A Short Walk from the Reichstag...

...took us to the Brandenburg Gate. Even though we had a printed walking tour we were already deviating a bit from the itinerary and just heading toward whatever interesting site we could spy nearby. Had we gone right behind the gift shop, we would have seen a very impressive monument dedicated to the Soviet soldiers who dies in the Battle for Berlin. I already marked that down for the next trip.

Day Two - Friday in Berlin

December 21st 2007
I must've been really tired last night because I slept straight through until morning. Normally my internal clock forces me to wake up around 2:00 am when I first get to Europe. This morning I woke up well-rested and even refreshed. Waking up Tyler was another story. I'm not sure he ever adjusted to the time change. I'm not normally a breakfast person, but when visiting Europe I take ... read more

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