Berlin...

Though we visited Munich on our own, we met up with our tour (Contiki) that will take us through all of Eastern Europe. The group is about 50 people, mostly in their mid 20's to early 30's...and they're from all over--US, Canada, Australia, UK, etc. We'll be guided by our tour manager, Stu, on a bus as we go all over Eastern Europe.

Berlin is a fairly modern city--as much of it was destroyed during WW2. Below are a couple of shots of a church near our hotel that was heavily damaged during the war...with some modern touches.





One of best places so far has been visiting/photographing the Berlin Wall. It's been great to learn the history firsthand...especially about Hitler's Facist Reign, followed by the Communist Regime after the war. What was interesting to learn was that the Berlin Wall was actually built all around West Berlin--as this half of the city belonged to the Allies (US, UK, France), though the city itself was in the middle of East Germany.





A couple of other sights we visited while in Berlin: Brandenburg Gate, Berlin Parliament, and the Jewish Memorial.