Berlin is an interesting trip through history. It is a busy, thriving city, with remnants of the Berlin wall, the Holocaust, and some incredible rebuilt architecture since the bombing from WWII.
The Holocaust Memorial opened in 2005, and is a tribute to the Murdered Jews of Europe. The design consists of stone columns of various heights on a sloping field. The columns are designed to produce an uneasy, confusing atmosphere - which it completely does. Josh got lost for 10 minutes before he found us on the other end of the memorial:)
We made reservations and got through the rebuilt parliament building: Reichstag Building. After being essentially destroyed in WWII, it was rebuilt with an ultra-modern dome withe mirrors and a spiral staircase:
![Reichstag Building](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/303/19381275994_f7a1f66654_z.jpg)
![Reichstag Building](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/314/19996159802_cda608f0d5_z.jpg)
![When in Berlin](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3763/19977646406_4c78e0073d_z.jpg)
![Auntie Kirk and the girls at the Victory Column](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/552/20009131001_4773ec9002_z.jpg)
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