Ibis Berlin Fehrbelliner Platz

... by shrapnel etc very evident) and new stone made to replicate the original design. There are many gothic statues on the buildings, which are the originals, apparently they were hidden in rivers, bunkers and lakes during the war. So there are the legit old statues on the fake new/old buildings, again with the irony. Very cool still though. This would perhaps explain why Berlin is Billion of dollars in debt. In fact the city's slogan is "poor but sexy".

One of the oldest surviving ...

We had our Sommer Fest today and it started with Olympic games. We had opening ceremonies with a torch and the teams each game through a gate that we had made. After, we had lunch and there was this amazing buffet table laid out. We all took so much food since there is no food in our house. I even stole three bananas for later. After lnch, there was a DJ and everyone was dancing ...

... Can you tell we've had our fill of Italians? To be fair, these guys were the exception). Arrived ok and made our way to Check Point Charlie museum. Named CC, as it was the third checkpoint (as in Alpha, Bravo, Charlie). Really fascinating info about how Germany developed post WWII - the 17th June protests, the fall of the iron curtain, and of course all the miraculous escapes performed while the wall was up. Some great photos as well - soldiers helping infants through barbed ...

... the Parliament building. The new glass dome was designed by British Architect Sir Norman Foster. The original dome was badly damaged in World War II. The Holocaust ...

... I wasn't really familiar with what there was to see in Berlin but now I wish I had a couple more days here to check out the museums and monuments. I got to see the Berlin wall... or what's left of it, checkpoint Charlie, and much more. We walked for about four hours. When we got back to the hostel, I met a couple other people from Australia and we went out for dinner. July 18th: Today one of the Austrailian ...

... some of his sculptures within that same skyline. After seeing the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, a bleak but thought-provoking square block of some 2700 stele, we wandered around embassy row. The King and Queen of Norway were visiting, and we were stopped by dozens of black limousines, green police cars, as well as several dozen police on motorcycles blocking the way in front of the famous Adlon Hotel and the Brandenburg Gate. I was told the passel of ...

... then texted my sister who worked there for a year to verify these outrageous claims which she did. total mind blow! however whilst i was talking away Murray was having a slightly worse time which i did not realise he had apparently taking a little rest on the bench whilst having a drink and tiredness swept over him and some german batty boy stole his camera with the journeys photos on. i feel for him as he loves to photo a lot and we have lost a lot of photos because ...

... groupe. Comme il n'y a qu'un seul guide, il faut se tenir près de l'avant pour entendre quelque chose. Nous débutons notre visite guidée par une visite de la célèbre Île aux Musées dans le quartier Mitte. Située sur la rivière Spree, l'Île regroupe parmi les plus prestigieux musées de Berlin : - le Altes Museum (Antiquités) - la Alte Nationalgalerie (Art du 19e siècle) - le Bode Museum (Sculptures antiques, en rénovation pour l'instant) - le Neues Museum (en restauration) - le ...

Currently in Bad Tolz in Southern Germany (Bavaria) part way through the Boden See - Koning See bicycle route. Started in Lindau on the Boden See Germany. Plan on getting to Konig See in about 2 days. Then back to the Inn river, Danau and Nekar rivers to the Rhine in Germany and so back to Adam bz 25 Sept. The route has been stunning so far ...

... this was reality. One goes thru a process, and even though I was hearing the words...you have cancer...it wasn't registering...thank god my daughter went with me to my doctor appointments, because I was seeing the doctors lips moving, but didn't exactly hear everything he was saying...I was stuck on "you have cancer". In an instant, I had to absorb these news and focus on treatment options...lumpectomy with 6 weeks of radiation or mastectomy...great choices, huh ...