Wednesday, July 26, 2006

The Berlin Wall


This section of the wall is very close to our house and is where the wall visitor centre is now based.

A new tramline now runs the length of Bernauerstrasse where the wall used to divide the east and west.

Swings in mauerpark

















It's hot, have a rest

It is extremely hot here in Berlin.

We bought a fan for the house which worked so well that I decided to go back and buy another for our guests.

But just like the thermal undies that sold out in December before we even had a chance to look for them in our size and colour, the whole electrical goods hyper market had sold out of them.

Here we take in some shade on Unter Den Linden because Frances says she is out of power.

Frau Vaccaro isn't so shy

It took a little persuasion to get Mrs Vaccaro to pose with the pansies at Checkpoint Charlie, but once we got her there she wouldn't move, even offering her best side to Japanese tourists.

Herr Vaccaro checks out Charlie

Vittorio wasn't that keen on getting his picture taken at Checkpoint Charlie. So he is pictured at this Berlin tourist stop off point from an alternative angle.

Pretty aren't they?