Friday, August 22, 2008

Berlin in August



Berlin

(Not my picture)


We took a boat ride through the canals...

Going under a bridge, watch your head!

We went through many locks on the canals




Sabine & Wolfgang



Interesting bridges & buildings



Alexanderplatz TV tower


The House of World Culture "The Oyster"


Sony Center



Brandenburg Gate & Berlin Victory Column


Charlottenburg Palace

Belvedere on the grounds of the Charlottenburg Palace.


Church that was destroyed in WWII (Ged
achtniskirche)
Reichstag (Parliment)

View from inside dome (wiki picture). We didn't go in this trip, maybe next time.



A memorial

What's left of the wall


Checkpoint Charlie

A piece of the wall


Western culture invasion ;)


American sector


Church on the museum island...I took this picture (through my sunglasses)


Brandenburg Gate (wiki picture) symbolizes the reunification of East & West Berlin.


Berlin (wiki picture)