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Berlin, 2014

A few days in Berlin, a city reunited since my first visit so many years earlier. Back then, the journey entailed tense transits of the DDR (East Germany), submitting to the scrutiny of Communist border police. Now, relatively little tangible evidence remains of the Berlin Wall following the collapse of the Soviet-sponsored regime in 1989. However, the new Berlin can still appear to be a work in progress, with the Under den Linden torn up for subway extensions during our visit.

This gallery now includes images from our 2015 visit, where these relate to the same sights and experiences.

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Riders on the storm... atop the Brandenburg Gate
Riders on the storm... atop the Brandenburg Gate
The Brandenburg Gate
The Brandenburg Gate
2015: The horses and their rider remain as striking as ever...
2015: The horses and their rider remain as striking as ever...
Unofficial memorial to murdered would-be escapees over the Berlin Wall
Unofficial memorial to murdered would-be escapees over the Berlin Wall
Bundestag building, restored from the Reichstag destroyed by fire in 1933.
Bundestag building, restored from the Reichstag destroyed by fire in 1933.
Inside the dome of the Bundestag (the rebuilt Reichstag)
Inside the dome of the Bundestag (the rebuilt Reichstag)
Inside the dome of the Bundestag building
Inside the dome of the Bundestag building
Approaching the Bundestag dome, designed by Sir Norman Foster
Approaching the Bundestag dome, designed by Sir Norman Foster
A contrast in styles: skyline looking east from the roof of the Bundestag
A contrast in styles: skyline looking east from the roof of the Bundestag
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe (the Holocaust Memorial)
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe (the Holocaust Memorial)
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
2015: A monument that repays contemplation...
2015: A monument that repays contemplation...
The Television Tower (Fernsehturm), once the showpiece of East Berlin
The Television Tower (Fernsehturm), once the showpiece of East Berlin
Looking out over Tiergarten from the Television Tower
Looking out over Tiergarten from the Television Tower
Bode Museum on Museumsinsel
Bode Museum on Museumsinsel
Alte Nationalgallerie on Museumsinsel
Alte Nationalgallerie on Museumsinsel
Alte Nationalgallerie
Alte Nationalgallerie
Queen Nefertiti of Egypt at the Neues Museum
Queen Nefertiti of Egypt at the Neues Museum
Egyptian bust - Queen Nefertiti again?
Egyptian bust - Queen Nefertiti again?
Berlin Cathedral Church, beside the Spree
Berlin Cathedral Church, beside the Spree
Looking out from the Berliner Dom
Looking out from the Berliner Dom
From the Dom: The Red Town Hall
From the Dom: The Red Town Hall
Just another day on the job... Berlin
Just another day on the job... Berlin
Brewery slogan: Berlin, you're so wonderful
Brewery slogan: Berlin, you're so wonderful
U-Bahn station named for Richard Wagner
U-Bahn station named for Richard Wagner
The century-old New Synagogue in central Berlin
The century-old New Synagogue in central Berlin
German composers monument, Tiergarten
German composers monument, Tiergarten
Houseboats on the Spree
Houseboats on the Spree
Leisurecraft on the Spree
Leisurecraft on the Spree
Control tower at Tegel Airport
Control tower at Tegel Airport