And I don't mean a jelly donut either.. . . Haha. . .
As is our tradition of visiting towers around the world, we visited the Berlin Tower and enjoyed the stunning views. I liked the organization of this tower, in particular. On the observation deck, as you walk around the 360degree view, there are numbered pictures explaining what you are seeing. It makes it easy to identify the landmark amidst the rest of the cityscape. They also have a couple of VR movies called Berlin's Odyssey - one movie describing the building of the Berlin TV tower and a second movie about Berlin's history. Our ticket gave us the option of watching one, so we watched Berlin's history. The VR movie made it feel like you were floating in a drone over the city during various periods of history. I would recomend it as a way to learn a basic overview of the history of Berlin.
There is so much in this city that reminds us of the 20th century's wars and conflicts. It is definitely a sad and moving history, but walking around the city, it is humbling and inspiring to see how it has been restored, renewed and rebuilt. We visited the Berlin Wall area, The Tiergarten, Victory Column, Brandenburg Gate, The Reichstag, The Jewish Memorial, The Berlin Dom and Futurium. Not sure if it is normal for June, but the city was full of tourists! The EU2024 championships were happening at the same time, so I suspect the city was more congested than normal. We missed out on a couple of sites because we could not get reservations, but we were definitely able to see a lot just walking around.
On the first morning, we went to the Berlin Tower, which was a 10 minute walk from our accommodations. This was our first view of the tower.The Berlin TV Tower.Scot and Dexter, checking out some of the main points of interest at the observation deck.Reading about the World Clock from the observation deck of the Berlin Tower.Locating the World Clock from above.Finding the World Clock on the street for a closer look.The Berlin Dom from the tower.The Berlin Dom from a bridge.Inside the Berlin Dom.A view of the Tiergarten and Victory Column in the middle.Victory Column up close.Walking up to the top of Victory Column.Taking a little playground break. Most of the structures were made for younger kids, but these three made it work for them.Victory Column is in the middle of a roundabout so there are tunnels leading to the structure. These lamps lined the walls of the tunnel and we saw little baby birds waiting to be fed!Walking around the Tiergarten toward Reichstag.The Jewish Memorial.Anyone can plug your device on the public buses!Remains of the Berlin Wall. . .The other side of the wall.Posts indicating where the Berlin Wall stood.The Brandenburg Gate - because of the EU2024 we had to come back to this site the following day. You can see this in the background of the coverage of the matches.The back of the Reichstag.The Reichstag from across the bridge.More playtime with parkour.Inside the Futurium, there are exhibits about the future of the city and the earth. There is a lot of information about global warming, climate change, but also about AI and the future growth of cities.A little relaxation station swing in the middle of the exhibit.Up on the skywalk of Futurium. If we can name one thing we did EVERYWHERE its getting to the tallest spots of cities for their view!
