After another fast train trip we arrived in Berlin for just a short stay. Maria had travelled up from Dresden and was our host once again.During our first evening we did a bit of sightseeing around the local area and beyond. We stopped for dinner in a trendy area (lots of these) and then headed for to a lookout point in a park not too far away. Being fairly well North (Latitude about 52 degrees), the evenings were very long and with very nice weather, time outside was very pleasant.
Next day we joined a guided walk for some 4½ hours, taking in many of the significant historical areas relating to WW2 and the Berlin Wall. Our guide had a very good knowledge of history and an excellent way of conveying information, not just the historical facts, but also what the social conditions of the times were like.Most of the wall has been removed, but there are plenty of reminders in the form of displays, and even markers along roads, showing where it was. A lot of the buildings have been restored or replaced, though there is still quite a deal of construction occurring in this central Berlin area.
Although our time here was very short, Berlin made quite an impression on us. We found it to be a very diverse, modern, busy and energetic city, well loved by all those that we spoke to who lived there, and we could see why.
Photos are of our walking tour group near the Berlin Dom, part of the vast Jewish Memorial, Berlin Wall, Brandenburg gates and a street location where we ate.
