Of course, Check Point Charlie ... we didn't do the museum across the street because it was so late. Not that it wasn't open - it was just too late for our kiddo's. No worries though, we need one more trip out there to see everything anyway!
The train system/subway system in Berlin is GREAT! We park our car at our hotel and just use the transit system the entire time we are there. With little kids who don't want to walk everywhere it works out perfectly for us. While we waited for one of our rides the girls found a spotlight/sunroom type thing that they started playing in. Emi was pretending to be a rock star, Paige superman, and Anika a (shy) ballerina!
Visiting the Topography of Terror Museum. It was such a good presentation about what happened during WWII and what the Nazi's did to the "unwanted". It was a very solemn atmosphere! Just be careful with your kids and all the graphic pictures and exhibits. There is a section set aside about what they did to the children (experiments and such), I tried to distract the kids so they didn't go in there.
Check out these websites for more information:
(Wikipedia) HERE
(official website) HERE
and HERE
In front of a long stretch of The Berlin Wall!
This time we thought ahead of time and reserved our tickets online (FREE) to visit the capital building: The Reichstag. It was really, really neat! I highly recommend doing this tour and going up the dome. There is a FREE audio guide in English too!
This was a VERY common occurrence for me and Kenneth. Yup, I'm nursing! That is just how we roll! This is us on the top of the dome!
The view from the base of the dome. Check out Grandpa's yellow gadget handing from his neck. It measures the temperature, the wind and a lot more that I can't remember and probably don't understand. Here Emi and Grandpa Layton were learning science stuff - both of their favorites!
In front of Brandeburg Gate
(Yup, I'm nursing in the background again! I probably could have kept this picture off our blog but where is the fun in that ... and it doesn't truly give you an idea of what I was doing the entire vacation!)
It was FREEZING in Berlin. I honestly think it was colder this time than it was back in January when we came out for New Years. We had to wait in line for Museum tickets for over an hour so we took the kids to a cafe to get Hot Chocolate to warm them up before we entered the museum.
The Berlin Dome
The next day we went back by the Brandenburg Gate and let Evan fight Darth Vader! It was hilarious! We had to pay him, of course, but Evan loved it and when they 'fought' Evan hit his hand holding the light saber and the man said "Stop! Stop!" The kids just laughed and laughed and were so excited that Evan beat him! It was really cute!
And, of course, the girls loving the Berlin Bear!
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