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Sept. 8: Berlin's Cathedral near
Museum Island |
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Berlin's Museum Island and the Spree River |
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Nick with friends along the Spree
River |
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Historical Altes Museum on Museum
Island |
The Reichstag, site of the German
parliament. |
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Berlin's Alte National Gallery on Museum Island |
The Brandenburg Gate |
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Sept. 8: The Jewish Museum Berlin
consists of two buildings; one built in the 18th century, the other opened
in 2001 |
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The original Jewish Museum was founded
in 1933 |
The Berlin Museum, chronicles the
city’s Jewish history |
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Berlin's Checkpoint Charlie: crossing point
between East Berlin and West Berlin during the cold war |
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The Berlin Wall Monument |
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The Holocaust Memorial to the murdered
Jews of Europe |
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"Ich bin ein Berliner" at the
Brandenburg Gate |
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We enjoyed a delicious lunch at great
restaurant on Kurfurstendamm Strasse in Berlin's shopping district |
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Sept. 9: Cologne, Germany and its
famous Cathedral and Railroad Bridge |
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Construction of Cologne Cathedral
began in 1248 and took, with interruptions, until 1880 to complete |
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The Cathedral is right next to
Cologne's main train station |
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Thousands of locks on Cologne Railroad
bridge, many signed with messages |
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