Did you know… About 1/3 of Berlin’s territory is composed of forests, parks, rivers, and lakes Berlin has its origins in the 13th century and has been the…
No doubt you have heard of our next stop, the Berlin Wall. The wall was constructed in 1961 to stop “emigration and defection” from the communist East Berlin…
From the memorial we made a brief stop at Charlottenburg Palace (Schloss Charlottenburg), named for Sophie Charlotte, the first Queen consort in Prussia. In the courtyard is an…
Following lunch, we drove over to the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, also known as the Holocaust Memorial. The memorial was designed by American Peter Eisenman.…
We loaded up the bus again. Sylvia pointed out a Trabant as we drove by it. What is a Trabant? It is a small East German vehicle built…
Another short bus ride took us over to the famous Humboldt University. We disembarked here. Humboldt University was established in 1809, but opened in 1810 as Friedrich Wilhelm…
At the Berlin Hauptbahnhof, we exited the train and were led outside by Sylvia, who would be our guide here in Berlin. Our tour is called Berlin Top…
Warnemünde, Germany – I watched the sunrise as we slowly sailed into Warnemünde. Passengers on the ferry waved as we passed by. They had been up for some…