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East Berlin.

We did not go to the espionage museum, maybe next time. It did look interesting.
Berliner Dom was quite imposing.
As was the old art gallery.
For contrast, here’s Alex outside the new art gallery which is near Potsdamer platz. Quite an unusual building, from a distance the roof appears to be floating as you can see right through the building.
I was taken by this rather smart VW.
Ulrike took us to a very nice rooftop cafe Baret Berlin, on top of the Humboldt forum art museum. The views were spectacular but so was the food. So much so that we ate it without taking photos. Sorry about that!
Here we are on the rooftop balcony.
This balloon was having a nice time.
The old art gallery from the roof.
Berliner Dom
The Fernsehturm ( English: Television Tower) in central Berlin was constructed between 1965 and 1969 by the government of the German Democratic Republic, or East Germany, as both a functional broadcasting facility and a symbol of Communist power.
We walked to Hackesche Höfe and I was thrilled when we came across a bunch of Trabis much to the amusement of Ulrike and Alex.
Walking in East Berlin past the railway station.
The Hackesche Höfe is a notable courtyard complex situated adjacent to the Hackescher Markt in the centre of Berlin. The complex consists of eight interconnected courtyards, accessed through a main arched entrance at number 40 Rosenthaler Straße. (Wikipedia)
Inside the courtyard
There were all sorts of very cool shops.
This one was not a venison restaurant oddly enough but it should have been!
I was tempted.
Instead I bought this model Trabi with Ampelmännchen (literally ‘little traffic light man’) on the doors. Ampelmännchen is the symbol shown on pedestrian signals in East Germany.

It’s been a fantastic weekend and we are most grateful to Ulrike and Alex, it was really all about spending some time together and it was so great to catch up. What a lovely city to do it in, and how lucky we were with the weather.

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2 responses to “East Berlin.”

  1. Janet Avatar
    Janet

    Love the posts , the scenery and commentary are fabulous . The cars all of them are my favorite thing . I do like my cars , old and new but prefer the old ones 🙂 The trabants are amazing!! I used to have at T-shirt with one on it. Very cool. Looking forward to the next installment.

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    1. lepod Avatar
      lepod

      Thankyou Janet.

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