So I started this morning at about 9, which was about an hour later than I wanted to start at, but what can you do? My first plan was to head to the old part of the city, the same place that I was yesterday. According to the map, it looks like the old part of Berlin has the most to offer at least historically. For the most part I didn’t really see anything new, but I did have more time to go to some of the sights that I saw yesterday but didn’t feel like I had enough time to actually “feel” it. It wasn’t long before my tour would begin so I hung around the city square for about an hour.

The tour that I joined was a journey to some of the Soviet/Communist parts of Berlin. It also included an actual “complete” Berlin Wall with the kill zone still intact. Unfortunately, there really wasn’t a lot to take pictures of, for example the headquarters of the Stasi has been converted over to a government facility, so you can’t go inside, and besides the basement where the stasi did all the bad things was closed to the public—so no pics. As mentioned I got a chance to see the intact Berlin Wall too. The job the East Berlin did to ensure that nobody could get across was impressive. There were two walls, killer dogs staked to the ground on long chains, guard towers, and other equally as ingenious things to make sure that no one could get across.

We also went to the memorial of the soviet troops that died in Berlin. It’s kind of hidden away, but when you get to it, it’s pretty impressive.

I got back to the hostel about 6, grabbed a bite to eat and went back to my room. I had planned on going back to the city center to take some night shots of some of the buildings, but the weather isn’t really too good. Right now it’s cold, windy, and with a little bit of rain. No worries, tomorrow I can do it to.