I know I promised to post these pictures a long time ago, but I had some trouble finding them. Now here they are: Berlin! The capital of the most powerful European country is now a modern city and it shows it is absolutely ready to forget its dark past and to prove it has a lot to offer.
There are so many interesting places to see that I regret being there for only two days. I tried to visit all the essential landmarks, but had to do so in a hurry, which is never a good thing. I reckon I'd need at least five days to do everything I wanted to do. Well, I should be happy it was summertime then and you all know what this means: the sun is with us up until 10 p.m.! Weather was great too and the city wasn't so crowded as other European capitals are in the same period.
Now... the most important part of it all. Meine Damen und Herren, die Bilder:
Der Große Stern: a monument to celebrate victory over France in the Franco-German War of 1870
A closer look at the same monument. The Berlin Victory Column.
And yes, this is really in Berlin, a monument to commemorate Soviet victory over Nazi Germany.
Okay, it's true. The first three pictures are too military-like. Now let's relax with the Berlin Zoo. It presentes the most comprehensive collection of species in the world!
Awww, isn't he cute???
Dem Deutschen Volke. For the German people. The Parliament!
This is probably the greatest symbol of Berlin. Der Branderburger Tor!
The Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom). Stern, and yet incredibly beautiful.
The Tv Tower (Fernsehturm)
Memorial to the victims of the Holocaust. Probably the most striking place.
Statue in the Gendarmenmarkt.
And you can see below two of the many Berlin bears that are everywhere in the city. Yes, and each one has a particular style. They're really cute!
This is it. I hope you've enjoyed the pictures. Berlin is definitely waiting for me again. I didn't accomplish all the missions I had been assigned and I must yet visit a lot of other interesting places there. Charlottenburg, the Jewish Museum, the Alte Nationalgalerie etc...
Wer möchte mit mir mitkommen? Ich wachte auf euch, Kerle! ;D
