A secondhand, free guided tour of Berlin... and some random happenings.

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As I mentioned in another post, I went on the most excellent free tour of Berlin. FREE! Sure, the guide plugged some of the other pay-for-em tours the company offers, but it was at a minimum. So, for nearly 4 hours we walked all over the center, most touristy parts of the city. I will say more as I post the pictures because right now all I can think about is the snow I'm watching fall as I sit here in Warsaw... and how I know that at some point today I will wish I put that second application of waterproofing on my shoes...

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Photos

Ah, the ampelmann
Some might say this is the best thing East Berlin had going...

Reichstag building
The history, if you want: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichstag_%28building%29

Holocaust Memorial
As you walk through, the ground is uneven and the blocks get taller and taller...

Holocaust Memorial
This gives the feeling of being disoriented and small

Holocaust Memorial
Maria, our guide, told us that the memorial cost 27 million Euros to build...

Memorial to Nobody
She was proud to report that this ugly chuck of land, over the former bunker where Hitler and Eva Braun committed suicide on April 30, 1945.

Former Nazi building
Very big...