Morning in the Teirgarten (large central park in Berlin) |
Flowers in the Teirgarten |
WWII Russian war monument |
Bandenburg Gate (Napoleon passed through it in 1806) |
Brandenburg Gate |
Looking through the Brandenburg Gate to the Victory Monument in the Teirgarten |
U.S.A. Embassy |
Brandenburg Gate reflections |
Reichstag (German Parlament Building) |
Strange characters wanting their photo taken with you (for cash, of course) |
Tourboats on a Canal in Berlin |
Flea Market along a street |
Beer Stiens (we are in Germany afterall!) |
Brenda doing some shopping |
Odd patches to find in Berlin |
German U-boat books |
Checkpoint Charlie (previous border crossing between East & West Berlin) |
Checkpoint Charlie (previous border crossing between East & West Berlin) |
McDonalds balcony view of Checkpoint Charlie (now just a tourist trap) |
Marking in sidewalk depicts location of the Berlin Wall |
Mid 1960s view of Checkpoint Charlie |
Friedrichstadtkirche (French Church of Friedrichstadt) |
Inside the Berlin Hilton (for a rest room break) |
This band's van must of broke down? |
Pretzel Delivery |
National Museum |
Führungsakademie für Kirche |
The Cathedral in the late 1930s |
Führungsakademie für Kirche |
Führungsakademie für Kirche |
St. Mary's Church (TV Tower in background) |
Interior of St. Mary's Church |
St. Mary's Church |
Distant View of St. Mary's Steeple |
St. Nicholas Catholic Church (built around 1220) |
St. Nicholas Catholic Church |
Government Building |
Bombed out remains of Franciscian Monastery (originally built in 1250) |
Bombed out remains of Franciscian Monastery |
Bombed out remains of Franciscian Monastery |
Typical architecture in the old East Berlin |
Monument to Ludwig van Beethoven (in the Tiergarten) |
Enjoying an evening paddle |
Riding in the Tiergarten |
Amazing musician in the park |
Nice setting for a mini-concert |
Victory Column |
Monument to Otto van Bismarck |
Siegfried forging the imperial sword on the Bismarck monument |
Large size of the monument |
WWII battle damage to the Bismarck monument |
Presidential Palace |
Presidential Palace |
Section of the Berlin Wall |
Mr. German Leather 2011 |
Thankfully our GPS unit spoke English! |