Berlin

Berlin is a really fun city - there is so much to do and see. The atmosphere is really nice too. It is very much spread out (instead of up) - no real skyscrapers at all.  I was happy for the kids to go back to visit too because frankly (and sadly), they really don't remember much about the first visits (they were still quite young).

The famous "Television Tower" in Alexanderplatz

Berlin is famous for....

...its pedestrain lights (they are little men with hats)

and for their Bears all around the city

Wait a minute - this is more Bavarian (Bryan felt right at home :-))

And of course "Checkpoint Charlie" (the old crossing point between East and West Berlin)

it's always quite a tourist attraction :-)

We loved the old cars - this one was trying to get a jump start :-)

And this one summed up the feeling of the visit...

Can you guess what this is?

One of the only remaining original pieces to the Wall

I think I have this same photo from when we visited 7 years ago...

Visitors taking it all in...

and more vistors ;-)

Mia and I in front of the Canadian Embassy (the kids are in the process of applying for dual citizenship)

The cute little "Ampelmann" A street light is called an "Ampel" - hence the name "Ampelmann"

Here (off in the distance) is the "Reichstag" - the German equivilent of Parliament (or our Capital Building)

The Jewish Memorial

A maze with stones of varying heights and varying levels of ground as well.

Here is the American Embassy (notice the "Statue of Liberty" is really a Berlin Bear in disguise :-)

The back side of the Brandenburg Gate getting ready for New Years Eve (or "Sylvester" as the Germans call it)

A closer photo of the Reichstag

Brandenburg Gate (Where Kennedy and Reagan gave their famous speeches)

Once again (so funny) We asked someone to take our picture, but they forgot to include the famous Brandenburg gate in the background - exactly how does that happen?

Bustling...

This was hillarious - someone posted a sign on a door that warned people that there is an "Old Man" upstairs that spits from the Balcony

Another thing that Berlin is famous for is their 2 euro photo booths scattered all around the city. We tried to all get in (not so successfully :-) We had fun trying though!