Berlin – Day 5
From the pastry place for breakfast to Potsdamer Platz for dinner, it seemed like everywhere we went today we were reminded of the Berlin Wall.
From the pastry place for breakfast to Potsdamer Platz for dinner, it seemed like everywhere we went today we were reminded of the Berlin Wall.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
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.
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.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Prague entertains a plethora of world-class concert halls, many in old, opulent churches. During the Christmas season, most of these concert halls have performances a few times a day. We attended a Christmas concert at the Klementinum in Old Town Prague.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Even Christmas scrooges can have a fun time at the Christmas market in Old Town Prague. Food. Shops. Music. There’s enough here to make you visit twice. And we did.
Monday, July 13, 2009
If Napoleon was a “Star Trek” fan, he would built La Grande Arche De La Defense instead of the Arc de Triomphe.
Monday, July 13, 2009
When was the last time you saw a fashion show at the mall? Well, at the Galeries Lafayette in Paris, there’s one every day.
Friday, January 15, 2010
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