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Vi har været i Berlin - igen, men denne gang en stor flok på 17 personer, da nogle af vore gode venner var med: Familien Rønsholdt bestående af Christoffers ven og musikkollega Anne Katrine, hendes forældre Susanne og Brian samt lillebror Anders. Familien Christensen bestående af Cecilies kor- og gymnasiekammerat Maria Louise, hendes ven Anders og forældrene Gitte og Mogens, som vi har kendt siden Cecilie og Maria Louise gik i børnehave sammen og familien Mosegaard bestående af Sebastian, som Christoffer spiller i Big Band med, Cecilie, som Cecilie synger i kor med (sammen med Maria Louise og Anne Katrine) og forældrene Marianne og Hans. Jeg vil ikke tøve med at kalde det én af vore allerbedste Berlin-oplevelser nogensinde. Stort set alle øvrige på turen havde ikke oplevet byen før, og så får man jo på sin måde også selv set byen fra nye vinkler. Og - musik omkring Berlin - ja, der er jo nok at tage af. I første omgang denne udgave af Chick Coreas "Spain". Og hvad har den så med Berlin at skaffe? Jo, det specielle ensemble, der spiller her er såmænd de 12 cellister fra Berliner Philharmonikerne, som fik lyst til at lave en "solo CD" for nogle år siden. Tur til Berlin, okt. 2004 / Trip to Berlin, Oct. 2004 Med familierne Rønsholdt, Christensen og Mosegaard / With the Rønsholdt, Christensen and Mosegaard families. Da vi ankom til Berlin lørdag den 9. oktober, varede det ikke længe, før den unge del af selskabet skulle føle atmosfæren i KaDeWe (Kaufhaus des Westens) i Tauentzienstrasse ved Kurfürstendamm. Europas næststørste stormagasin - kun overgået af "Harrods" i London. Her ses fra venstre: Anne Katrine og Christoffer, Cecilie Mosegaard og hendes bror Sebastian og i forgrunden Anne Katrines lillebror Anders Having arrived in Berlin on Saturday the 9th of October, it didn't last long until the young part of the travellers had to feel the atmosphere of KaDeWe (Kaufhaus des Westens) in Tauentzienstrasse at Kurfürstendamm. The biggest department store but one in Europe - only Harrods in London is bigger. From the left: Anne Katrine and Christoffer, Cecilie Mosegaard and her brother Sebastian and in front Anne Katrines younger brother Anders. Vi boede på et hotel i Meinekestrasse, som er en sidegade til Kurfürstendamm. På den måde havde vi ikke bare KaDeWe men også Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche lige i nabolaget. I baggrunden kan man lige ane Simon, Maria Louise, Anders og Cecilie We were staying at a hotel in Meinekestrasse, which is a side street off Kurfürstendamm. Thus we had not only KaDeWe but also Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche right in the neighbourhood. In the background you can barely see Simon, Maria Louise, Anders and Cecilie. Om aftenen den dag tog vi til Berlins nye bycentrum, Potsdamer Platz, hvor vi fandt en god restaurant. Ved siden af mig (bemærk EU-slipset!) sidder Gitte og Mogens og overfor mig ses ryggene af Susanne og Brian. In the evening of that day we went to the new city-center of Berlin, Potsdamer Platz, where we found a good restaurant. Sitting next to me (notice the EU-tie!) are Gitte and Mogens and opposite to me you see the backs of Susanne and Brian. I Berlin-natten præsenterer Potsdamer Platz virkelig byen som den metropol, den igen er blevet. In the Berlin-night Potsdamer Platz presents the city as the metropole, which it has become again. Flere steder i Berlin - især som her omkring Ku'damm - kan man endnu møde en del af de malede bjørne, som blev stillet op overalt i Berlin i 2001. Ideen kommer fra andre storbyer, hvor man har opstillet malede køer i normal størrelse. Berlin ville gerne deltage, men valgte altså bjørnen, som findes i byvåbnet. En enkelt "Bär-lin" blev det også til. Denne søndag formiddag fandt både Anders og Maria åbenbart nogle af bjørnene. At some places in Berlin - especially round Kudamm - the various painted bears can still be met. These were placed all over Berlin in 2001. The idea is known from other capitols - or metropols, where painted cows of normal seize have been put up. Berlin would like to participate, but chose the bear, which is known from the city arms. One of the bears was in fact named "Bär-lin" (Bär = Bear in German!)On this Sunday morning both Anders and Maria seem to have found some of the bears. Søndag stod den på museet ved Checkpoint Charlie - ét af overgangsstederne i Berlin fra dengang byen var delt af muren. Anders, der ses her sammen med "vagterne", var en ren fornøjelse at være på museum med. Han studerede ivrigt alle billeder og genstande - ikke mindst de mange udstillede flugt-fartøjer. On Sunday we visited the museum at Checkpoint Charlie - one of the crossing-points in Berlin from the period of the Berlin-wall. Anders, who is seen here together with a couple of "guards", studied the museum thoroughly. It was a pure pleasure to visit the museum togehter with him. the pictures and the effects - not least the many vehicles used for crossing the border had his full attention. På vej fra Checkpoint Charlie til Rigsdagen mødte Brian og jeg denne yppige kvinde! On our way from Checkpoint Charlie to the Reichstag (Parliament), Brian and I came across this buxom lady. På Pariser Platz ved Brandenburger Tor skulle vi møde en guide, der skulle vise os rundt i parlamentskvarteret og i Rigsdagsbygningen. Her ses Anders, Maria Louise, Anne Katrine, Cecilie, Anders, Cecilie, Simon og Christoffer. At Pariser Platz near Brandenburger Tor we were to meet a guide, who would show the surroundings of the parliamen and the Reichstag itself to us. Here are Anders, Maria Louise, Anne Katrine, Cecilie, Anders, Cecilie, Simon and Christoffer. Man skal forestille sig, at rigsdagsbygningen ligger på vores venstre side. Til højre ses så Jakob Kaiser-Haus, Rigsdagspræsidentsboligen og i baggrunden Marie-Elisabeth Lüders Haus. Altsammen bygninger, der bruges til regeringsformål. You have to imagine the Reichstag to the left. To the right you then see Jakob Kaiser-Haus, the official residence of the Reichstagspräsident (the chairman of the parliament) and in the background the Marie-Elisabeth Lüders-Haus. All buildings used for government purposes. I Rigsdagen så vi plenarsalen. Inside the Reichstag we saw the meeting room. Og over os kunne vi se Lord Norman Fosters glaskuppel, som vi senere kunne få lov til at gå omkring i. Above us we could see Lord Norman Fosters glass dome, in which we later were able to stroll around. Her er vi inde i kuplen og ser ud over Berlin, der ruller sig ud under den tidlige aftenhimmel. Here we are inside the dome looking out over Berlin, that rolls on under the early evening-sky. Til slut kunne vi komme ud tæt på himlen over Berlin. Her i retning syd(vest) - man kan se "taget" over Potsdamer Platz i baggrunden. At last we could get very close to the sky over Berlin. Here seen towards south(west) - you can se the "roof" over Potsdamer Platz in the background. Cecilie og Simon samt Anne Katrine og Christoffer (og også alle vi andre) nød virkelig denne smukke aftenhimmel over Berlin. Christoffer, der havde insisteret på at gennemføre dagen i t-shirt havde nu nok nydt den mindre, hvis ikke Brian ridderligt havde overladt ham sin lune jakke. Cecilie and Simon together with Anne Katrine and Christoffer (and the rest of us) really did enjoy this beautiful evening sky over Berlin. Christoffer, who had insistid on going through the day's programme dessed in a t-shirt, would problably have enjoyed it less, hadn't it been for Brian, who chivalrously gave him his warm coat to wear. Brian havde til den aften foreslået en Sushi-restaurant i området ved Kurfürstendam (så var vi tættere på hotellet, hvis nogen ikke skulle kunne tåle rå fisk). Ingen blev syge. Faktisk blev det et aftensmåltid vi virkelig husker. Dels fordi stemningen var ypperlig - hjulpet på vej af japansk brændevin sake og hefe Weissbier, som vi blev ret afhængige af. Dels fordi, det faktisk var meget specielt og - tror jeg de fleste af os syntes - ganske velsmagende. De unge - bortset fra Maria Louise og Anders - gik på Hard Rock Café i Meinekestrasse. Brian had for this evening proposed af sushi-restaurant in the area around Kurfürstendamm (then we were closer to the hotel in case somebody couldn't take raw fish). Nobody was sick. In fact this was a supper, that none of us will ever forget. Partly because spirits were high - helped by the Japanese snaps "sake" and the Weissbier (wheat beer), on which we grew rather dependent. Partly because it was really something special and - I think most of us found - quite tasty. The young generation - apart from Maria Louise and Anders went to Hard Rock Café in Meinekestrasse. Anders deltog også - men med en donut. Anders was also with us, equipped, however, with a donut. Efter sushi'en herskede der almindelig munterhed. Christensen tog en tur på én af de mange Berliner-bjørne, mens han fik ild i piben. Maria i forgrunden, i baggrunden Marianne, Susanne og Anders. After the sushi there was a lot of cheefulness. Christensen had a ride on one of the many Berlin Bears, while he tried to smoke his pipe. Maria is in front of the picture, in the background you see Marianne, Susanne and Anders. Gaden ved siden af Meinekestrasse hedder Fasanenstrasse og i nr. 69 i den gade, har den berømte danske stumfilmsstjerne Asta Nielsen boet. I mandagens tidlige eftermiddagssol (formiddagen blev brugt til "Ku'dammbummeln") ses Susanne og Brian foran indgangen. The street next to Meinekestrasse is Fasanenstrasse and in no. 69 of that street, the famous Danish silent-movie star Asta Nielsen lived for some years. In Monday's early afternoonsun (the morning was spent by going "Ku'dammbummeln" - i.e. running amok, shopping at Kurfürstendamm) Susanne and Brian are standing before the door of that house. Vi havde besluttet os for en sejltur på Spree mandag. På vej dertil kom vi forbi Gendarmenmarkt og en delvis indpakket Französischer Dom. Her ses Anders, mig (bemærk slipset købt under min Ku'dammbummeln), Gitte Mogens, Brian, Susanne, Hans og Marianne. On Monday we had decided to sail on the Spree. On our way we passed Gendarmenmark and a partly wrapped up French Cathedral. Here you see Anders, me (notice the tie, bought during my Ku'dammbummeln), Gitte, Mogens, Brian, Susanne, Hans and Marianne. Vi skulle påmønstre ved Schlossbrücke. Derfra kan man se to bygninger fra DDR-tiden: Palast der Republik og - her på billedet - Staatsratsgebäude. Begge er de eksempler på trist DDR-arkitektur, Staatsratsgebäude er tilmed grotesk, da en portal fra det i 1950 bortsprængte Stadtschloss er indemuret i facaden. DDR-styret fjernede slottet, da det var et symbol på Preussen og kejsertiden, men netop denne portal lod man stå, for derfra havde Karl Liebknecht i 1918 udråbt en socialistisk republik. Nu bliver begge bygninger fjernet og Stadtschloss bliver genopført. We were to sign on at the Schlossbrücke (Castle Bridge). From there two characteristic building from the GDR-days can be seen: Palast der Republik (Republican Palace) and Staatsratsgebäude. They both are examples of gloomy GDR-architecture, Staatsratsgebäude is furthermore grotesque, because a portal from the 1950 blasted off Stadtschloss (town castle) is included as part of the facade. The GDR-government blasted off the castle, seeing it as a symbol of Prussia and the Hohenzollern-family of emperors, but exactly this portal was left back, because of the fact that the German socialist Karl Liebknecht from there had proclaimed a socialist German republic in 1918. Both buildings are now to be removed, and the Stadtschloss will be rebuilded. Det var fint vejr til en tur med båd, men guiden var småfjollet og ironisk og talte i et tempo som var han på speed. Øverst ses Cecilie og Simon og nederst Gitte og Mogens med Berliner Dom på bredden i baggrunden. The weather was fine for a trip by boat, but the guide was rather foolish, being very ironical and speaking as if he was on speed. On the upper pictures you see Cecilie and Simon and on the picture below you see Gitte and Mogens with the Cathedral of Berlin in the bakcground on the shore. Tilbage på hotellet kom Anne Katrine på besøg på vort værelse, og jeg tog dette billede af hende og Christoffer på Christoffers temmelig interimistiske seng, der hver nat truede med at smide ham af. Derefter glemte jeg kameraet, men heldigvis har jeg senere af Brian fået billeder af aftenens fremragende middag på en ganske dyr italiensk restaurant, "Arlecchino" i Meinekestrasse 25. Back at the hotel Anne Katrine payed our room a visit, and I took this picture og her and Christoffer sitting on Christoffer's somewhat temporary bed, which every night threatened to throw him onto the floor. After that I forgot my camera, but I was lucky later to get some pictures from Brian of that evening's splendid dinner in a rather expensive Italian restaurant, "Arlecchino" in Meinekestrasse 25. Gå til Berlin II We have been to Berlin - once again, but this time a bunch of 17 persons - some of our good friends - joined us: The Rønsholdt-family consisting of Christoffers friend and musical "colleague" Anne Katrine, her parents Susanne and Brian and her younger brother Anders. The Christensen-family consisting of Cecilie's choir- and grammar-schoolmate Maria Louise, her boyfriend Anders and her parents Gitte and Mogens, whom we have known since Cecilie went to kindergarten with Maria Louise and the Mosegaard-family consisting of Sebastian, with whom Christoffer plays in big band, Cecilie, with whom Cecilies (and Maria Louise and Anne Katrine) sings in a choir and their parents Marianne and Hans. I won't hesitate to call this one of our very best Berlin-experiences ever. Almost none of the other participants had seen this city before, and then you in some way also see the city in new ways yourself. And - music from Berlin - oh yes, there is a lot to choose from. At first this version of Chick Corea's "Spain". And what - one might ask - has it to do with Berlin? Well, the special ensemble playing here is as a matter of fact the 12 cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, who felt like making a "solo CD" some years ago. Meng Sørensen© 2005
Tur til Berlin, okt. 2004 / Trip to Berlin, Oct. 2004 Med familierne Rønsholdt, Christensen og Mosegaard / With the Rønsholdt, Christensen and Mosegaard families. Da vi ankom til Berlin lørdag den 9. oktober, varede det ikke længe, før den unge del af selskabet skulle føle atmosfæren i KaDeWe (Kaufhaus des Westens) i Tauentzienstrasse ved Kurfürstendamm. Europas næststørste stormagasin - kun overgået af "Harrods" i London. Her ses fra venstre: Anne Katrine og Christoffer, Cecilie Mosegaard og hendes bror Sebastian og i forgrunden Anne Katrines lillebror Anders Having arrived in Berlin on Saturday the 9th of October, it didn't last long until the young part of the travellers had to feel the atmosphere of KaDeWe (Kaufhaus des Westens) in Tauentzienstrasse at Kurfürstendamm. The biggest department store but one in Europe - only Harrods in London is bigger. From the left: Anne Katrine and Christoffer, Cecilie Mosegaard and her brother Sebastian and in front Anne Katrines younger brother Anders.
