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Chapter 53: In America We Get Bags.
My first night in Germany was a good time. I scoped out the city on foot, had an awesome local dinner of pork medallions and spätzle noodles at Fraunhofer Restaurant, drank some fine Munich beer, practiced mein Deutsch, and slept well in one of the ...
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Munchen (munich) we knew we were in germany ...
... BAMBERG Bamberg avoided being bombed during the wars, and a stop here was recommended to us by a German girl as "proof that Germany was once an attractive place... before the postwar architects got their hands on it." If only Paul had thought to get ...
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Plane rides and grey cities
... -off bursts. A short shuttle ride to the conveniently-located train station later, I was aboard a high-speed ICE train to Berlin. Unfortunately, as I hadn't reserved a seat (deliberately, in case the flight was late), I had to seat-hop quite a bit ...
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Back to Berlin
... the tour and told us this awesome story that I won't write down, but I'll sum it up for you. The people in East Germany were very unhappy in 1989 and mounting pressure meant that people were rallying in Leipzig in the square there. The first time, it ...
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More travel, More Drama
... as we will be needing them soon, but thought we would wait for Berlin. We then caught the midday train direct from Munich to Berlin. It was a crowded train, and we did not manage to get Window seats, which meant for a very unpleasant 7 hour journey. ...
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More traveling.... and arrival in Berlin.
... I think he was one of the most positive forces on our trip. As Adam talks to Fran, I look out the window and it hits me. This isn't America, this is Germany. I have arrived. This is the time to live. So I did just that, I grabbed ...
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Live Aus Berlin
... my first full night sleep in what seems like weeks, I inspect the bathroom and come to face one of my worse enemies of Germany... the hotel shower. Showers in hotel rooms in European cities for the most part all are the same. A ...
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Reichstag and Stasi Museum
... get into the building after waiting in the line. After the Reichstag, I caught the U-bahn and headed into East Berlin to visit Forschungs und Gedenkstatte Normannenstasse (the Stasi Museum). The Stasi Museum is located in Magdalenenstrasse. ...
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Berlin
... from Minnesota. I was right. He was a great guide, and was very knowledgeable about the history of Berlin. We saw Tiergarten, Alexanderplatz, the Russian War Memorial, the Brandenburg Gate, the Holocaust Memorial, the historic Reichstag ...
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Trudging Through the snow in Berlin
... . He must be quite a student as he was very informed and knew his subjects well. We learned all about communist Germany and the division of Berlin, but to say I remember all this young man told me would be a lie, so I won’t even pretend ...
Berlin Window Map
- The Porcupine (Die Stachelschweine)
- Europa-Center
- Chez Nous
- World Fountain
- Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church
- Jugendwettbewerbe der Berliner Festspiele
- Kaufhaus des Westens (KaDeWe)
- Joe's Beer Haus
- Brando 4
- Erotic Museum (Erotik-Museum)
- The Insider
- Zoologischer Garten (Berlin Zoo)
- Helmut Newton Foundation
- Bucherbogen
- Getranke Riese (Abholmarkt)
- Knast
- Galerie Nierendorf
- Quasimodo
- KPM
- Cafe Wintergarten in Literaturhaus Berlin
