What a great vacation!
I started to write this in May and then we moved and I have not been able to catch up...sorry Paige!
My friend Paige came to visit. We were so happy to see her!
Paige arrived on Wednesday, April 19. That day we hung out in downtown Frankfurt. We had some lunch along the Main River and I introduced her to a Puddingbretzel. So yummy!
On Thursday morning we all piled into the car and headed east to Berlin. We had spent a lot of time driving in Western Germany, so it was interesting to notice a change in the scenery as we entered Eastern Germany.
We spent Thursday evening walking around the shopping area near our hotel. Ted had lunch/dinner with us, but then had to go to an evening function for work.
Oh, I forgot. Paige, Noah and I also successfully navigated our way through the trains and ended up at Brandenburg Gate.
Paige, Noah and I got up on Friday morning and took off to see some sites. Ted had meetings all day, so we were on our own. We decided to take a bus tour of the city. It made us realize that there is so much to see in Berlin and we did not have enough time to do any of it. Someday, I would like to go back.
Berlin has so much history of conflict and resolution. The area where the wall once stood a.k.a. "The Dead Zone" is now filled with memorials, new modern buildings and a large performing arts center. They have left a piece of the wall standing for history's sake. Did you know that the wall is actually two walls with a path in the middle? This is where the guards would walk.
Amidst all of the new construction they have left Check Point Charlie. This is the only point where people were allowed to move between East and West Germany.
For me, I did not fully understand the significance of the events that occurred in 1989 until I witnessed the history with my own eyes. During this trip we also visited Liepzig where the uprising began.
After our morning bus tour, we hopped in the car and headed out to Potsdam...that is to come...
posted by The Hansens not in Germany @ 4:14 AM
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