Vi boede på et hotel i Meinekestrasse, som er en sidegade til Kurfürstendamm. På den måde havde vi ikke bare KaDeWe men også Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche lige i nabolaget. I baggrunden kan man lige ane Simon, Maria Louise, Anders og Cecilie We were staying at a hotel in Meinekestrasse, which is a side street off Kurfürstendamm. Thus we had not only KaDeWe but also Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche right in the neighbourhood. In the background you can barely see Simon, Maria Louise, Anders and Cecilie. Om aftenen den dag tog vi til Berlins nye bycentrum, Potsdamer Platz, hvor vi fandt en god restaurant. Ved siden af mig (bemærk EU-slipset!) sidder Gitte og Mogens og overfor mig ses ryggene af Susanne og Brian. In the evening of that day we went to the new city-center of Berlin, Potsdamer Platz, where we found a good restaurant. Sitting next to me (notice the EU-tie!) are Gitte and Mogens and opposite to me you see the backs of Susanne and Brian. I Berlin-natten præsenterer Potsdamer Platz virkelig byen som den metropol, den igen er blevet. In the Berlin-night Potsdamer Platz presents the city as the metropole, which it has become again. Flere steder i Berlin - især som her omkring Ku'damm - kan man endnu møde en del af de malede bjørne, som blev stillet op overalt i Berlin i 2001. Ideen kommer fra andre storbyer, hvor man har opstillet malede køer i normal størrelse. Berlin ville gerne deltage, men valgte altså bjørnen, som findes i byvåbnet. En enkelt "Bär-lin" blev det også til. Denne søndag formiddag fandt både Anders og Maria åbenbart nogle af bjørnene. At some places in Berlin - especially round Kudamm - the various painted bears can still be met. These were placed all over Berlin in 2001. The idea is known from other capitols - or metropols, where painted cows of normal seize have been put up. Berlin would like to participate, but chose the bear, which is known from the city arms. One of the bears was in fact named "Bär-lin" (Bär = Bear in German!)On this Sunday morning both Anders and Maria seem to have found some of the bears. Søndag stod den på museet ved Checkpoint Charlie - ét af overgangsstederne i Berlin fra dengang byen var delt af muren. Anders, der ses her sammen med "vagterne", var en ren fornøjelse at være på museum med. Han studerede ivrigt alle billeder og genstande - ikke mindst de mange udstillede flugt-fartøjer. On Sunday we visited the museum at Checkpoint Charlie - one of the crossing-points in Berlin from the period of the Berlin-wall. Anders, who is seen here together with a couple of "guards", studied the museum thoroughly. It was a pure pleasure to visit the museum togehter with him. the pictures and the effects - not least the many vehicles used for crossing the border had his full attention. På vej fra Checkpoint Charlie til Rigsdagen mødte Brian og jeg denne yppige kvinde! On our way from Checkpoint Charlie to the Reichstag (Parliament), Brian and I came across this buxom lady. På Pariser Platz ved Brandenburger Tor skulle vi møde en guide, der skulle vise os rundt i parlamentskvarteret og i Rigsdagsbygningen. Her ses Anders, Maria Louise, Anne Katrine, Cecilie, Anders, Cecilie, Simon og Christoffer. At Pariser Platz near Brandenburger Tor we were to meet a guide, who would show the surroundings of the parliamen and the Reichstag itself to us. Here are Anders, Maria Louise, Anne Katrine, Cecilie, Anders, Cecilie, Simon and Christoffer. Man skal forestille sig, at rigsdagsbygningen ligger på vores venstre side. Til højre ses så Jakob Kaiser-Haus, Rigsdagspræsidentsboligen og i baggrunden Marie-Elisabeth Lüders Haus. Altsammen bygninger, der bruges til regeringsformål. You have to imagine the Reichstag to the left. To the right you then see Jakob Kaiser-Haus, the official residence of the Reichstagspräsident (the chairman of the parliament) and in the background the Marie-Elisabeth Lüders-Haus. All buildings used for government purposes. I Rigsdagen så vi plenarsalen. Inside the Reichstag we saw the meeting room. Og over os kunne vi se Lord Norman Fosters glaskuppel, som vi senere kunne få lov til at gå omkring i. Above us we could see Lord Norman Fosters glass dome, in which we later were able to stroll around. Her er vi inde i kuplen og ser ud over Berlin, der ruller sig ud under den tidlige aftenhimmel. Here we are inside the dome looking out over Berlin, that rolls on under the early evening-sky. Til slut kunne vi komme ud tæt på himlen over Berlin. Her i retning syd(vest) - man kan se "taget" over Potsdamer Platz i baggrunden. At last we could get very close to the sky over Berlin. Here seen towards south(west) - you can se the "roof" over Potsdamer Platz in the background. Cecilie og Simon samt Anne Katrine og Christoffer (og også alle vi andre) nød virkelig denne smukke aftenhimmel over Berlin. Christoffer, der havde insisteret på at gennemføre dagen i t-shirt havde nu nok nydt den mindre, hvis ikke Brian ridderligt havde overladt ham sin lune jakke. Cecilie and Simon together with Anne Katrine and Christoffer (and the rest of us) really did enjoy this beautiful evening sky over Berlin. Christoffer, who had insistid on going through the day's programme dessed in a t-shirt, would problably have enjoyed it less, hadn't it been for Brian, who chivalrously gave him his warm coat to wear. Brian havde til den aften foreslået en Sushi-restaurant i området ved Kurfürstendam (så var vi tættere på hotellet, hvis nogen ikke skulle kunne tåle rå fisk). Ingen blev syge. Faktisk blev det et aftensmåltid vi virkelig husker. Dels fordi stemningen var ypperlig - hjulpet på vej af japansk brændevin sake og hefe Weissbier, som vi blev ret afhængige af. Dels fordi, det faktisk var meget specielt og - tror jeg de fleste af os syntes - ganske velsmagende. De unge - bortset fra Maria Louise og Anders - gik på Hard Rock Café i Meinekestrasse. Brian had for this evening proposed af sushi-restaurant in the area around Kurfürstendamm (then we were closer to the hotel in case somebody couldn't take raw fish). Nobody was sick. In fact this was a supper, that none of us will ever forget. Partly because spirits were high - helped by the Japanese snaps "sake" and the Weissbier (wheat beer), on which we grew rather dependent. Partly because it was really something special and - I think most of us found - quite tasty. The young generation - apart from Maria Louise and Anders went to Hard Rock Café in Meinekestrasse. Anders deltog også - men med en donut. Anders was also with us, equipped, however, with a donut. Efter sushi'en herskede der almindelig munterhed. Christensen tog en tur på én af de mange Berliner-bjørne, mens han fik ild i piben. Maria i forgrunden, i baggrunden Marianne, Susanne og Anders. After the sushi there was a lot of cheefulness. Christensen had a ride on one of the many Berlin Bears, while he tried to smoke his pipe. Maria is in front of the picture, in the background you see Marianne, Susanne and Anders. Gaden ved siden af Meinekestrasse hedder Fasanenstrasse og i nr. 69 i den gade, har den berømte danske stumfilmsstjerne Asta Nielsen boet. I mandagens tidlige eftermiddagssol (formiddagen blev brugt til "Ku'dammbummeln") ses Susanne og Brian foran indgangen. The street next to Meinekestrasse is Fasanenstrasse and in no. 69 of that street, the famous Danish silent-movie star Asta Nielsen lived for some years. In Monday's early afternoonsun (the morning was spent by going "Ku'dammbummeln" - i.e. running amok, shopping at Kurfürstendamm) Susanne and Brian are standing before the door of that house. Vi havde besluttet os for en sejltur på Spree mandag. På vej dertil kom vi forbi Gendarmenmarkt og en delvis indpakket Französischer Dom. Her ses Anders, mig (bemærk slipset købt under min Ku'dammbummeln), Gitte Mogens, Brian, Susanne, Hans og Marianne. On Monday we had decided to sail on the Spree. On our way we passed Gendarmenmark and a partly wrapped up French Cathedral. Here you see Anders, me (notice the tie, bought during my Ku'dammbummeln), Gitte, Mogens, Brian, Susanne, Hans and Marianne. Vi skulle påmønstre ved Schlossbrücke. Derfra kan man se to bygninger fra DDR-tiden: Palast der Republik og - her på billedet - Staatsratsgebäude. Begge er de eksempler på trist DDR-arkitektur, Staatsratsgebäude er tilmed grotesk, da en portal fra det i 1950 bortsprængte Stadtschloss er indemuret i facaden. DDR-styret fjernede slottet, da det var et symbol på Preussen og kejsertiden, men netop denne portal lod man stå, for derfra havde Karl Liebknecht i 1918 udråbt en socialistisk republik. Nu bliver begge bygninger fjernet og Stadtschloss bliver genopført. We were to sign on at the Schlossbrücke (Castle Bridge). From there two characteristic building from the GDR-days can be seen: Palast der Republik (Republican Palace) and Staatsratsgebäude. They both are examples of gloomy GDR-architecture, Staatsratsgebäude is furthermore grotesque, because a portal from the 1950 blasted off Stadtschloss (town castle) is included as part of the facade. The GDR-government blasted off the castle, seeing it as a symbol of Prussia and the Hohenzollern-family of emperors, but exactly this portal was left back, because of the fact that the German socialist Karl Liebknecht from there had proclaimed a socialist German republic in 1918. Both buildings are now to be removed, and the Stadtschloss will be rebuilded. Det var fint vejr til en tur med båd, men guiden var småfjollet og ironisk og talte i et tempo som var han på speed. Øverst ses Cecilie og Simon og nederst Gitte og Mogens med Berliner Dom på bredden i baggrunden. The weather was fine for a trip by boat, but the guide was rather foolish, being very ironical and speaking as if he was on speed. On the upper pictures you see Cecilie and Simon and on the picture below you see Gitte and Mogens with the Cathedral of Berlin in the bakcground on the shore. Tilbage på hotellet kom Anne Katrine på besøg på vort værelse, og jeg tog dette billede af hende og Christoffer på Christoffers temmelig interimistiske seng, der hver nat truede med at smide ham af. Derefter glemte jeg kameraet, men heldigvis har jeg senere af Brian fået billeder af aftenens fremragende middag på en ganske dyr italiensk restaurant, "Arlecchino" i Meinekestrasse 25. Back at the hotel Anne Katrine payed our room a visit, and I took this picture og her and Christoffer sitting on Christoffer's somewhat temporary bed, which every night threatened to throw him onto the floor. After that I forgot my camera, but I was lucky later to get some pictures from Brian of that evening's splendid dinner in a rather expensive Italian restaurant, "Arlecchino" in Meinekestrasse 25. Gå til Berlin II
Vi boede på et hotel i Meinekestrasse, som er en sidegade til Kurfürstendamm. På den måde havde vi ikke bare KaDeWe men også Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche lige i nabolaget. I baggrunden kan man lige ane Simon, Maria Louise, Anders og Cecilie
We were staying at a hotel in Meinekestrasse, which is a side street off Kurfürstendamm. Thus we had not only KaDeWe but also Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche right in the neighbourhood. In the background you can barely see Simon, Maria Louise, Anders and Cecilie.
Om aftenen den dag tog vi til Berlins nye bycentrum, Potsdamer Platz, hvor vi fandt en god restaurant. Ved siden af mig (bemærk EU-slipset!) sidder Gitte og Mogens og overfor mig ses ryggene af Susanne og Brian. In the evening of that day we went to the new city-center of Berlin, Potsdamer Platz, where we found a good restaurant. Sitting next to me (notice the EU-tie!) are Gitte and Mogens and opposite to me you see the backs of Susanne and Brian. I Berlin-natten præsenterer Potsdamer Platz virkelig byen som den metropol, den igen er blevet. In the Berlin-night Potsdamer Platz presents the city as the metropole, which it has become again. Flere steder i Berlin - især som her omkring Ku'damm - kan man endnu møde en del af de malede bjørne, som blev stillet op overalt i Berlin i 2001. Ideen kommer fra andre storbyer, hvor man har opstillet malede køer i normal størrelse. Berlin ville gerne deltage, men valgte altså bjørnen, som findes i byvåbnet. En enkelt "Bär-lin" blev det også til. Denne søndag formiddag fandt både Anders og Maria åbenbart nogle af bjørnene. At some places in Berlin - especially round Kudamm - the various painted bears can still be met. These were placed all over Berlin in 2001. The idea is known from other capitols - or metropols, where painted cows of normal seize have been put up. Berlin would like to participate, but chose the bear, which is known from the city arms. One of the bears was in fact named "Bär-lin" (Bär = Bear in German!)On this Sunday morning both Anders and Maria seem to have found some of the bears. Søndag stod den på museet ved Checkpoint Charlie - ét af overgangsstederne i Berlin fra dengang byen var delt af muren. Anders, der ses her sammen med "vagterne", var en ren fornøjelse at være på museum med. Han studerede ivrigt alle billeder og genstande - ikke mindst de mange udstillede flugt-fartøjer. On Sunday we visited the museum at Checkpoint Charlie - one of the crossing-points in Berlin from the period of the Berlin-wall. Anders, who is seen here together with a couple of "guards", studied the museum thoroughly. It was a pure pleasure to visit the museum togehter with him. the pictures and the effects - not least the many vehicles used for crossing the border had his full attention. På vej fra Checkpoint Charlie til Rigsdagen mødte Brian og jeg denne yppige kvinde! On our way from Checkpoint Charlie to the Reichstag (Parliament), Brian and I came across this buxom lady. På Pariser Platz ved Brandenburger Tor skulle vi møde en guide, der skulle vise os rundt i parlamentskvarteret og i Rigsdagsbygningen. Her ses Anders, Maria Louise, Anne Katrine, Cecilie, Anders, Cecilie, Simon og Christoffer. At Pariser Platz near Brandenburger Tor we were to meet a guide, who would show the surroundings of the parliamen and the Reichstag itself to us. Here are Anders, Maria Louise, Anne Katrine, Cecilie, Anders, Cecilie, Simon and Christoffer. Man skal forestille sig, at rigsdagsbygningen ligger på vores venstre side. Til højre ses så Jakob Kaiser-Haus, Rigsdagspræsidentsboligen og i baggrunden Marie-Elisabeth Lüders Haus. Altsammen bygninger, der bruges til regeringsformål. You have to imagine the Reichstag to the left. To the right you then see Jakob Kaiser-Haus, the official residence of the Reichstagspräsident (the chairman of the parliament) and in the background the Marie-Elisabeth Lüders-Haus. All buildings used for government purposes. I Rigsdagen så vi plenarsalen. Inside the Reichstag we saw the meeting room. Og over os kunne vi se Lord Norman Fosters glaskuppel, som vi senere kunne få lov til at gå omkring i. Above us we could see Lord Norman Fosters glass dome, in which we later were able to stroll around. Her er vi inde i kuplen og ser ud over Berlin, der ruller sig ud under den tidlige aftenhimmel. Here we are inside the dome looking out over Berlin, that rolls on under the early evening-sky. Til slut kunne vi komme ud tæt på himlen over Berlin. Her i retning syd(vest) - man kan se "taget" over Potsdamer Platz i baggrunden. At last we could get very close to the sky over Berlin. Here seen towards south(west) - you can se the "roof" over Potsdamer Platz in the background. Cecilie og Simon samt Anne Katrine og Christoffer (og også alle vi andre) nød virkelig denne smukke aftenhimmel over Berlin. Christoffer, der havde insisteret på at gennemføre dagen i t-shirt havde nu nok nydt den mindre, hvis ikke Brian ridderligt havde overladt ham sin lune jakke. Cecilie and Simon together with Anne Katrine and Christoffer (and the rest of us) really did enjoy this beautiful evening sky over Berlin. Christoffer, who had insistid on going through the day's programme dessed in a t-shirt, would problably have enjoyed it less, hadn't it been for Brian, who chivalrously gave him his warm coat to wear. Brian havde til den aften foreslået en Sushi-restaurant i området ved Kurfürstendam (så var vi tættere på hotellet, hvis nogen ikke skulle kunne tåle rå fisk). Ingen blev syge. Faktisk blev det et aftensmåltid vi virkelig husker. Dels fordi stemningen var ypperlig - hjulpet på vej af japansk brændevin sake og hefe Weissbier, som vi blev ret afhængige af. Dels fordi, det faktisk var meget specielt og - tror jeg de fleste af os syntes - ganske velsmagende. De unge - bortset fra Maria Louise og Anders - gik på Hard Rock Café i Meinekestrasse. Brian had for this evening proposed af sushi-restaurant in the area around Kurfürstendamm (then we were closer to the hotel in case somebody couldn't take raw fish). Nobody was sick. In fact this was a supper, that none of us will ever forget. Partly because spirits were high - helped by the Japanese snaps "sake" and the Weissbier (wheat beer), on which we grew rather dependent. Partly because it was really something special and - I think most of us found - quite tasty. The young generation - apart from Maria Louise and Anders went to Hard Rock Café in Meinekestrasse. Anders deltog også - men med en donut. Anders was also with us, equipped, however, with a donut. Efter sushi'en herskede der almindelig munterhed. Christensen tog en tur på én af de mange Berliner-bjørne, mens han fik ild i piben. Maria i forgrunden, i baggrunden Marianne, Susanne og Anders. After the sushi there was a lot of cheefulness. Christensen had a ride on one of the many Berlin Bears, while he tried to smoke his pipe. Maria is in front of the picture, in the background you see Marianne, Susanne and Anders. Gaden ved siden af Meinekestrasse hedder Fasanenstrasse og i nr. 69 i den gade, har den berømte danske stumfilmsstjerne Asta Nielsen boet. I mandagens tidlige eftermiddagssol (formiddagen blev brugt til "Ku'dammbummeln") ses Susanne og Brian foran indgangen. The street next to Meinekestrasse is Fasanenstrasse and in no. 69 of that street, the famous Danish silent-movie star Asta Nielsen lived for some years. In Monday's early afternoonsun (the morning was spent by going "Ku'dammbummeln" - i.e. running amok, shopping at Kurfürstendamm) Susanne and Brian are standing before the door of that house. Vi havde besluttet os for en sejltur på Spree mandag. På vej dertil kom vi forbi Gendarmenmarkt og en delvis indpakket Französischer Dom. Her ses Anders, mig (bemærk slipset købt under min Ku'dammbummeln), Gitte Mogens, Brian, Susanne, Hans og Marianne. On Monday we had decided to sail on the Spree. On our way we passed Gendarmenmark and a partly wrapped up French Cathedral. Here you see Anders, me (notice the tie, bought during my Ku'dammbummeln), Gitte, Mogens, Brian, Susanne, Hans and Marianne. Vi skulle påmønstre ved Schlossbrücke. Derfra kan man se to bygninger fra DDR-tiden: Palast der Republik og - her på billedet - Staatsratsgebäude. Begge er de eksempler på trist DDR-arkitektur, Staatsratsgebäude er tilmed grotesk, da en portal fra det i 1950 bortsprængte Stadtschloss er indemuret i facaden. DDR-styret fjernede slottet, da det var et symbol på Preussen og kejsertiden, men netop denne portal lod man stå, for derfra havde Karl Liebknecht i 1918 udråbt en socialistisk republik. Nu bliver begge bygninger fjernet og Stadtschloss bliver genopført. We were to sign on at the Schlossbrücke (Castle Bridge). From there two characteristic building from the GDR-days can be seen: Palast der Republik (Republican Palace) and Staatsratsgebäude. They both are examples of gloomy GDR-architecture, Staatsratsgebäude is furthermore grotesque, because a portal from the 1950 blasted off Stadtschloss (town castle) is included as part of the facade. The GDR-government blasted off the castle, seeing it as a symbol of Prussia and the Hohenzollern-family of emperors, but exactly this portal was left back, because of the fact that the German socialist Karl Liebknecht from there had proclaimed a socialist German republic in 1918. Both buildings are now to be removed, and the Stadtschloss will be rebuilded. Det var fint vejr til en tur med båd, men guiden var småfjollet og ironisk og talte i et tempo som var han på speed. Øverst ses Cecilie og Simon og nederst Gitte og Mogens med Berliner Dom på bredden i baggrunden. The weather was fine for a trip by boat, but the guide was rather foolish, being very ironical and speaking as if he was on speed. On the upper pictures you see Cecilie and Simon and on the picture below you see Gitte and Mogens with the Cathedral of Berlin in the bakcground on the shore. Tilbage på hotellet kom Anne Katrine på besøg på vort værelse, og jeg tog dette billede af hende og Christoffer på Christoffers temmelig interimistiske seng, der hver nat truede med at smide ham af. Derefter glemte jeg kameraet, men heldigvis har jeg senere af Brian fået billeder af aftenens fremragende middag på en ganske dyr italiensk restaurant, "Arlecchino" i Meinekestrasse 25. Back at the hotel Anne Katrine payed our room a visit, and I took this picture og her and Christoffer sitting on Christoffer's somewhat temporary bed, which every night threatened to throw him onto the floor. After that I forgot my camera, but I was lucky later to get some pictures from Brian of that evening's splendid dinner in a rather expensive Italian restaurant, "Arlecchino" in Meinekestrasse 25. Gå til Berlin II
Om aftenen den dag tog vi til Berlins nye bycentrum, Potsdamer Platz, hvor vi fandt en god restaurant. Ved siden af mig (bemærk EU-slipset!) sidder Gitte og Mogens og overfor mig ses ryggene af Susanne og Brian.
In the evening of that day we went to the new city-center of Berlin, Potsdamer Platz, where we found a good restaurant. Sitting next to me (notice the EU-tie!) are Gitte and Mogens and opposite to me you see the backs of Susanne and Brian.
