Interesting to see all the places that we have heard about in the past, Checkpoint Charlie, the Berlin Wall and the Brandenburg Gate.
This morning, we had a quick 2 hour coach tour with a local guide and then on our own, walked and walked for hours around the city, experiencing everything that the city has to offer. I was amazed at all the different architectural styles with the blend of the old, the new and the quirky.
The Holocaust Memorial, a memorial for the Jewish victims of the Holocaust was quite impressive.
It was a warm day, so a necessary stop was needed for a cold beer. This is becoming quite a habit but we are in Germany, home to so many beers and we are trying them all!
On the way back to our hotel, we walked through the beautiful Tiergarten (similar to New York's Central Park) and in the middle is Berlin's Victory Column. Wow!
We had also been told that during the warm weather, the Berlin people like to sunbathe in the park and we saw several people doing just that. But a bit different from home as here they don't wear bathing costumes to sunbathe, they just get naked and no one bats an eyelid.
When I was in Germany I too sampled plenty of wonderful beer. It seems you are not skipping anything of importance. Are you going to swim naked too? :-)
ReplyDeleteI think I'll just stay with sampling the beer DJan and leave the getting naked to the locals!
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