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Picture Quiz #1: Thanksgiving Edition
Good morning from Berlin! Today’s history mystery: by whom was a famous speech given from this building in 1963? Highlight the blank space below to see the answer!
And Happy Thanksgiving to my readers in the US!
John F Kennedy gave his “ich bin ein Berliner” speech here.
Lady Ampelmann
Former East Germany’s famous Ampelmann (pedestrian traffic lights figure) can be seen in its feminine counterpart in Dresden!
Frauenkirche, Dresden
During the rebuilding process of the Saxon city of Dresden, these darker stones were salvaged from the rubble of the original church (destroyed during WWII) and relocated in exactly their original positions.
Soviet War Memorial
A detail of the incredible Soviet War Memorial in Treptower Park.
Rathaus Schöneberg
I feel so lucky to live in such a beautiful area of Berlin! Rathaus Schöneberg is just beautiful.
Haus des Rundfunks
A few months ago, I had a fascinating wander through the Haus des Rundfunks, the world’s oldest broadcasting unit, active since 1929!
German Resistance Memorial Centre
A detail of a statue at the German Resistance Memorial Centre, formerly the site of the Bendlerblock in Berlin.
Impressions of Frankfurt am Main
Sometimes I leave Berlin and explore other cities in Germany! Here’s the old town in Frankfurt am Main, Germany’s financial capital.
Discards of Berlin-Brandenburg Airport
Did you know Berlin tried to build and open a new airport a few years ago? Well, it’s still not opened, and is now already way too small! I spotted this discarded bit of the ill-fated Berlin-Brandenburg Airport looking rather forlorn in the Friedenau neighbourhood…far from its intended location next to Schönefeld.
