Berlin - 2nd June 25

 Hi all,

Another day to explore Berlin, including revisiting some places from yesterday to view from within.

Firstly, we took advantage of our pre-booked (free) entry into the Reichstag and its new dome. This is the German parliament so security was necessarily tight.


The elevator took us up to the base of the Dome, which Felicity managed well, however the spiral foot way on the way to the top defeated her (you never know until you are there if the fear of heights is going to kick in). Anyway, Norm took one for the team and went to the top, while Felicity ( the green speck in the top right photo) read about the history of the Reichstag).

The views from the top were great over the Tiergarden on one side and the River Spree on the other.

We then took a bus ride to the Gendarmenmarkt, a huge square with a couple of big churches facing off - the French church and the German Church!


Next we visited the Potsdam Platz, which by contrast was vey modern, with some odd shaped skyscrapers. Just to say we were there we also visited Check Point Charlie - from the east side, it is now pretty commercialised, including, somehow fittingly, a McDonalds.


The final two shots are of the inside of the Berliner Dom, which we visited yesterday but couldn’t get in due to Sunday services. Worth the revisit, even if this is fairly young (1905) compared to other Cathedrals we have visited.

Since we first visited Europe, when a paper map was an essential piece of kit, we have relied heavily on Google maps to find our way around - it has been excellent, including showing exactly which train, tram, bus or ferry to take. However, today we found ourselves in an unfamiliar part of town and Google turned off - so it was back to Boy Scout days and we found our way back home, via the Humboldt University canteen for a refreshment, it was amazing to see so many students enjoying campus life - something I believe Hobart has left behind.

Anyway, we are safely back in our temporary home in Tucholskystraße for a rest, all our love from the Travellers ❤️⛪️🧳🍷🚊

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