Berlin-Center exploration with K.H. "Baum" und Almut Rose

Berlin, April 1, 2008

Please, ignore, in case you have already received this letter.

Greetings from Berlin where the weather is finally warming up and we are enjoying this exciting city outdoors and in bright sunshine together with Almut "Rose" and Karl-Heinz Baum, Almut's journalist friend.

Ziggy and Richey

At new train station: Picking up Almut and retired East-West correspondent Karl-Heinz Baum

 

 

Berlin Press Building

View from Press Building --- over to new Berlin Train Station

 

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Press Office

 

Outside press Building: Remains of the Berlin Wall

 

Memorial

 

Memorial for those who died trying to escape from the East across the wall

 

 

Museum for wall segments with numbers of people who died in attempt of fleeing

 

 

Chancellory with special "bridge walk way" connecting it to the Reichstag

 

Reichstag on the Spree river with crosses for those who died trying to swim across here 

 

 

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Inscription of the Deutsche Verfassung into the glass wall

 

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Tourist boat passing Chancellor Merkel's Office Building