I've been to Germany once before in a wonderful trip with my mother and daughter in the summer of 2005. We saw a lot of the southwest, including a good deal of Bavaria. Let's just say Berlin is not really like that part of Germany - AT ALL. Now, given the history, we understand why it feels like any anonymous American city, especially since we were staying in the East. Here, you can enjoy a view of the Alexanderplatz McDonald's. How Glen got a shot of it amidst all the Burger Kings, Dunkin' Donuts, Subways and Starbucks I'll never know.
Well, we found the historic parts too. Here we are at the Brandenburg Tor (gate) which is where the wall first came down and this is the symbol of a united Germany. One of these guys is alive, and one not. The live one freaked the kids out so that we had to do this picture alone.
Finally, what would a trip to a former communist city be without the requisite Marxist statue? Here is Eleanor with some new German Fulbright friends from Sacramento, CA climbing on Karl Marx's lap, while Engels stands watch.
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