| Berlin, Germany |
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| Greg and I took a side trip from Rome to visit a friend of his, Heather, in Berlin. We saw everything to see there, well almost everything. Berlin was a very nice city, very calm, and relaxing too. They were also very open about their history- they don't hide it- which was very interesting to see. |
| Greg and I in front of the Brandenberg Gate. |
| Humboldt University in East Berlin, sight of one of the many Hitler regime book burnings and other fascist events/demonstrations. |
| The Berlin Cathedral in East Berlin, now a Lutheran Cathedral. |
| View from on top of the Cathedral. |
| The Berlin Rathaus (Town hall). |
| A newer Catholic Church in East Berlin. Through the glass square on the ground is a monument of the burning of religious books that took place on this spot during the Hitler years. |
| A remaining section of the REAL Berlin wall. |
| The Reichstag Parliament building in West Berlin. |
| The huge, ugly, lookout tower in East Berlin. Interesting story...it was built by the Communists as a sort of "look at what we can do kind of thing." After building it, they realized that the sun reflects off it in the shape of a cross. Can you see the cross in the picture? Shows the communists. |
| Checkpoint Charlie- one of the only entrances/exits from East to West Berlin. |