I think I mentioned in my last blog that Mondays are our family days. The days set aside for our family to be together, and as of late we have been using them to tour Berlin. So, last Monday we headed into the heart of the city and visited the Berliner Dome (pictured above).
We enjoyed a latte in front of the Brandenburg gate, surreal. Maggie and Henster enjoyed apfels.
We went to Humboldt University too (all of this is within walking distance from the other landmark). This is one of the campuses Tyler and the interns are doing research on while we're here. I (Carrie) actually got to take a tour of it Saturday with the interns and found out some interesting facts about it. For example it used to be a castle and it was the most prominent Univ. in Germany before WWII. After the war many of the Jewish prof.'s had been forced out and of course it was pretty much destroyed during the war (along with most of Berlin), so it lost its standing as the leading University. Today it has been rebuilt and is thriving once again. Also you should know that Einstein taught here and I went into the very auditorium where he once taught E=MC2. And I feel a little bit smarter for having done that.
Okay back to Monday, we toured the Reichstag. From wikipedia it is the Berlin location where the German legislature met from 1894 to 1933 and again since 1999. It is a massive building and at the top is a clear circular dome that you can walk up and around in and see the neighboring buildings and the Berlin skyline.
Maggie, Tyler and myself opted for the free auditory tour.
Right outside the building stands the holocaust memorial. It is like a labyrinth and very easy to get lost in if you aren't careful.
This is the bird's eye view of a part of it.
Then we walked over to Potsdamer Platz for lunch at the Sony Center.
And then finished the morning with a stroll through Tiergarten and then quickly headed back for naps. And we didn't make it back before Henry conked out on Tyler's shoulder, but he was transported all the way home and into bed for a gloriously long nap. Partly in thanks to our full full morning and his early rising.
I think I mentioned in my last blog that Mondays are our family days. The days set aside for our family to be together, and as of late we have been using them to tour Berlin. So, last Monday we headed into the heart of the city and visited the Berliner Dome (pictured above).
We enjoyed a latte in front of the Brandenburg gate, surreal. Maggie and Henster enjoyed apfels.
We went to Humboldt University too (all of this is within walking distance from the other landmark). This is one of the campuses Tyler and the interns are doing research on while we're here. I (Carrie) actually got to take a tour of it Saturday with the interns and found out some interesting facts about it. For example it used to be a castle and it was the most prominent Univ. in Germany before WWII. After the war many of the Jewish prof.'s had been forced out and of course it was pretty much destroyed during the war (along with most of Berlin), so it lost its standing as the leading University. Today it has been rebuilt and is thriving once again. Also you should know that Einstein taught here and I went into the very auditorium where he once taught E=MC2. And I feel a little bit smarter for having done that.
Okay back to Monday, we toured the Reichstag. From wikipedia it is the Berlin location where the German legislature met from 1894 to 1933 and again since 1999. It is a massive building and at the top is a clear circular dome that you can walk up and around in and see the neighboring buildings and the Berlin skyline.
Maggie, Tyler and myself opted for the free auditory tour.
Right outside the building stands the holocaust memorial. It is like a labyrinth and very easy to get lost in if you aren't careful.
This is the bird's eye view of a part of it.
Then we walked over to Potsdamer Platz for lunch at the Sony Center.
And then finished the morning with a stroll through Tiergarten and then quickly headed back for naps. And we didn't make it back before Henry conked out on Tyler's shoulder, but he was transported all the way home and into bed for a gloriously long nap. Partly in thanks to our full full morning and his early rising.
3 comments:
Wow, what a great blog!! Henry you are a precious lamb!! (as are the rest of you but I remember your mommy falling asleep on her daddy's shoulder!! So sweet) I miss you guys. How bout coming over for dinner Friday for my birthday!! Bring some veiner shnitzle (ok you go ahead and spell it then)
We'll be going to Prague for your birthday! But, we do wish we could be there to give you hugs and kisses in person!
so, what's a kid to do for a bathroom break over there? ;) (christine)
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