Last night we decided to check out Berlin by night. We went to an over-priced by nicely located restaurant on Unter der Linden by the Brandenburger Tor. Once again the waiter brought us 1/2 litre beers. Hmmm. Then we walked around. Brandenburger Tor is gorgeous, all lit up at night. So is the parliament building. Too soon, it was back to the apartment. Today was our coolest day yet. …
Surprisingly, everyone was in much better form this morning and I was able to walk on my ankle with almost no problem. It was the coolest day of our whole trip today with a high of 75 degrees. We made our way to Potsdamer Platz where we looked at some more of the wall and checked out the Sony Centre with its really cool roof. Then John and the …
Today both Cameron and Graham were feeling under the weather and didn’t think they were up for any touring, so hubby and I went out on our own….don’t worry, the boys were in touch with us by cell phone. Hubby and I took the bahn to Potsdam. When we got off the train, my other half said it’s a bit of a walk to the palace, so with my …
Our first stop this morning was to the Berlin Zoo. What a fabulous place. I have never been to a zoo where the animals seem to be right in the wild. Our favourites were the aardvarks and the penguins. On the way to the subway was the Kaiser-Wilhelm Gedachtniskirche (big church). We walked back and forth about four or five times where we thought it should be until I …