Berlin

After a long long day in Berlin just a short post. We went to Berlin last night with my uncle Holm. This morning after going to bed late, we slept in a bit and left for the town by 11 am. A short ride with public transportation and we were in the city center. After some desperately needed coffee at Starbucks we started our big tour of Berlin. First stop was the Dorotheenstädtischer Cemetery - yeah yeah you all think now what are they doing on a cemetery -but I always wanted to go there, because all the famous Germany are buried there, especially authors and philosophers from the 19th and early 20th century. It was really pretty and relaxing like a little green oasis in the middle of a bustling city.
From there we walked down the Friedrichsstraße famous for its shopping and entertainment. After a short stop at the Library, where I will spend the next couple of days, and some taste of German bureaucracy, we headed towards the Brandenburger Tor. A short look around, some photos and of we went to the Reichstag.
There we had to wait about half an hour to go up to the dome. But the wait was worth it because we were rewarded with a great 360 view over the city.
After that we went to the Potsdamer Platz and to the checkpoint Charlie, the former main border crossing station and from there back through the town to the Alexanderplatz from where we went back to the apartment.
It was a long and very hot day - we had at least 90 degrees - but we had a great time. More pics are as usual at Flickr.

Tomorrow we will probably head to Potsdam, about an hour away and with lots of old castles etc. There we will also meet a friend of mine and hopefully get a good tour of the city.