Long day yesterday. Three hour train trip to Berlin and then three hours back. We were on the tour bus most of the day in Berlin, but we got see a lot of stuff. Berlin was among the places we've never been and it was interesting, given all the history. It's different from the other European cities we've visited. Area-wise it's very large and it doesn't have the same feeling of age as Paris or London or any of the Italian cities. I imagine that's because it was a relatively late arrival among large major cities of Europe. You can also still see the remnants of the cold war in the differences between the former East Berlin and the rest of the city. The architecture in the former Russian zone is very Soviet--blocky concrete buildings. Also, it's a very ill-kept city. For example none of the medians in the boulevards were mown. It wasn't very clean, either. Maybe it's the economy, but it sure didn't fit the picture of squeaky clean German efficiency.
Here's a selection of photos from our trip.
Remnant of the Berlin Wall.
Bridge between East and West
Checkpoint Charlie.
The Brandenburg Gate.
Hohenzollern palace where the Potsdam Treaty was signed.
Frederick the Great's Sans Souci palace.
Number 3.
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