Berlin

                                                        Willkommen in Berlin!!!!!

The Reichstag Building has a glass dome on top that you can walk around to get views of the city.

The Berliner Fernsehturm (TV Tower) was built between 1965 and 1969 as a symbol of the GDR's strength.  It is the fourth tallest freestanding structure in Europe.  Personally, I think it's hideous, but helpful in navigating around town, as my hostel was very close to the tower.

The Supreme Parish and Collegiate Church, aka the Berlin Cathedral.  Of course, major damage happened during WWII and much of the cathedral has been rebuilt.  If you are looking for old buildings in Berlin, keep looking.

Here is the portion of the Berlin wall that has been allowed to remain standing with the new name, The East Side Gallery.

The Berlin wall was actually two walls.  If you were going to get to the other side, you had to make it over one, go through the "death strip," then make it over the other.  Don't forget the land mines, soldiers and tanks.

                                                The Brandenburg Gate.

The Victory Column commemorating War victories is topped with a golden statue called Goldelse by Berliners, which means something like "Golden Lizzy."  Ha!

On Sundays, there is an enormous open-air market that is just a big party.

Does anyone really need or want a vintage Polaroid?  Can you still get film?

          That's right, two banjos, horns and a clarinet - And this band ROCKED!!!

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