Berliner Bed & Breakfast
Langenscheidtstr. 5a Berlin, Germany
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A beautiful spring day
... that are just different sides of the same coin)
Back on the public bus to the Victory Column which was erected around the time of German Reunification (1870-71), moved by the Nazis to a different location (not sure HOW they managed that-it's HUGE). Despite our tiredness, we climbed the stairs to the very top observation platform for a great view of the city.
Back home for a home-cooked, simple dinner and some rest...all is well...
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Berlin Marathon
... rich, polished veneer that Germany presents to the world, there is a sense of embarrassment. There are things that are not discussed, and are left unspoken which hang around like the heavy concrete-coloured clouds above. At the Pergamom Museum there are awesome displays of a full Roman temple, and a massive Babylonian entrance gate to a city. These are first class treasures, but the uneasy question is why were these plundered from Turkey and Iraq, and why have they not been ...
Rain=museums
... laid out relief showing an epic battle between the gods and various demons and giants. There were many gods that I recognized--a particularly intriguing scene involved Aphrodite, goddess of love, brutally slaying a serpent-legged giant, her foot on the giant's fallen head in an attitude of cruel victory. This is so fascinating because of Aphrodite's character--never before had I encountered her in such a frightening posture! I suppose she is mentioned in the ...
The Unity of East and West
... the time we finished with the rail pass, it was about 8 PM and nearing dark so we started trying to get to our hotel. Forget what I said earlier about us getting better at understanding the public transportation systems-- Berlin's public transit is a beast. There are international trains (ICE), regional trains (RE or RB?), S-bahn trains (local metro), U-bahn trains (another metro), and a tram system. Naturally, we had to use a combination ...
Ich bin ein Berliner!!
... was lots of fun.
I also did some of the sightseeing things there was to do in Berlin like visiting Checkpoint Charlie, an old American checkpoint into D.D.R from back in the day. It was cool to see this part of German history. I am not really much of a history buff, but the world war stuff I do find very interesting. I also made a visit to the East side Gallery, which is a large section of the Berlin wall that has been left up, ...
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