23. BERLIN - EUROPE TRIP, APRIL 2015

FRIDAY, APRIL 24th

We drove from Dresden to Berlin

The first noticeable landmark was the Soviet Union's TV Tower "Fernsehturm"
It was erected during the Cold War.  When the sun shines on the dome tiles the reflection
appears in the form of a cross.  The German's called this the "Popes Revenge".

 

"Fernsehturm"
The Pope's Revenge

SATURDAY, APRIL 25th

Hop on Hop off  bus tour around the city to help us decide what we wanted to see

 

There were several demonstrations on Saturday.  This one was the protection of animals

who are being used as experiments

 

Grounds where there was a combination of the Jewish Holocaust and East and West conflicts

  Part of the Berlin wall

 

Visiting the Jewish Memorial 

Another demonstration, this was to remember the

Frederick the Great

He reigned as King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786

Humboldt University

 

St. Mary Church in contrast with the Communist's TV Tower

 A CANAL CRUISE

GEDACHTNISKIRCHE

Emperor William Memorial Church.  One of the most famous landmarks. the damaged

church tower is a symbol of Berlin's resolve to rebuild the city after the war and

a constant reminder of the destruction of war

 

SUNDAY, APRIL 26th

THE BERLIN WALL

We visited the famous area where the Berlin Wall is still standing

Picture of what it looked like back when the city was divided

This is the no mans land (the dead space between the cities.

If you were found in here, you were shot or imprisoned for trying to escape to the West

WEST & EAST (OST)

People who tried to escape, but did not make it

INSIDE THE WALLED AREA

OUTSIDE THE WALLED AREA

CHECK POINT CHARLIE

A picture of how the entrance and exit to the city was set up

CHECK POINT CHARLIE MUSEUM

Pictures inside the Check Point Charlie museum of different escape ideas that were tried

A mother hid her four year old in a laundry/grocery cart

 

hot air balloon......a movie was made about this experience

 

lunch at an outdoor cafe/John's experience with anchovies and snails on pizza (yum)

The Brandenburg Gate

It represented peace, ironically it was incorporated into the Berlin wall

during the years of communism

THE CAPITAL BUILDING

TWO CONTRASTS