Sunday, September 7, 2008

16th Jul 2008 - Berlin trip (1)

We reached berlin airport at midnight, so overnight at airport.. b4 sun even rises, took n early train to city & took a free walking tour with Dunkin Donut for bfast. Places of interest: Parisa Square, Brandenburg Gate, German Hse of Parliament, Memorial of Jewish Holocaust, Bunker's Hse, Nazi AirForce/ Air Transport Ministry, One of d 3 Berlin Wall, Checkpoint Charlie, Dom Square (2 cathedral + 1 concert hall), Bebelplatz Berlin (Book Burning Memorial), State of Opera Hse, Liberalism museum, Berliner Dorm 1105, TV tower

Hotel Adlon - this hotel went onto newspaper.. anyone know why? ans: MJ & baby dangler

Brandenburg Gate

Memorial of Jewish Holocaust - d designer doesnt use any symbolism in his concept. Grid pattern wit concrete stelae can be walked fr all side, leaves d visitors to find their own way in & out of d complexes


A berlin wall (nt THE berlin wall)

This is THE Berlin wall..

Checkpoint Charlie

The concert hall

Humboldt Universitaet

Berliner Dorm 1105


was claimed to be one of d ugliest building in berlin - demolishing..

TV tower.. gt looks any familiar for some of u? KL tower?.. :D

cute traffic light.. :D


basically, tht's all berlin hav :) we walked almost every single corner & love to listen to their history.. SYOK! bt d narrator a bit...... zzzzzz (monotone)

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