On our way across……across ThüringenBerlin Main Train Station, looking up into the glass ceilingThe courtyard of our Berlin apartmentThe view from our bedroom window, looking east toward the TV towerU-Bahns are fast and easy to use…and always on time!Heading out of the subway The Reichstag glass domeLooking west from the top of the ReichstagThe glass dome againInside the Reichstag domeThe German flag flies over a corner of the ReichstagThe Brandenburg Gate from the Reichstag roofFrom inside the glass domeInside the glass dome. The tongue-shaped structure is a shade that moves around the dome to keep the sun from getting too hot.The Brandenburg TorThe chariot on the top of the GateHeading over to the Adlon Hotel, site of high society and spies for many years.The Adlon lobbyThe elephant fountain in the Adlon lobbyFrog at base of the elephant fountainHolocaust memorialWalking through the memorial means warped walkways and slanted paths. Very thought-provoking.The Holocaust memorial from outside the pathwaysThe walk sign for pedestrians to cross. It’s called an AmpelmännerDon’t walk, says the little traffic light man!Goethe statue in the TiergartenWalking through the Tiergarten…which goes on forever!What else? Have some beer!Night view f rom our bedroomThe Spree River flows right through the cityOutdoor colonnade for the National GalleryThe CathedralOne of the king’s tombsMain altar of the Protestant CathedralThe diocese church and cathedral in BerlinThe TV tower (visible from our window)The Red City Hall, center for the mayorHandrails up and down to the subways list the station in raised characters and in BrailleA portion of the Wall, built in 1961 and torn down in 1989Portion of the Wall preserved as the East Side GalleryA true saying, for sure!!Sculpture in English at the East Side Gallery
