Blue Man Group

Blue Man Group
Originally uploaded by Helmers.

We saw them at Potsdamer Platz. It was an amazing show. Their special effects are some of the most stunning and mind bending things I've witnessed.

Hotel Astor

Hotel Astor
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This was one of the few surviving buildings in this district (near the Brandenburg Gate) after the war. It was promptly turned into a hospital.

Top of the Brandenburg Gate

Top of the Brandenburg Gate
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This monument is really spectacular. It's difficult to capture how well it works with its surroundings in a picture.

Quadriga in B&W

Quadriga in B&W
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Bode Museum

Bode Museum
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I believe it was closed for some reason. In any case we wouldn't have had time to see it.

Reichstag

Reichstag
Originally uploaded by Helmers.

You can walk inside the glass dome on top of the building. However, the German professor who was traveling with us said we would have to get in line very early to do that.

German Technical Institute/Museum

German Technical Institute/Museum
Originally uploaded by Helmers.

Yes, that is a DC-3 suspended above the building. No, we didn't see the inside.

Cool graffti on a bridge

Cool grafitti on a bridge
Originally uploaded by Helmers.

Like I said earlier, there is a lot of graffiti in Germany. Rarely is it this artistic.

Bridge and TV Tower

Bridge and TV Tower
Originally uploaded by Helmers.

This bridge was the only urban rail link between East and West Berlin during the cold war.

Architectural Object?

Architectural Object?
Originally uploaded by Helmers.

The new development in Berlin is unlike anything I've witnessed. It's fiercely independent and restrained simultaneously.

The Wall from the Spree

The Wall from the Spree
Originally uploaded by Helmers.

A good sized stretch of it still remains along the river. This would be looking into the former Soviet sector.

Indicative Photo of Berlin's Development

Indicative Photo of Berlin's Development
Originally uploaded by Helmers.

Old and new. Sights like this are not hard to find in Berlin.