Sunday, September 5, 2010

Berlin - We LOVE this City!

We have been having some real trouble getting internet connections, so sorry the blogging has been lacking. Now we'll try to remember the last three days....

Our hotel is located in the heart of all the attractions...we're in the old East Berlin. The city is very good value and not crowded. They've had a very tough time with the Unification of East and West. The West has poured tons of Euro in to rebuilding the East side. The motto is "Poor but Sexy" for the city.

There are only a few parts of the wall left up, just for tourists and to remember. But they have left the double brick visible with a plaque commemorating where it was.
Our Trabi Safari tour guide showing the guys the engine....they were looking for the squirrels.
The four of us barely fit in to the "car". We almost got asphyxiated riding in the thing. And it almost burns more oil than gas.


Our German favorite, Veal Weiner Schnitzel

Michael picking out his Bugatti

Checkpoint Charlie, which is located two blocks from out hotel


The Brandenburg Gate




Part of the wall that they put up a fence to protect! People were taking chunks out and writing grafitti. You can see that it was reinforced by rebar and they put half of a pipe up on top so that people couldn't grab and pull themselves over.








2 comments:

Bret said...

Glad to see your having a good time. Was that a V-rod at Check Point Charley?

Lindsay said...

I would have LOVED to see the four of you in that little "car". Glad you're having fun!