collection

it was a very cold and wet out,

i took these random snaps

on a day

when it was not raining

as much.

sun where are you?

museum island

museum island is a unesco site.

i visited the five museums

in one day.

it was intense, many

stairs to climb and

so much to see.

the scale of the buildings

are as impressive

as the collections.

more information

here and here.

the wandering continued

wandered around the city,

snapped photos randomly,

ended up at alexanderplatz,

the platz with the famous clock.

crossed the beautiful river

spree

dinner was at a

falafel place.

needing to warm up

(did i say it was cold here)

coffee and cake

at a café.

ascension day

taking a break from museums

and galleries.

today was a day for wandering.

i came upon this statue,

it was in an open area near

what appeared to be a vacant

school building.

later i took refuge in a

tiny café to warm up.

it is very cold here, i have

mentioned this before. people

are wearing their winter coats

and i am dressed for the

merry month of may.

more history

the new topographie des terrors

documentation centre

stands on the site of the

old gestapo headquarters.

more information here.

it is a stark building

surrounded by gravel landscaping.

a section of the berlin wall

remains standing in front of the

centre. the grim history

is presented through photos,

written word, films and

audio.

jewish museum berlin

yes, that is superman

crashing into the sidewalk in front

of the jewish museum. (here)

the special exhibit

heroes freaks and super-rabbis

is a history of the work by

jewish cartoonists. (here)

the permanent collection

in the new building designed

by daniel libeskind (here)

is compelling.

i found the holocaust

tower, the garden of

exile to be moving.

the most intense

exhibit for me was the

work of israeli artist

menashe kadishman (here)

located in the void

entitled "shalachet"

fallen leaves.

karl

impressions from a quick march

down

karl marx allee.