Eastsideseeing
The original Berlin
We as contemporary witnesses would like to give a hands-on experience of the different area cultures and the history of Berlin. We can give you an authentic and amusing feeling of the real Berlin, off the beaten tracks. Our tours are interesting for curious new visitors as well as Berliners who want to experience their city and the outskirts in a better way. Falko and Markus were born and raised in the former GDR. Before the wall came down they escaped from the communist country to the West and are capable of telling about this exciting life.
From the deepest East to the Golden West, from Kreuzberg to Prenzlauer Berg or even the sightseeing classics, these two guides provide you a thrilling tour of the capital of Germany.
The original Berlin
We as contemporary witnesses would like to give a hands-on experience of the different area cultures and
the history of Berlin. We can give you an authentic and amusing feeling of the real Berlin, off the beaten tracks. Our tours are interesting for curious new visitors as well as Berliners who want to experience their city and the outskirts in a better way. Falko and Markus were born and raised in the former GDR. Before the wall came down they escaped from the communist country to the West and are capable of telling about this exciting life.
From the deepest East to the Golden West, from Kreuzberg to Prenzlauer Berg or even the sightseeing classics, these two guides provide you a thrilling tour of the capital of Germany.
Markus Wiehler
My name is Markus Wiehler andI am a contemporary witness. I was born in 1968 and spent a typical childhoodin the former communist GDR. I was without a political conviction untilpolitics changed my life. As an acrobatics-student I used the chance to escapeduring an acrobats-festival in Paris in 1988. After the escape I lived in WestBerlin and got to know the capitalistpart of the city. Being in West Berlin I experienced the special moment whenthe wall came down and when the two parts of Germany were
reunified in 1989. I still work as an acrobat and now as a tourist guide aswell. I live in an old building in Berlin-Mitte, in the district where I wasborn. At the moment I can witness the gentrification in my neighbourhood. Newshops come and go and I know all of them. I still know every secret in thecorners of my home district. I am still part of the acrobatic and eventcommunity.
Markus Wiehler
Markus Wiehler is a contemporary witness. I was born in 1968 and spent a typical childhood in the former communist GDR. I was without a political conviction until politics changed my life. As an acrobatics-student I used the chance to escape during an acrobats-festival in Paris in 1988. After the escape I lived in West Berlin and got to know the other, capitalist part of the city. Being in West Berlin I experienced hands-on the special moment when the wall came down and when the two parts of Germany were
reunified in 1989. I still work as an acrobat and now as a tourist guide as well.I have been living in an old building in Berlin-Mitte, in
the district of Berlin where I was born, again for a long time. At the moment I am witness of the gentrification in my neighbourhood. New shops come and go and I know all of them. I still know every secret and the corners of my home district. Knowing the acrobat and event scene of Berlin I also feel at home in this part of Berlin.
Falko Hennig
Falko Hennig was born and raised in Berlin the capital of the former GDR in 1969. Falko is a skilled typesetter. Before the wall came down he escaped to the western part of Germany and returned again to his home town East-Berlin. At the moment he works as an author and journalist, he is an enthusiastic soccer player, a radio presenter and has been working as a tour guide since the early 1990s. He started his career as a tour guide in an original patrol car used by the GDR border guards. Apart from tours of
the wall and the most interesting sights, he also offers special tours on international celebrities who lived in Berlin like Franz Kafka, Charlie Chaplin, Mark Twain an others. Falko is also founder of the Berlin´s first Charles Bukowski foundation. As a young man he was a
punk, squatter, tramp, and now lives in an apartment full of books.
Falko Hennig
Falko Hennig was born and raised in Berlin the capital of the former GDR in 1969. Falko is a skilled typesetter. Before the wall came down he escaped to the western part of Germany and returned again to his home town East-Berlin.
At the moment he works as an author and journalist, he is an enthusiastic soccer player, a radio presenter and has been working as a tour guide since the early 1990s. He started his career as a tour guide in an original patrol car used by the GDR border guards. Apart from tours of the wall and the most interesting sights, he also offers special tours on international celebrities who lived in Berlin like Franz Kafka, Charlie Chaplin, Mark Twain an others. Falko is also founder of the Berlin´s first Charles Bukowski foundation. As a young man he was a punk, squatter, tramp, and now lives in an apartment full of books.
Vehicles
We do our tours with different vehicles. Whether comfortable with up to 8 people in the van, nostalgic in the Trabi, in the rickshaw, by bike or on foot. Contact us, we are happy to advise you.
Our Tours
Eastside-Special
The wall, story of the GDR, Checkpoint Charlie, Eastside-Gallery, RAW-Area, the Soviet Memorial, Karl-Marx- Avenue, Simon-Dach Straße, the Memorial of the Berlin Wall, Mauerpark, Bornholmer Straße, the districts of Prenzlauer Berg and Friedrichshain, Clärchens Ballroom, communism and Secret Service of the former GDR. more
Berlin-Highlights
Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag (German Parliament), Government quarter, chancellory, Victory Column, Potsdamer Platz, KaDeWe (biggest department store in Europe), Memorial Church, historical palaces, Museum Island, Alexander Platz, Gendarmenmarkt, Holocost Memorial, Führerbunker (Hitler´s bunker), the banks of the river Spree. more
Berlin-Complete
Experience a combination of East-German history and sight seeing classics. more
Contact
Eastsideseeing | Markus Wiehler | Oranienburger Straße 69, 10117 Berlin | berlin@eastsideseeing.de
Phone:
- + 49 30-281 92 83
- + 49 172-391 92 57
Do you have questions?
We are happy to advise you on individual tours. Call us, we are looking forward to your contact!