Happy Thanksgiving!
The sun was bright this morning as we made it to the strip of remaining Berlin Wall. I’m thankful for the freedom that we have to travel to just about anywhere. One of the East Berliners said that he took for granted that he could go back and forth into the west until one morning it was taken away.
Moving through Berlin on the transit systems changed too. Many stations became “ghost stations” because the tracks crossed into the opposite side of the wall.
Checkpoint Charlie, the famous border crossing from East Berlin to West Berlin’s American sector.
Potsdamer Platz is one of the largest shopping areas.
Above is the Sony Center.
Charlottenburg Palace was built in the 1700’s by Fredrick the Great. All of the rooms are very different, some rich gold and others silver. Most of it was damaged during the war, but it has been gradually redone.
Outside the Palace is the Christmas Market. It is so much nicer than the markets that are in the downtown areas. We browsed around and had our Thanksgiving Dinner.
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