Berlin - The Final Day
We spent the last day of our adventure before heading home by seeing Berlin. We boarded the tour bus about 9 am and spent the next four hours driving around the city to see all the current highlights and the historical spots. We made three stops, at three of the most significant historical spots and took photos - "Check Point Charlie," "The Berlin Wall," and "Brandenberg Gate."
Check Point Charlie
The Berlin Wall - Which (the section we saw) is covered with wall art
Around the city where the wall is not longer up lies the foundation of the wall
The Brandenburg Gate
The remains of the bombed cathedral
Around 3:30 we walked around the corner and had an Italian dinner and headed back to the room around 5:00. Then at 7 in the evening we went on a "Berlin At Night" Tour. The first stop was a dinner, but of course we ate very little, however we had the BEST conversation with another couple - the husband of which had been rushed to the hospital two nights ago (had to stay overnight before joining us in Berlin). Very interesting, particularly that they had been on the same Avalon Waterways cruise through Viet Nam and Cambodia that Kim and I had been on! We left the restaurant and visited some of the lit-up buildings of Berlin at night, topping it off with stops at the Parliament Building, the Reichstag, and the Brandenburg Gate. A perfect way to end the trip. Long flight home tomorrow - leaving at about 2 pm from Berlin and scheduled to touch down in Columbus about 11:30 pm. For those of you reading/following this, by the beginning of next week I'll have a second highlight video online and a Facebook "best of" photo gallery. Thanks for following our adventure!
The Reichstag
Brandenburg Gate
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