent partner with very little luggage, she ended up at Ostbahnhof — in a strange city, without people she knew or any knowledge of the language and with only what she had with her. Ostbahnhof and the surrounding streets became her new home. On her tour “Living in the Shadow of Berlin’s Nightlife”, Miriam talks about her life as a homeless female migrant and invites you to see familiar places from a different perspective. Miriam takes us to the places where she used to sleep — in garages, underpasses, condemned buildings and tent settlements. She describes what safety means in unsafe places and what she has learned about the differences between sleeping places. Miriam takes us to the clubs she has never been to, but in whose immediate vicinity she has lived and in whose shadows she has collected returnable bottles. She also shows alternative housing projects that have established themselves far away from luxury and capitalism and yet hardly find any space in Berlin.

Includes

Experience hidden places and real stories Expert perspective Important places of Miriam'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 Miriam, but of course you don't have to.

Easy cancellation

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