Berlin: the quick photo selection…

We went to Berlin last week and it turned out to be the perfect city trip: snow on the first day, the most amazing museum experience for me (Pergamon Museum), and a relaxed stroll-around for three days. The second day, our German friends arrived and they guided us through the city with expert information on all spots we visited. A special mention must go the Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer (Berlin Wall memorial), a place that leaves you silent and depressed, really.

When we came back, I quickly wanted to put some first pictures on Facebook. Just to give a first overview of what we had experienced, I picked out a few unedited pictures. Looking back on this selection, I feel that it really captures our trip very well, although it’s obviously an incomplete overview. I present these pictures here as a picture blogpost. I hope you’ll enjoy it.

– M –

Snow the first day (@ Tacheles)

Bode Museum (@Museuminsel)

Lamassu (@Pergamon Museum)

Milete Agora (@ Pergamon Museum)

Detail of door (@ Pergamon Museum)

Ishtar Gate (@ Pergamon Museum)

Fernsehturm

Berliner Dom

Intruder… (street art)

Ampelmann, Berlin’s famous pedestrian signal.

Brandenburger Gate

Berliner Currywurst!

The end of a Christmas market

Berlin! (@ East Side Gallery)

@ East Side Gallery

Yellow Man Mural (Kreuzberg)

Checkpoint Charlie

Glühwein! :-)

Krakauer! (giant sausage and really yummy)

Neue Synagoge (personal favourite building in Berlin)

The sad truth…

Ampelmann store (@ Hackesche Höfe)

Haus Schwarzenberg

Reichstag

Us @ Brandenburger Gate

Entering the Holocaust Memorial…

@ Dunkin’ Donuts

Unter Den Linden

Feuerzangenbowle: the perfect alternative to Glühwein!

Beautiful street tile…

Febe’s favourite part of Berlin: the unterground

Rats by Belgian street artist ROA

Somebody dug a tunnel here (underneath the wall) (@ Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer)

Somebody died here while trying to cross the wall (@ Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer)

Teaching Febe about the wall. (@ Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer)

Part of the original wall. Sad history. (@ Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer)

More street art by Belgian artist ROA

 

Mural near Bethanien (Kreuzberg)

A lesser known UNESCO world heritage site

Snowy fun @ Potsdam

Chinese Tea House @ Potsdam