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| Saturday - to Alexanderplatz and Back The morning light looks better on the brick of this historic train station. There is a S Bahn station, the modern equivalent, not far away. |
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| Our apartment is just behind the top of the tree about in the middle. |
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| One World Bear seen on our walk up Stresemannstrasse. |
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| Donna is standing in front of the Martin-Gropius Museum. |
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| This is right next door on the grounds of the former SS and Gestapo headquarters building. |
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| Another part of the Berlin Wall flanks the exhibits of the Topography of Terrors. |
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| The exhibits are very well done and very sobering. |
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| It was a tragedy for everyone on both sides. |
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| Similar markings run through the city marking the route of the Wall. It split the heart and soul of the city. |
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| On the lighter side, these pretezels were delicious and got us to lunch. |
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| Johnny's was a nice respite from the crowds outside. |
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| Checkpoint Charlie and McDonald's......somehow an appropriate combination. |
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| Crossing the River Spree again with the Berliner Church dome in the background. |
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| St. Mary's Church and the TV Tower at Alexanderplatz. |
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| To raise money for on-going restoration you can buy a glass tile to place on this mosaic. We bought a blue sky piece which we placed on the left panel. |
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| A rolling beer bar like we've seen in Portland. |
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| He is not the first one to use this foothold for climbing. |
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| This is a National Geographic photography exhibit providing cover for some more construction. Berlin is still a city under reconstruction. |
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| One of our all-time favorites. |
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| Hold that pose! |
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| Bubbles seemed like the best way to end this day which had started out so seriously. |
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| Berlin, 700 year old city, the site of so much tragedy, so much beauty and looking forward to a promising future. |
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