Beth and James in the back of the Audi.
Beautiful German countryside on our way to Berlin
German countryside on the way to Berlin. There are these windmills everywhere!
Stereotypical German view
My favorite German word! It means “exit” and it's pronounced “ows-fart.” :)
Self-photo in the back of the Audi!
Me driving the Audi!
James with the Audi
“I drove that. I drove that 200 km/h.” (P.S. That's 125 mph!)
Funny faces while waiting for the tow truck
Playing cards at the gas station while we waited for the tow truck.
Playing cards at the gas station (Rob isn't pissed, he's talking to customer service)
The towing shop had a cool Predator figure, and we all had fun posing with it...
Rob and the Predator are homies
Middle-of-the-night self-portrait, brought to you courtesy of Sixt....
Middle-of-the-night funny faces
It got her!
Breakfast with Rob's family: Fresh bread with jams, jellies, and Nutella, meats, cheese; fruits; coffee, black or cappuccino; complete with napkins on the plates! Rob's mom is awesome.
Gert presenting his delicious cappuccino
Nice widescreen shot of the Reichstag.
The Reichstag with its unique glass dome
The glass dome on the Reichstag
Amazing stonework on the Reichstag
Beth and James at the top of the Reichstag
Awesome shot of the mirrored column in the middle of the Reichstag dome
The Brandenburg Gate with beautiful clouds
The Reichstag with a nice backdrop
Panorama at Brandenburger Tor. How many Robs can you spot?
Me showing the highth of a piece of the Berlin Wall
“I vill shtamp your Reisepas for ein Euro!”
Yay! Linden-brewed beer in the Sony Center.
Getting pooed on by the Lego giraffe. :(
James and Rob with an old East German Trabi
Ack! The Berliner Bear is getting us!
James with the Bugatti Veyron, the fastest car you can buy.
See me taking pictures with my tripod? (Thanks, G&C!) And the awesome clouds?!
In front of the old Potsdamer Platz sign, which is now part of the Deutsche Bahn building.
The famous East Gemran “Fernsehturm” (TV tower) during a rain storm
Berlin's city hall through the trees
Beth and James in front of the “Weltzeituhr” (world time clock) at Alexanderplatz
The Kaiser Wilhem Gedaechtnis Kirche (Kaiser William Memorial Church) at the Kudamm
Beautiful mosiac inside the Kaiser Wilhem Gedaechnis Kirche
After the church was destroyed in World War II, they saved what was left and made a memorial.
More mosaic inside
Statues on the outside of the Kaiser Wilhem Gedaechnis Kirche
Cross at the top of one of the memorial buildings
Waiting for the train at Alex
Late night at Alexanderplatz
James and Rob with our Fiat Punto, the car we were given as a replacement for our tired-out Audi. :(
I LOVE this cool building. We see it on our way into Berlin when we drive (most of the time, we take the U-Bahn).
I think this is such a cool clock! I found it first as an Opera widget, knew it was in Berlin, but never found it until this trip. It's right on the KuDamm outside the Europacenter in a little corner. The top circle blinks ever second, the top bar indicates 5-hour increments, the next indicates 1-hour increments, the next 5-minute increments, and the last bar, 1-minute increments. What time was it when Rob took this picture?
This line, two cobblestones thick, runs through Berlin where the Berlin Wall (“Berliner Mauer” in German) used to stand. I almost got hit taking this picture.
Beth, James, Rob, and Linden in next to the Jewish memorial (near the Brandenburger Tor)
This trash can is dressed up like a soccer ref (note the black jersy, whistle, and red and yellow cards). “Einwurf” means “throw in,” just like soccer players throw in the ball when it goes out of bounds. Ha ha. :) d
Rob chillin' in the shade while the rest of us finished viewing the exhibit at Topography of Terror.
Trabis were the occasion: Beth the photographer, James and Rob the models
Linden, Rob, Beth, and James in front of Checkpoint Charlie.
We stumbled across this interesting piece of art on our way from Checkpoint Charlie to Unter den Linden. What do you think the story behind it is?
The famous Mr. Red Ampelmann and...
his friend, Mr. Green Ampelmann
door Berlin, Germany
The dome of the Berliner Dom, the famous “Fernsehturm” (TV tower), and a beautiful street lamp.
Beth, James, and Rob on Unter den Linden
Me with who I think is supposed to be Karl Marx during a light rain (Anyone know who this is?)
The big gold Jesus inside the “Puderdose” at Kaiser Wilhelm Gedaechniskirche
Getting 1 Euro beers on Kurfuerstendamm
James (bored), Beth (happy and pointy), and Rob (happy but not posing) waiting for the U-Bahn at Alex
Beth and James with the Lego giraffe at Sony Center
A beautiful church at the base of the Fernsehturm
Beth and James at a cool fountain in the vicinity of Alex
Beth and I with the fountain
It's a very cool fountain
The Neptune fountain dwarfed (ZWERGED!!!) by the Berlin City Hall
Berliner Dom: I sat on the lawn in front of this and ate, wrote, and people-watched while Beth and James went to some nearby museums. It was blissful.
Self-portrait. This is me enjoying my 'nanner and being free finally (The summer semester JUST ended)
Close up on the Berliner Dom
Beth and I with Pinocchio
Me being Mr. Green Ampelmann
Enjoying currywurst East German style at Konnopke's Imbiss in Prenzlauerberg
Beth imitating the Berliner Kindl logo...
Me imitating the Weihenstephan lion logo...
“We're totally uninterested in this place and its beer.”
“Yay! Cool Biergarten and tasty, cold beer!”
Drinkin our beer high-class style.
Get off at this U2 station for Konnopke's and Prater Garten!
A great Biergarten right around the corner from Konnopke's
My favorite Weissen at an off-the-beaten-path pub in Charlottenburg while Beth and James were at a museum.
Cool font, cool building (it's a train station)
Rob and his mom
Fun statue outside the Europacenter on Kurfuerstendamm
A very interesting building on the way to the East Side Gallery
Oberbaumbruecke panorama (it's in Run, Lola, Run and right by the East Side Gallery)
Look how tiny this matchbox is! I don't know who would buy them, I don't know that you could actually use them, but they're so cute and tiny. :D d
Interesting statue behind the Berlin Hauptbahnhof. Parts of it rotate, which obviously does not show in the picture...
James ic koo' with the new Volvo
Look, Topher! They have Dunkin' Donuts in Berlin! (Taken at the Zoologischer Garten U-Bahn stop.)
We searched for cheap coffee. Then Beth set it on the roof of the car, which was apparently angled too much to hold the cup. Beth was sad.
Rob driving the Volvo
Beth's knife holder: creative!
The cladded BMW we saw on the Autobahn! It's a 2010 7 series, according to the research James did on the Net. (We have more pictures if any car magazine wants to buy them! ;)
Took on the way home from Berlin. Wow.
