Park Plaza Prenzlauer Berg Berlin
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If these walls could talk
We had no idea that Germany was still paying financial reparations to Allied countries from World War One. Suddenly we had much more in common with this country than we thought - although we haven't started any World Wars lately, there’s a good chance that after this trip we’ll be in debt for 90 years too!
Since that big wall …
You Want History?
Wednesday, the 2nd of December, was the date of our longest bus trip of the tour: Amsterdam to Berlin. Making our way from the far west to the far east of Germany was going to be a struggle, but as we were getting used to the coach we made it in good time. We also saw plenty of sights of Berlin by night such as the Brandenburg Gate and …
2010 German Adventure Part 3
Sunday, May 30
Another cloudy day, so I put the blog together in the morning. As I went to breakfast, I heard singing in the breakfast room at the hotel. A group of about 30 men, obviously some sort of singing group that had been staying at the hotel, serenaded the diners for about 10 minutes. I listened for a few minutes but it was so …
Berlin
... and the museums of Museumsinsel. The highlight for me was the Pergamon Museum. Constructed in 1930, it contains several massive reconstructed archeological sites including the Pergamon Altar and the Ishtar Gate of Babylon. I can’t recall another museum in our travels that has such large scale exhibits.
We also visited the Neues Museum. Badly damaged in the war, it has been rebuilt and was reopened in 2009. At some point ...
Day 1 - Departure Day
... the joys of moving country we have finally arrived in our first stop- Berlin! The city is already buzzing with preparations for the International beer festival, we can't wait.
Tomorrow the rest of the crew arrive so we're off to bed and will update again when the haziness of the next few days subsides.
Until then this is Sophie & Mike signing ...