Berlin Highlights

Prepare yourselves because I'm about to summarize our whole time in Berlin in one post. Don't worry though, there will be more pictures and less words.

We began our adventure in Germany with a 4 hour boat tour (good thing it wasn't a 'three hour tour'... I would have gotten worried).

See the TV tower in the background?

Our captain serenaded us!

 During our week in Berlin, we did a lot of sight-seeing. Here are some of the things we saw:

Brandenburg Gate

A Forest of Pillars - a memorial to the murdered Jews of Europe

Yes, they have stores for these things

Berlin War Memorial

Deutsches Historisches Museum - The German Historical Museum 

Altes (Old) Museum - Pergamon Altar

Altes Museum - Ishtar Gate

Altes Museum - Babylon

Altes Museum

Berlin Cathedral

Olympic Stadium

Checkpoint Charlie

Largest section left of the Berlin Wall

SS and the Reich Security Main Office

Brick embedded in the streets of Berlin mark where the wall used to be

The Reichstag

The Reichstag Dome - GREAT views from up here

From atop the Dome (the closest building - brown with an odd roof - is the Berlin Philharmoniker)

Berlin Victory Column

I must also include all the DELICIOUS food from Berlin:

Schnitzel

Spätzle

Kaiserschmarrn

The best wurst I've ever had!

And that's the final chapter in KK's and my adventure :)

We all made it back safe and sound last week and I'm finally caught up with our posts. We hope you enjoyed tagging along and who knows where we'll go next!

Oxford and Dover Highlights

While in London, we took two day trips. Our first was to Oxford. So now KK and I can truthfully say we 'went to Oxford.'

Besides exploring the quaint town of Oxfordshire and some of the many colleges connected to Oxford, we were on a different mission. Both literary geniuses C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkein taught at Oxford. We were able to visit the Magical Books exhibit to see original writings and drawings from Lewis, Tolkein, Susan Cooper and other writers. Lewis and Tolkein often met with their literary group, the Inklings, at a local pub. Which pub? We're not sure... It's got to be one of the three that we went to, or all three... We've not found a sure source on this. 

Our next trip was to the White Cliffs of Dover. It was a mostly easy walk and one steep climb from the train station to the Cliffs. Once up on the Cliffs the 45 minute walk to the lighthouse was very pleasant and with great views. 

Thankfully the rain held off until our walk back. But a bit rain was worth the visit to Dover.