Sightseeing and shopping

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Geo: 52.5235, 13.4115

This morning we did the Third Reich walking tour of Berlin. We met our guide who's English was excellent. Saw some of the buildings that survived the bombing. Found out that the SS didn't want the Brandenburg Gate destroyed, so the made 16 replicas around the city and camoflaged the original- their plan worked as it survived. Saw an old watch tower and other parts of the wall.
Next thing we were standing on top of Hitler's bunker where he killed himself. Now there is just a car park and road on the road. We then saw the Jewish Memorial which is a monument dedicated to the many German Jews who lost their lives. After it was built it was discovered that underneath the site is where Goebbel's (Hitler's 2nd in charge) was and that the waterproof paint used on the monument was supplied by the same company that gave Hitler the gas that was used to gas many Jews!! We then walked to Checkpoint Charlie which was one of the entrance/exits from east to west Berlin. Now there is an American army man holding a flag.
The pedestrian traffic lights in east Berlin have little men wearing hats and walking. The lights in west Berlin are like the ones at home.
Had lunch at a pub and us girls tried the local beers; red (raspberry flavour) and green (citrus). They were pretty good, except not very alcoholic. Have had enough of sightseeing, so I went shopping with Laura and Bec. We managed to fill the afternoon with trying on and buying clothes.
Then we caught the tram to the meeting spot. Found Jo at a beer garden, joined her for a red beer and then we all had dinner at the restaurant.

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Photos

01 Survivor
This is the ugly, large communist building that survived the bombings

02 Berlin wall
Part of the wall still standing protected by a fence so people don´t souvenir part of it

03 Rubble
This is one of the piles of rubble around the city of buildings that were bombed.

04 Wall
This shows the remaining wall, photographic display and foundations of the bombed building

05 Bullet holes
This building is now a museum

06 Berlin Bear #1
One of the many bears around the city

07 Train Station
This is the old train station that was destroyed by the bombing

08 Inside
The inside of the train station

09 Train station
This shows both sides of the train station

10 Bunker
A bunker that could hold thousands of people. It is made of lots of concrete and indestructible

11 Berlin Bear #2
Wearing a nice suit!

12 More wall
More of the Berlin Wall

13 Watch tower
An old watch tower where the guards sat

14 Old and new
This is a replica of the first traffic light in Berlin, behind is the new Sony centre

15 Green man
The green man in East Berlin has a hat and moves. The traffic men in West Berlin are like the ones at home. That was one way of knowing what part of the city I was in.

16 Hitler´s red marble
This red marble was in Hitler´s house and after the war it was used in the train stations

17 Checkpoint Charlie
This is one of the old city´s exit and entry points

18 Red beer
Very nice!

19 Destroyed church
Most of this church was bombed

20 Cheers!
At the restaurant Topdeck to us to and paid for, but we still had to pay to use the toilet!!

21Desert
What a cute desert!!