Berlin

Berlin was like going back in history. To this day every where you look you can still see reminders of the past, a past that is only 17 years old. The Berlin wall still stands in some places for tourist to look at and as a reminder of the past. Only now instead of the wall being a fence to keep people in, the wall has its own fence around it to protect it. The one thing you will not find in Berlin is a reminder of Nazis or Hitler. Hitler’s bunker where he killed himself is now just a grassy area where people let there dogs do their business with apartments around it. They are ashamed of there past. It’s hard to believe that in my life time the Berlin wall existed. We met this lady who was in her late 30’s who at the age of 15 ran with her father through the woods that separated East Germany from West Germany so they could be free.
They do have some beautiful opera houses, churches and the one gate that still stands. The opera house and the gate are one of the few things that where not bombed during WWII. Most everything else has recently been rebuilt to look like it would have before the war. If you were to look at the skyline of Berlin you would see tons of cranes rebuilding parts of the city still!!
We went into the Reichstag and up into the glass dome on top. From here you get a great view of the city. You can also look down upon the government offices. This was done to represent that the people are above the government and that they run it.
Kristi and I went to an Orchestra one night. It was really good! We had wanted to go to an opera but we were told it started at 7:30 but actually it started at 7pm. We also went to the Olympic stadium. It is Kristi’s life goal to visit all of them…good luck to her!!!