Berlin Day 4

Checkpoint Charlie: When you visit Berlin you must visit Checkpoint Charlie. Unless you lived through that time you cannot understand what it would have been like to be cut off from your family and friends, which is what happened during this very sad period of history. Reading the stories on people who escaped and how … More Berlin Day 4

Berlin Day 3

Berlin Cathedral: Berlin Cathedral is the short name for the Evangelical Supreme Parish and Collegiate Church in Berlin. It is located on Museum Island in the Mitte borough. The current building was finished in 1905 and is a major work of Historicist architecture of the “Kaiserzeit”. It has amazing architecture and sculptures covering the outside, … More Berlin Day 3

Berlin Day 2 – Discovering and understanding reunification of East & West Berlin

As I mentioned in my previous post this city has always fascinated us that how quickly Berlin has shaped into cultural and economic hub of not only Germany but also for Europe. Since reunification, the German government has spent vast amounts of money on reintegrating the two halves of the city and bringing services and … More Berlin Day 2 – Discovering and understanding reunification of East & West Berlin

Berlin Day 1

We always wanted to visit Berlin; I am not sure weather it was due to its fascinating past or being current economic powerhouse of European union. But it was one of the must see cities that we wanted to visit during our Europe trip and would like to go back again to see and discover … More Berlin Day 1