• Another day in Berlin

    August 27, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

    There's quite a contrast between Norway and Berlin:
    Order - chaos
    Clean - grungy
    Homogeneous, pretty straight population - all types, individuals, more crazies
    Regulated - more liberal
    A bit of civic restraint - buildings on a scale.
    But, after a few visits, Berlin seems familiar and likeable.
    So this morning we went t-shirt shopping for Sue. She had found that someone had swapped a child's t-shirt for hers during a recent wash. And so, she needed a new one to get her through this warm weather.
    We revisited the Memorial to the Murder of Jews, just to keep the up mood going. It was worth being reminded how horrific and unfathomable that campaign was.
    After a spot of lunch, we met Ilona at the East Side Gallery where artists have painted on the remaining part of the Berlin Wall.
    There seems to have been a lot of new building of apartments and offices, which is softening the Stalinist vibe in some areas.
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