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Essay Published 18 April 2016

Old German Fortress (build ~1900)

During our third trip [link] we also decided to visit an old German fortress. This location was the complete oposite to the other sites we visited. This fortress is not complete in the orginal shape, ist was reused and rebuilt during the first and second… Read more

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Old Power Plant

These photos were made during our very first urban expedition. We drove lots of kilometers to get there and were very exicited. After a short night at the campground and very early on this saturday morning, we took a try to get inside the building. It… Read more
Big bunker of WorldWar 2

It was a cold evening in October when we decided to visit an old artillery site. It was our first time in a big abandoned millitary building. And we were already overwhelmed of our impressions at the old power plant… Read more
LostPlace-Tour 1

This trip was our very first urban expedition. Not such well planned, not so good prepared, but we had a lot of fun and we made, so I think, some nice photos. Places we visited (click in the picture for the essay):The Old Power… Read more
Another big site of WW 2

This site was the main reason why we came back into this area. We know that it is really hugh with a lot of inventory in it… Read more
LostPlace-Tour 2

Because of the snow and the short time (we had only 3 days) we only vistited a lot of small locations and only one big site. Places we visited (click in the picture for the essay):Big bunker of WorldWar 2: All the other stuff: Read more
Gros Ouvrage of World War 2

This location was one of the main reasons for our 3rd trip. It was one of the biggest sites along the border and held up in service during the cold war. Some parts (esp. the kitchen) has been removed for showing them in museums like Hackenberg. Finding… Read more
Gros Ouvrage Hackenberg (A19)

Not really an urban expedition but close to one. During the preparation of our third trip, I found this museum: Gros Ouvrage Hackenberg (A19) The admission was not so cheap but it was worth it! The guides were in French, English and German. During the… Read more
Old Oxygen Facility - 2

These pictures were made during our second trip to the Old Oxygen Facility. These time I had the complete equipment with me and played a bit with the camera. I started playing with the black&white mode… Read more
Le Fort De Guentrange

During the 3rd trip we visited 2 museums. The first one was Hackenberg, the secound one the fort of Guentrange. Also build up in the early 1900s but much better shape than The Old German Fort. We were in this area for some other reasons and going around… Read more
LostPlace-Tour 3

Our third trip was the longest trip until now. We visited a lot of different locations and took the time we need for every expeditionWe made a lot of nice pictures and collected a lot of new impressions. This time the weather was really nice, some times… Read more
big artillery bunker of WW II and after

After a long time, we decied to plan a new big trip. After some serach in the internet we found this artillery site. This site was not so bad stripped by copper thiefs and some parts were held up in service up to 1998. But not all the inventory was… Read more

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