Berlin & Potsdam, July 2008

Berliner Dom as viewed from the Fernsehturm.

nobody@smugmug.com (Jessica Mignone (jmignone)) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:07:36 -0700

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
Berliner Dom as viewed from the Fernsehturm.

Berlin City Hall (foreground) and Nikolaikirche (Nikolai church, background) in Nikolaiviertel (Nikolai Quarter of old Berlin).

nobody@smugmug.com (Jessica Mignone (jmignone)) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:09:01 -0700

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
Berlin City Hall (foreground) and Nikolaikirche (Nikolai church, background) in Nikolaiviertel (Nikolai Quarter of old Berlin).

River Spree and the Hauptbahnhof (main train station), made all of glass, in the distance.

nobody@smugmug.com (Jessica Mignone (jmignone)) — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:36:50 -0800

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
River Spree and the Hauptbahnhof (main train station), made all of glass, in the distance.

Fernsehturm (TV tower).

nobody@smugmug.com (Jessica Mignone (jmignone)) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:11:13 -0700

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
Fernsehturm (TV tower).

Berliner Dom.

nobody@smugmug.com (Jessica Mignone (jmignone)) — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:36:58 -0800

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
Berliner Dom.

Brandenburger Tor.

nobody@smugmug.com (Jessica Mignone (jmignone)) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:13:17 -0700

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
Brandenburger Tor.

The old records I bought for a Euro each because I liked the artwork. I'll let you guess which one I'm not going to hang on the wall in my apartment.

nobody@smugmug.com (Jessica Mignone (jmignone)) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:06:25 -0700

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
The old records I bought for a Euro each because I liked the artwork. I'll let you guess which one I'm not going to hang on the wall in my apartment.

For real!

nobody@smugmug.com (Jessica Mignone (jmignone)) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:55:14 -0700

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
For real!

Me inside the Holocaust Memorial.

nobody@smugmug.com (Jessica Mignone (jmignone)) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:14:04 -0700

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
Me inside the Holocaust Memorial.

View of the Holocaust Memorial from outside the blocks.

nobody@smugmug.com (Jessica Mignone (jmignone)) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:42:08 -0700

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
View of the Holocaust Memorial from outside the blocks.

Interesting architecture for a shopping mall.

nobody@smugmug.com (Jessica Mignone (jmignone)) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:43:24 -0700

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
Interesting architecture for a shopping mall.

These are giant seesaws.

nobody@smugmug.com (Jessica Mignone (jmignone)) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:44:25 -0700

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
These are giant seesaws.

At the Topography of Terror exhibit, there is an explanation of the different symbols that concentration camp prisoners had to wear to indicate their "crime."

nobody@smugmug.com (Jessica Mignone (jmignone)) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:45:14 -0700

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
At the Topography of Terror exhibit, there is an explanation of the different symbols that concentration camp prisoners had to wear to indicate their "crime."

The Trabi-Safari guys. You too can drive a Trabant around Berlin. Not sure why you'd want to, but you can.

nobody@smugmug.com (Jessica Mignone (jmignone)) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:46:15 -0700

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
The Trabi-Safari guys. You too can drive a Trabant around Berlin. Not sure why you'd want to, but you can.

Me at the front door of a really random and really cool apartment complex on Skalitzer Strasse.

nobody@smugmug.com (Jessica Mignone (jmignone)) — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:37:26 -0800

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
Me at the front door of a really random and really cool apartment complex on Skalitzer Strasse.

The replica of Checkpoint Charlie approximately where it used to be. The original is in the museum next door. In the background you can see the famous "You are leaving the American Sector" s ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Jessica Mignone (jmignone)) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:47:09 -0700

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
The replica of Checkpoint Charlie approximately where it used to be. The original is in the museum next door. In the background you can see the famous "You are leaving the American Sector" s ...

Pieces of the Berlin Wall for sale in the museum shop near Checkpoint Charlie. You weren't supposed to take a photo in here, but, well, you know me.

nobody@smugmug.com (Jessica Mignone (jmignone)) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:48:21 -0700

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
Pieces of the Berlin Wall for sale in the museum shop near Checkpoint Charlie. You weren't supposed to take a photo in here, but, well, you know me.

