Berlin

Berlin in one day was one big day. Three hours there and back with six hours in between to see the sights. What surprised me was that there are still vacant blocks in the city ( East and West ) from the war waiting to be re built. Our guide was from East Germany and was 1 1/2 when the the wall came down, she had many personal insights to share regarding family life in the East, and was very happy to share her insights on Germany today which was very interesting and made the bus trip quicker ( if not sleeping )

We saw the Brandenburg Gate and the Holocaust memorial, the new parliamentary buildings and the old with echos of Hitler in the stones.







The remnants of the wall and path of the old wall ( marked with a line of cobblestones in the pavement ) was crossed in many places as we went from East to West and back again.












Graeme and Wendy

Somewhere in Germany

Day two of cruising and the pattern appears - line up, eat, line up, get off, walk about, get on, eat, eat, eat, sleep. And here is the boat.







Very cosy indeed.

Yesterday we spent in Denmark, a port town with old city from Viking times - Aarhus . And the first thing you notice is the renewable energy - wind and solar ( in Germany today )




And these turbines really are out in the ocean, the coast of Denmark was visible but in the distance. Also managed to fit a gym class and a 2 mile walk while watching the waves go by. A little sit in the top deck spa, a show in the theatre, some Zumba, dinner and wine in the restaurant and a couple of spins around the deck when the wind wasn't gale force. Phew.

Today we are in the fields of old Eastern Germany on our way to Berlin ( and hopefully wifi ) the wheat has been harvested and the corn grows quite high, the tractors are out amongst the wind turbines, and the sheep under the solar panels. There are at least 6 turbines in view in every valley. On the autobahn now and Berlin in two hours time as per the lovely Lisa who met our small group as we got off the boat.


Graeme and Wendy