Ick bin ein Berliner

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September 13th 2007

Published: September 19th 2007

So after waiting 3 hours in the train station I suddenly had a brainwave - Facebook! Now I know some of you are a little sceptical about such things as MySpace and Facebook...so was I up until Tuesday night! I remembered that, although Monica (the friend I was to stay with) wasn't my friend on Facebook yet, she had commented on another of my friend's 'wall' (sorry about the Facebook jargon for tho... Read Full Entry

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Kaiser-Wilhelms Gedächtniskirche (the Kaiser-Wilhelm memorial church)

This church was left as it was after being bombed by an air raid on the 22nd and 23rd of November, 1943.

The ceiling in the Kaiser-Wilhem memorial church

'International Buddy Bears'

Berlin's national animal is the bear and they often have statues of bears all around the city, all painted differently. One year (I think 2004) they decided they should make it an international harmony thing, getting every country to paint their own. So this was a display of some of them.

Indonesian Buddy Bear

Just thought this one looked cool. Very Indonesian!

the Aussie buddy bear

It took me a while to realise - its a koala!

Sonnenallee

This was one of the many streets that was split up because of the Berlin wall going up. It became famous through a movie of the same title about some boys who lived on the east side of the street. And it was right near Monica's apartment!

The Reichstag

The place where German parliament sits.

Glass dome on the Reichstag

Inside the Reichstag dome

inside the Reichstag dome

I thought this was really cool. In the middle of the dome there's a pillar that made of mirrors. It starts quite thin at the bottom then gets thicker as it reaches the top. And you can see 4 of you! :P

The pillar in the middle of the Reichstag

This is the eagle that is a symbol of the Democratic Republic of Germany

I took this from inside the dome of the Reichstag, through the glass that divided the dome and the actual parliament. I was quite pleased with how it turned out, all things considered! :P

The main train station

It was pretty impressive, and very well organised - about 4 levels, with trains arriving and departing on each!

a rainbow I saw whilst inside the Reichstag Dome

The sun setting over Berlin

Brandenburg Gate by night

19th September 2007

Monica
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Ick bin ein Berliner
It's not bad German, it's Berliner German :-D "Ick" is the berliner pronounciation of "Ich" and is famous for having being said by John F. Kenedy in Berlin after the wall came down.

21st September 2007

Maree
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Ancient Babylon
The ancient Babylon picture is my favourite :) I'm procrastinating writing an essay... :P

22nd September 2007

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Haha Grillfest! Those crazy Germans
Hey Alyssa! Finally got a chance to read your blog, im looking forward to hearing more about your travels and exchange! Where in Germany are you going again? Was it Freiburg? Sorry i cant remember. And I agree, Museum Island rocks! Despite its cheesy name :)

24th September 2007

Alex
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Hey Alyssa!
Hey! It's great to hear about your adventures so far, you have seen so much already! Your photos are great too. Stay safe, Love Alex

24th September 2007

lauren
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awwww buddy bears
awwwww... so cute and funny... but i can imagine up close slightly scary! glad to hear that facebook saved the day, imaginary myspace alyssa is gonna be soooo jealous! sounds like ur having a super fun time and i hope u hav lots more grillfests!

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