Berlin Day 3

My last day in Europe 😥. Said goodbye to Kerstin in the morning 😥 😥. Then set off to explore again as i did not have to be at the airport until 3pm. A good final day. Went the the Brandenburg gate and then walked the road (actually through the Tiergarten which is sort of like New York’s Central Park) to the Siegessaule Column (Victory column) which when it was finished construction in 1871 was a monument to the unification of the Franco Prussian empire. Of course there were stairs so i had to climb them. The statue on the top is Victoria, the Roman goddess of victory. On the way there I passed the Reichstag and the Carillon - a freestanding 42m bell tower. It was donated to the city on its 750 birthday by Daimler-Benz. It contains a large, manually played concert carillon, comprising 68 bells and someone was practising as I walked past - so i just sat. It was great. There have been very few bells this trip. Finished off with a curry wurst before heading to the airport. And then a beer and pretzel at the airport. My flight out of Berlin was late and had a very stressful connection in Frankfurt - but got there in the end.Lue lisää