Homolulu Bicycle Tour: Berlin Queer History 1850 - 1935
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Homolulu Berlin, the LGBTIQ* bicycle city tour guides you through Berlin on the topic "Berlin invents homosexuality - queer history from 1850-1935".
The Homolulu Berlin tour takes you by bike to historical places in Berlin and tells about homosexual history from 1850 to1935, like the world's first public outing, the world’s first gay activist group, the worlds first gay and lesbian magazine, the world's first sexological institute and we dive into the nightlife of the golden twenties. It also explains how Berlin became such a liberal place as it is today.
We start at Unter den Linden 4 (see: "How to find us"), we stop at Gendarmenmarkt pass by Brandenburg Gate and bike through Tiergarten, we pass Bundeskanzleramt on our way to Spreeufer, and finally discover in Schöneberg the queer areas of Nollendorfplatz and Motzstrasse.
The tour takes about 3 hours, ending in Schöneberg at Motzstrasse.
Please bring a bike or scooter.
Berlin is a city best experienced from a bicycle. The city is flat and cycling is not very strenuous. But then Berlin is sprawling, which makes it difficult to walk everything, so the bike is the perfect option.
There are many bike providers that you can book via app, here are some options (prices may have changed):
- Donkey Republic: bike price, 4h about 7,5€, day 13€.
- Lime: eScooter & bike price: changing offers
- Next Bike: bike price, 24h max 15€
- Callabike: 1€/15 Minuten, Max 9€/Tag
If you want to make a donation at the end of the tour, that’s much appreciated. Depending on what you can afford 10-20€ is usually what people give.
See you on the tour!
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See you on the tour!
More info:
Mobil +491632509549
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