We had a nice day and slept in, and woke up around 9:00. We had toast with ham, salami and cheese for breakfast and headed out to the Gendarmenmarkt to see the shops and make a stop in some of them. This area according to Rick Steve is the 5th Avenue area of Berlin. The weather was off and on with sun, and breezy. We walked around the Platz and did some window shopping, Mark then decided that the Galeria Kaufhof looked really good compared to the Euro 280 jeans and das kleid (the dress) at Euro 1325. So, we plan to put in some shopping time tomorrow at the Galeria!!!!!! I got some great shots of him trying to get away from those price tags!
We did stop in at Fassbender und Rausch, one of Europe's oldest and largest chocolate shops. They had a huge bear made of chocolate, and also the Brandenburger Tor. To top it off, even a volcano with chocolate lava (in honor of the recent eruption...???) constantly oozing lava. I made off with a box of candies and I believe that we will stop back in to pick up some more Marzipan as it is just fantastic here, not like we get in the US.
Next stop, the DDR Tower. Mark and I always enjoy a trip to the bar there (the food is notoriously bad) and the bartender(s) have always spoken good English so.......liquid lunch ensued while happy hour was going on.. We walked around and took some pictures, even of the building we are staying in.
The East German building we are living in right now is the white building behind the Park Inn building that is running left to right. You can see a cluster of buildings that all look alike. Our apartment windows look out to the pink building, which is across a busy street, also with tram lines. We watch the people in the old Soviet building and we feel like we are in a German movie, like "The lives of others". You should see that movie if you have not seen it yet. It also kind of feels like the Alfred Hitchcock / Jimmy Stewart / Grace Kelly / Raymond Burr movie, "Rear Window". Another awesome movie.
Here are a few shots of Berlin from the tower.
The New Jewish Synagogue in the center of picture above.
We then left and found a nice little restaurant "Oliv" and had quiche and some cappuccinos. The food was very good and the place had an upscale bohemian atmosphere and we really enjoyed it. We walked back to the apartment after that....and a nickerchen (nap) snuck up on me.Weather forecasts have it warmer tomorrow and even better over the weekend. Springtime is going to arrive as we are leaving!
Well, it's dinner time and have to feed Mark as he gets grouchy if he's hungry. Leftovers tonight and of course even better tonight than last night. I'm going to try to be in bed before 12 midnight, so...Gutta Nacht!
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