City Hotel Ansbach Berlin
Ansbacher Strasse 4 Berlin, 10787, Germany
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Welcome to Berlin
After eight hours of flying and a four hour layover in Paris, I finally arrived at Tegel airport in Berlin around noon. A ten-minute taxi ride (and 10 euros later) I arrived at Hotel Ansbach - the hotel that we are "stationed" at for the duration of the program.
The hotel is like a typical european hotel - the rooms are quite small. It is …
Berlin: "A Tour of the City"
Today was a very long day... luckily, I had gotten a good night's sleep.
Today's agenda included a 7-hour tour of the city. Our tour guide was Hilmar Werner. Hilmar is an interesting character - he's an engineer from West Berlin and he is very knowledgable in German history, art history, and architecture.... especially architecture. …
The Cold War...
The Cold War... that was the theme of the day.
Today, we met up again with Hilmar and had another tour of Berlin - this tour was only 4 hours long and it focused on the Cold War. We had a brief history lesson while we rode the bus to our first stop, the Extension of the Berlin Wall Memorial. This memorial described the devastating impact …
1 Island... 5 Museums
Today's adventures revolved around Museumsinsel or Museum Island. The place is incredible.
[Quick note to anyone who may be traveling to Berlin soon and planning to visit museum island... portions (2nd floor and dome) of the Altes Museum are closed for renovation and the Egyptian collection is currently being moved. The bust of Nefertiti …
Deutsche Guggenheim
Today started with a visit to the Deutsche Guggenheim. I was really curious about how this visit would go because I had read on several websites and in several guide books that it wasn't worth visiting. If you're expecting something as large and architectural stunning as the Guggenheim in New York, then you may be disappointed. Having said that, …



