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I specifically don't climb things anymore or go up dodgy stairs - especially because I tend to always venture out alone. But I seemingly have no issue crawling under shit like this 🤷🏻‍♂️ sometimes my brain doesn't brain

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And of course we did some obligatory exploring...

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I'm going to be there as the kids mother is running, but I'm not going to wait there for 5 hours 😅

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Had a grandmother ask me in the supermarket if my daughter called me "Papa" or "Vati". Ma'am - I'm not THAT old 😅

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Always love passing through Leipzig Hbf

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The mood lighting in this train is appropriate

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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The early bird catches the train

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Emblem of the GDR on the Leipzig Opera by Kunz Nierade and Kurt Hemmerling, 1960 📍Leipzig, Germany

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iamkosmonaut @digitalcosmonaut.com · 24/09/2026

If you wondered where my current profile pic comes from

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iamkosmonaut @digitalcosmonaut.com · 24/09/2026

The quote reads a lot like Weidels "Hitler war Linksextremist"

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iamkosmonaut @digitalcosmonaut.com · 23/09/2026

Die SPD bereitet sich schon auf Wahlergebnisse < 5% vor 👍🏻

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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This neon sign was supposeldy inspired the "Go West Cowboy" in Las Vegas. The advertisement in Leipzig was put under monument protection in 1993. You used to be able to send a paid text message to a number and the sign would light up for 3 minutes. Sadly that service was discontinued in 2025.

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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

If you go through the main entrance of the S-Bahn Greifswalder Str. you might have noticed this "new" mural. It's a replica of Walter Womackas "Wenn Kommunisten träumen" (When communists dream) from 1976, and was originally displayed in the Palast der Republik.

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iamkosmonaut @digitalcosmonaut.com · 22/09/2026

Different party, same shit. Berlin politics is a joke.

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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

“Arbeit für das Glück des Menschen” (Labour for the Happiness of People) by Walter Womacka, 1989 📍Berlin, Germany

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iamkosmonaut @digitalcosmonaut.com · 20/09/2026

BSW fordert Neuauszählung in 3...2...1...

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iamkosmonaut @digitalcosmonaut.com · 20/09/2026

Niemand hat die Absicht eine Mauer zu Bauen

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iamkosmonaut @digitalcosmonaut.com · 19/09/2026

Things you find in Berlins courtyards

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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

took the exact same picture when I visited the exhibition with my kids. Really well curated exhibition and museum overall 👌🏻

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„Sorbisches Leben“ (Sorbian Life) by Erich Enge, 1966 📍 Hoyerswerda, Germany

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It's a quaint little church with a lot of history - and if one does pass by it by chance, it's well worth a visit - if it's open that is. 12/12 - fin

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This church opted to repurpose a Kronenbrett in 1816 and decorate it with a religious like verse and praise for the victories in Leipzig and Waterloo and a diss against Napoleon. 11/12

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The church in Rangsdorf has a second Totenkronenbrett - though a slightly more rare one. While most churches had a plaque with names commemorating those by name who had died during Wars of Liberation 10/12

The Totenkronenbrett was an ornate piece of Wordwork that held the crown (often until Easter when it was burnt in the traditional Easter fire) and gave a brief description of the person. They were traditonally kept inside the church, hence why many have survived to this day. 9/12

These crowns were sometimes quite ornate but more often than note made out of reeds and plants. The crowns were often left on the grave and deteriorated over time, but in certain regions they were placed on a Totenkronenbrett (Brett = shelf).(photos via wiki) 8/12

Such as this lovely "Totenkronenbrett" from 1781. Totenkronen or "Death Crowns" were traditonally given to those who died young/before they were married. The tradition evolved over time ultimately symbolizing the marriage between the dead and heaven . 7/12

But not all was lost. The windows were restored in 2009, and the church itself was renovated in 2018. While the church itself is somewhat plain - not uncommon with protestant churches - it does have some lovely details 6/12

The church bells were melted down in 1917, and then again in 1945. The church fell into disrepair afterwards, with the original wooden pews being removed in 1986. 5/12

The biggest change came in 1890, when the wealthy son of a Berlin doctor - Richard Spierkerman - funded the refurbishment of the church to a more "modern taste". The church received new windows and 2 church bells. 4/12

The village and church traded hands multiple times over the years. Each time, the church was slightly modified. The church burnt down and was rebuilt again in 1835. 3/12

During the 7 years war (in 1760), Austrian Pandurs (light infantry volunteers from slavonian) smashed the church windows. 2/12