I Berlin-natten præsenterer Potsdamer Platz virkelig byen som den metropol, den igen er blevet. In the Berlin-night Potsdamer Platz presents the city as the metropole, which it has become again. Flere steder i Berlin - især som her omkring Ku'damm - kan man endnu møde en del af de malede bjørne, som blev stillet op overalt i Berlin i 2001. Ideen kommer fra andre storbyer, hvor man har opstillet malede køer i normal størrelse. Berlin ville gerne deltage, men valgte altså bjørnen, som findes i byvåbnet. En enkelt "Bär-lin" blev det også til. Denne søndag formiddag fandt både Anders og Maria åbenbart nogle af bjørnene. At some places in Berlin - especially round Kudamm - the various painted bears can still be met. These were placed all over Berlin in 2001. The idea is known from other capitols - or metropols, where painted cows of normal seize have been put up. Berlin would like to participate, but chose the bear, which is known from the city arms. One of the bears was in fact named "Bär-lin" (Bär = Bear in German!)On this Sunday morning both Anders and Maria seem to have found some of the bears. Søndag stod den på museet ved Checkpoint Charlie - ét af overgangsstederne i Berlin fra dengang byen var delt af muren. Anders, der ses her sammen med "vagterne", var en ren fornøjelse at være på museum med. Han studerede ivrigt alle billeder og genstande - ikke mindst de mange udstillede flugt-fartøjer. On Sunday we visited the museum at Checkpoint Charlie - one of the crossing-points in Berlin from the period of the Berlin-wall. Anders, who is seen here together with a couple of "guards", studied the museum thoroughly. It was a pure pleasure to visit the museum togehter with him. the pictures and the effects - not least the many vehicles used for crossing the border had his full attention. På vej fra Checkpoint Charlie til Rigsdagen mødte Brian og jeg denne yppige kvinde! On our way from Checkpoint Charlie to the Reichstag (Parliament), Brian and I came across this buxom lady. På Pariser Platz ved Brandenburger Tor skulle vi møde en guide, der skulle vise os rundt i parlamentskvarteret og i Rigsdagsbygningen. Her ses Anders, Maria Louise, Anne Katrine, Cecilie, Anders, Cecilie, Simon og Christoffer. At Pariser Platz near Brandenburger Tor we were to meet a guide, who would show the surroundings of the parliamen and the Reichstag itself to us. Here are Anders, Maria Louise, Anne Katrine, Cecilie, Anders, Cecilie, Simon and Christoffer. Man skal forestille sig, at rigsdagsbygningen ligger på vores venstre side. Til højre ses så Jakob Kaiser-Haus, Rigsdagspræsidentsboligen og i baggrunden Marie-Elisabeth Lüders Haus. Altsammen bygninger, der bruges til regeringsformål. You have to imagine the Reichstag to the left. To the right you then see Jakob Kaiser-Haus, the official residence of the Reichstagspräsident (the chairman of the parliament) and in the background the Marie-Elisabeth Lüders-Haus. All buildings used for government purposes. I Rigsdagen så vi plenarsalen. Inside the Reichstag we saw the meeting room. Og over os kunne vi se Lord Norman Fosters glaskuppel, som vi senere kunne få lov til at gå omkring i. Above us we could see Lord Norman Fosters glass dome, in which we later were able to stroll around. Her er vi inde i kuplen og ser ud over Berlin, der ruller sig ud under den tidlige aftenhimmel. Here we are inside the dome looking out over Berlin, that rolls on under the early evening-sky. Til slut kunne vi komme ud tæt på himlen over Berlin. Her i retning syd(vest) - man kan se "taget" over Potsdamer Platz i baggrunden. At last we could get very close to the sky over Berlin. Here seen towards south(west) - you can se the "roof" over Potsdamer Platz in the background. Cecilie og Simon samt Anne Katrine og Christoffer (og også alle vi andre) nød virkelig denne smukke aftenhimmel over Berlin. Christoffer, der havde insisteret på at gennemføre dagen i t-shirt havde nu nok nydt den mindre, hvis ikke Brian ridderligt havde overladt ham sin lune jakke. Cecilie and Simon together with Anne Katrine and Christoffer (and the rest of us) really did enjoy this beautiful evening sky over Berlin. Christoffer, who had insistid on going through the day's programme dessed in a t-shirt, would problably have enjoyed it less, hadn't it been for Brian, who chivalrously gave him his warm coat to wear. Brian havde til den aften foreslået en Sushi-restaurant i området ved Kurfürstendam (så var vi tættere på hotellet, hvis nogen ikke skulle kunne tåle rå fisk). Ingen blev syge. Faktisk blev det et aftensmåltid vi virkelig husker. Dels fordi stemningen var ypperlig - hjulpet på vej af japansk brændevin sake og hefe Weissbier, som vi blev ret afhængige af. Dels fordi, det faktisk var meget specielt og - tror jeg de fleste af os syntes - ganske velsmagende. De unge - bortset fra Maria Louise og Anders - gik på Hard Rock Café i Meinekestrasse. Brian had for this evening proposed af sushi-restaurant in the area around Kurfürstendamm (then we were closer to the hotel in case somebody couldn't take raw fish). Nobody was sick. In fact this was a supper, that none of us will ever forget. Partly because spirits were high - helped by the Japanese snaps "sake" and the Weissbier (wheat beer), on which we grew rather dependent. Partly because it was really something special and - I think most of us found - quite tasty. The young generation - apart from Maria Louise and Anders went to Hard Rock Café in Meinekestrasse. Anders deltog også - men med en donut. Anders was also with us, equipped, however, with a donut. Efter sushi'en herskede der almindelig munterhed. Christensen tog en tur på én af de mange Berliner-bjørne, mens han fik ild i piben. Maria i forgrunden, i baggrunden Marianne, Susanne og Anders. After the sushi there was a lot of cheefulness. Christensen had a ride on one of the many Berlin Bears, while he tried to smoke his pipe. Maria is in front of the picture, in the background you see Marianne, Susanne and Anders. Gaden ved siden af Meinekestrasse hedder Fasanenstrasse og i nr. 69 i den gade, har den berømte danske stumfilmsstjerne Asta Nielsen boet. I mandagens tidlige eftermiddagssol (formiddagen blev brugt til "Ku'dammbummeln") ses Susanne og Brian foran indgangen. The street next to Meinekestrasse is Fasanenstrasse and in no. 69 of that street, the famous Danish silent-movie star Asta Nielsen lived for some years. In Monday's early afternoonsun (the morning was spent by going "Ku'dammbummeln" - i.e. running amok, shopping at Kurfürstendamm) Susanne and Brian are standing before the door of that house. Vi havde besluttet os for en sejltur på Spree mandag. På vej dertil kom vi forbi Gendarmenmarkt og en delvis indpakket Französischer Dom. Her ses Anders, mig (bemærk slipset købt under min Ku'dammbummeln), Gitte Mogens, Brian, Susanne, Hans og Marianne. On Monday we had decided to sail on the Spree. On our way we passed Gendarmenmark and a partly wrapped up French Cathedral. Here you see Anders, me (notice the tie, bought during my Ku'dammbummeln), Gitte, Mogens, Brian, Susanne, Hans and Marianne. Vi skulle påmønstre ved Schlossbrücke. Derfra kan man se to bygninger fra DDR-tiden: Palast der Republik og - her på billedet - Staatsratsgebäude. Begge er de eksempler på trist DDR-arkitektur, Staatsratsgebäude er tilmed grotesk, da en portal fra det i 1950 bortsprængte Stadtschloss er indemuret i facaden. DDR-styret fjernede slottet, da det var et symbol på Preussen og kejsertiden, men netop denne portal lod man stå, for derfra havde Karl Liebknecht i 1918 udråbt en socialistisk republik. Nu bliver begge bygninger fjernet og Stadtschloss bliver genopført. We were to sign on at the Schlossbrücke (Castle Bridge). From there two characteristic building from the GDR-days can be seen: Palast der Republik (Republican Palace) and Staatsratsgebäude. They both are examples of gloomy GDR-architecture, Staatsratsgebäude is furthermore grotesque, because a portal from the 1950 blasted off Stadtschloss (town castle) is included as part of the facade. The GDR-government blasted off the castle, seeing it as a symbol of Prussia and the Hohenzollern-family of emperors, but exactly this portal was left back, because of the fact that the German socialist Karl Liebknecht from there had proclaimed a socialist German republic in 1918. Both buildings are now to be removed, and the Stadtschloss will be rebuilded. Det var fint vejr til en tur med båd, men guiden var småfjollet og ironisk og talte i et tempo som var han på speed. Øverst ses Cecilie og Simon og nederst Gitte og Mogens med Berliner Dom på bredden i baggrunden. The weather was fine for a trip by boat, but the guide was rather foolish, being very ironical and speaking as if he was on speed. On the upper pictures you see Cecilie and Simon and on the picture below you see Gitte and Mogens with the Cathedral of Berlin in the bakcground on the shore. Tilbage på hotellet kom Anne Katrine på besøg på vort værelse, og jeg tog dette billede af hende og Christoffer på Christoffers temmelig interimistiske seng, der hver nat truede med at smide ham af. Derefter glemte jeg kameraet, men heldigvis har jeg senere af Brian fået billeder af aftenens fremragende middag på en ganske dyr italiensk restaurant, "Arlecchino" i Meinekestrasse 25. Back at the hotel Anne Katrine payed our room a visit, and I took this picture og her and Christoffer sitting on Christoffer's somewhat temporary bed, which every night threatened to throw him onto the floor. After that I forgot my camera, but I was lucky later to get some pictures from Brian of that evening's splendid dinner in a rather expensive Italian restaurant, "Arlecchino" in Meinekestrasse 25. Gå til Berlin II
I Berlin-natten præsenterer Potsdamer Platz virkelig byen som den metropol, den igen er blevet.
In the Berlin-night Potsdamer Platz presents the city as the metropole, which it has become again.
Flere steder i Berlin - især som her omkring Ku'damm - kan man endnu møde en del af de malede bjørne, som blev stillet op overalt i Berlin i 2001. Ideen kommer fra andre storbyer, hvor man har opstillet malede køer i normal størrelse. Berlin ville gerne deltage, men valgte altså bjørnen, som findes i byvåbnet. En enkelt "Bär-lin" blev det også til. Denne søndag formiddag fandt både Anders og Maria åbenbart nogle af bjørnene. At some places in Berlin - especially round Kudamm - the various painted bears can still be met. These were placed all over Berlin in 2001. The idea is known from other capitols - or metropols, where painted cows of normal seize have been put up. Berlin would like to participate, but chose the bear, which is known from the city arms. One of the bears was in fact named "Bär-lin" (Bär = Bear in German!)On this Sunday morning both Anders and Maria seem to have found some of the bears. Søndag stod den på museet ved Checkpoint Charlie - ét af overgangsstederne i Berlin fra dengang byen var delt af muren. Anders, der ses her sammen med "vagterne", var en ren fornøjelse at være på museum med. Han studerede ivrigt alle billeder og genstande - ikke mindst de mange udstillede flugt-fartøjer. On Sunday we visited the museum at Checkpoint Charlie - one of the crossing-points in Berlin from the period of the Berlin-wall. Anders, who is seen here together with a couple of "guards", studied the museum thoroughly. It was a pure pleasure to visit the museum togehter with him. the pictures and the effects - not least the many vehicles used for crossing the border had his full attention. På vej fra Checkpoint Charlie til Rigsdagen mødte Brian og jeg denne yppige kvinde! On our way from Checkpoint Charlie to the Reichstag (Parliament), Brian and I came across this buxom lady. På Pariser Platz ved Brandenburger Tor skulle vi møde en guide, der skulle vise os rundt i parlamentskvarteret og i Rigsdagsbygningen. Her ses Anders, Maria Louise, Anne Katrine, Cecilie, Anders, Cecilie, Simon og Christoffer. At Pariser Platz near Brandenburger Tor we were to meet a guide, who would show the surroundings of the parliamen and the Reichstag itself to us. Here are Anders, Maria Louise, Anne Katrine, Cecilie, Anders, Cecilie, Simon and Christoffer. Man skal forestille sig, at rigsdagsbygningen ligger på vores venstre side. Til højre ses så Jakob Kaiser-Haus, Rigsdagspræsidentsboligen og i baggrunden Marie-Elisabeth Lüders Haus. Altsammen bygninger, der bruges til regeringsformål. You have to imagine the Reichstag to the left. To the right you then see Jakob Kaiser-Haus, the official residence of the Reichstagspräsident (the chairman of the parliament) and in the background the Marie-Elisabeth Lüders-Haus. All buildings used for government purposes. I Rigsdagen så vi plenarsalen. Inside the Reichstag we saw the meeting room. Og over os kunne vi se Lord Norman Fosters glaskuppel, som vi senere kunne få lov til at gå omkring i. Above us we could see Lord Norman Fosters glass dome, in which we later were able to stroll around. Her er vi inde i kuplen og ser ud over Berlin, der ruller sig ud under den tidlige aftenhimmel. Here we are inside the dome looking out over Berlin, that rolls on under the early evening-sky. Til slut kunne vi komme ud tæt på himlen over Berlin. Her i retning syd(vest) - man kan se "taget" over Potsdamer Platz i baggrunden. At last we could get very close to the sky over Berlin. Here seen towards south(west) - you can se the "roof" over Potsdamer Platz in the background. Cecilie og Simon samt Anne Katrine og Christoffer (og også alle vi andre) nød virkelig denne smukke aftenhimmel over Berlin. Christoffer, der havde insisteret på at gennemføre dagen i t-shirt havde nu nok nydt den mindre, hvis ikke Brian ridderligt havde overladt ham sin lune jakke. Cecilie and Simon together with Anne Katrine and Christoffer (and the rest of us) really did enjoy this beautiful evening sky over Berlin. Christoffer, who had insistid on going through the day's programme dessed in a t-shirt, would problably have enjoyed it less, hadn't it been for Brian, who chivalrously gave him his warm coat to wear. Brian havde til den aften foreslået en Sushi-restaurant i området ved Kurfürstendam (så var vi tættere på hotellet, hvis nogen ikke skulle kunne tåle rå fisk). Ingen blev syge. Faktisk blev det et aftensmåltid vi virkelig husker. Dels fordi stemningen var ypperlig - hjulpet på vej af japansk brændevin sake og hefe Weissbier, som vi blev ret afhængige af. Dels fordi, det faktisk var meget specielt og - tror jeg de fleste af os syntes - ganske velsmagende. De unge - bortset fra Maria Louise og Anders - gik på Hard Rock Café i Meinekestrasse. Brian had for this evening proposed af sushi-restaurant in the area around Kurfürstendamm (then we were closer to the hotel in case somebody couldn't take raw fish). Nobody was sick. In fact this was a supper, that none of us will ever forget. Partly because spirits were high - helped by the Japanese snaps "sake" and the Weissbier (wheat beer), on which we grew rather dependent. Partly because it was really something special and - I think most of us found - quite tasty. The young generation - apart from Maria Louise and Anders went to Hard Rock Café in Meinekestrasse. Anders deltog også - men med en donut. Anders was also with us, equipped, however, with a donut. Efter sushi'en herskede der almindelig munterhed. Christensen tog en tur på én af de mange Berliner-bjørne, mens han fik ild i piben. Maria i forgrunden, i baggrunden Marianne, Susanne og Anders. After the sushi there was a lot of cheefulness. Christensen had a ride on one of the many Berlin Bears, while he tried to smoke his pipe. Maria is in front of the picture, in the background you see Marianne, Susanne and Anders. Gaden ved siden af Meinekestrasse hedder Fasanenstrasse og i nr. 69 i den gade, har den berømte danske stumfilmsstjerne Asta Nielsen boet. I mandagens tidlige eftermiddagssol (formiddagen blev brugt til "Ku'dammbummeln") ses Susanne og Brian foran indgangen. The street next to Meinekestrasse is Fasanenstrasse and in no. 69 of that street, the famous Danish silent-movie star Asta Nielsen lived for some years. In Monday's early afternoonsun (the morning was spent by going "Ku'dammbummeln" - i.e. running amok, shopping at Kurfürstendamm) Susanne and Brian are standing before the door of that house. Vi havde besluttet os for en sejltur på Spree mandag. På vej dertil kom vi forbi Gendarmenmarkt og en delvis indpakket Französischer Dom. Her ses Anders, mig (bemærk slipset købt under min Ku'dammbummeln), Gitte Mogens, Brian, Susanne, Hans og Marianne. On Monday we had decided to sail on the Spree. On our way we passed Gendarmenmark and a partly wrapped up French Cathedral. Here you see Anders, me (notice the tie, bought during my Ku'dammbummeln), Gitte, Mogens, Brian, Susanne, Hans and Marianne. Vi skulle påmønstre ved Schlossbrücke. Derfra kan man se to bygninger fra DDR-tiden: Palast der Republik og - her på billedet - Staatsratsgebäude. Begge er de eksempler på trist DDR-arkitektur, Staatsratsgebäude er tilmed grotesk, da en portal fra det i 1950 bortsprængte Stadtschloss er indemuret i facaden. DDR-styret fjernede slottet, da det var et symbol på Preussen og kejsertiden, men netop denne portal lod man stå, for derfra havde Karl Liebknecht i 1918 udråbt en socialistisk republik. Nu bliver begge bygninger fjernet og Stadtschloss bliver genopført. We were to sign on at the Schlossbrücke (Castle Bridge). From there two characteristic building from the GDR-days can be seen: Palast der Republik (Republican Palace) and Staatsratsgebäude. They both are examples of gloomy GDR-architecture, Staatsratsgebäude is furthermore grotesque, because a portal from the 1950 blasted off Stadtschloss (town castle) is included as part of the facade. The GDR-government blasted off the castle, seeing it as a symbol of Prussia and the Hohenzollern-family of emperors, but exactly this portal was left back, because of the fact that the German socialist Karl Liebknecht from there had proclaimed a socialist German republic in 1918. Both buildings are now to be removed, and the Stadtschloss will be rebuilded. Det var fint vejr til en tur med båd, men guiden var småfjollet og ironisk og talte i et tempo som var han på speed. Øverst ses Cecilie og Simon og nederst Gitte og Mogens med Berliner Dom på bredden i baggrunden. The weather was fine for a trip by boat, but the guide was rather foolish, being very ironical and speaking as if he was on speed. On the upper pictures you see Cecilie and Simon and on the picture below you see Gitte and Mogens with the Cathedral of Berlin in the bakcground on the shore. Tilbage på hotellet kom Anne Katrine på besøg på vort værelse, og jeg tog dette billede af hende og Christoffer på Christoffers temmelig interimistiske seng, der hver nat truede med at smide ham af. Derefter glemte jeg kameraet, men heldigvis har jeg senere af Brian fået billeder af aftenens fremragende middag på en ganske dyr italiensk restaurant, "Arlecchino" i Meinekestrasse 25. Back at the hotel Anne Katrine payed our room a visit, and I took this picture og her and Christoffer sitting on Christoffer's somewhat temporary bed, which every night threatened to throw him onto the floor. After that I forgot my camera, but I was lucky later to get some pictures from Brian of that evening's splendid dinner in a rather expensive Italian restaurant, "Arlecchino" in Meinekestrasse 25. Gå til Berlin II
Flere steder i Berlin - især som her omkring Ku'damm - kan man endnu møde en del af de malede bjørne, som blev stillet op overalt i Berlin i 2001. Ideen kommer fra andre storbyer, hvor man har opstillet malede køer i normal størrelse. Berlin ville gerne deltage, men valgte altså bjørnen, som findes i byvåbnet. En enkelt "Bär-lin" blev det også til. Denne søndag formiddag fandt både Anders og Maria åbenbart nogle af bjørnene.
At some places in Berlin - especially round Kudamm - the various painted bears can still be met. These were placed all over Berlin in 2001. The idea is known from other capitols - or metropols, where painted cows of normal seize have been put up. Berlin would like to participate, but chose the bear, which is known from the city arms. One of the bears was in fact named "Bär-lin" (Bär = Bear in German!)On this Sunday morning both Anders and Maria seem to have found some of the bears.
