Berlin day 9 - Trip day 16

Well, today was our 2nd bonus day in Berlin, and it will be our last full day here. We are scheduled to fly home tomorrow morning.

Last night we looked at a brochure here in the apartment that lists all of the museums here in Berlin. We figured we would do one more museum today and then do a little shopping, go back to the apartment and eat dinner, and then pack. Since we have already been to all of the major museums that we are interested in, we decided to go to DDR museum. This is a small museum that features a history of what is was like to live in the Soviet controlled East Berlin. It is full of original artifacts and even one of the Trabi cars that you can sit in and take pictures. Everything is hands on so you can touch and feel many of the items. There is even a fully stocked kitchen that you can rumble through the cabinets. It really is a very fascinating museum to see what life was like in the DDR.

The Trabant (Trabi) was THE car in the DDR. Almost 2 million were made. They were tiny with an engine to match. (2 stroke, 594 ccm, and a whopping 26 HP). There was such a long waiting line for a new car, that used cars sold for more than a new one. The citizens loved these cars because it gave them mobility. When repairs had to done, spare parts were very difficult to come by. Owners took good care of their cars and kept them for a very long time.

Pat's going for the border! Too bad her top speed is only 100 KM/HR (60 MPH). ;-) Get the hell outta my way!

I love these pedestrian street signs! They are still in use all over the city. We see them every single day we are walking around Berlin. Of course, only the green or red are lit at any one time.

Would you like some coffee????

After the museum we went back to the Galeria Kaufhof and did a little shopping. We came across the view below on the way and had to stop and take the picture.

Pat got some nice German leather shoes at a great price and I got some  German/Italian Bugatti shoes. It was nice to get some nice shoes made in Germany and Italy and not from China. It is so hard to find any shoes in the USA that are not made in China.

So back to the apartment and we finished off with a traditional meal of white brats, kraut and beer. No better way to finish off a trip to Germany. :-)

Signing off as we need to pack and get to bed.

Tchuss!