After our slow start on Wednesday, we headed to the Deutsches Technikmuseum http://www.dtmb.de/index_en.html, obviously Dale's choice. The ships, trains and of course airplanes were amazing. We particularly liked the old videos of early years of flying in Europe. Several hours later we sat under a bridge and had Chinese food - not bad for being in Germany. That didn't leave us much time to see the Judisches Museum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Museum_Berlin and sure enough we had to leave before we were quite ready. It was a humble experience and very enlightening - specifically there was a lot of earlier history on the Jewish people and their persecution throughout the ages. It also explained how they became traders of goods and financiers.
Today we started at the Kunstgewerbemuseum at the Schloss Kopenick http://www.smb.spk-berlin.de/smb/sammlungen/details.php?objectId=7 very near our hotel - an awesome choice. The artwork in wood was amazing. Inlaid colours of the wood and the carvings were spectacular. After that we took the train clear across the city to the Schloss Charlottenburg area to take in the Museum fur Vor- und Fruhgeschichte (which we both enjoyed) http://www.mytravelguide.com/attractions/profile-78724505-Germany_Berlin_Museum_fur_Vor_und_Fruhgeschichte.html, the Brohan Museum (we were very quick) http://www.mytravelguide.com/attractions/profile-78792205-Germany_Berlin_Brohan_Museum.html, and the Museum Berggruen (I'm not a fan of Picasso and there were four floors of his work) http://www.smb.spk-berlin.de/smb/sammlungen/details.php?objectId=22. We ended our marathon at the Altes Museum (early Greek and Roman artifacts as well as an interesting Egyptian exhibit) http://www.aviewoncities.com/berlin/altesmuseum.htm, as we wanted to take in the Evensong Service at the Berliner Dom http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berliner_Dom - a very good way to end the day.
Tomorrow we are changing hotels - Hotel Zoo Berlin http://www.hotelzoo.de/ which will put us right downtown. More to follow.
Love,
Love,
Laurel & Dale
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