Søndag stod den på museet ved Checkpoint Charlie - ét af overgangsstederne i Berlin fra dengang byen var delt af muren. Anders, der ses her sammen med "vagterne", var en ren fornøjelse at være på museum med. Han studerede ivrigt alle billeder og genstande - ikke mindst de mange udstillede flugt-fartøjer. On Sunday we visited the museum at Checkpoint Charlie - one of the crossing-points in Berlin from the period of the Berlin-wall. Anders, who is seen here together with a couple of "guards", studied the museum thoroughly. It was a pure pleasure to visit the museum togehter with him. the pictures and the effects - not least the many vehicles used for crossing the border had his full attention. På vej fra Checkpoint Charlie til Rigsdagen mødte Brian og jeg denne yppige kvinde! On our way from Checkpoint Charlie to the Reichstag (Parliament), Brian and I came across this buxom lady. På Pariser Platz ved Brandenburger Tor skulle vi møde en guide, der skulle vise os rundt i parlamentskvarteret og i Rigsdagsbygningen. Her ses Anders, Maria Louise, Anne Katrine, Cecilie, Anders, Cecilie, Simon og Christoffer. At Pariser Platz near Brandenburger Tor we were to meet a guide, who would show the surroundings of the parliamen and the Reichstag itself to us. Here are Anders, Maria Louise, Anne Katrine, Cecilie, Anders, Cecilie, Simon and Christoffer. Man skal forestille sig, at rigsdagsbygningen ligger på vores venstre side. Til højre ses så Jakob Kaiser-Haus, Rigsdagspræsidentsboligen og i baggrunden Marie-Elisabeth Lüders Haus. Altsammen bygninger, der bruges til regeringsformål. You have to imagine the Reichstag to the left. To the right you then see Jakob Kaiser-Haus, the official residence of the Reichstagspräsident (the chairman of the parliament) and in the background the Marie-Elisabeth Lüders-Haus. All buildings used for government purposes. I Rigsdagen så vi plenarsalen. Inside the Reichstag we saw the meeting room. Og over os kunne vi se Lord Norman Fosters glaskuppel, som vi senere kunne få lov til at gå omkring i. Above us we could see Lord Norman Fosters glass dome, in which we later were able to stroll around. Her er vi inde i kuplen og ser ud over Berlin, der ruller sig ud under den tidlige aftenhimmel. Here we are inside the dome looking out over Berlin, that rolls on under the early evening-sky. Til slut kunne vi komme ud tæt på himlen over Berlin. Her i retning syd(vest) - man kan se "taget" over Potsdamer Platz i baggrunden. At last we could get very close to the sky over Berlin. Here seen towards south(west) - you can se the "roof" over Potsdamer Platz in the background. Cecilie og Simon samt Anne Katrine og Christoffer (og også alle vi andre) nød virkelig denne smukke aftenhimmel over Berlin. Christoffer, der havde insisteret på at gennemføre dagen i t-shirt havde nu nok nydt den mindre, hvis ikke Brian ridderligt havde overladt ham sin lune jakke. Cecilie and Simon together with Anne Katrine and Christoffer (and the rest of us) really did enjoy this beautiful evening sky over Berlin. Christoffer, who had insistid on going through the day's programme dessed in a t-shirt, would problably have enjoyed it less, hadn't it been for Brian, who chivalrously gave him his warm coat to wear. Brian havde til den aften foreslået en Sushi-restaurant i området ved Kurfürstendam (så var vi tættere på hotellet, hvis nogen ikke skulle kunne tåle rå fisk). Ingen blev syge. Faktisk blev det et aftensmåltid vi virkelig husker. Dels fordi stemningen var ypperlig - hjulpet på vej af japansk brændevin sake og hefe Weissbier, som vi blev ret afhængige af. Dels fordi, det faktisk var meget specielt og - tror jeg de fleste af os syntes - ganske velsmagende. De unge - bortset fra Maria Louise og Anders - gik på Hard Rock Café i Meinekestrasse. Brian had for this evening proposed af sushi-restaurant in the area around Kurfürstendamm (then we were closer to the hotel in case somebody couldn't take raw fish). Nobody was sick. In fact this was a supper, that none of us will ever forget. Partly because spirits were high - helped by the Japanese snaps "sake" and the Weissbier (wheat beer), on which we grew rather dependent. Partly because it was really something special and - I think most of us found - quite tasty. The young generation - apart from Maria Louise and Anders went to Hard Rock Café in Meinekestrasse. Anders deltog også - men med en donut. Anders was also with us, equipped, however, with a donut. Efter sushi'en herskede der almindelig munterhed. Christensen tog en tur på én af de mange Berliner-bjørne, mens han fik ild i piben. Maria i forgrunden, i baggrunden Marianne, Susanne og Anders. After the sushi there was a lot of cheefulness. Christensen had a ride on one of the many Berlin Bears, while he tried to smoke his pipe. Maria is in front of the picture, in the background you see Marianne, Susanne and Anders. Gaden ved siden af Meinekestrasse hedder Fasanenstrasse og i nr. 69 i den gade, har den berømte danske stumfilmsstjerne Asta Nielsen boet. I mandagens tidlige eftermiddagssol (formiddagen blev brugt til "Ku'dammbummeln") ses Susanne og Brian foran indgangen. The street next to Meinekestrasse is Fasanenstrasse and in no. 69 of that street, the famous Danish silent-movie star Asta Nielsen lived for some years. In Monday's early afternoonsun (the morning was spent by going "Ku'dammbummeln" - i.e. running amok, shopping at Kurfürstendamm) Susanne and Brian are standing before the door of that house. Vi havde besluttet os for en sejltur på Spree mandag. På vej dertil kom vi forbi Gendarmenmarkt og en delvis indpakket Französischer Dom. Her ses Anders, mig (bemærk slipset købt under min Ku'dammbummeln), Gitte Mogens, Brian, Susanne, Hans og Marianne. On Monday we had decided to sail on the Spree. On our way we passed Gendarmenmark and a partly wrapped up French Cathedral. Here you see Anders, me (notice the tie, bought during my Ku'dammbummeln), Gitte, Mogens, Brian, Susanne, Hans and Marianne. Vi skulle påmønstre ved Schlossbrücke. Derfra kan man se to bygninger fra DDR-tiden: Palast der Republik og - her på billedet - Staatsratsgebäude. Begge er de eksempler på trist DDR-arkitektur, Staatsratsgebäude er tilmed grotesk, da en portal fra det i 1950 bortsprængte Stadtschloss er indemuret i facaden. DDR-styret fjernede slottet, da det var et symbol på Preussen og kejsertiden, men netop denne portal lod man stå, for derfra havde Karl Liebknecht i 1918 udråbt en socialistisk republik. Nu bliver begge bygninger fjernet og Stadtschloss bliver genopført. We were to sign on at the Schlossbrücke (Castle Bridge). From there two characteristic building from the GDR-days can be seen: Palast der Republik (Republican Palace) and Staatsratsgebäude. They both are examples of gloomy GDR-architecture, Staatsratsgebäude is furthermore grotesque, because a portal from the 1950 blasted off Stadtschloss (town castle) is included as part of the facade. The GDR-government blasted off the castle, seeing it as a symbol of Prussia and the Hohenzollern-family of emperors, but exactly this portal was left back, because of the fact that the German socialist Karl Liebknecht from there had proclaimed a socialist German republic in 1918. Both buildings are now to be removed, and the Stadtschloss will be rebuilded. Det var fint vejr til en tur med båd, men guiden var småfjollet og ironisk og talte i et tempo som var han på speed. Øverst ses Cecilie og Simon og nederst Gitte og Mogens med Berliner Dom på bredden i baggrunden. The weather was fine for a trip by boat, but the guide was rather foolish, being very ironical and speaking as if he was on speed. On the upper pictures you see Cecilie and Simon and on the picture below you see Gitte and Mogens with the Cathedral of Berlin in the bakcground on the shore. Tilbage på hotellet kom Anne Katrine på besøg på vort værelse, og jeg tog dette billede af hende og Christoffer på Christoffers temmelig interimistiske seng, der hver nat truede med at smide ham af. Derefter glemte jeg kameraet, men heldigvis har jeg senere af Brian fået billeder af aftenens fremragende middag på en ganske dyr italiensk restaurant, "Arlecchino" i Meinekestrasse 25. Back at the hotel Anne Katrine payed our room a visit, and I took this picture og her and Christoffer sitting on Christoffer's somewhat temporary bed, which every night threatened to throw him onto the floor. After that I forgot my camera, but I was lucky later to get some pictures from Brian of that evening's splendid dinner in a rather expensive Italian restaurant, "Arlecchino" in Meinekestrasse 25. Gå til Berlin II
Søndag stod den på museet ved Checkpoint Charlie - ét af overgangsstederne i Berlin fra dengang byen var delt af muren. Anders, der ses her sammen med "vagterne", var en ren fornøjelse at være på museum med. Han studerede ivrigt alle billeder og genstande - ikke mindst de mange udstillede flugt-fartøjer.
On Sunday we visited the museum at Checkpoint Charlie - one of the crossing-points in Berlin from the period of the Berlin-wall. Anders, who is seen here together with a couple of "guards", studied the museum thoroughly. It was a pure pleasure to visit the museum togehter with him. the pictures and the effects - not least the many vehicles used for crossing the border had his full attention.
På vej fra Checkpoint Charlie til Rigsdagen mødte Brian og jeg denne yppige kvinde! On our way from Checkpoint Charlie to the Reichstag (Parliament), Brian and I came across this buxom lady. På Pariser Platz ved Brandenburger Tor skulle vi møde en guide, der skulle vise os rundt i parlamentskvarteret og i Rigsdagsbygningen. Her ses Anders, Maria Louise, Anne Katrine, Cecilie, Anders, Cecilie, Simon og Christoffer. At Pariser Platz near Brandenburger Tor we were to meet a guide, who would show the surroundings of the parliamen and the Reichstag itself to us. Here are Anders, Maria Louise, Anne Katrine, Cecilie, Anders, Cecilie, Simon and Christoffer. Man skal forestille sig, at rigsdagsbygningen ligger på vores venstre side. Til højre ses så Jakob Kaiser-Haus, Rigsdagspræsidentsboligen og i baggrunden Marie-Elisabeth Lüders Haus. Altsammen bygninger, der bruges til regeringsformål. You have to imagine the Reichstag to the left. To the right you then see Jakob Kaiser-Haus, the official residence of the Reichstagspräsident (the chairman of the parliament) and in the background the Marie-Elisabeth Lüders-Haus. All buildings used for government purposes. I Rigsdagen så vi plenarsalen. Inside the Reichstag we saw the meeting room. Og over os kunne vi se Lord Norman Fosters glaskuppel, som vi senere kunne få lov til at gå omkring i. Above us we could see Lord Norman Fosters glass dome, in which we later were able to stroll around. Her er vi inde i kuplen og ser ud over Berlin, der ruller sig ud under den tidlige aftenhimmel. Here we are inside the dome looking out over Berlin, that rolls on under the early evening-sky. Til slut kunne vi komme ud tæt på himlen over Berlin. Her i retning syd(vest) - man kan se "taget" over Potsdamer Platz i baggrunden. At last we could get very close to the sky over Berlin. Here seen towards south(west) - you can se the "roof" over Potsdamer Platz in the background. Cecilie og Simon samt Anne Katrine og Christoffer (og også alle vi andre) nød virkelig denne smukke aftenhimmel over Berlin. Christoffer, der havde insisteret på at gennemføre dagen i t-shirt havde nu nok nydt den mindre, hvis ikke Brian ridderligt havde overladt ham sin lune jakke. Cecilie and Simon together with Anne Katrine and Christoffer (and the rest of us) really did enjoy this beautiful evening sky over Berlin. Christoffer, who had insistid on going through the day's programme dessed in a t-shirt, would problably have enjoyed it less, hadn't it been for Brian, who chivalrously gave him his warm coat to wear. Brian havde til den aften foreslået en Sushi-restaurant i området ved Kurfürstendam (så var vi tættere på hotellet, hvis nogen ikke skulle kunne tåle rå fisk). Ingen blev syge. Faktisk blev det et aftensmåltid vi virkelig husker. Dels fordi stemningen var ypperlig - hjulpet på vej af japansk brændevin sake og hefe Weissbier, som vi blev ret afhængige af. Dels fordi, det faktisk var meget specielt og - tror jeg de fleste af os syntes - ganske velsmagende. De unge - bortset fra Maria Louise og Anders - gik på Hard Rock Café i Meinekestrasse. Brian had for this evening proposed af sushi-restaurant in the area around Kurfürstendamm (then we were closer to the hotel in case somebody couldn't take raw fish). Nobody was sick. In fact this was a supper, that none of us will ever forget. Partly because spirits were high - helped by the Japanese snaps "sake" and the Weissbier (wheat beer), on which we grew rather dependent. Partly because it was really something special and - I think most of us found - quite tasty. The young generation - apart from Maria Louise and Anders went to Hard Rock Café in Meinekestrasse. Anders deltog også - men med en donut. Anders was also with us, equipped, however, with a donut. Efter sushi'en herskede der almindelig munterhed. Christensen tog en tur på én af de mange Berliner-bjørne, mens han fik ild i piben. Maria i forgrunden, i baggrunden Marianne, Susanne og Anders. After the sushi there was a lot of cheefulness. Christensen had a ride on one of the many Berlin Bears, while he tried to smoke his pipe. Maria is in front of the picture, in the background you see Marianne, Susanne and Anders. Gaden ved siden af Meinekestrasse hedder Fasanenstrasse og i nr. 69 i den gade, har den berømte danske stumfilmsstjerne Asta Nielsen boet. I mandagens tidlige eftermiddagssol (formiddagen blev brugt til "Ku'dammbummeln") ses Susanne og Brian foran indgangen. The street next to Meinekestrasse is Fasanenstrasse and in no. 69 of that street, the famous Danish silent-movie star Asta Nielsen lived for some years. In Monday's early afternoonsun (the morning was spent by going "Ku'dammbummeln" - i.e. running amok, shopping at Kurfürstendamm) Susanne and Brian are standing before the door of that house. Vi havde besluttet os for en sejltur på Spree mandag. På vej dertil kom vi forbi Gendarmenmarkt og en delvis indpakket Französischer Dom. Her ses Anders, mig (bemærk slipset købt under min Ku'dammbummeln), Gitte Mogens, Brian, Susanne, Hans og Marianne. On Monday we had decided to sail on the Spree. On our way we passed Gendarmenmark and a partly wrapped up French Cathedral. Here you see Anders, me (notice the tie, bought during my Ku'dammbummeln), Gitte, Mogens, Brian, Susanne, Hans and Marianne. Vi skulle påmønstre ved Schlossbrücke. Derfra kan man se to bygninger fra DDR-tiden: Palast der Republik og - her på billedet - Staatsratsgebäude. Begge er de eksempler på trist DDR-arkitektur, Staatsratsgebäude er tilmed grotesk, da en portal fra det i 1950 bortsprængte Stadtschloss er indemuret i facaden. DDR-styret fjernede slottet, da det var et symbol på Preussen og kejsertiden, men netop denne portal lod man stå, for derfra havde Karl Liebknecht i 1918 udråbt en socialistisk republik. Nu bliver begge bygninger fjernet og Stadtschloss bliver genopført. We were to sign on at the Schlossbrücke (Castle Bridge). From there two characteristic building from the GDR-days can be seen: Palast der Republik (Republican Palace) and Staatsratsgebäude. They both are examples of gloomy GDR-architecture, Staatsratsgebäude is furthermore grotesque, because a portal from the 1950 blasted off Stadtschloss (town castle) is included as part of the facade. The GDR-government blasted off the castle, seeing it as a symbol of Prussia and the Hohenzollern-family of emperors, but exactly this portal was left back, because of the fact that the German socialist Karl Liebknecht from there had proclaimed a socialist German republic in 1918. Both buildings are now to be removed, and the Stadtschloss will be rebuilded. Det var fint vejr til en tur med båd, men guiden var småfjollet og ironisk og talte i et tempo som var han på speed. Øverst ses Cecilie og Simon og nederst Gitte og Mogens med Berliner Dom på bredden i baggrunden. The weather was fine for a trip by boat, but the guide was rather foolish, being very ironical and speaking as if he was on speed. On the upper pictures you see Cecilie and Simon and on the picture below you see Gitte and Mogens with the Cathedral of Berlin in the bakcground on the shore. Tilbage på hotellet kom Anne Katrine på besøg på vort værelse, og jeg tog dette billede af hende og Christoffer på Christoffers temmelig interimistiske seng, der hver nat truede med at smide ham af. Derefter glemte jeg kameraet, men heldigvis har jeg senere af Brian fået billeder af aftenens fremragende middag på en ganske dyr italiensk restaurant, "Arlecchino" i Meinekestrasse 25. Back at the hotel Anne Katrine payed our room a visit, and I took this picture og her and Christoffer sitting on Christoffer's somewhat temporary bed, which every night threatened to throw him onto the floor. After that I forgot my camera, but I was lucky later to get some pictures from Brian of that evening's splendid dinner in a rather expensive Italian restaurant, "Arlecchino" in Meinekestrasse 25. Gå til Berlin II
På vej fra Checkpoint Charlie til Rigsdagen mødte Brian og jeg denne yppige kvinde!
On our way from Checkpoint Charlie to the Reichstag (Parliament), Brian and I came across this buxom lady.
