Today we did a gigantic self-walking tour. We walked from 11am to 6pm and didn’t even see half of the sights. The first part of our walk-a-thon we spent at the Reichstag, Germany’s parliament building. After an hour-long wait and a short security check, the elevator took us up to the roof terrace and glass dome. At this point the weather was still being nice…some clouds, some son, lots of wind and not so much rain.
After the Reichstag and Brandenbergische Tor we saw: Potsdamerplatz, the Berlin Philharmonic building, a museum by Mies van der Rohe, the 2nd largest remaining segment of the Berlin Wall, Checkpoint Charlie and Frierichsstrasse. Berlin is not a small city, but at least it’s completely flat!
Once back at the hostel we got ready for our evening activities. We had tickets to see a variety show, “Soap-The Show” in the Chamaeleon Theater in the Jewish Quarter. Neither of us knew what to expect. The show was strange, but awesome. Eight performers with various skills (trapeze, acting, singing, contortion, juggling, etc) carried out sketches involving bathtubs. Our favorite skit was the naked-towel-holding-men’s ballet. They were so synchronized moving their towels back and forth, that we didn’t even get a quick peek ;-) We both had a great time and highly recommend checking it out…but book your tickets early.
On the way back to the hostel we happened upon an American “Sixties” Diner. Debbie just couldn’t pass this up. If you ignored the lemon-favored iced-tea, the German-speaking waitresses, and the not-so-dill dilled-pickles it was almost like eating at home.
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