This is post #17 of our Dublin-Berlin trip, for Saturday, September 22, 2018 (part 2). Cool tourist. Another cool tourist, in front of a toxic waste wall panel. The panels of the wall were painted shortly after the wall came down, and as The East Side Gallery website notes, they: "are for the joy of… Continue reading East Side Gallery • Berlin Wall
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Frau Tulip, Hackescher Hof, and walking around in the Berlin Mitte
This is post #9 of our Dublin-Berlin trip in September 2018. When sitting in my house in California, planning this trip, I read lots of guidebooks, and they all emphasized the idea of "kiez" or neighborhoods, as apparently Berlin is less known for a tight list of "must-see" sights and more of, as Rick Steves'… Continue reading Frau Tulip, Hackescher Hof, and walking around in the Berlin Mitte
Berlin Marathon, for both the runners and us
This is post #6 of our Dublin-Berlin trip, Sunday, September 16, 2018. Okay. In case I was wondering, I am in Germany. Bright and not-so-early, we decided to tackle Berlin for our first day. The citrus design is from the carpet in our hotel hallways, and the rest of the sights are near our hotel… Continue reading Berlin Marathon, for both the runners and us