På Pariser Platz ved Brandenburger Tor skulle vi møde en guide, der skulle vise os rundt i parlamentskvarteret og i Rigsdagsbygningen. Her ses Anders, Maria Louise, Anne Katrine, Cecilie, Anders, Cecilie, Simon og Christoffer. At Pariser Platz near Brandenburger Tor we were to meet a guide, who would show the surroundings of the parliamen and the Reichstag itself to us. Here are Anders, Maria Louise, Anne Katrine, Cecilie, Anders, Cecilie, Simon and Christoffer. Man skal forestille sig, at rigsdagsbygningen ligger på vores venstre side. Til højre ses så Jakob Kaiser-Haus, Rigsdagspræsidentsboligen og i baggrunden Marie-Elisabeth Lüders Haus. Altsammen bygninger, der bruges til regeringsformål. You have to imagine the Reichstag to the left. To the right you then see Jakob Kaiser-Haus, the official residence of the Reichstagspräsident (the chairman of the parliament) and in the background the Marie-Elisabeth Lüders-Haus. All buildings used for government purposes. I Rigsdagen så vi plenarsalen. Inside the Reichstag we saw the meeting room. Og over os kunne vi se Lord Norman Fosters glaskuppel, som vi senere kunne få lov til at gå omkring i. Above us we could see Lord Norman Fosters glass dome, in which we later were able to stroll around. Her er vi inde i kuplen og ser ud over Berlin, der ruller sig ud under den tidlige aftenhimmel. Here we are inside the dome looking out over Berlin, that rolls on under the early evening-sky. Til slut kunne vi komme ud tæt på himlen over Berlin. Her i retning syd(vest) - man kan se "taget" over Potsdamer Platz i baggrunden. At last we could get very close to the sky over Berlin. Here seen towards south(west) - you can se the "roof" over Potsdamer Platz in the background. Cecilie og Simon samt Anne Katrine og Christoffer (og også alle vi andre) nød virkelig denne smukke aftenhimmel over Berlin. Christoffer, der havde insisteret på at gennemføre dagen i t-shirt havde nu nok nydt den mindre, hvis ikke Brian ridderligt havde overladt ham sin lune jakke. Cecilie and Simon together with Anne Katrine and Christoffer (and the rest of us) really did enjoy this beautiful evening sky over Berlin. Christoffer, who had insistid on going through the day's programme dessed in a t-shirt, would problably have enjoyed it less, hadn't it been for Brian, who chivalrously gave him his warm coat to wear. Brian havde til den aften foreslået en Sushi-restaurant i området ved Kurfürstendam (så var vi tættere på hotellet, hvis nogen ikke skulle kunne tåle rå fisk). Ingen blev syge. Faktisk blev det et aftensmåltid vi virkelig husker. Dels fordi stemningen var ypperlig - hjulpet på vej af japansk brændevin sake og hefe Weissbier, som vi blev ret afhængige af. Dels fordi, det faktisk var meget specielt og - tror jeg de fleste af os syntes - ganske velsmagende. De unge - bortset fra Maria Louise og Anders - gik på Hard Rock Café i Meinekestrasse. Brian had for this evening proposed af sushi-restaurant in the area around Kurfürstendamm (then we were closer to the hotel in case somebody couldn't take raw fish). Nobody was sick. In fact this was a supper, that none of us will ever forget. Partly because spirits were high - helped by the Japanese snaps "sake" and the Weissbier (wheat beer), on which we grew rather dependent. Partly because it was really something special and - I think most of us found - quite tasty. The young generation - apart from Maria Louise and Anders went to Hard Rock Café in Meinekestrasse. Anders deltog også - men med en donut. Anders was also with us, equipped, however, with a donut. Efter sushi'en herskede der almindelig munterhed. Christensen tog en tur på én af de mange Berliner-bjørne, mens han fik ild i piben. Maria i forgrunden, i baggrunden Marianne, Susanne og Anders. After the sushi there was a lot of cheefulness. Christensen had a ride on one of the many Berlin Bears, while he tried to smoke his pipe. Maria is in front of the picture, in the background you see Marianne, Susanne and Anders. Gaden ved siden af Meinekestrasse hedder Fasanenstrasse og i nr. 69 i den gade, har den berømte danske stumfilmsstjerne Asta Nielsen boet. I mandagens tidlige eftermiddagssol (formiddagen blev brugt til "Ku'dammbummeln") ses Susanne og Brian foran indgangen. The street next to Meinekestrasse is Fasanenstrasse and in no. 69 of that street, the famous Danish silent-movie star Asta Nielsen lived for some years. In Monday's early afternoonsun (the morning was spent by going "Ku'dammbummeln" - i.e. running amok, shopping at Kurfürstendamm) Susanne and Brian are standing before the door of that house. Vi havde besluttet os for en sejltur på Spree mandag. På vej dertil kom vi forbi Gendarmenmarkt og en delvis indpakket Französischer Dom. Her ses Anders, mig (bemærk slipset købt under min Ku'dammbummeln), Gitte Mogens, Brian, Susanne, Hans og Marianne. On Monday we had decided to sail on the Spree. On our way we passed Gendarmenmark and a partly wrapped up French Cathedral. Here you see Anders, me (notice the tie, bought during my Ku'dammbummeln), Gitte, Mogens, Brian, Susanne, Hans and Marianne. Vi skulle påmønstre ved Schlossbrücke. Derfra kan man se to bygninger fra DDR-tiden: Palast der Republik og - her på billedet - Staatsratsgebäude. Begge er de eksempler på trist DDR-arkitektur, Staatsratsgebäude er tilmed grotesk, da en portal fra det i 1950 bortsprængte Stadtschloss er indemuret i facaden. DDR-styret fjernede slottet, da det var et symbol på Preussen og kejsertiden, men netop denne portal lod man stå, for derfra havde Karl Liebknecht i 1918 udråbt en socialistisk republik. Nu bliver begge bygninger fjernet og Stadtschloss bliver genopført. We were to sign on at the Schlossbrücke (Castle Bridge). From there two characteristic building from the GDR-days can be seen: Palast der Republik (Republican Palace) and Staatsratsgebäude. They both are examples of gloomy GDR-architecture, Staatsratsgebäude is furthermore grotesque, because a portal from the 1950 blasted off Stadtschloss (town castle) is included as part of the facade. The GDR-government blasted off the castle, seeing it as a symbol of Prussia and the Hohenzollern-family of emperors, but exactly this portal was left back, because of the fact that the German socialist Karl Liebknecht from there had proclaimed a socialist German republic in 1918. Both buildings are now to be removed, and the Stadtschloss will be rebuilded. Det var fint vejr til en tur med båd, men guiden var småfjollet og ironisk og talte i et tempo som var han på speed. Øverst ses Cecilie og Simon og nederst Gitte og Mogens med Berliner Dom på bredden i baggrunden. The weather was fine for a trip by boat, but the guide was rather foolish, being very ironical and speaking as if he was on speed. On the upper pictures you see Cecilie and Simon and on the picture below you see Gitte and Mogens with the Cathedral of Berlin in the bakcground on the shore. Tilbage på hotellet kom Anne Katrine på besøg på vort værelse, og jeg tog dette billede af hende og Christoffer på Christoffers temmelig interimistiske seng, der hver nat truede med at smide ham af. Derefter glemte jeg kameraet, men heldigvis har jeg senere af Brian fået billeder af aftenens fremragende middag på en ganske dyr italiensk restaurant, "Arlecchino" i Meinekestrasse 25. Back at the hotel Anne Katrine payed our room a visit, and I took this picture og her and Christoffer sitting on Christoffer's somewhat temporary bed, which every night threatened to throw him onto the floor. After that I forgot my camera, but I was lucky later to get some pictures from Brian of that evening's splendid dinner in a rather expensive Italian restaurant, "Arlecchino" in Meinekestrasse 25. Gå til Berlin II
På Pariser Platz ved Brandenburger Tor skulle vi møde en guide, der skulle vise os rundt i parlamentskvarteret og i Rigsdagsbygningen. Her ses Anders, Maria Louise, Anne Katrine, Cecilie, Anders, Cecilie, Simon og Christoffer.
At Pariser Platz near Brandenburger Tor we were to meet a guide, who would show the surroundings of the parliamen and the Reichstag itself to us. Here are Anders, Maria Louise, Anne Katrine, Cecilie, Anders, Cecilie, Simon and Christoffer.
Man skal forestille sig, at rigsdagsbygningen ligger på vores venstre side. Til højre ses så Jakob Kaiser-Haus, Rigsdagspræsidentsboligen og i baggrunden Marie-Elisabeth Lüders Haus. Altsammen bygninger, der bruges til regeringsformål. You have to imagine the Reichstag to the left. To the right you then see Jakob Kaiser-Haus, the official residence of the Reichstagspräsident (the chairman of the parliament) and in the background the Marie-Elisabeth Lüders-Haus. All buildings used for government purposes. I Rigsdagen så vi plenarsalen. Inside the Reichstag we saw the meeting room. Og over os kunne vi se Lord Norman Fosters glaskuppel, som vi senere kunne få lov til at gå omkring i. Above us we could see Lord Norman Fosters glass dome, in which we later were able to stroll around. Her er vi inde i kuplen og ser ud over Berlin, der ruller sig ud under den tidlige aftenhimmel. Here we are inside the dome looking out over Berlin, that rolls on under the early evening-sky. Til slut kunne vi komme ud tæt på himlen over Berlin. Her i retning syd(vest) - man kan se "taget" over Potsdamer Platz i baggrunden. At last we could get very close to the sky over Berlin. Here seen towards south(west) - you can se the "roof" over Potsdamer Platz in the background. Cecilie og Simon samt Anne Katrine og Christoffer (og også alle vi andre) nød virkelig denne smukke aftenhimmel over Berlin. Christoffer, der havde insisteret på at gennemføre dagen i t-shirt havde nu nok nydt den mindre, hvis ikke Brian ridderligt havde overladt ham sin lune jakke. Cecilie and Simon together with Anne Katrine and Christoffer (and the rest of us) really did enjoy this beautiful evening sky over Berlin. Christoffer, who had insistid on going through the day's programme dessed in a t-shirt, would problably have enjoyed it less, hadn't it been for Brian, who chivalrously gave him his warm coat to wear. Brian havde til den aften foreslået en Sushi-restaurant i området ved Kurfürstendam (så var vi tættere på hotellet, hvis nogen ikke skulle kunne tåle rå fisk). Ingen blev syge. Faktisk blev det et aftensmåltid vi virkelig husker. Dels fordi stemningen var ypperlig - hjulpet på vej af japansk brændevin sake og hefe Weissbier, som vi blev ret afhængige af. Dels fordi, det faktisk var meget specielt og - tror jeg de fleste af os syntes - ganske velsmagende. De unge - bortset fra Maria Louise og Anders - gik på Hard Rock Café i Meinekestrasse. Brian had for this evening proposed af sushi-restaurant in the area around Kurfürstendamm (then we were closer to the hotel in case somebody couldn't take raw fish). Nobody was sick. In fact this was a supper, that none of us will ever forget. Partly because spirits were high - helped by the Japanese snaps "sake" and the Weissbier (wheat beer), on which we grew rather dependent. Partly because it was really something special and - I think most of us found - quite tasty. The young generation - apart from Maria Louise and Anders went to Hard Rock Café in Meinekestrasse. Anders deltog også - men med en donut. Anders was also with us, equipped, however, with a donut. Efter sushi'en herskede der almindelig munterhed. Christensen tog en tur på én af de mange Berliner-bjørne, mens han fik ild i piben. Maria i forgrunden, i baggrunden Marianne, Susanne og Anders. After the sushi there was a lot of cheefulness. Christensen had a ride on one of the many Berlin Bears, while he tried to smoke his pipe. Maria is in front of the picture, in the background you see Marianne, Susanne and Anders. Gaden ved siden af Meinekestrasse hedder Fasanenstrasse og i nr. 69 i den gade, har den berømte danske stumfilmsstjerne Asta Nielsen boet. I mandagens tidlige eftermiddagssol (formiddagen blev brugt til "Ku'dammbummeln") ses Susanne og Brian foran indgangen. The street next to Meinekestrasse is Fasanenstrasse and in no. 69 of that street, the famous Danish silent-movie star Asta Nielsen lived for some years. In Monday's early afternoonsun (the morning was spent by going "Ku'dammbummeln" - i.e. running amok, shopping at Kurfürstendamm) Susanne and Brian are standing before the door of that house. Vi havde besluttet os for en sejltur på Spree mandag. På vej dertil kom vi forbi Gendarmenmarkt og en delvis indpakket Französischer Dom. Her ses Anders, mig (bemærk slipset købt under min Ku'dammbummeln), Gitte Mogens, Brian, Susanne, Hans og Marianne. On Monday we had decided to sail on the Spree. On our way we passed Gendarmenmark and a partly wrapped up French Cathedral. Here you see Anders, me (notice the tie, bought during my Ku'dammbummeln), Gitte, Mogens, Brian, Susanne, Hans and Marianne. Vi skulle påmønstre ved Schlossbrücke. Derfra kan man se to bygninger fra DDR-tiden: Palast der Republik og - her på billedet - Staatsratsgebäude. Begge er de eksempler på trist DDR-arkitektur, Staatsratsgebäude er tilmed grotesk, da en portal fra det i 1950 bortsprængte Stadtschloss er indemuret i facaden. DDR-styret fjernede slottet, da det var et symbol på Preussen og kejsertiden, men netop denne portal lod man stå, for derfra havde Karl Liebknecht i 1918 udråbt en socialistisk republik. Nu bliver begge bygninger fjernet og Stadtschloss bliver genopført. We were to sign on at the Schlossbrücke (Castle Bridge). From there two characteristic building from the GDR-days can be seen: Palast der Republik (Republican Palace) and Staatsratsgebäude. They both are examples of gloomy GDR-architecture, Staatsratsgebäude is furthermore grotesque, because a portal from the 1950 blasted off Stadtschloss (town castle) is included as part of the facade. The GDR-government blasted off the castle, seeing it as a symbol of Prussia and the Hohenzollern-family of emperors, but exactly this portal was left back, because of the fact that the German socialist Karl Liebknecht from there had proclaimed a socialist German republic in 1918. Both buildings are now to be removed, and the Stadtschloss will be rebuilded. Det var fint vejr til en tur med båd, men guiden var småfjollet og ironisk og talte i et tempo som var han på speed. Øverst ses Cecilie og Simon og nederst Gitte og Mogens med Berliner Dom på bredden i baggrunden. The weather was fine for a trip by boat, but the guide was rather foolish, being very ironical and speaking as if he was on speed. On the upper pictures you see Cecilie and Simon and on the picture below you see Gitte and Mogens with the Cathedral of Berlin in the bakcground on the shore. Tilbage på hotellet kom Anne Katrine på besøg på vort værelse, og jeg tog dette billede af hende og Christoffer på Christoffers temmelig interimistiske seng, der hver nat truede med at smide ham af. Derefter glemte jeg kameraet, men heldigvis har jeg senere af Brian fået billeder af aftenens fremragende middag på en ganske dyr italiensk restaurant, "Arlecchino" i Meinekestrasse 25. Back at the hotel Anne Katrine payed our room a visit, and I took this picture og her and Christoffer sitting on Christoffer's somewhat temporary bed, which every night threatened to throw him onto the floor. After that I forgot my camera, but I was lucky later to get some pictures from Brian of that evening's splendid dinner in a rather expensive Italian restaurant, "Arlecchino" in Meinekestrasse 25. Gå til Berlin II
Man skal forestille sig, at rigsdagsbygningen ligger på vores venstre side. Til højre ses så Jakob Kaiser-Haus, Rigsdagspræsidentsboligen og i baggrunden Marie-Elisabeth Lüders Haus. Altsammen bygninger, der bruges til regeringsformål.
You have to imagine the Reichstag to the left. To the right you then see Jakob Kaiser-Haus, the official residence of the Reichstagspräsident (the chairman of the parliament) and in the background the Marie-Elisabeth Lüders-Haus. All buildings used for government purposes.
I Rigsdagen så vi plenarsalen. Inside the Reichstag we saw the meeting room. Og over os kunne vi se Lord Norman Fosters glaskuppel, som vi senere kunne få lov til at gå omkring i. Above us we could see Lord Norman Fosters glass dome, in which we later were able to stroll around. Her er vi inde i kuplen og ser ud over Berlin, der ruller sig ud under den tidlige aftenhimmel. Here we are inside the dome looking out over Berlin, that rolls on under the early evening-sky. Til slut kunne vi komme ud tæt på himlen over Berlin. Her i retning syd(vest) - man kan se "taget" over Potsdamer Platz i baggrunden. At last we could get very close to the sky over Berlin. Here seen towards south(west) - you can se the "roof" over Potsdamer Platz in the background. Cecilie og Simon samt Anne Katrine og Christoffer (og også alle vi andre) nød virkelig denne smukke aftenhimmel over Berlin. Christoffer, der havde insisteret på at gennemføre dagen i t-shirt havde nu nok nydt den mindre, hvis ikke Brian ridderligt havde overladt ham sin lune jakke. Cecilie and Simon together with Anne Katrine and Christoffer (and the rest of us) really did enjoy this beautiful evening sky over Berlin. Christoffer, who had insistid on going through the day's programme dessed in a t-shirt, would problably have enjoyed it less, hadn't it been for Brian, who chivalrously gave him his warm coat to wear. Brian havde til den aften foreslået en Sushi-restaurant i området ved Kurfürstendam (så var vi tættere på hotellet, hvis nogen ikke skulle kunne tåle rå fisk). Ingen blev syge. Faktisk blev det et aftensmåltid vi virkelig husker. Dels fordi stemningen var ypperlig - hjulpet på vej af japansk brændevin sake og hefe Weissbier, som vi blev ret afhængige af. Dels fordi, det faktisk var meget specielt og - tror jeg de fleste af os syntes - ganske velsmagende. De unge - bortset fra Maria Louise og Anders - gik på Hard Rock Café i Meinekestrasse. Brian had for this evening proposed af sushi-restaurant in the area around Kurfürstendamm (then we were closer to the hotel in case somebody couldn't take raw fish). Nobody was sick. In fact this was a supper, that none of us will ever forget. Partly because spirits were high - helped by the Japanese snaps "sake" and the Weissbier (wheat beer), on which we grew rather dependent. Partly because it was really something special and - I think most of us found - quite tasty. The young generation - apart from Maria Louise and Anders went to Hard Rock Café in Meinekestrasse. Anders deltog også - men med en donut. Anders was also with us, equipped, however, with a donut. Efter sushi'en herskede der almindelig munterhed. Christensen tog en tur på én af de mange Berliner-bjørne, mens han fik ild i piben. Maria i forgrunden, i baggrunden Marianne, Susanne og Anders. After the sushi there was a lot of cheefulness. Christensen had a ride on one of the many Berlin Bears, while he tried to smoke his pipe. Maria is in front of the picture, in the background you see Marianne, Susanne and Anders. Gaden ved siden af Meinekestrasse hedder Fasanenstrasse og i nr. 69 i den gade, har den berømte danske stumfilmsstjerne Asta Nielsen boet. I mandagens tidlige eftermiddagssol (formiddagen blev brugt til "Ku'dammbummeln") ses Susanne og Brian foran indgangen. The street next to Meinekestrasse is Fasanenstrasse and in no. 69 of that street, the famous Danish silent-movie star Asta Nielsen lived for some years. In Monday's early afternoonsun (the morning was spent by going "Ku'dammbummeln" - i.e. running amok, shopping at Kurfürstendamm) Susanne and Brian are standing before the door of that house. Vi havde besluttet os for en sejltur på Spree mandag. På vej dertil kom vi forbi Gendarmenmarkt og en delvis indpakket Französischer Dom. Her ses Anders, mig (bemærk slipset købt under min Ku'dammbummeln), Gitte Mogens, Brian, Susanne, Hans og Marianne. On Monday we had decided to sail on the Spree. On our way we passed Gendarmenmark and a partly wrapped up French Cathedral. Here you see Anders, me (notice the tie, bought during my Ku'dammbummeln), Gitte, Mogens, Brian, Susanne, Hans and Marianne. Vi skulle påmønstre ved Schlossbrücke. Derfra kan man se to bygninger fra DDR-tiden: Palast der Republik og - her på billedet - Staatsratsgebäude. Begge er de eksempler på trist DDR-arkitektur, Staatsratsgebäude er tilmed grotesk, da en portal fra det i 1950 bortsprængte Stadtschloss er indemuret i facaden. DDR-styret fjernede slottet, da det var et symbol på Preussen og kejsertiden, men netop denne portal lod man stå, for derfra havde Karl Liebknecht i 1918 udråbt en socialistisk republik. Nu bliver begge bygninger fjernet og Stadtschloss bliver genopført. We were to sign on at the Schlossbrücke (Castle Bridge). From there two characteristic building from the GDR-days can be seen: Palast der Republik (Republican Palace) and Staatsratsgebäude. They both are examples of gloomy GDR-architecture, Staatsratsgebäude is furthermore grotesque, because a portal from the 1950 blasted off Stadtschloss (town castle) is included as part of the facade. The GDR-government blasted off the castle, seeing it as a symbol of Prussia and the Hohenzollern-family of emperors, but exactly this portal was left back, because of the fact that the German socialist Karl Liebknecht from there had proclaimed a socialist German republic in 1918. Both buildings are now to be removed, and the Stadtschloss will be rebuilded. Det var fint vejr til en tur med båd, men guiden var småfjollet og ironisk og talte i et tempo som var han på speed. Øverst ses Cecilie og Simon og nederst Gitte og Mogens med Berliner Dom på bredden i baggrunden. The weather was fine for a trip by boat, but the guide was rather foolish, being very ironical and speaking as if he was on speed. On the upper pictures you see Cecilie and Simon and on the picture below you see Gitte and Mogens with the Cathedral of Berlin in the bakcground on the shore. Tilbage på hotellet kom Anne Katrine på besøg på vort værelse, og jeg tog dette billede af hende og Christoffer på Christoffers temmelig interimistiske seng, der hver nat truede med at smide ham af. Derefter glemte jeg kameraet, men heldigvis har jeg senere af Brian fået billeder af aftenens fremragende middag på en ganske dyr italiensk restaurant, "Arlecchino" i Meinekestrasse 25. Back at the hotel Anne Katrine payed our room a visit, and I took this picture og her and Christoffer sitting on Christoffer's somewhat temporary bed, which every night threatened to throw him onto the floor. After that I forgot my camera, but I was lucky later to get some pictures from Brian of that evening's splendid dinner in a rather expensive Italian restaurant, "Arlecchino" in Meinekestrasse 25. Gå til Berlin II
I Rigsdagen så vi plenarsalen.
