Thursday, August 16, 2018

Final Conclusions

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I realize that I ended my last entry on a very negative note, so, for that reason and because some friends have requested a final "good...
Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Day 330: Berlin, Day 5--Reichstag and Good Riddance to Germany

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The day started out okay today. I got us checked in online, and we have window-middle seats for both our flights home tomorrow. But, again, ...
Monday, August 13, 2018

Day 329: Berlin, Day 4--Day Trip to Potsdam (New Palace)

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The day began with Kerry and me deciding to try the breakfast buffet here at our hotel. The verdict is that it's better than the one in ...
Sunday, August 12, 2018

Day 328: Berlin, Day 3--More Bus Touring, Block House (steak dinner)

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We got off to yet ANOTHER late start today but still managed to do more bus touring, on the same bus we were on yesterday. We rode on the bu...
Saturday, August 11, 2018

Day 327: Berlin, Day 2--Bus Tour (City Sightseeing)

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The focus of today was a city bus tour; our company was BEX Sightseeing, the "yellow bus." We walked to Brandenburg Gate and there...
Friday, August 10, 2018

Day 326: Berlin, Day 1--Brandenburg Gate, Pariser Platz, Memorial to Murdered Jews, Memorial to Homosexuals Persecuted under Nazism

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We got up kind of late today, but we did manage to do some sightseeing on our first full day in Berlin. We got much more accomplished than o...
Thursday, August 9, 2018

Day 325: Another Travel Day--Paris to Berlin

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Today was pretty much a travel day, so we didn't see a lot of exciting sights or anything. We got up at 10 am and were out the door by 1...