It’s been another great day in the German capital! We started things off this morning with a visit to the Berlin Wall Memorial on Bernauer Strasse, an open air exhibit where we were able to view a large section of the wall and see exactly how it physically and ideologogically divided the city from 1962 to 1989. We then headed back to the historic center of Berlin for a sightseeing stroll down Unter den Linden, the grand boulevard that runs from the Brandenburg Gate to the City Palace and links numerous city landmarks. Along the way, we decided to pop in to the Ampelmannladen, a store with products featuring the whimsical characters that appear on pedestrian crossing lights in East Berlin. Other stops included the Humboldt University, the Bebelplatz, the Berlin Cathedral, the Nikolaiviertel, and the huge Alexanderplatz, where we enjoyed some coffee and cake in the revolving restaurant high atop the TV tower. Then it was time for our much-anticipated tour of the escape tunnels built by citizens trying to flee from East Berlin after the erection of the Berlin Wall. From there, it was on to dinner together as a group at a small local restaurant, where we sampled some traditional German specialties like Spätzle and Flammkuchen. It’s hard to believe that our time in Berlin is coming to an end, but we’re all looking forward to reuniting with our friends in Oberursel on Friday. (And one of us is hoping at long last to be reunited with his suitcase, as well.)
Für heute alles Gute und Liebe aus Berlin!
~Frau Greene
What an amazing trip! Thank you so much for making this such a great experience for our kids. It is so great to see all the pictures of their smiling faces and fun adventures.