My sixth day in Berlin was spent exploring (again) of course. My basic plan was to go to places I had seen on the tours so far but hadn't gotten a chance to go inside. I was so excited to go to St. Hedwigs (the oldest Catholic church in Berlin) and to climb the stairs of Siegessäule to see great panoramic views of Berlin! I also walked for a few kilometers around the Tiergarten (pretty much the biggest park in Berlin) as well as down Unter den Linden (one of the main streets in Berlin).
Picture time:
here is a much better picture of the fake building!
st. hedwigs
fun fact: j.k. rowling picked the name for harry potter from a book of saints.
go catholicism! and harry potter!
official plaque of awesomeness!!
the lighting in here wasn't the best which was unfortunate because it really was beautiful.
i loved the banner they had behind the altar with all of the 12 disciples names.
the entire church was circular.
there was a main altar on the first level and a second altar in the middle of the church
that began on the first floor and descended into the lower floor. awesome.
of course i lit a candle, it's kinda my thing.
matthew 10:32
these were the coolest stations of the cross i have ever seen.
i think they were charcoal drawings.
circular church. so cool!
close up of the alter from the lower level.
while the wall was up, priests wore a sign of the division
as they prayed for an end to it.
the history of the church!
someone important must have been here.
there were about 15 mercedes. awesome.
sightseeing!
tiergarten!
again, great weather.
pretty pond. pretty park. pretty statue. pretty berlin.
trees!
made it to victory column!
totally doesn't look that high, right?
i thought so too.
fireworks!
rallying!
model of victory column in victory column. mind blown.
after the battle of berlin and bombings
when the wall went up
when the wall came down
checking berlin off my list of places to go!
only half way up. and almost out of breath.
so pretty.
great view!
unter den linden
285 steps up. and out of breath for sure.
brandenburg gate!
It was a great day full of lots and lots of walking. But all the walking was totally worth it. How many times are you in Berlin, right?
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