Inside the Reichstag we saw the meeting room.
Og over os kunne vi se Lord Norman Fosters glaskuppel, som vi senere kunne få lov til at gå omkring i. Above us we could see Lord Norman Fosters glass dome, in which we later were able to stroll around. Her er vi inde i kuplen og ser ud over Berlin, der ruller sig ud under den tidlige aftenhimmel. Here we are inside the dome looking out over Berlin, that rolls on under the early evening-sky. Til slut kunne vi komme ud tæt på himlen over Berlin. Her i retning syd(vest) - man kan se "taget" over Potsdamer Platz i baggrunden. At last we could get very close to the sky over Berlin. Here seen towards south(west) - you can se the "roof" over Potsdamer Platz in the background. Cecilie og Simon samt Anne Katrine og Christoffer (og også alle vi andre) nød virkelig denne smukke aftenhimmel over Berlin. Christoffer, der havde insisteret på at gennemføre dagen i t-shirt havde nu nok nydt den mindre, hvis ikke Brian ridderligt havde overladt ham sin lune jakke. Cecilie and Simon together with Anne Katrine and Christoffer (and the rest of us) really did enjoy this beautiful evening sky over Berlin. Christoffer, who had insistid on going through the day's programme dessed in a t-shirt, would problably have enjoyed it less, hadn't it been for Brian, who chivalrously gave him his warm coat to wear. Brian havde til den aften foreslået en Sushi-restaurant i området ved Kurfürstendam (så var vi tættere på hotellet, hvis nogen ikke skulle kunne tåle rå fisk). Ingen blev syge. Faktisk blev det et aftensmåltid vi virkelig husker. Dels fordi stemningen var ypperlig - hjulpet på vej af japansk brændevin sake og hefe Weissbier, som vi blev ret afhængige af. Dels fordi, det faktisk var meget specielt og - tror jeg de fleste af os syntes - ganske velsmagende. De unge - bortset fra Maria Louise og Anders - gik på Hard Rock Café i Meinekestrasse. Brian had for this evening proposed af sushi-restaurant in the area around Kurfürstendamm (then we were closer to the hotel in case somebody couldn't take raw fish). Nobody was sick. In fact this was a supper, that none of us will ever forget. Partly because spirits were high - helped by the Japanese snaps "sake" and the Weissbier (wheat beer), on which we grew rather dependent. Partly because it was really something special and - I think most of us found - quite tasty. The young generation - apart from Maria Louise and Anders went to Hard Rock Café in Meinekestrasse. Anders deltog også - men med en donut. Anders was also with us, equipped, however, with a donut. Efter sushi'en herskede der almindelig munterhed. Christensen tog en tur på én af de mange Berliner-bjørne, mens han fik ild i piben. Maria i forgrunden, i baggrunden Marianne, Susanne og Anders. After the sushi there was a lot of cheefulness. Christensen had a ride on one of the many Berlin Bears, while he tried to smoke his pipe. Maria is in front of the picture, in the background you see Marianne, Susanne and Anders. Gaden ved siden af Meinekestrasse hedder Fasanenstrasse og i nr. 69 i den gade, har den berømte danske stumfilmsstjerne Asta Nielsen boet. I mandagens tidlige eftermiddagssol (formiddagen blev brugt til "Ku'dammbummeln") ses Susanne og Brian foran indgangen. The street next to Meinekestrasse is Fasanenstrasse and in no. 69 of that street, the famous Danish silent-movie star Asta Nielsen lived for some years. In Monday's early afternoonsun (the morning was spent by going "Ku'dammbummeln" - i.e. running amok, shopping at Kurfürstendamm) Susanne and Brian are standing before the door of that house. Vi havde besluttet os for en sejltur på Spree mandag. På vej dertil kom vi forbi Gendarmenmarkt og en delvis indpakket Französischer Dom. Her ses Anders, mig (bemærk slipset købt under min Ku'dammbummeln), Gitte Mogens, Brian, Susanne, Hans og Marianne. On Monday we had decided to sail on the Spree. On our way we passed Gendarmenmark and a partly wrapped up French Cathedral. Here you see Anders, me (notice the tie, bought during my Ku'dammbummeln), Gitte, Mogens, Brian, Susanne, Hans and Marianne. Vi skulle påmønstre ved Schlossbrücke. Derfra kan man se to bygninger fra DDR-tiden: Palast der Republik og - her på billedet - Staatsratsgebäude. Begge er de eksempler på trist DDR-arkitektur, Staatsratsgebäude er tilmed grotesk, da en portal fra det i 1950 bortsprængte Stadtschloss er indemuret i facaden. DDR-styret fjernede slottet, da det var et symbol på Preussen og kejsertiden, men netop denne portal lod man stå, for derfra havde Karl Liebknecht i 1918 udråbt en socialistisk republik. Nu bliver begge bygninger fjernet og Stadtschloss bliver genopført. We were to sign on at the Schlossbrücke (Castle Bridge). From there two characteristic building from the GDR-days can be seen: Palast der Republik (Republican Palace) and Staatsratsgebäude. They both are examples of gloomy GDR-architecture, Staatsratsgebäude is furthermore grotesque, because a portal from the 1950 blasted off Stadtschloss (town castle) is included as part of the facade. The GDR-government blasted off the castle, seeing it as a symbol of Prussia and the Hohenzollern-family of emperors, but exactly this portal was left back, because of the fact that the German socialist Karl Liebknecht from there had proclaimed a socialist German republic in 1918. Both buildings are now to be removed, and the Stadtschloss will be rebuilded. Det var fint vejr til en tur med båd, men guiden var småfjollet og ironisk og talte i et tempo som var han på speed. Øverst ses Cecilie og Simon og nederst Gitte og Mogens med Berliner Dom på bredden i baggrunden. The weather was fine for a trip by boat, but the guide was rather foolish, being very ironical and speaking as if he was on speed. On the upper pictures you see Cecilie and Simon and on the picture below you see Gitte and Mogens with the Cathedral of Berlin in the bakcground on the shore. Tilbage på hotellet kom Anne Katrine på besøg på vort værelse, og jeg tog dette billede af hende og Christoffer på Christoffers temmelig interimistiske seng, der hver nat truede med at smide ham af. Derefter glemte jeg kameraet, men heldigvis har jeg senere af Brian fået billeder af aftenens fremragende middag på en ganske dyr italiensk restaurant, "Arlecchino" i Meinekestrasse 25. Back at the hotel Anne Katrine payed our room a visit, and I took this picture og her and Christoffer sitting on Christoffer's somewhat temporary bed, which every night threatened to throw him onto the floor. After that I forgot my camera, but I was lucky later to get some pictures from Brian of that evening's splendid dinner in a rather expensive Italian restaurant, "Arlecchino" in Meinekestrasse 25. Gå til Berlin II
Og over os kunne vi se Lord Norman Fosters glaskuppel, som vi senere kunne få lov til at gå omkring i.
Above us we could see Lord Norman Fosters glass dome, in which we later were able to stroll around.
Her er vi inde i kuplen og ser ud over Berlin, der ruller sig ud under den tidlige aftenhimmel. Here we are inside the dome looking out over Berlin, that rolls on under the early evening-sky. Til slut kunne vi komme ud tæt på himlen over Berlin. Her i retning syd(vest) - man kan se "taget" over Potsdamer Platz i baggrunden. At last we could get very close to the sky over Berlin. Here seen towards south(west) - you can se the "roof" over Potsdamer Platz in the background. Cecilie og Simon samt Anne Katrine og Christoffer (og også alle vi andre) nød virkelig denne smukke aftenhimmel over Berlin. Christoffer, der havde insisteret på at gennemføre dagen i t-shirt havde nu nok nydt den mindre, hvis ikke Brian ridderligt havde overladt ham sin lune jakke. Cecilie and Simon together with Anne Katrine and Christoffer (and the rest of us) really did enjoy this beautiful evening sky over Berlin. Christoffer, who had insistid on going through the day's programme dessed in a t-shirt, would problably have enjoyed it less, hadn't it been for Brian, who chivalrously gave him his warm coat to wear. Brian havde til den aften foreslået en Sushi-restaurant i området ved Kurfürstendam (så var vi tættere på hotellet, hvis nogen ikke skulle kunne tåle rå fisk). Ingen blev syge. Faktisk blev det et aftensmåltid vi virkelig husker. Dels fordi stemningen var ypperlig - hjulpet på vej af japansk brændevin sake og hefe Weissbier, som vi blev ret afhængige af. Dels fordi, det faktisk var meget specielt og - tror jeg de fleste af os syntes - ganske velsmagende. De unge - bortset fra Maria Louise og Anders - gik på Hard Rock Café i Meinekestrasse. Brian had for this evening proposed af sushi-restaurant in the area around Kurfürstendamm (then we were closer to the hotel in case somebody couldn't take raw fish). Nobody was sick. In fact this was a supper, that none of us will ever forget. Partly because spirits were high - helped by the Japanese snaps "sake" and the Weissbier (wheat beer), on which we grew rather dependent. Partly because it was really something special and - I think most of us found - quite tasty. The young generation - apart from Maria Louise and Anders went to Hard Rock Café in Meinekestrasse. Anders deltog også - men med en donut. Anders was also with us, equipped, however, with a donut. Efter sushi'en herskede der almindelig munterhed. Christensen tog en tur på én af de mange Berliner-bjørne, mens han fik ild i piben. Maria i forgrunden, i baggrunden Marianne, Susanne og Anders. After the sushi there was a lot of cheefulness. Christensen had a ride on one of the many Berlin Bears, while he tried to smoke his pipe. Maria is in front of the picture, in the background you see Marianne, Susanne and Anders. Gaden ved siden af Meinekestrasse hedder Fasanenstrasse og i nr. 69 i den gade, har den berømte danske stumfilmsstjerne Asta Nielsen boet. I mandagens tidlige eftermiddagssol (formiddagen blev brugt til "Ku'dammbummeln") ses Susanne og Brian foran indgangen. The street next to Meinekestrasse is Fasanenstrasse and in no. 69 of that street, the famous Danish silent-movie star Asta Nielsen lived for some years. In Monday's early afternoonsun (the morning was spent by going "Ku'dammbummeln" - i.e. running amok, shopping at Kurfürstendamm) Susanne and Brian are standing before the door of that house. Vi havde besluttet os for en sejltur på Spree mandag. På vej dertil kom vi forbi Gendarmenmarkt og en delvis indpakket Französischer Dom. Her ses Anders, mig (bemærk slipset købt under min Ku'dammbummeln), Gitte Mogens, Brian, Susanne, Hans og Marianne. On Monday we had decided to sail on the Spree. On our way we passed Gendarmenmark and a partly wrapped up French Cathedral. Here you see Anders, me (notice the tie, bought during my Ku'dammbummeln), Gitte, Mogens, Brian, Susanne, Hans and Marianne. Vi skulle påmønstre ved Schlossbrücke. Derfra kan man se to bygninger fra DDR-tiden: Palast der Republik og - her på billedet - Staatsratsgebäude. Begge er de eksempler på trist DDR-arkitektur, Staatsratsgebäude er tilmed grotesk, da en portal fra det i 1950 bortsprængte Stadtschloss er indemuret i facaden. DDR-styret fjernede slottet, da det var et symbol på Preussen og kejsertiden, men netop denne portal lod man stå, for derfra havde Karl Liebknecht i 1918 udråbt en socialistisk republik. Nu bliver begge bygninger fjernet og Stadtschloss bliver genopført. We were to sign on at the Schlossbrücke (Castle Bridge). From there two characteristic building from the GDR-days can be seen: Palast der Republik (Republican Palace) and Staatsratsgebäude. They both are examples of gloomy GDR-architecture, Staatsratsgebäude is furthermore grotesque, because a portal from the 1950 blasted off Stadtschloss (town castle) is included as part of the facade. The GDR-government blasted off the castle, seeing it as a symbol of Prussia and the Hohenzollern-family of emperors, but exactly this portal was left back, because of the fact that the German socialist Karl Liebknecht from there had proclaimed a socialist German republic in 1918. Both buildings are now to be removed, and the Stadtschloss will be rebuilded. Det var fint vejr til en tur med båd, men guiden var småfjollet og ironisk og talte i et tempo som var han på speed. Øverst ses Cecilie og Simon og nederst Gitte og Mogens med Berliner Dom på bredden i baggrunden. The weather was fine for a trip by boat, but the guide was rather foolish, being very ironical and speaking as if he was on speed. On the upper pictures you see Cecilie and Simon and on the picture below you see Gitte and Mogens with the Cathedral of Berlin in the bakcground on the shore. Tilbage på hotellet kom Anne Katrine på besøg på vort værelse, og jeg tog dette billede af hende og Christoffer på Christoffers temmelig interimistiske seng, der hver nat truede med at smide ham af. Derefter glemte jeg kameraet, men heldigvis har jeg senere af Brian fået billeder af aftenens fremragende middag på en ganske dyr italiensk restaurant, "Arlecchino" i Meinekestrasse 25. Back at the hotel Anne Katrine payed our room a visit, and I took this picture og her and Christoffer sitting on Christoffer's somewhat temporary bed, which every night threatened to throw him onto the floor. After that I forgot my camera, but I was lucky later to get some pictures from Brian of that evening's splendid dinner in a rather expensive Italian restaurant, "Arlecchino" in Meinekestrasse 25. Gå til Berlin II
Her er vi inde i kuplen og ser ud over Berlin, der ruller sig ud under den tidlige aftenhimmel.
Here we are inside the dome looking out over Berlin, that rolls on under the early evening-sky.
Til slut kunne vi komme ud tæt på himlen over Berlin. Her i retning syd(vest) - man kan se "taget" over Potsdamer Platz i baggrunden. At last we could get very close to the sky over Berlin. Here seen towards south(west) - you can se the "roof" over Potsdamer Platz in the background. Cecilie og Simon samt Anne Katrine og Christoffer (og også alle vi andre) nød virkelig denne smukke aftenhimmel over Berlin. Christoffer, der havde insisteret på at gennemføre dagen i t-shirt havde nu nok nydt den mindre, hvis ikke Brian ridderligt havde overladt ham sin lune jakke. Cecilie and Simon together with Anne Katrine and Christoffer (and the rest of us) really did enjoy this beautiful evening sky over Berlin. Christoffer, who had insistid on going through the day's programme dessed in a t-shirt, would problably have enjoyed it less, hadn't it been for Brian, who chivalrously gave him his warm coat to wear. Brian havde til den aften foreslået en Sushi-restaurant i området ved Kurfürstendam (så var vi tættere på hotellet, hvis nogen ikke skulle kunne tåle rå fisk). Ingen blev syge. Faktisk blev det et aftensmåltid vi virkelig husker. Dels fordi stemningen var ypperlig - hjulpet på vej af japansk brændevin sake og hefe Weissbier, som vi blev ret afhængige af. Dels fordi, det faktisk var meget specielt og - tror jeg de fleste af os syntes - ganske velsmagende. De unge - bortset fra Maria Louise og Anders - gik på Hard Rock Café i Meinekestrasse. Brian had for this evening proposed af sushi-restaurant in the area around Kurfürstendamm (then we were closer to the hotel in case somebody couldn't take raw fish). Nobody was sick. In fact this was a supper, that none of us will ever forget. Partly because spirits were high - helped by the Japanese snaps "sake" and the Weissbier (wheat beer), on which we grew rather dependent. Partly because it was really something special and - I think most of us found - quite tasty. The young generation - apart from Maria Louise and Anders went to Hard Rock Café in Meinekestrasse. Anders deltog også - men med en donut. Anders was also with us, equipped, however, with a donut. Efter sushi'en herskede der almindelig munterhed. Christensen tog en tur på én af de mange Berliner-bjørne, mens han fik ild i piben. Maria i forgrunden, i baggrunden Marianne, Susanne og Anders. After the sushi there was a lot of cheefulness. Christensen had a ride on one of the many Berlin Bears, while he tried to smoke his pipe. Maria is in front of the picture, in the background you see Marianne, Susanne and Anders. Gaden ved siden af Meinekestrasse hedder Fasanenstrasse og i nr. 69 i den gade, har den berømte danske stumfilmsstjerne Asta Nielsen boet. I mandagens tidlige eftermiddagssol (formiddagen blev brugt til "Ku'dammbummeln") ses Susanne og Brian foran indgangen. The street next to Meinekestrasse is Fasanenstrasse and in no. 69 of that street, the famous Danish silent-movie star Asta Nielsen lived for some years. In Monday's early afternoonsun (the morning was spent by going "Ku'dammbummeln" - i.e. running amok, shopping at Kurfürstendamm) Susanne and Brian are standing before the door of that house. Vi havde besluttet os for en sejltur på Spree mandag. På vej dertil kom vi forbi Gendarmenmarkt og en delvis indpakket Französischer Dom. Her ses Anders, mig (bemærk slipset købt under min Ku'dammbummeln), Gitte Mogens, Brian, Susanne, Hans og Marianne. On Monday we had decided to sail on the Spree. On our way we passed Gendarmenmark and a partly wrapped up French Cathedral. Here you see Anders, me (notice the tie, bought during my Ku'dammbummeln), Gitte, Mogens, Brian, Susanne, Hans and Marianne. Vi skulle påmønstre ved Schlossbrücke. Derfra kan man se to bygninger fra DDR-tiden: Palast der Republik og - her på billedet - Staatsratsgebäude. Begge er de eksempler på trist DDR-arkitektur, Staatsratsgebäude er tilmed grotesk, da en portal fra det i 1950 bortsprængte Stadtschloss er indemuret i facaden. DDR-styret fjernede slottet, da det var et symbol på Preussen og kejsertiden, men netop denne portal lod man stå, for derfra havde Karl Liebknecht i 1918 udråbt en socialistisk republik. Nu bliver begge bygninger fjernet og Stadtschloss bliver genopført. We were to sign on at the Schlossbrücke (Castle Bridge). From there two characteristic building from the GDR-days can be seen: Palast der Republik (Republican Palace) and Staatsratsgebäude. They both are examples of gloomy GDR-architecture, Staatsratsgebäude is furthermore grotesque, because a portal from the 1950 blasted off Stadtschloss (town castle) is included as part of the facade. The GDR-government blasted off the castle, seeing it as a symbol of Prussia and the Hohenzollern-family of emperors, but exactly this portal was left back, because of the fact that the German socialist Karl Liebknecht from there had proclaimed a socialist German republic in 1918. Both buildings are now to be removed, and the Stadtschloss will be rebuilded. Det var fint vejr til en tur med båd, men guiden var småfjollet og ironisk og talte i et tempo som var han på speed. Øverst ses Cecilie og Simon og nederst Gitte og Mogens med Berliner Dom på bredden i baggrunden. The weather was fine for a trip by boat, but the guide was rather foolish, being very ironical and speaking as if he was on speed. On the upper pictures you see Cecilie and Simon and on the picture below you see Gitte and Mogens with the Cathedral of Berlin in the bakcground on the shore. Tilbage på hotellet kom Anne Katrine på besøg på vort værelse, og jeg tog dette billede af hende og Christoffer på Christoffers temmelig interimistiske seng, der hver nat truede med at smide ham af. Derefter glemte jeg kameraet, men heldigvis har jeg senere af Brian fået billeder af aftenens fremragende middag på en ganske dyr italiensk restaurant, "Arlecchino" i Meinekestrasse 25. Back at the hotel Anne Katrine payed our room a visit, and I took this picture og her and Christoffer sitting on Christoffer's somewhat temporary bed, which every night threatened to throw him onto the floor. After that I forgot my camera, but I was lucky later to get some pictures from Brian of that evening's splendid dinner in a rather expensive Italian restaurant, "Arlecchino" in Meinekestrasse 25. Gå til Berlin II
Til slut kunne vi komme ud tæt på himlen over Berlin. Her i retning syd(vest) - man kan se "taget" over Potsdamer Platz i baggrunden.
