Our next port of call was Warnemunde, Germany situated on the Baltic Sea. We decided to take the day trip to Berlin via the autobahn. The bus ride was 3.5 hours one way and much of the scenery was bucolic in appearance with massive wind turbines doting the landscape. About 30 minutes outside of Berlin we stopped at a rest stop that had the best looking convience food at a rest stop I had ever seen. We stopped to use the restroom and strentch our legs. Right before we got into Berlin our English speaking guide Tim passed out a little lunch bag that consisted of half a sandwich with a cream cheese spread, apple, peanuts, small chocolate bar for dessert as well as a bottle of water. Also before our arrival our guide handed us all a map of the city of Berlin as well as emergency contact information in case we got lost. He also offered everyone his cell number. We arrived at the Hilton in Berlin and were told what time to meet back and like that we were off!!
CheckPoint Charlie
CheckPoint Charlie Actors as Soldiers!
Robert and I could have gotten our passports stamped with the Check Point Charlie stamp but decided against it as no one else was doing it and since our new passports have the embedded microchip there could have been someone nearby that was stealing the information from passports.
A section of the Berlin Wall at the Berlin Wall Museum
Franzosische Dom - French Cathedral in Gendarmenmarkt
Konzerthaus of Berlin
Statue on top of the Konzerthaus
The Berliner Dom - The Berlin Cathedral
Angel at the top of the Victory Tower
Even the manhole covers are a work of art in Berlin
Charlottlenburg Palace
Just like that it was time to board our bus and make the 3.5 hour ride back to our ship. On our why back our guide gave us another lunch bag filled with all sorts of goodies. This snack consisted of a half a sandwich, plum, German pound cake and chocolate. Overall in Berlin we had a delightful time! We both agree that five hours was simple not enough time to even put a dent into seeing all that Berlin has to offer. We would like to go back and spend more time.
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