Today we climbed the glass dome in the Reichstag, walked through Brandenburg Gate and visited the DDR Museum, which actually has nothing to do with Dance Dance Revolution. But perhaps the most fascinating and grotesque sight was devouring a currywurst as long as my arm.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Our first day in Berlin covered the German White House, the Victory Column and a famous art gallery. But first we had to get to Berlin, and that required a ride in a taxi driven by a race car driver.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Wuppertal is a city that guidebooks ignore. It's one of those places we never would've heard about, let alone considered visiting, had I not had family there. But when they learned we would be in Germany, they graciously invited us to spend Christmas Eve with them.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
We had plans to see as much of Frankfurt as we could in one day. That didn't happen. Thanks to a delayed flight, early holiday closures and a "1" that looked like a "7", a day in the financial capital of Germany was wasted.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Some of you may still be trying to piece together the mystery of what happened before you blacked out on New Year's. Maybe our tale of escaping death by errant fireworks at Berlin's 2010 New Year's celebration will jog your memory.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
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