Willert back yard, looking towards the lake
the smaller of the two dachas by the lake (I stayed in this one)
the mushroom forest
bike parking at the mushroom forest
Eberhard on the kayak excursion
Martin in the Kayak
one of many docks on the lake
the church in Prenzlauer Berg
poor Felix Mendelssohn: he wrote such good music, but they honor him with this little park?
new buildings, looking towards Potsdamer Platz
Potsdamer Platz, looking east
new buildings at Potsdamer Platz
Lego giraffe by the Sony Center
Sony Center glass canopy
looking out from under the Sony Center canopy
Musical Instrument Museum
.. where the Philharmonie is
the Philharmonie
Orgelleier from Grenoble
Gofriller, 1698; Stradivari, 1703
mechanical “Jazz Orchestra” from Leipzig, 1920
modern apartment block
Holocaust Denkmal (memorial)
Reichstag
Branderburger Tor
St. Hedwig's Cathedral
Staatsoper
view of old and new buildings, as seen from the Fernsehturm
city view
Schloss Bellevue
the Berlin Dome (cathedral) from outside
looking towards the top of the dome
Martin Luther
beautiful organ at the Dome- undamaged during the war
Fernsehturm, Rathaus from partway up at the Dome
riverside dining
the plaza out in front of the Dome, looking towards the historical museum
funny athletically-themed ad
looking down over the river from the top of the Dome
I need a sign like this
the back side of the Dome
outside a store with wooden toys
looking down into the courtyard, Stargarder Strasse
Elke and Eberhard
row of flowers for the party
arranging the buffet
cheese!
on the lower terrace, between rain showers
clock tower in the evening
evening sky
rainclouds building
sunset over Berlin
looking towards Alexanderplatz
on the terrace at sunset
...and the party really got going
Schloss Charlottenburg
statue in front of Schloss Charlottenburg
gardens looking west behind Schloss Charlottenburg
the Spree river near Charlottenburg
traditional houses along the Spree
gardens behind Schloss Charlottenburg
Schloss Charlottenburg, seen from the lake behind
the Belvedere, on the Charlottenburg grounds
Charlottenburg dome, late afternoon as clouds build
Charlottenburg, late afternoon
statues on top of Charlottenburg
where are we, exactly?
it's always good when a composer gets both a plaza and a subway station
this mini-farm near the dacha was the source of many salad ingredients and a few berries
24-karat gold-plated keyboard and accessory package at KaDeWe
looking towards the American sector at Checkpoint Charlie
showing the footprint of the Berlin Wall
piece of the wall outside the Märkisches Museum
pieces of the wall outside the Märkisches Museum
one of the resident bears near the Märkisches Museum, either “Schnute” or “Maxi”
U-Bahn subway wall tiles
the Jewish Museum, designed by Daniel Libeskind
stairway in the Jewish Museum
roll of fabric used to cut yellow stars to sew on clothing
looking up from the garden (olive trees growing atop concrete pillars) at the Jewish Museum
cafe at the Jewish Museum
Berlin's gigantic KaDeWe department store, the biggest in Europe
ruined church next to a Mercedes-Benz tower
caviar display at KaDeWe
dessert options
one of MANY meat counters at KaDeWe- this is the Italian section
I was tempted as much by the jars as the contents
KaDeWe's American food section, featuring big cans of Crisco for about EUR15 and cans of Campbell's soup for EUR4
I think these are the goat cheeses within KaDeWe's French cheese department
looking down from KaDeWe's buffet on the top floor
quite a lunch!
.. and quite a full stomach
KaDeWe buffet seating area on the top floor
looking into part of the KaDeWe food floor
servants' quarters and kitchens for the New Palace, now part of Potsdam University
the New Palace
a side wing of the New Palace
entrance to the New Palace
a little gazebo on the Sanssouci grounds
looking back towards the New Palace
Orangerie at Sanssouci
more gardens at Sanssouci
resident slug on the Sanssouci grounds
the New Chambers at Sanssouci
gardens on a cloudy day at Sanssouci
is this really a bathtub by a palace garden?
looking towards Schloss Sanssouci
foutains and a distant obelisk
looking down the terraces at Sanssouci
Schloss Sanssouci
a little gaudy for my tastes
Sanssouci terraces
obelisk and gates at the east end of Sanssouci Park
looking west towards the New Palace at Sanssouci
gate in Potsdam
my “Italienisches” hot dog in Potsdam
looking towards the old church in Potsdam
looks like poor old CPE's music school went out of business. I like the organ pipes on the second floor
church dome in Potsdam
lots of boats on the Wannsee
Wannsee
looking out on the Wannsee, on the southwest edge of Berlin
feeding the Wannsee birds
this graffiti (at the Wannsee station) is for Dad
driving down Prenzlauer Allee
in Prenzlauer Berg
the Fersehturm and the Wassterturm, typical Prenzlauer Berg view
famous synagogue, twice destroyed
the Berliner Dom, seen from the river
Parliament building
Hauptbahnhof
the Chancellor's office
TV buildings, seen from the river
Reichstag from an unusual angle
river view
Fassbender & Rausch cholocate store, Berlin
in the Galleries Lafayette atrium
looking down at Galleries Lafayette
