Ich bin ein Berliner 

Saturday, June 22nd - Monday June 24th, 2024

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.

 

This article was updated on June 28, 2024