back from BERLIN...

an exhausting,but fun, 2 days in berlin...

highlights...
i) the german Bundestag... and the dome...

ii) lots of bratwurst mit brot... yummy!!!

iii) plentiful sightseeing...

iv)visited the zoo in berlin (its funnie cos its the first ever zoo outside of singapore that i visited...) & when CNN reported that there were thousands of visitors daily because of the baby polar bear, Knut, they are not kidding at all!! just how famous exactly is this 4-month-old baby polar bear? well, it usually take a person years in the hollywood scene in order to make the cover of the Vanity Fair (fashion magazine), this cute baby bear made it to the cover within 3months of birth... and yes, i did queued for an hour before catching a glimpse of the tiny celebrity...

v) the Brandenburg Gate (most recognizable icon of berlin)

vi) Potsdamer Platz = sony centre + LEGO discovery centre (remember? the tiny building blocks?)

not-so-positive lessons learnt:
i) ok, just one actually... never go to berlin unless assured of accommodation... well, was supposed to stay with a friend of my travel partner, but that "friend" mysteriously disappeared, and we almost ended up without a place to rest our poor legs... even though we eventually found a place to stay, it was on the floor of another friend's apartment, its was a lesson learnt... =p

ok, enough of just talking... a pic paints a thousand words... besides, i am so sleepy... enjoy!!

on the way to berlin... its was a 4.5hours train trip... flower fields!!

German Bundestag with the dome... and the internal structure of the dome...

Brandenburg Gate

oh, forgot to mention that the bear is the icon of berlin... here they are!

Potsdamer Platz... futuristic right?? & E= mc^2!!!

zoologischer garten + Knut the polar bear + other occupants...

miscellaneous places... i forgot to note down the names....