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June 18, 2016 by Dee

Berlin has been the first city I explored on my own and it’s been an interesting experience.  I chose to stay in Friedrichshain slightly out of the centre of town, and in the former Eastern part of Berlin. There’s a lot about the area that felt like Newtown in Sydney, very diverse, a little bit scrappy but it was easy to find my way around from.

I walked. Everywhere. From the first evening when I walked down to the river to check out the Oberbaum Bridge (enlarge the photo for the questionable art installation/performance in front of it) and the East Side Gallery to a 4 hour walking tour of Berlin’s highlights I ended the day footsore and happy to have seen as much as I did in so short a time.

It’s a city with a long and fascinating history.

And questionable weather as you can see from the pics.

The East German Ampelmännchen (traffic light men)
The East German Ampelmännchen (traffic light men)
Oberbaum Bridge it links Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg, former boroughs that were divided by the Berlin Wall
Oberbaum Bridge it links Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg, former boroughs that were divided by the Berlin Wall
East Side Gallery
East Side Gallery
East Side Gallery
East Side Gallery
East Side Gallery
East Side Gallery
East Side Gallery
East Side Gallery
East Side Gallery
East Side Gallery
View from the train
View from the train
Berliner Dom (Berlin Cathedral)
Berliner Dom (Berlin Cathedral)
Berliner Dom (Berlin Cathedral)
Berliner Dom (Berlin Cathedral)
Berliner Dom (Berlin Cathedral)
Berliner Dom (Berlin Cathedral)
Alte Nationalgalerie (Old National Gallery) Museum Island, Berlin
Alte Nationalgalerie (Old National Gallery) Museum Island, Berlin
Gardens at Alte Nationalgalerie (Old National Gallery) Museum Island, Berlin
Gardens at Alte Nationalgalerie (Old National Gallery) Museum Island, Berlin
Rebuilding a replica of City Palace, Berlin
Rebuilding a replica of City Palace, Berlin
Dome of the Neue Synagoge
Dome of the Neue Synagoge
Fernsehturm de Berlín
Fernsehturm de Berlín
Neue Wache (translation New Guardhouse) a memorial to all victims of war and tyrrany
Neue Wache (translation New Guardhouse) a memorial to all victims of war and tyrrany
After German reunification, the Neue Wache was again rededicated in 1993, as the "Central Memorial of the Federal Republic of Germany for the Victims of War and Dictatorship." At the personal suggestion of Chancellor Helmut Kohl, the GDR memorial piece was removed and replaced by an enlarged version of Käthe Kollwitz's sculpture Mother with her Dead Son. The pietà-style sculpture is directly placed under the oculus, and so is exposed to the rain, snow and cold of the Berlin climate, symbolizing the suffering of civilians during World War II.
After German reunification, the Neue Wache was again rededicated in 1993, as the “Central Memorial of the Federal Republic of Germany for the Victims of War and Dictatorship.” At the personal suggestion of Chancellor Helmut Kohl, the GDR memorial piece was removed and replaced by an enlarged version of Käthe Kollwitz’s sculpture Mother with her Dead Son. The pietà-style sculpture is directly placed under the oculus, and so is exposed to the rain, snow and cold of the Berlin climate, symbolizing the suffering of civilians during World War II.
Neue Wache
Neue Wache
Entrance of Unter den Linden Equestrian statue of King Frederick II of Prussia
Entrance of Unter den Linden Equestrian statue of King Frederick II of Prussia
Humboldt University bordering Babelplatz - site of the one of the infamous Nazi book burnings
Humboldt University bordering Babelplatz – site of the one of the infamous Nazi book burnings
Humboldt University
Humboldt University
A memorial to the Nazi book burning by Micha Ullman set into the Bebelplatz.
A memorial to the Nazi book burning by Micha Ullman set into the Bebelplatz.
St Hedwig's Cathedral, Babelplatz
St Hedwig’s Cathedral, Babelplatz
Random Street Scene, Berlin
Random Street Scene, Berlin
Französischer Dom (French Cathedral) 1701 to 1705 for the Huguenot (Calvinist) population
Französischer Dom (French Cathedral) 1701 to 1705 for the Huguenot (Calvinist) population
The Opera House on Gendarmenmarkt between the French and German Churches
The Opera House on Gendarmenmarkt between the French and German Churches
Deutscher Dom (German Church) or The Neue Kirche (English: New Church
Deutscher Dom (German Church) or The Neue Kirche (English: New Church
Checkpoint Charlie
Checkpoint Charlie
Checkpoint Charlie
Checkpoint Charlie
Random Berlin Wall
Random Berlin Wall
Detlev-Rohwedder-Haus - Houses the Bundesministerium der Finanzen once the largest office complex in Europe
Detlev-Rohwedder-Haus – Houses the Bundesministerium der Finanzen once the largest office complex in Europe
Detlev-Rohwedder-Haus - Houses the Bundesministerium der Finanzen
Detlev-Rohwedder-Haus – Houses the Bundesministerium der Finanzen
Detlev-Rohwedder-Haus - Houses the Bundesministerium der Finanzen
Detlev-Rohwedder-Haus – Houses the Bundesministerium der Finanzen
Max Lingner GDR era mural inside the Detlev-Rohwedder-Haus
Max Lingner GDR era mural inside the Detlev-Rohwedder-Haus
Max Lingner GDR era mural
Max Lingner GDR era mural
Max Lingner GDR era mural
Max Lingner GDR era mural
Max Lingner GDR era mural
Max Lingner GDR era mural
Max Lingner GDR era mural
Max Lingner GDR era mural
Monument to the Uprising of 1953 in East Germany
Monument to the Uprising of 1953 in East Germany
Monument to the Uprising of 1953 in East Germany
Monument to the Uprising of 1953 in East Germany
Sculpture of Georg Elser Hitler's lone would be assassin
Sculpture of Georg Elser Hitler’s lone would be assassin
Fuhrerbunker Site - so well build multiple attempts to destroy the bunker failed so it was filled in and is now parked on
Fuhrerbunker Site – so well build multiple attempts to destroy the bunker failed so it was filled in and is now parked on
Fuhrerbunker Site - so well build multiple attempts to destroy the bunker failed so it was filled in and is now parked on
Fuhrerbunker Site – so well build multiple attempts to destroy the bunker failed so it was filled in and is now parked on
Sobering Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Sobering Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Brandenburg Gate shrouded for the main event of the European Cup Soccer
Brandenburg Gate shrouded for the main event of the European Cup Soccer
Brandenburg Gate
Brandenburg Gate
Brandenburg Gate
Brandenburg Gate
River Spree with the New Synagogue backgrop
River Spree with the New Synagogue backgrop
Fernsehturm de Berlín
Fernsehturm de Berlín
Fernsehturm de Berlín
Fernsehturm de Berlín
Fountain in Alexanderplatz
Fountain in Alexanderplatz
Alexanderplatz and the Fernsehturm de Berlín
Alexanderplatz and the Fernsehturm de Berlín
Fernsehturm de Berlín
Fernsehturm de Berlín

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  1. Kristen says

    June 20, 2016 at 9:37 pm

    Love that photo of you at the memorial. Feels weird saying that, but it’s true. I didn’t know there was such a memorial; what a special place.

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