Sunday, August 12, 2007

A Sunday in Berlin...

So the day started out with the usual chaos . Silvia made an American style b-fast with pancakes and eggs and bacon. Then the troup headed out on the subway to the Communications Museum. Pictured are Warren, Cassie, and Sean.
The museum is kid friendly with lots of hands-on type display. One of the events was to demonstrate how to communicate with this little robot dog. We found out that it costs 7,000 EU. That is nearly as much as a real dog.
On the way home we took a side trip down to the Patsdamer Platz. Sean is sitting along side the pavers which mark where the old wall was built. These pavers disappear into new building and emerge on the other side.
This is a site that you will not find on any map of Berlin. I stuck my camera just inside a crack in a driveway gate to get this photo of Hitler's Bunker. It is still in original condition and walled in. It sat on the East German side and even they were at a loss as to what to do with site afraid it may spawn neo-nazi sentiment.
This is the same place with the newly restored street names marking the spot. That is a high wall. This site is an island surrounded by new construction.

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