Our last stop brought us to Berlin. A city of art, history, memorials, modernity and building like crazy...it was great to experience! And the best of all, to connect with Clark’s college roommate, Mike, 30 years later and meet his wonderful family. We started in England with my childhood friend and ended here with Clark’s college pal—pretty cool!!
We loved how the city is big and open, sprawling really, and while lots of people, the roads are wide with room for all the bicyclists (unlike London and Paris). Clark drove in the city center and managed fine.
We found the Memorial to the murdered Jews stunning. The Brandenburg Gate impressive, especially learning its history and that of the country’s desire for independence from royal governance. The German History Museum is unbelievable—its scope goes on and on. Josiah especially was enthralled! I loved the Reformation stuff and Luther documents. We went on to Museum Island and went to the Pergamum, where the Gate to Babylon installation stands. OMDL! So incredible! We even indulged the kids and hit Legoland, where the city of Berlin in Legos is nothing short of amazing, too. Our last day, we went with Mike and the girls to the German spy museum, which had some of the coolest exhibits ever...so much “cloak-and-dagger” stuff, 007 stuff, interesting Cold War history, spy swap details, gadgets, etc. Really fascinating and Berlin very much at the heart of it all!
You’d think that was all enough, but upon arrival, we got to enjoy Mike’s delicious cooking, too—yummy vegetarian lasagna with zucchini that we all devoured, and they made me a birthday cake to celebrate. So thoughtful and kind!! It was terrific! And another night we had burgers and traditional German brats—so good—and fantastic potato salad. For our last night, we went out to this fabulous Thai place; we decided we will have to do Thai back home more regularly đŸ˜€. It was a superb last stop, and we are so grateful for having chosen it to end our adventure!
Pictures on FB to go with post...and I’ll do one last post as a conclusion soon!!
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