Front door to the Mini store.

nobody@smugmug.com (Jessica Mignone (jmignone)) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:50:10 -0700

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
Front door to the Mini store.

And next to it, a Mini mounted sideways on the wall.

nobody@smugmug.com (Jessica Mignone (jmignone)) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:49:04 -0700

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
And next to it, a Mini mounted sideways on the wall.

Deutscher Dom in Gendarmenmarkt.

nobody@smugmug.com (Jessica Mignone (jmignone)) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:51:07 -0700

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
Deutscher Dom in Gendarmenmarkt.

I caught this woman posing on the steps of the Konzerthaus in Gendarmenmarkt.

nobody@smugmug.com (Jessica Mignone (jmignone)) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:51:42 -0700

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
I caught this woman posing on the steps of the Konzerthaus in Gendarmenmarkt.

This car was parked outside Bebelplatz. Yes, it's an Audi R8. Do I know my cars or what? (Caption fixed just for Glenn.)

nobody@smugmug.com (Jessica Mignone (jmignone)) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:52:20 -0700

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
This car was parked outside Bebelplatz. Yes, it's an Audi R8. Do I know my cars or what? (Caption fixed just for Glenn.)

Bebelplatz. Not too interesting now but this was the site of the infamous Nazi book burnings.

nobody@smugmug.com (Jessica Mignone (jmignone)) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:53:19 -0700

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
Bebelplatz. Not too interesting now but this was the site of the infamous Nazi book burnings.

The GDR-era Palast der Republik, still being torn down 63 years later.

nobody@smugmug.com (Jessica Mignone (jmignone)) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:54:03 -0700

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
The GDR-era Palast der Republik, still being torn down 63 years later.

Best St. George and the Dragon statue I've ever seen, at the entrance to Nikolaiviertel.

nobody@smugmug.com (Jessica Mignone (jmignone)) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:54:45 -0700

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
Best St. George and the Dragon statue I've ever seen, at the entrance to Nikolaiviertel.

The Reichstag, or German parliament building.

nobody@smugmug.com (Jessica Mignone (jmignone)) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:57:39 -0700

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
The Reichstag, or German parliament building.

Flag on the roof of the Reichstag.

nobody@smugmug.com (Jessica Mignone (jmignone)) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:55:51 -0700

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
Flag on the roof of the Reichstag.

Me on the roof of the Reichstag.

nobody@smugmug.com (Jessica Mignone (jmignone)) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:56:44 -0700

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
Me on the roof of the Reichstag.

Me at the East Side Gallery, the longest remaining stretch of the wall. Much of the original art has been tagged over.

nobody@smugmug.com (Jessica Mignone (jmignone)) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:59:17 -0700

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
Me at the East Side Gallery, the longest remaining stretch of the wall. Much of the original art has been tagged over.

Wall and the East Side Gallery.

nobody@smugmug.com (Jessica Mignone (jmignone)) — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:38:10 -0800

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
Wall and the East Side Gallery.

Another stretch of the East Side Gallery wall.

nobody@smugmug.com (Jessica Mignone (jmignone)) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:00:05 -0700

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
Another stretch of the East Side Gallery wall.

The impressive Berlin Hauptbahnhof.

nobody@smugmug.com (Jessica Mignone (jmignone)) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:02:11 -0700

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
The impressive Berlin Hauptbahnhof.

The windmill at Sanssouci Palace. The original was built in 1738 but destroyed by a fire during WWII. When they rebuilt it, for some reason, the windmill arms face a different direction.

nobody@smugmug.com (Jessica Mignone (jmignone)) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:03:01 -0700

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
The windmill at Sanssouci Palace. The original was built in 1738 but destroyed by a fire during WWII. When they rebuilt it, for some reason, the windmill arms face a different direction.

Sanssouci Palace.

nobody@smugmug.com (Jessica Mignone (jmignone)) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:04:17 -0700

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
Sanssouci Palace.

Me with Sanssouci in the background.

nobody@smugmug.com (Jessica Mignone (jmignone)) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:04:46 -0700

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
Me with Sanssouci in the background.

Me at the not so crowded left wing of Sanssouci Palace.

nobody@smugmug.com (Jessica Mignone (jmignone)) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:05:31 -0700

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
Me at the not so crowded left wing of Sanssouci Palace.