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I want door knobs like this. - IMG_4507.JPG
more old things - IMG_4504.JPG
Friezes explode out of the front of this plain building, hinting at the level of ornate inside. - IMG_4565.JPG
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basil - IMG_4583.JPG
Our meals at home have steadily involved more vegetables and less meat. Here, a spanish tortilla and assorted roast veggies. - IMG_4536.JPG
Evidently the graffiti turns over about annually. - IMG_4581.JPG
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One major perk of our 5th floor flat is plenty of sunlight for plants. - IMG_4580.JPG
I stumbled upon an empty church shell, now a sculpture garden. - IMG_4576.JPG
TV tower and courthouse peek over the edge of Nikolaiviertel, the reconstructed Medieval square/tourist trap. - IMG_4573.JPG
St. George kicking some dragon ass - IMG_4537.JPG
Leslie leaves our mark. - IMG_4547.JPG
GE is evidently in the banking business. - IMG_4571.JPG
Two landmarks: The Rotes Rathaus (Red Courthouse)--essentially city hall, and a fountain with Neptune lording it over four rivers. - IMG_4578.JPG
Nikolaikirche, Berlin's oldest church. - IMG_4572.JPG
The Fernsehturm (TV tower), part of every view - IMG_4557.JPG
in the palace gardens - IMG_4579.JPG
interior, now a museum - IMG_4575.JPG
A bear, Berlin's mascot - IMG_4562.JPG
view of some palace - IMG_4549.JPG
exploring the Jewish quarter - IMG_4560.JPG
another not quite successful arm-out shot - IMG_4554.JPG
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We float under some birds. - IMG_4564.JPG
more of St. Vitus Cathedral - IMG_4551.JPG
We rent a paddleboat! - IMG_4558.JPG
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view out our hostel window