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in the palace gardens - IMG_4575.JPG
A bear, Berlin's mascot - IMG_4579.JPG
interior, now a museum - IMG_4597.JPG
Rocks mark the trenches filled with human ash. - IMG_4589.JPG
Leslie orders two varieties of hefeweissen, hell and dunkel (light and dark). - IMG_4572.JPG
The Fernsehturm (TV tower), part of every view - IMG_4578.JPG
Nikolaikirche, Berlin's oldest church. - IMG_4571.JPG
Two landmarks: The Rotes Rathaus (Red Courthouse)--essentially city hall, and a fountain with Neptune lording it over four rivers. - IMG_4547.JPG
GE is evidently in the banking business. - CIMG2442 (Large)
We conducted our own pub crawl on Friday night. And, actually, Saturday night. (Michael's) - IMG_4537.JPG
Leslie leaves our mark. - IMG_4573.JPG
St. George kicking some dragon ass - IMG_4588.JPG
another shot of the crowds and stands - IMG_4598.JPG
a non-soviet memorial - IMG_4576.JPG
TV tower and courthouse peek over the edge of Nikolaiviertel, the reconstructed Medieval square/tourist trap. - IMG_4580.JPG
I stumbled upon an empty church shell, now a sculpture garden. - IMG_4567.JPG
One major perk of our 5th floor flat is plenty of sunlight for plants. - IMG_4581.JPG
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We followed the thumping music through the park to this random music festival. Together, we make street fairs happen. - IMG_4599.JPG
remains of the gas chamber, execution room, and crematorium - IMG_4590.JPG
Some of the stands were quite elaborate. - CIMG2465 (Large)
Bryan and Leslie peek over the wall of a cemetery. (Michael's) - CIMG2454 (Large)
We get an on-screen picture of people who buzz our apartment. Those crafty Germans! (Michael's) - IMG_4600.JPG
yeah, those are just what you think they are. - IMG_4536.JPG
Evidently the graffiti turns over about annually. - IMG_4602.JPG
I finally obtain some satisfactory fruit and commence "free-form tart" baking. - IMG_4583.JPG
Our meals at home have steadily involved more vegetables and less meat. Here, a spanish tortilla and assorted roast veggies. - IMG_4569.JPG
basil - IMG_4612.JPG
We take a jaunt to a lake outside Berlin for some afternoon swimming. - IMG_4614.JPG