Off we go for a busy year in travels.....February and the Olds want to go to Berlin.....in February....luckily its a warm spell and possibly slightly warmer than home.....just as well...no pants and me wotsits might have gone icicle....!!
Here I am at part of the wall...a museum nown as the Wall of Terror......reading the story of the 1930's in Germany is certainly eye opening.....to say the least....
Outside an important building.....
Brandenburg gate.....one of the most famous scenes anywhere across Europe....
When the Olds get an idea.....yes, yes.....Monkey Donuts.....
At the East Side Gallery a group of artists were invited after the wall came down to paint interpretations on the East side.....the West side is covered in graffitti....as is much of Berlin apparently cos it was Bohemian....Bohemian appears to be another word for pi$$ artists.....most of the graffitti is nothing more than stupid names and silly scratchings.....thankfully the art is much better....
A lovely Donut but this time Dunkin variety...Dad said he handt been in one since New York many years ago....and as Berlin has so many of them....well...when in Rome...er...Berlin....
This is the Berliner Fernsehturm......or....big sticky uppy thing.....you can see it from most places in Berlin as the skyscape is quite low.....
The inevitable amusing statue scenarios had to be done.....
Dont 'crack' any jokes......the Olds...humour they said....sit here they said.....
Finally arrived somewhere of note.....the Humboldt Forum.....he of penguin fame....
Book burning....the bookshelves are empty cos the buggers burnt them all....if they found a book that didnt agree with the Nazi doctorine....up it went in flames.....its pretty ironic that this particular site is right outside the Humboldt University.....they even took books from there to burn.....
Food was rather fab....touted as the best burgers in Berlin....Bugermeister.....visited twice it was so good....and a nice beer to accompany some cheesy chips....
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