Sightseeing Berlin

Today we woke to sunshine. After breakfast, which was very good, we caught a bus to Brandenberg Gate. On our way, we visited the Holocaust Memorial. Very stark,oppressive monument but also makes a big impact. Hugely impressive. Visited tourist information to buy a Welcome Card each. Caused chaos as usual, but, eventually, all was well. We then went and booked our visit to the Reichstag. While in the queue, Valerie recalled having seen on film footage, he who must not be mentioned on the steps. It was very funny as we did not dare say the name out loud🤣. We then set off to find the Cathedral, but then discovered it wasn't open until Tuesday. Rather like the bar in our hotel! We found a cafe by the river where we had tea. 11 euros for 2 cups.
We went back to the Tourist Information and irritated the nice man again for details of the Festival of Light and to mark our map with places of interest.
Took the Hop on Hop Off bus and hopped off at Checkpoint Charlie. Visited the Black Box exhibition dedicated to the rise and fall of the Wall. By this time, we were shivering with cold, so hunted down a restaurant where we had a tapas meal and saw off a bottle of red.
Walked along the Unter den Linden and saw the first area of the Light show. Fabulous! Walked back to Brandenderg Gate saw light show there, and then a taxi back to hotel. A very good, busy day in glorious sunshine. Very tired.Baca lagi