The Bode Museum on [i]Museumsinsel[/i]

...then we take Berlin (apologies to Leonard)!

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March 15th 2011
Sunday 13 March 2011 Ida (our host) insisted on getting up to see us off at 6.30 and providing us with a packed breakfast. We were glad though, once we got to the airport and found there was little on offer anywhere within spitting distance of our gate! We arrived in Berlin with enough time to have a bit of an explore. (Thanks to Rick Steves for his excellent self-guided walks!) Cultu ... read more

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Finland was a province and then a grand duchy under Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries and an autonomous grand duchy of Russia after 1809. It won its complete independence in 1917. During World War II, it was able to successfully defend its f... ... read more