♥ Germany ♥
Day 2 (30th Dec' 08)
Day 2 (30th Dec' 08)
Well after a good nights rest and after struggling to get out of bed to make it in time for breakfast.. we made a mad rush down to where the walking tour would start.. just made it in the knick of time.. (:
Brewer's Best of Berlin Walking Tour was what we went for and I must say it was one of the best tours Ive ever taken... we had to walk everywhere like but everything was on the way so it was good.. Our tour guide Brad who ironically wasnt German but from America was amazing though.. the way he explained and took the tour actually made history interesting...
This is the first iconic place we saw.. it had a long story to it haha but bottom of the story is that it might not be there any more in a few months time..
Berlin Jewish Synagogue that survived WWII
Bullet holes from the war that were still on buildings..
Lunch - sausages .. whats new.. hahah anyone keeping a sausage count?
The Trabant : A typical East Berlin Car in the past..
Brandenburg Tor
The interior of DZ bank in Berlin.. yes a bank~!!! imagine coming to work every morning to this..
Hotel Adlon.. does this hotel look familiar to anyone at all??? something happened here a couple of years ago...In November 2002, Michael Jackson caused widespread criticism when he dangled his baby son, Prince Michael Jackson II, from a balcony at this hotel.. wacko jacko indeed...
Reichstag, the first parliament of the German Empire
Soviet WWII Memorial
Holocaust Memorial
Reichstag, the first parliament of the German Empire
Soviet WWII Memorial
Holocaust Memorialthis place is just amazing.. architecturally intriguing... the blocks of concrete are planted at different heights at different angles. When you walk through it you are suppose to experience something. Its kinda hard to explain cos when you are in, its like you've walked into a concrete jungle literally.. its blocks after blocks of concrete.. you get disoriented, you hear noises but dont know where they are coming from.. the guy that designed it wanted ppl to form their own opinion when they walk through it, try to allow us to feel how someone who went through the holocaust would feel...
Whats left of the infamous Berlin Wall
Well I was literally standing on what used to be West Germany and Angel on what use to be East Germany haha and ironically I live in the west and Angel lives in the east...
Topography of Horror
Checkpoint Charlie
Berliner Dome Cathedral
Dinner at some italian place near our hotel.. nothing fantastic.. had to catch a bus to Hamburgh soon after so couldn be fussy with what we were gonna eat for dinner that night..
The tour covered most of the important sights to see in Germany but it didn allow us to stay at any place long.. we took the tour as a opportunity to mark it on the map and at least know where it is so that we can go back and check it out in detail.. it was a good informed tour that started at 10am and last till abt 5pm.. imagine how tired we all were by the end of it..
Whats left of the infamous Berlin Wall
Well I was literally standing on what used to be West Germany and Angel on what use to be East Germany haha and ironically I live in the west and Angel lives in the east...
Topography of Horror
Checkpoint Charlie
Berliner Dome Cathedral
The Old Museum
Dinner at some italian place near our hotel.. nothing fantastic.. had to catch a bus to Hamburgh soon after so couldn be fussy with what we were gonna eat for dinner that night..
The tour covered most of the important sights to see in Germany but it didn allow us to stay at any place long.. we took the tour as a opportunity to mark it on the map and at least know where it is so that we can go back and check it out in detail.. it was a good informed tour that started at 10am and last till abt 5pm.. imagine how tired we all were by the end of it..That night we got a bus to Hamburgh.. long 3 hour bus ride and only managed to get into Hamburgh at abt 12.30am.. another long tiring day...
