Berlin, Germany with the Klocke Family
Photos taken May 1, 2010 - May 4, 2010

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Science Center building that looked interesting from the outside. We didn't go in. Not sure if it was a laboratory or a museum...
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Jay standing next to a statue.
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We walked by a Mini dealership on Friedrichstrasse. This was a Mini mounted on a wall. Yes, it's near Checkpoint Charlie :)
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Display of part of the Berlin Wall. You can get your passport stamped with the East Germany / GDR stamps here if you'd like (for 2.50 euros, we passed). We also heard that it causes passport problems if you get your actual passport stamped. I find that hard to believe.
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Brandenburg Gate!
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Brandenburg Gate.
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Hotel Adlon, which is right next to Brandenburg Gate. Also, many country embassies are nearby. This is the most exclusive/expensive hotel in Berlin, and is where presidents/leaders of countries stay when they come to Berlin. The bomb-proof presidential suite costs only 18,000 euros a night (and as our guide said, food not included).
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Brandenburg Gate.
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The bricks in-laid in the road indicate where the Berlin Wall used to run.
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In East Germany, they have fun characters for the passenger walk lights.
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In 1990, after the wall came down, the city started taking these down and replacing them with standard ones, but were stopped because so many East Berliners protested their removal. So they now stand as an easy way to indicate whether you're in former East or West Berlin!
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Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
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Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
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Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
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Some of the water pipes run above ground, and get painted fluorescent colors. We did not learn why they run above ground.
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Sample of the Berlin wall on the East Germany side, where graffiti was forbidden.
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Dad Klocke catching a z -- we took a 4-hour walking tour on our first day in Berlin. Easy enough for Kelly and I, but Kevin, Mom and Dad had just flown overnight and didn't really sleep on the plane!
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Posing next to a Berlin Bear, the icon of the city. There are Bear statues like this throughout the city; I guess you can compare them to the Cincinnati pigs...
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At Checkpoint Charlie.
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Close-up of the in-laid bricks indicating where the wall used to stand.
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Chocolate mold of the Brandenburg Gate.
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Manhole cover
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This church had a twin on the opposite side of the square - one was a French church and the other was a German church.
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Kelly thought these bike riders taking a break looked amusing.
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The opposite twin church
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Neue Wache (New Guard) war memorial.
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Neue Wache (New Guard) war memorial. Symbolizes the suffering of civilians during war.
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Berliner Dom. Built around 1900, it was designed to look much older. I found that interesting.
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One of Berlin's history museums on Museum Island.
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Inside Berliner Dom - the organ.
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Looking into a Berliner Dom model - Mom Klocke
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Looking into a Berliner Dom model - Kevin Klocke
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Looking into a Berliner Dom model - Jay
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Of course we climbed to the top of the cupola of the Berliner Dom! Here we are looking at the Rathaus (Town Hall).
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Looking at the views from Berliner Dom cupola.
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Kevin posing for a photo
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Looking at the views from Berliner Dom cupola.
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Family photo!
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Jay and Kelly
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Looking at the views from Berliner Dom cupola.
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Looking at the views from Berliner Dom cupola.
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Trying to find a place to eat, we walked by this church with a hundred bicycles in front of it!
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Jewish Museum Berlin. Very interesting architecture.
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Berlin is full of graffiti, but some of it is very interesting. We caught these guys in the act of putting the final touches on Donatello, a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle! We believe graffiti is not illegal in Berlin.
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The entire facade of the building had transformed into artwork.
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At the DDR Museum, I'm in a Trabant - the vehicle produced by East Germany. Many people waited on a waiting list for 15 years to get one of these cars! (DDR = Deutsche Democratic Republic i.e. German Democratic Republic i.e. East Germany). The museum showcased life in East Germany from 1960-1989.
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Dad and Kevin Klocke posing in front of the stop light.
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Kelly and Kevin in the Trabant.
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The East Side Gallery -- the largest contiguous piece of the wall still standing. It stands because it was turned into an outdoor gallery in 1990 - dozens of artists from around the world were invited to paint sections of the East Germany side of the wall, where it was illegal to 'deface' during Communist rule. The paintings were just restored in 2009, so they are in great condition.
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Berlin Wall East Side Gallery
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Berlin Wall East Side Gallery -- Chris Boettcher, we took this photo for you!!
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Berlin Wall East Side Gallery
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Berlin Wall East Side Gallery
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Berlin Wall East Side Gallery
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Berlin Wall East Side Gallery
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Berlin Wall East Side Gallery
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Berlin Wall East Side Gallery
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Berlin Wall East Side Gallery
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Berlin Wall East Side Gallery
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Berlin Wall East Side Gallery
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Berlin Wall East Side Gallery
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Berlin Wall East Side Gallery
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We thought of the Ruwe family when we saw this building.
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Berlin Wall East Side Gallery
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Berlin Wall East Side Gallery
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Berlin Wall East Side Gallery
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Berlin Wall East Side Gallery
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Berlin Wall East Side Gallery
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Berlin Wall East Side Gallery
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Berlin Wall East Side Gallery
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Berlin Wall East Side Gallery -- this is the most famous design on the wall.
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Berlin Wall East Side Gallery
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Berlin Wall East Side Gallery
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Berlin Wall East Side Gallery
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Berlin Wall East Side Gallery
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Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church - the church was badly damaged during the war. A new, modern church was built right next to it, and the damaged building remains standing as a reminder to the damages of war.
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Inside the new church.
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Inside KaDeWe (Kaufhaus des Westens), the second-largest department store in Europe (to Harrods in London).
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Inside KaDeWe
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Family photo at the Brandenburg Gate. It's raining a bit on us, but you can't tell here!
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The Reichstag - Germany's parliament building. Waiting in line to take an elevator to the top.
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Jay and Kevin smiling on the subway.
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Jay sleeping on the subway.
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Atop the Reichstag.
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Inside the cupola, which had a glass ceiling so you can peer down and look at active parliament sessions.
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Taking a photo of ourselves through the reflective mirror.
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Atop the Reichstag.
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Atop the Reichstag.
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Looking down into the parliament room.
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Brandenburg Gate by night
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Smiling on the subway.
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Headed to the airport. Onward to Split, Croatia!
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