At last we could get very close to the sky over Berlin. Here seen towards south(west) - you can se the "roof" over Potsdamer Platz in the background.
Cecilie og Simon samt Anne Katrine og Christoffer (og også alle vi andre) nød virkelig denne smukke aftenhimmel over Berlin. Christoffer, der havde insisteret på at gennemføre dagen i t-shirt havde nu nok nydt den mindre, hvis ikke Brian ridderligt havde overladt ham sin lune jakke. Cecilie and Simon together with Anne Katrine and Christoffer (and the rest of us) really did enjoy this beautiful evening sky over Berlin. Christoffer, who had insistid on going through the day's programme dessed in a t-shirt, would problably have enjoyed it less, hadn't it been for Brian, who chivalrously gave him his warm coat to wear. Brian havde til den aften foreslået en Sushi-restaurant i området ved Kurfürstendam (så var vi tættere på hotellet, hvis nogen ikke skulle kunne tåle rå fisk). Ingen blev syge. Faktisk blev det et aftensmåltid vi virkelig husker. Dels fordi stemningen var ypperlig - hjulpet på vej af japansk brændevin sake og hefe Weissbier, som vi blev ret afhængige af. Dels fordi, det faktisk var meget specielt og - tror jeg de fleste af os syntes - ganske velsmagende. De unge - bortset fra Maria Louise og Anders - gik på Hard Rock Café i Meinekestrasse. Brian had for this evening proposed af sushi-restaurant in the area around Kurfürstendamm (then we were closer to the hotel in case somebody couldn't take raw fish). Nobody was sick. In fact this was a supper, that none of us will ever forget. Partly because spirits were high - helped by the Japanese snaps "sake" and the Weissbier (wheat beer), on which we grew rather dependent. Partly because it was really something special and - I think most of us found - quite tasty. The young generation - apart from Maria Louise and Anders went to Hard Rock Café in Meinekestrasse. Anders deltog også - men med en donut. Anders was also with us, equipped, however, with a donut. Efter sushi'en herskede der almindelig munterhed. Christensen tog en tur på én af de mange Berliner-bjørne, mens han fik ild i piben. Maria i forgrunden, i baggrunden Marianne, Susanne og Anders. After the sushi there was a lot of cheefulness. Christensen had a ride on one of the many Berlin Bears, while he tried to smoke his pipe. Maria is in front of the picture, in the background you see Marianne, Susanne and Anders. Gaden ved siden af Meinekestrasse hedder Fasanenstrasse og i nr. 69 i den gade, har den berømte danske stumfilmsstjerne Asta Nielsen boet. I mandagens tidlige eftermiddagssol (formiddagen blev brugt til "Ku'dammbummeln") ses Susanne og Brian foran indgangen. The street next to Meinekestrasse is Fasanenstrasse and in no. 69 of that street, the famous Danish silent-movie star Asta Nielsen lived for some years. In Monday's early afternoonsun (the morning was spent by going "Ku'dammbummeln" - i.e. running amok, shopping at Kurfürstendamm) Susanne and Brian are standing before the door of that house. Vi havde besluttet os for en sejltur på Spree mandag. På vej dertil kom vi forbi Gendarmenmarkt og en delvis indpakket Französischer Dom. Her ses Anders, mig (bemærk slipset købt under min Ku'dammbummeln), Gitte Mogens, Brian, Susanne, Hans og Marianne. On Monday we had decided to sail on the Spree. On our way we passed Gendarmenmark and a partly wrapped up French Cathedral. Here you see Anders, me (notice the tie, bought during my Ku'dammbummeln), Gitte, Mogens, Brian, Susanne, Hans and Marianne. Vi skulle påmønstre ved Schlossbrücke. Derfra kan man se to bygninger fra DDR-tiden: Palast der Republik og - her på billedet - Staatsratsgebäude. Begge er de eksempler på trist DDR-arkitektur, Staatsratsgebäude er tilmed grotesk, da en portal fra det i 1950 bortsprængte Stadtschloss er indemuret i facaden. DDR-styret fjernede slottet, da det var et symbol på Preussen og kejsertiden, men netop denne portal lod man stå, for derfra havde Karl Liebknecht i 1918 udråbt en socialistisk republik. Nu bliver begge bygninger fjernet og Stadtschloss bliver genopført. We were to sign on at the Schlossbrücke (Castle Bridge). From there two characteristic building from the GDR-days can be seen: Palast der Republik (Republican Palace) and Staatsratsgebäude. They both are examples of gloomy GDR-architecture, Staatsratsgebäude is furthermore grotesque, because a portal from the 1950 blasted off Stadtschloss (town castle) is included as part of the facade. The GDR-government blasted off the castle, seeing it as a symbol of Prussia and the Hohenzollern-family of emperors, but exactly this portal was left back, because of the fact that the German socialist Karl Liebknecht from there had proclaimed a socialist German republic in 1918. Both buildings are now to be removed, and the Stadtschloss will be rebuilded. Det var fint vejr til en tur med båd, men guiden var småfjollet og ironisk og talte i et tempo som var han på speed. Øverst ses Cecilie og Simon og nederst Gitte og Mogens med Berliner Dom på bredden i baggrunden. The weather was fine for a trip by boat, but the guide was rather foolish, being very ironical and speaking as if he was on speed. On the upper pictures you see Cecilie and Simon and on the picture below you see Gitte and Mogens with the Cathedral of Berlin in the bakcground on the shore. Tilbage på hotellet kom Anne Katrine på besøg på vort værelse, og jeg tog dette billede af hende og Christoffer på Christoffers temmelig interimistiske seng, der hver nat truede med at smide ham af. Derefter glemte jeg kameraet, men heldigvis har jeg senere af Brian fået billeder af aftenens fremragende middag på en ganske dyr italiensk restaurant, "Arlecchino" i Meinekestrasse 25. Back at the hotel Anne Katrine payed our room a visit, and I took this picture og her and Christoffer sitting on Christoffer's somewhat temporary bed, which every night threatened to throw him onto the floor. After that I forgot my camera, but I was lucky later to get some pictures from Brian of that evening's splendid dinner in a rather expensive Italian restaurant, "Arlecchino" in Meinekestrasse 25. Gå til Berlin II
Cecilie og Simon samt Anne Katrine og Christoffer (og også alle vi andre) nød virkelig denne smukke aftenhimmel over Berlin. Christoffer, der havde insisteret på at gennemføre dagen i t-shirt havde nu nok nydt den mindre, hvis ikke Brian ridderligt havde overladt ham sin lune jakke.
Cecilie and Simon together with Anne Katrine and Christoffer (and the rest of us) really did enjoy this beautiful evening sky over Berlin. Christoffer, who had insistid on going through the day's programme dessed in a t-shirt, would problably have enjoyed it less, hadn't it been for Brian, who chivalrously gave him his warm coat to wear.
Brian havde til den aften foreslået en Sushi-restaurant i området ved Kurfürstendam (så var vi tættere på hotellet, hvis nogen ikke skulle kunne tåle rå fisk). Ingen blev syge. Faktisk blev det et aftensmåltid vi virkelig husker. Dels fordi stemningen var ypperlig - hjulpet på vej af japansk brændevin sake og hefe Weissbier, som vi blev ret afhængige af. Dels fordi, det faktisk var meget specielt og - tror jeg de fleste af os syntes - ganske velsmagende. De unge - bortset fra Maria Louise og Anders - gik på Hard Rock Café i Meinekestrasse. Brian had for this evening proposed af sushi-restaurant in the area around Kurfürstendamm (then we were closer to the hotel in case somebody couldn't take raw fish). Nobody was sick. In fact this was a supper, that none of us will ever forget. Partly because spirits were high - helped by the Japanese snaps "sake" and the Weissbier (wheat beer), on which we grew rather dependent. Partly because it was really something special and - I think most of us found - quite tasty. The young generation - apart from Maria Louise and Anders went to Hard Rock Café in Meinekestrasse. Anders deltog også - men med en donut. Anders was also with us, equipped, however, with a donut. Efter sushi'en herskede der almindelig munterhed. Christensen tog en tur på én af de mange Berliner-bjørne, mens han fik ild i piben. Maria i forgrunden, i baggrunden Marianne, Susanne og Anders. After the sushi there was a lot of cheefulness. Christensen had a ride on one of the many Berlin Bears, while he tried to smoke his pipe. Maria is in front of the picture, in the background you see Marianne, Susanne and Anders. Gaden ved siden af Meinekestrasse hedder Fasanenstrasse og i nr. 69 i den gade, har den berømte danske stumfilmsstjerne Asta Nielsen boet. I mandagens tidlige eftermiddagssol (formiddagen blev brugt til "Ku'dammbummeln") ses Susanne og Brian foran indgangen. The street next to Meinekestrasse is Fasanenstrasse and in no. 69 of that street, the famous Danish silent-movie star Asta Nielsen lived for some years. In Monday's early afternoonsun (the morning was spent by going "Ku'dammbummeln" - i.e. running amok, shopping at Kurfürstendamm) Susanne and Brian are standing before the door of that house. Vi havde besluttet os for en sejltur på Spree mandag. På vej dertil kom vi forbi Gendarmenmarkt og en delvis indpakket Französischer Dom. Her ses Anders, mig (bemærk slipset købt under min Ku'dammbummeln), Gitte Mogens, Brian, Susanne, Hans og Marianne. On Monday we had decided to sail on the Spree. On our way we passed Gendarmenmark and a partly wrapped up French Cathedral. Here you see Anders, me (notice the tie, bought during my Ku'dammbummeln), Gitte, Mogens, Brian, Susanne, Hans and Marianne. Vi skulle påmønstre ved Schlossbrücke. Derfra kan man se to bygninger fra DDR-tiden: Palast der Republik og - her på billedet - Staatsratsgebäude. Begge er de eksempler på trist DDR-arkitektur, Staatsratsgebäude er tilmed grotesk, da en portal fra det i 1950 bortsprængte Stadtschloss er indemuret i facaden. DDR-styret fjernede slottet, da det var et symbol på Preussen og kejsertiden, men netop denne portal lod man stå, for derfra havde Karl Liebknecht i 1918 udråbt en socialistisk republik. Nu bliver begge bygninger fjernet og Stadtschloss bliver genopført. We were to sign on at the Schlossbrücke (Castle Bridge). From there two characteristic building from the GDR-days can be seen: Palast der Republik (Republican Palace) and Staatsratsgebäude. They both are examples of gloomy GDR-architecture, Staatsratsgebäude is furthermore grotesque, because a portal from the 1950 blasted off Stadtschloss (town castle) is included as part of the facade. The GDR-government blasted off the castle, seeing it as a symbol of Prussia and the Hohenzollern-family of emperors, but exactly this portal was left back, because of the fact that the German socialist Karl Liebknecht from there had proclaimed a socialist German republic in 1918. Both buildings are now to be removed, and the Stadtschloss will be rebuilded. Det var fint vejr til en tur med båd, men guiden var småfjollet og ironisk og talte i et tempo som var han på speed. Øverst ses Cecilie og Simon og nederst Gitte og Mogens med Berliner Dom på bredden i baggrunden. The weather was fine for a trip by boat, but the guide was rather foolish, being very ironical and speaking as if he was on speed. On the upper pictures you see Cecilie and Simon and on the picture below you see Gitte and Mogens with the Cathedral of Berlin in the bakcground on the shore. Tilbage på hotellet kom Anne Katrine på besøg på vort værelse, og jeg tog dette billede af hende og Christoffer på Christoffers temmelig interimistiske seng, der hver nat truede med at smide ham af. Derefter glemte jeg kameraet, men heldigvis har jeg senere af Brian fået billeder af aftenens fremragende middag på en ganske dyr italiensk restaurant, "Arlecchino" i Meinekestrasse 25. Back at the hotel Anne Katrine payed our room a visit, and I took this picture og her and Christoffer sitting on Christoffer's somewhat temporary bed, which every night threatened to throw him onto the floor. After that I forgot my camera, but I was lucky later to get some pictures from Brian of that evening's splendid dinner in a rather expensive Italian restaurant, "Arlecchino" in Meinekestrasse 25. Gå til Berlin II
Brian havde til den aften foreslået en Sushi-restaurant i området ved Kurfürstendam (så var vi tættere på hotellet, hvis nogen ikke skulle kunne tåle rå fisk). Ingen blev syge. Faktisk blev det et aftensmåltid vi virkelig husker. Dels fordi stemningen var ypperlig - hjulpet på vej af japansk brændevin sake og hefe Weissbier, som vi blev ret afhængige af. Dels fordi, det faktisk var meget specielt og - tror jeg de fleste af os syntes - ganske velsmagende. De unge - bortset fra Maria Louise og Anders - gik på Hard Rock Café i Meinekestrasse.
Brian had for this evening proposed af sushi-restaurant in the area around Kurfürstendamm (then we were closer to the hotel in case somebody couldn't take raw fish). Nobody was sick. In fact this was a supper, that none of us will ever forget. Partly because spirits were high - helped by the Japanese snaps "sake" and the Weissbier (wheat beer), on which we grew rather dependent. Partly because it was really something special and - I think most of us found - quite tasty. The young generation - apart from Maria Louise and Anders went to Hard Rock Café in Meinekestrasse.
Anders deltog også - men med en donut. Anders was also with us, equipped, however, with a donut. Efter sushi'en herskede der almindelig munterhed. Christensen tog en tur på én af de mange Berliner-bjørne, mens han fik ild i piben. Maria i forgrunden, i baggrunden Marianne, Susanne og Anders. After the sushi there was a lot of cheefulness. Christensen had a ride on one of the many Berlin Bears, while he tried to smoke his pipe. Maria is in front of the picture, in the background you see Marianne, Susanne and Anders. Gaden ved siden af Meinekestrasse hedder Fasanenstrasse og i nr. 69 i den gade, har den berømte danske stumfilmsstjerne Asta Nielsen boet. I mandagens tidlige eftermiddagssol (formiddagen blev brugt til "Ku'dammbummeln") ses Susanne og Brian foran indgangen. The street next to Meinekestrasse is Fasanenstrasse and in no. 69 of that street, the famous Danish silent-movie star Asta Nielsen lived for some years. In Monday's early afternoonsun (the morning was spent by going "Ku'dammbummeln" - i.e. running amok, shopping at Kurfürstendamm) Susanne and Brian are standing before the door of that house. Vi havde besluttet os for en sejltur på Spree mandag. På vej dertil kom vi forbi Gendarmenmarkt og en delvis indpakket Französischer Dom. Her ses Anders, mig (bemærk slipset købt under min Ku'dammbummeln), Gitte Mogens, Brian, Susanne, Hans og Marianne. On Monday we had decided to sail on the Spree. On our way we passed Gendarmenmark and a partly wrapped up French Cathedral. Here you see Anders, me (notice the tie, bought during my Ku'dammbummeln), Gitte, Mogens, Brian, Susanne, Hans and Marianne. Vi skulle påmønstre ved Schlossbrücke. Derfra kan man se to bygninger fra DDR-tiden: Palast der Republik og - her på billedet - Staatsratsgebäude. Begge er de eksempler på trist DDR-arkitektur, Staatsratsgebäude er tilmed grotesk, da en portal fra det i 1950 bortsprængte Stadtschloss er indemuret i facaden. DDR-styret fjernede slottet, da det var et symbol på Preussen og kejsertiden, men netop denne portal lod man stå, for derfra havde Karl Liebknecht i 1918 udråbt en socialistisk republik. Nu bliver begge bygninger fjernet og Stadtschloss bliver genopført. We were to sign on at the Schlossbrücke (Castle Bridge). From there two characteristic building from the GDR-days can be seen: Palast der Republik (Republican Palace) and Staatsratsgebäude. They both are examples of gloomy GDR-architecture, Staatsratsgebäude is furthermore grotesque, because a portal from the 1950 blasted off Stadtschloss (town castle) is included as part of the facade. The GDR-government blasted off the castle, seeing it as a symbol of Prussia and the Hohenzollern-family of emperors, but exactly this portal was left back, because of the fact that the German socialist Karl Liebknecht from there had proclaimed a socialist German republic in 1918. Both buildings are now to be removed, and the Stadtschloss will be rebuilded. Det var fint vejr til en tur med båd, men guiden var småfjollet og ironisk og talte i et tempo som var han på speed. Øverst ses Cecilie og Simon og nederst Gitte og Mogens med Berliner Dom på bredden i baggrunden. The weather was fine for a trip by boat, but the guide was rather foolish, being very ironical and speaking as if he was on speed. On the upper pictures you see Cecilie and Simon and on the picture below you see Gitte and Mogens with the Cathedral of Berlin in the bakcground on the shore. Tilbage på hotellet kom Anne Katrine på besøg på vort værelse, og jeg tog dette billede af hende og Christoffer på Christoffers temmelig interimistiske seng, der hver nat truede med at smide ham af. Derefter glemte jeg kameraet, men heldigvis har jeg senere af Brian fået billeder af aftenens fremragende middag på en ganske dyr italiensk restaurant, "Arlecchino" i Meinekestrasse 25. Back at the hotel Anne Katrine payed our room a visit, and I took this picture og her and Christoffer sitting on Christoffer's somewhat temporary bed, which every night threatened to throw him onto the floor. After that I forgot my camera, but I was lucky later to get some pictures from Brian of that evening's splendid dinner in a rather expensive Italian restaurant, "Arlecchino" in Meinekestrasse 25. Gå til Berlin II
Anders deltog også - men med en donut.
Anders was also with us, equipped, however, with a donut.
