Sunday, July 26, 2015

Trip 36: Berlin, Germany

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.
Berlin Wall

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:)

Jeryn at the Holocaust Memorial Outing and Kirk at the Holocaust Memorial

In the Berlin Holocaust Memorial

Columns of Holocaust Memorial

Mara in the maze


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

Reichstag Building


When in Berlin

Auntie Kirk and the girls at the Victory Column

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