


Berlin is the place to visit, while in Germany. If you wonder what you can do in Berlin, here are a few ideas:
Take a Trabi-ride
Check out the Brandenburg Gate
Step inside the Gedächtniskirche: Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, in ruins, and the new church built right next to it
Berlin sculpture was conceived in 1985 by husband-and-wife artist team, Brigitte Matschinsky-Denninghoff and Martin Matschinsky. Unveiled in 1987 in W. Berlin’s Tauentzienstrasse in front of the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche heavily bombed during WWII, Berlin was one of the eight sculptures designed during W. Berlin’s Skulpturenboulevard Kurfürstendamm celebrating Berlin’s 750th anniversary. Berlin’s motif, a broken chain, symbolizes the severed connection between W. and E. Berlin caused by the construction of the Berlin Wall.
Visit the Bauhaus Museum in Berlin, Germany:

Take a cruise on Spree River and the Seven Seas (Seven Seas aka the Hollywood of Europe)
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Peacock Island. Seven Seas on Spree River, Berlin, Germany. Photo by Alina Oswald. |
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Spree River: Seven Seas or the Hollywood of Europe. Berlin, Germany. Photo by Alina Oswald. |
Stop by the Biergarten
Walk along Spree River and on either side of the West/East mark. Soon, you won’t be able to distinguished the former East Berlin from the West, because, after all, today there’s only one Berlin.
Berlin Cityscape: DB train station, TV Tower, and the Spree River. Photo by Alina Oswald.
There are many more places to visit and things to do while in Berlin. I plan on visiting again soon.
As always, thanks for stopping by.
Hello Alina, when you will back again in Germany, I could show you some interesting places in my hometown Munich too.
Greetings from Klaus
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Hi Klaus,
Thanks so much for your note and invite! I’ve never been to Munchen, Munich, but I’m sure it’s nice. I usually go to Frankfurt and surroundings. Loved Hamburg, and absolutely loved Berlin. Sylt…it’s an interesting place. Of course, there’s much more to add to my list. This was only a glimpse into the many, many possibilities. Thanks again! Next time I’m in Germany, I’ll let you know 🙂 Alina
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Thanks for a marvelous tribute on our National Holiday! Marcus
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Hi Marcus, thank you so much for your note! Appreciate it. I travel to Germany pretty often to see family and friends. Never been to Nuremberg, but love Berlin, and also Hamburg. Years ago I got to witness the Brokengespenst in Hawaii. Reading about it I’ve learned quite a lot about the Brocken Mountain in Germany, and Heinrich Heine’s poem inspired by the Brocken spectre. Thanks again and wish you a wonderful day! Alina
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