Efter sushi'en herskede der almindelig munterhed. Christensen tog en tur på én af de mange Berliner-bjørne, mens han fik ild i piben. Maria i forgrunden, i baggrunden Marianne, Susanne og Anders. After the sushi there was a lot of cheefulness. Christensen had a ride on one of the many Berlin Bears, while he tried to smoke his pipe. Maria is in front of the picture, in the background you see Marianne, Susanne and Anders. Gaden ved siden af Meinekestrasse hedder Fasanenstrasse og i nr. 69 i den gade, har den berømte danske stumfilmsstjerne Asta Nielsen boet. I mandagens tidlige eftermiddagssol (formiddagen blev brugt til "Ku'dammbummeln") ses Susanne og Brian foran indgangen. The street next to Meinekestrasse is Fasanenstrasse and in no. 69 of that street, the famous Danish silent-movie star Asta Nielsen lived for some years. In Monday's early afternoonsun (the morning was spent by going "Ku'dammbummeln" - i.e. running amok, shopping at Kurfürstendamm) Susanne and Brian are standing before the door of that house. Vi havde besluttet os for en sejltur på Spree mandag. På vej dertil kom vi forbi Gendarmenmarkt og en delvis indpakket Französischer Dom. Her ses Anders, mig (bemærk slipset købt under min Ku'dammbummeln), Gitte Mogens, Brian, Susanne, Hans og Marianne. On Monday we had decided to sail on the Spree. On our way we passed Gendarmenmark and a partly wrapped up French Cathedral. Here you see Anders, me (notice the tie, bought during my Ku'dammbummeln), Gitte, Mogens, Brian, Susanne, Hans and Marianne. Vi skulle påmønstre ved Schlossbrücke. Derfra kan man se to bygninger fra DDR-tiden: Palast der Republik og - her på billedet - Staatsratsgebäude. Begge er de eksempler på trist DDR-arkitektur, Staatsratsgebäude er tilmed grotesk, da en portal fra det i 1950 bortsprængte Stadtschloss er indemuret i facaden. DDR-styret fjernede slottet, da det var et symbol på Preussen og kejsertiden, men netop denne portal lod man stå, for derfra havde Karl Liebknecht i 1918 udråbt en socialistisk republik. Nu bliver begge bygninger fjernet og Stadtschloss bliver genopført. We were to sign on at the Schlossbrücke (Castle Bridge). From there two characteristic building from the GDR-days can be seen: Palast der Republik (Republican Palace) and Staatsratsgebäude. They both are examples of gloomy GDR-architecture, Staatsratsgebäude is furthermore grotesque, because a portal from the 1950 blasted off Stadtschloss (town castle) is included as part of the facade. The GDR-government blasted off the castle, seeing it as a symbol of Prussia and the Hohenzollern-family of emperors, but exactly this portal was left back, because of the fact that the German socialist Karl Liebknecht from there had proclaimed a socialist German republic in 1918. Both buildings are now to be removed, and the Stadtschloss will be rebuilded. Det var fint vejr til en tur med båd, men guiden var småfjollet og ironisk og talte i et tempo som var han på speed. Øverst ses Cecilie og Simon og nederst Gitte og Mogens med Berliner Dom på bredden i baggrunden. The weather was fine for a trip by boat, but the guide was rather foolish, being very ironical and speaking as if he was on speed. On the upper pictures you see Cecilie and Simon and on the picture below you see Gitte and Mogens with the Cathedral of Berlin in the bakcground on the shore. Tilbage på hotellet kom Anne Katrine på besøg på vort værelse, og jeg tog dette billede af hende og Christoffer på Christoffers temmelig interimistiske seng, der hver nat truede med at smide ham af. Derefter glemte jeg kameraet, men heldigvis har jeg senere af Brian fået billeder af aftenens fremragende middag på en ganske dyr italiensk restaurant, "Arlecchino" i Meinekestrasse 25. Back at the hotel Anne Katrine payed our room a visit, and I took this picture og her and Christoffer sitting on Christoffer's somewhat temporary bed, which every night threatened to throw him onto the floor. After that I forgot my camera, but I was lucky later to get some pictures from Brian of that evening's splendid dinner in a rather expensive Italian restaurant, "Arlecchino" in Meinekestrasse 25. Gå til Berlin II
Efter sushi'en herskede der almindelig munterhed. Christensen tog en tur på én af de mange Berliner-bjørne, mens han fik ild i piben. Maria i forgrunden, i baggrunden Marianne, Susanne og Anders.
After the sushi there was a lot of cheefulness. Christensen had a ride on one of the many Berlin Bears, while he tried to smoke his pipe. Maria is in front of the picture, in the background you see Marianne, Susanne and Anders.
Gaden ved siden af Meinekestrasse hedder Fasanenstrasse og i nr. 69 i den gade, har den berømte danske stumfilmsstjerne Asta Nielsen boet. I mandagens tidlige eftermiddagssol (formiddagen blev brugt til "Ku'dammbummeln") ses Susanne og Brian foran indgangen. The street next to Meinekestrasse is Fasanenstrasse and in no. 69 of that street, the famous Danish silent-movie star Asta Nielsen lived for some years. In Monday's early afternoonsun (the morning was spent by going "Ku'dammbummeln" - i.e. running amok, shopping at Kurfürstendamm) Susanne and Brian are standing before the door of that house. Vi havde besluttet os for en sejltur på Spree mandag. På vej dertil kom vi forbi Gendarmenmarkt og en delvis indpakket Französischer Dom. Her ses Anders, mig (bemærk slipset købt under min Ku'dammbummeln), Gitte Mogens, Brian, Susanne, Hans og Marianne. On Monday we had decided to sail on the Spree. On our way we passed Gendarmenmark and a partly wrapped up French Cathedral. Here you see Anders, me (notice the tie, bought during my Ku'dammbummeln), Gitte, Mogens, Brian, Susanne, Hans and Marianne. Vi skulle påmønstre ved Schlossbrücke. Derfra kan man se to bygninger fra DDR-tiden: Palast der Republik og - her på billedet - Staatsratsgebäude. Begge er de eksempler på trist DDR-arkitektur, Staatsratsgebäude er tilmed grotesk, da en portal fra det i 1950 bortsprængte Stadtschloss er indemuret i facaden. DDR-styret fjernede slottet, da det var et symbol på Preussen og kejsertiden, men netop denne portal lod man stå, for derfra havde Karl Liebknecht i 1918 udråbt en socialistisk republik. Nu bliver begge bygninger fjernet og Stadtschloss bliver genopført. We were to sign on at the Schlossbrücke (Castle Bridge). From there two characteristic building from the GDR-days can be seen: Palast der Republik (Republican Palace) and Staatsratsgebäude. They both are examples of gloomy GDR-architecture, Staatsratsgebäude is furthermore grotesque, because a portal from the 1950 blasted off Stadtschloss (town castle) is included as part of the facade. The GDR-government blasted off the castle, seeing it as a symbol of Prussia and the Hohenzollern-family of emperors, but exactly this portal was left back, because of the fact that the German socialist Karl Liebknecht from there had proclaimed a socialist German republic in 1918. Both buildings are now to be removed, and the Stadtschloss will be rebuilded. Det var fint vejr til en tur med båd, men guiden var småfjollet og ironisk og talte i et tempo som var han på speed. Øverst ses Cecilie og Simon og nederst Gitte og Mogens med Berliner Dom på bredden i baggrunden. The weather was fine for a trip by boat, but the guide was rather foolish, being very ironical and speaking as if he was on speed. On the upper pictures you see Cecilie and Simon and on the picture below you see Gitte and Mogens with the Cathedral of Berlin in the bakcground on the shore. Tilbage på hotellet kom Anne Katrine på besøg på vort værelse, og jeg tog dette billede af hende og Christoffer på Christoffers temmelig interimistiske seng, der hver nat truede med at smide ham af. Derefter glemte jeg kameraet, men heldigvis har jeg senere af Brian fået billeder af aftenens fremragende middag på en ganske dyr italiensk restaurant, "Arlecchino" i Meinekestrasse 25. Back at the hotel Anne Katrine payed our room a visit, and I took this picture og her and Christoffer sitting on Christoffer's somewhat temporary bed, which every night threatened to throw him onto the floor. After that I forgot my camera, but I was lucky later to get some pictures from Brian of that evening's splendid dinner in a rather expensive Italian restaurant, "Arlecchino" in Meinekestrasse 25. Gå til Berlin II
Gaden ved siden af Meinekestrasse hedder Fasanenstrasse og i nr. 69 i den gade, har den berømte danske stumfilmsstjerne Asta Nielsen boet. I mandagens tidlige eftermiddagssol (formiddagen blev brugt til "Ku'dammbummeln") ses Susanne og Brian foran indgangen.
The street next to Meinekestrasse is Fasanenstrasse and in no. 69 of that street, the famous Danish silent-movie star Asta Nielsen lived for some years. In Monday's early afternoonsun (the morning was spent by going "Ku'dammbummeln" - i.e. running amok, shopping at Kurfürstendamm) Susanne and Brian are standing before the door of that house.
Vi havde besluttet os for en sejltur på Spree mandag. På vej dertil kom vi forbi Gendarmenmarkt og en delvis indpakket Französischer Dom. Her ses Anders, mig (bemærk slipset købt under min Ku'dammbummeln), Gitte Mogens, Brian, Susanne, Hans og Marianne. On Monday we had decided to sail on the Spree. On our way we passed Gendarmenmark and a partly wrapped up French Cathedral. Here you see Anders, me (notice the tie, bought during my Ku'dammbummeln), Gitte, Mogens, Brian, Susanne, Hans and Marianne. Vi skulle påmønstre ved Schlossbrücke. Derfra kan man se to bygninger fra DDR-tiden: Palast der Republik og - her på billedet - Staatsratsgebäude. Begge er de eksempler på trist DDR-arkitektur, Staatsratsgebäude er tilmed grotesk, da en portal fra det i 1950 bortsprængte Stadtschloss er indemuret i facaden. DDR-styret fjernede slottet, da det var et symbol på Preussen og kejsertiden, men netop denne portal lod man stå, for derfra havde Karl Liebknecht i 1918 udråbt en socialistisk republik. Nu bliver begge bygninger fjernet og Stadtschloss bliver genopført. We were to sign on at the Schlossbrücke (Castle Bridge). From there two characteristic building from the GDR-days can be seen: Palast der Republik (Republican Palace) and Staatsratsgebäude. They both are examples of gloomy GDR-architecture, Staatsratsgebäude is furthermore grotesque, because a portal from the 1950 blasted off Stadtschloss (town castle) is included as part of the facade. The GDR-government blasted off the castle, seeing it as a symbol of Prussia and the Hohenzollern-family of emperors, but exactly this portal was left back, because of the fact that the German socialist Karl Liebknecht from there had proclaimed a socialist German republic in 1918. Both buildings are now to be removed, and the Stadtschloss will be rebuilded. Det var fint vejr til en tur med båd, men guiden var småfjollet og ironisk og talte i et tempo som var han på speed. Øverst ses Cecilie og Simon og nederst Gitte og Mogens med Berliner Dom på bredden i baggrunden. The weather was fine for a trip by boat, but the guide was rather foolish, being very ironical and speaking as if he was on speed. On the upper pictures you see Cecilie and Simon and on the picture below you see Gitte and Mogens with the Cathedral of Berlin in the bakcground on the shore. Tilbage på hotellet kom Anne Katrine på besøg på vort værelse, og jeg tog dette billede af hende og Christoffer på Christoffers temmelig interimistiske seng, der hver nat truede med at smide ham af. Derefter glemte jeg kameraet, men heldigvis har jeg senere af Brian fået billeder af aftenens fremragende middag på en ganske dyr italiensk restaurant, "Arlecchino" i Meinekestrasse 25. Back at the hotel Anne Katrine payed our room a visit, and I took this picture og her and Christoffer sitting on Christoffer's somewhat temporary bed, which every night threatened to throw him onto the floor. After that I forgot my camera, but I was lucky later to get some pictures from Brian of that evening's splendid dinner in a rather expensive Italian restaurant, "Arlecchino" in Meinekestrasse 25. Gå til Berlin II
Vi havde besluttet os for en sejltur på Spree mandag. På vej dertil kom vi forbi Gendarmenmarkt og en delvis indpakket Französischer Dom. Her ses Anders, mig (bemærk slipset købt under min Ku'dammbummeln), Gitte Mogens, Brian, Susanne, Hans og Marianne.
On Monday we had decided to sail on the Spree. On our way we passed Gendarmenmark and a partly wrapped up French Cathedral. Here you see Anders, me (notice the tie, bought during my Ku'dammbummeln), Gitte, Mogens, Brian, Susanne, Hans and Marianne.
Vi skulle påmønstre ved Schlossbrücke. Derfra kan man se to bygninger fra DDR-tiden: Palast der Republik og - her på billedet - Staatsratsgebäude. Begge er de eksempler på trist DDR-arkitektur, Staatsratsgebäude er tilmed grotesk, da en portal fra det i 1950 bortsprængte Stadtschloss er indemuret i facaden. DDR-styret fjernede slottet, da det var et symbol på Preussen og kejsertiden, men netop denne portal lod man stå, for derfra havde Karl Liebknecht i 1918 udråbt en socialistisk republik. Nu bliver begge bygninger fjernet og Stadtschloss bliver genopført. We were to sign on at the Schlossbrücke (Castle Bridge). From there two characteristic building from the GDR-days can be seen: Palast der Republik (Republican Palace) and Staatsratsgebäude. They both are examples of gloomy GDR-architecture, Staatsratsgebäude is furthermore grotesque, because a portal from the 1950 blasted off Stadtschloss (town castle) is included as part of the facade. The GDR-government blasted off the castle, seeing it as a symbol of Prussia and the Hohenzollern-family of emperors, but exactly this portal was left back, because of the fact that the German socialist Karl Liebknecht from there had proclaimed a socialist German republic in 1918. Both buildings are now to be removed, and the Stadtschloss will be rebuilded. Det var fint vejr til en tur med båd, men guiden var småfjollet og ironisk og talte i et tempo som var han på speed. Øverst ses Cecilie og Simon og nederst Gitte og Mogens med Berliner Dom på bredden i baggrunden. The weather was fine for a trip by boat, but the guide was rather foolish, being very ironical and speaking as if he was on speed. On the upper pictures you see Cecilie and Simon and on the picture below you see Gitte and Mogens with the Cathedral of Berlin in the bakcground on the shore. Tilbage på hotellet kom Anne Katrine på besøg på vort værelse, og jeg tog dette billede af hende og Christoffer på Christoffers temmelig interimistiske seng, der hver nat truede med at smide ham af. Derefter glemte jeg kameraet, men heldigvis har jeg senere af Brian fået billeder af aftenens fremragende middag på en ganske dyr italiensk restaurant, "Arlecchino" i Meinekestrasse 25. Back at the hotel Anne Katrine payed our room a visit, and I took this picture og her and Christoffer sitting on Christoffer's somewhat temporary bed, which every night threatened to throw him onto the floor. After that I forgot my camera, but I was lucky later to get some pictures from Brian of that evening's splendid dinner in a rather expensive Italian restaurant, "Arlecchino" in Meinekestrasse 25. Gå til Berlin II
Vi skulle påmønstre ved Schlossbrücke. Derfra kan man se to bygninger fra DDR-tiden: Palast der Republik og - her på billedet - Staatsratsgebäude. Begge er de eksempler på trist DDR-arkitektur, Staatsratsgebäude er tilmed grotesk, da en portal fra det i 1950 bortsprængte Stadtschloss er indemuret i facaden. DDR-styret fjernede slottet, da det var et symbol på Preussen og kejsertiden, men netop denne portal lod man stå, for derfra havde Karl Liebknecht i 1918 udråbt en socialistisk republik. Nu bliver begge bygninger fjernet og Stadtschloss bliver genopført.
We were to sign on at the Schlossbrücke (Castle Bridge). From there two characteristic building from the GDR-days can be seen: Palast der Republik (Republican Palace) and Staatsratsgebäude. They both are examples of gloomy GDR-architecture, Staatsratsgebäude is furthermore grotesque, because a portal from the 1950 blasted off Stadtschloss (town castle) is included as part of the facade. The GDR-government blasted off the castle, seeing it as a symbol of Prussia and the Hohenzollern-family of emperors, but exactly this portal was left back, because of the fact that the German socialist Karl Liebknecht from there had proclaimed a socialist German republic in 1918. Both buildings are now to be removed, and the Stadtschloss will be rebuilded.
Det var fint vejr til en tur med båd, men guiden var småfjollet og ironisk og talte i et tempo som var han på speed. Øverst ses Cecilie og Simon og nederst Gitte og Mogens med Berliner Dom på bredden i baggrunden. The weather was fine for a trip by boat, but the guide was rather foolish, being very ironical and speaking as if he was on speed. On the upper pictures you see Cecilie and Simon and on the picture below you see Gitte and Mogens with the Cathedral of Berlin in the bakcground on the shore. Tilbage på hotellet kom Anne Katrine på besøg på vort værelse, og jeg tog dette billede af hende og Christoffer på Christoffers temmelig interimistiske seng, der hver nat truede med at smide ham af. Derefter glemte jeg kameraet, men heldigvis har jeg senere af Brian fået billeder af aftenens fremragende middag på en ganske dyr italiensk restaurant, "Arlecchino" i Meinekestrasse 25. Back at the hotel Anne Katrine payed our room a visit, and I took this picture og her and Christoffer sitting on Christoffer's somewhat temporary bed, which every night threatened to throw him onto the floor. After that I forgot my camera, but I was lucky later to get some pictures from Brian of that evening's splendid dinner in a rather expensive Italian restaurant, "Arlecchino" in Meinekestrasse 25. Gå til Berlin II
Det var fint vejr til en tur med båd, men guiden var småfjollet og ironisk og talte i et tempo som var han på speed. Øverst ses Cecilie og Simon og nederst Gitte og Mogens med Berliner Dom på bredden i baggrunden.
The weather was fine for a trip by boat, but the guide was rather foolish, being very ironical and speaking as if he was on speed. On the upper pictures you see Cecilie and Simon and on the picture below you see Gitte and Mogens with the Cathedral of Berlin in the bakcground on the shore.
Tilbage på hotellet kom Anne Katrine på besøg på vort værelse, og jeg tog dette billede af hende og Christoffer på Christoffers temmelig interimistiske seng, der hver nat truede med at smide ham af. Derefter glemte jeg kameraet, men heldigvis har jeg senere af Brian fået billeder af aftenens fremragende middag på en ganske dyr italiensk restaurant, "Arlecchino" i Meinekestrasse 25. Back at the hotel Anne Katrine payed our room a visit, and I took this picture og her and Christoffer sitting on Christoffer's somewhat temporary bed, which every night threatened to throw him onto the floor. After that I forgot my camera, but I was lucky later to get some pictures from Brian of that evening's splendid dinner in a rather expensive Italian restaurant, "Arlecchino" in Meinekestrasse 25. Gå til Berlin II
Tilbage på hotellet kom Anne Katrine på besøg på vort værelse, og jeg tog dette billede af hende og Christoffer på Christoffers temmelig interimistiske seng, der hver nat truede med at smide ham af. Derefter glemte jeg kameraet, men heldigvis har jeg senere af Brian fået billeder af aftenens fremragende middag på en ganske dyr italiensk restaurant, "Arlecchino" i Meinekestrasse 25.
Back at the hotel Anne Katrine payed our room a visit, and I took this picture og her and Christoffer sitting on Christoffer's somewhat temporary bed, which every night threatened to throw him onto the floor. After that I forgot my camera, but I was lucky later to get some pictures from Brian of that evening's splendid dinner in a rather expensive Italian restaurant, "Arlecchino" in Meinekestrasse 25.
Gå til Berlin II
