Gudrun's photos with the berlin

Hot-dog salesman

Hot-dog salesman
To be confined to a wheelchair does not have to be the end of your life - just look at this guy :)
Added on March 12, 2008

Radioturm... correction, Fernsehturm, Berlin

Radioturm... correction, Fernsehturm, Berlin
Added on March 12, 2008

Half an hour later

Half an hour later
And suddenly more rain on the way
Added on March 11, 2008

One of those moments

One of those moments
Pouring rain one minute, sunshine the next. I was just about to close the car door when I saw the sun playing with the raindrops.
Added on March 11, 2008

A room of your own

A room of your own
At the Ku'damm 101
Added on March 11, 2008

One fast bartender

One fast bartender
From the bar in the hotel lobby
Added on March 10, 2008

Design

Design
Many nice details around the hotel, this is one example. Designed in Switzerland I believe.
Added on March 10, 2008

Linoleum, don't you love it :)

Linoleum, don't you love it :)
No carpets, wonderful news for a wheelchair user because carpets are more difficult to wheel on, hard on the muscles and slow you down for sure. There are so many tiny things that can slow a wheelchair-user down, things that seem insignificant to those th…
Added on March  9, 2008

Ku'Damm 101

Ku'Damm 101
Our hotel for three nights
Added on March  9, 2008

Memorial for the murdered Jews of Europe

Memorial for the murdered Jews of Europe
This is further inside among the pilae. Not only are they of many different sizes, but the bottom is not flat as you can see on this shot. The more time I spent there, the more I was impressed by all that the artist has been able to convey.
Added on March  9, 2008

Memorial for the Murdered Jews of Europe

Memorial for the Murdered Jews of Europe
On a dry moment with the sun shining and it changed dramatically. While it was raining, everything was dark grey, when the sun came out, the concrete lit up, but the shadows were really dark, ominous.
Added on March  8, 2008

Memorial for the murdered Jews of Europe

Memorial for the murdered Jews of Europe
The Holocost Memorial, designed by architect Peter Eisenman and engineers Buro Happold. the 2711 concrete stelae cover almost 5 hectars.
Added on March  8, 2008

In the Cupola

In the Cupola
I could have played with those mirrors all day
Added on March  8, 2008

Same lift, going down

Same lift, going down
I really like this one
Added on March  7, 2008

Bundestag

Bundestag
From the Cupola
Added on March  7, 2008

In a lift

In a lift
I had about two seconds so I just hit the button, no time to look at how the camera was set. This is in the Bundestag and the lift was packed, I felt like a sardine
Added on March  7, 2008

It is beyond me

It is beyond me
I can't for the life of me understand why any country would want to, let alone be allowed to, build an embassy right beside Brandenburger Tor, neigbour to the Bundestag and on the other side of the street the monument for the Jews murdered in Europe durin…
Added on March  6, 2008

Decorations

Decorations
A part of the trip to Berlin was to look at a car. The car we want is not imported to Denmark, so a little vacation in Berlin meant that we could relax, see the sights and look at a car.
On the street Zahlsufer, Mercedes has built a flagship of a house a…
Added on March  6, 2008