Berlin wall...

If you just look in the middle, it's like a scene out of a movie. I dodnt take many shots at the airshow ground. It was just most unpleasant and warm. No, warm is an understatement. It's like Singapore weather with no ventilation. Urgh.

After boss arrive in day two, having settled his Jam stuff in another part of europe, we spent out first night out looking for the casino, which he said was the biggest in Europe.

Guess what we stumbled upon the berlin wall....heee...all thanks to jeano's great eyesight. =P

Testing of boss' photgraphy skills.

Right outside the trainstaion Potsdamer. These are of course deliberately set up back on site. The origianls were removed to be detroyed. But only later did they think that some should remain. Not many whole pieces have been left. So if you're at a Berlin gift shop, chances are, there a small vial with a chuch of coloured conrete which they claim is part of the berlin wall. (hmmmmm.....)

I took this phot coz i wanted to show ge how gross a collection over years of bubble gum looks like...very colourful..and OMG

The historical markers on the ground, like a line drawing out the berlin wall location.

Opposite the Casino, the Blue Man group theatre! Too exp lah...so never went to see..

OK, it's not as big as I thought it would be, but it's about hmm....4 storeys, with an area of a basket ball court. As I brought his up as a conversation with my boss, we realised that maybe the casinos in europe are mostly old ones, so they never built MEGA ones back then. Hence, this would make sense to be the biggest.

Anyway, like I said, not many pics of the airshow. On this day where the pic was taken was my only Free whole day in Berlin, (Boss and mel lfet early this morning.) and I went to something like their City Hall

I snuck in a quick photo of these guys. If you want a shot with them, I think $$ is involved. A free donation, in the chest on the floor. I didnt need one lah, But I thought it was cool, it's thier old military uniforms. =)

This is the Brandenburger Tor. ('Tor' I gathered, meant gate. It was the site of celebrations when the Berlin wall came down and throwing you back even further in time, when Napolean lead his victorius troops marching in.

a nice torust heloing me out the take a pic after seeing me struggle many time to get a shot in, in the DIY fashion. hhahaha

The next decent historical buidling is about a 5 minute walk away. the Reichstag buildt in 1884(aka Paliamentry house). Can't go in without paying, and the details was that since its in use, you can only go to the modern wings. (which are made of glass walkways)

I learned from my recent course research (which I chose to write about hitler) was that it was here that in one of his attempts to take control of germany, he stormed in and held governers hostage.

These carved out panels flank the main entrance.

There were many tourists, but the square was big enough not to be crowded. I picked a spot to sit and just soak up some sun and atmosphere. It was near the front door.

A man who stood beside a bicycle, watched me for a while, then came up to me and started chatting. I acted not too interested. But he was more keen to find out if I was from China or one other country that I can't recall now.

When I said no, and said singapore, he repeated his question, and looked abit stumped when I still said no...hahaha...probably thinks it's in China, and that I didnt' hear him properly. he still looked unconvinced. Anyway, am still alone, so didn't want to too friendly so I acted disinterested.

He hung around abit, looked like he was trying to do some survey or something, but I didnt see him approach anyone else. (most people there looked local/ ang mo or asian folks huddled in the safety of their tour groups.

Eventually, he moved a to another spot at the square.

As I walked back to the Branderburg Tor, a small crowd gathered on the far end of the Reichstag. Some filming was taking place. The lady in the pciture is part of the show, and she is to just sit there and watch.

since everything was in german, so I had no clue.

But i guessed it was a priviledged moment, so I stayed, coz i seems like the locals knew who this guy was, who was performing songs, singing...

and taking the strangest things out of his attache case...LOL

It was a short filming and everyone whooped and clapped when the filming ended, and he said a graceful thank you. =)