Sunday, June 25, 2023

East Berlin

We visited the DDR Museum. Life during communism was simple, polluted, and everybody had a lot of protected sex.

Next, the Illusion Museum. Nothing in that place made sense.

Checkpoint Charlie had A LOT of tourists and tour bus companies. There was even a film crew there for some kind of documentary. I don't really get it, because there wasn't much to the place.

Brandenberg Gate also had a lot of tourists. They blocked my shot. Also, the Special Olympics was close by.
We attended a classical concert of LOTR and GOT songs. It was in an old theater by 'candlelight', but because the room had no AC (and a lot of bodies), we were all sweating in what felt like a tropical heatwave. Some people even left before the end. The performances were great despite the climate change.
Currwurst 36 for dinner. Also, some urban art.
Goodnight, Berlin.

Mainz

We stopped at the botanical garden in the morning. Some great inspiration for when we get ba...