rose's random rambly writings

So... I had to do a post about my latest trip to Berlin before Zaphira came back from Hamburg.
About time then .

Even though this was my fifth time in Berlin, I did some things I have never done there before...Left: I had a currywurst. It didn't taste curry at all.
Right: I had a beer bigger than my head in a biergarten.

Another thing I had never done before was visiting Potsdam - the Preussian kings' residence:Left: Sans Souci
Right: Neue Palais
We were there for hours, just walking around in the enormous park. No need to say, I'll have to visit indoors too the next time I go...

Berlin is a hotspot when it comes to culture. This time around, I had some very different musical experiences:Left: One night, I went to a Balkan Beat concert in the famous Kaffee Burger - a place that looks like somebody's living room. And it's about the same size too.
Right: The night after I got free tickets to the Berliner Philharmonie. As it happened, it was a Norwegian contemporary orchestra, Asamisimasa (no, I don't know them personally), who performed that day. I left during the break (), but it was nice to see the interior of such a famous place.

I don't have much to say about this, except I seem to love taking picutres of Alex, the TV-tower that got its pet name from where it's located - Alexanderplatz.Even though it's just a ball on a pole, I think it's a fascinating photo object that almost never turns out the same way on my photos.

And here are some weird "sightseeing" shots Top left: Oberbaumbrücke. One of the landmarks in ex-East Berlin. Looks like something from a fairytale, doesn't it?
Top right: Interior from the Sony Center on Potsdamer Platz. Potsdamer Platz was once a busy square, but when the Berlin Wall was built, it was deserted and practically became no man's land. Nowadays, they are re-building the status the square once had with, among other, the Sony Center. There is a brick road along the path that once was the wall.
Bottom left: Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche - sometimes referred to as the rotten tooth due to the severed top. It was bombed during WWII but this tower and some of its interor still stands. They have built a new church in connection to it, and the old building is a memorial hall.
Bottom right: On May 1st - Labour Day - I happened upon a celebration on Brandenburger Tor, and what else could I do than have a drink to celebrate my hard labour?

I'll leave you with a panoramic photo of one of my favourite places in Berlin - Gendarmenmarkt:I like just sitting here, looking at people and the beautiful surroundings. The place has two cathedrals (the French and the German) facing each other with the Concert Hall in the middle.

Of course, these are only some of the things I did during my seven days but I hope you enjoyed the tour anyway.