Berlin
1st March 2007 to 5th March 2007

Long weekend trip to the capital of Germany during a wet shivery spell in early spring. Visits to all the sights, including Alexanderplatz, the Reichstag and what's left of the Wall. these should have been added to the site a year and a half ago, but somehow managed to slip through the net...

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remains of the front facade of the Anhalter Banhof.
remains of the front facade of the Anhalter Banhof.
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The "Asparagus" as seen from the Berlin Wall Memorial Centre on Bernauer Strasse.
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Hot air balloon advertising Die Welt, within a stone's throw of Checkpoint Charlie and the Axel Springer building.
Hot air balloon advertising Die Welt, within a stone's throw of Checkpoint Charlie and the Axel Springer building.
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The Berliner Dom.
The Berliner Dom.
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Block of townhouses that seems to have escaped wartime damage.
Block of townhouses that seems to have escaped wartime damage.
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Manhole with classic Berlin deisgn.
Manhole with classic Berlin deisgn.
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The Brandenburg Gate, restored to its former glory.
The Brandenburg Gate, restored to its former glory.
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Catkins on a tree near Martin Gropius Bau.
Catkins on a tree near Martin Gropius Bau.
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Chapel of the Reconciliation, Bernauer Strasse.  This unusual building replaces the Church of the Reconciliation, which was bulldozed because of its position on the Berlin Wall death strip.
Chapel of the Reconciliation, Bernauer Strasse. This unusual building replaces the Church of the Reconciliation, which was bulldozed because of its position on the Berlin Wall death strip.
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Checkpoint Charlie.
Checkpoint Charlie.
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Cityscape, complete with enormous Audi advert, seen from the newly lanscaped area across the SPree from Berlin Haptbanhof.
Cityscape, complete with enormous Audi advert, seen from the newly lanscaped area across the SPree from Berlin Haptbanhof.
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Restored section of the Wall, complete with death strip.
Restored section of the Wall, complete with death strip.
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