Sue Anne grabbed her sketchbook and made a final pass through our neighborhood. Then she assembled a small collection of drawings that capture the spirit of the city. Expect to see lots more of her work in the next edition of her art blog www.colorfuljourney.art.
Kaiser Wilhelm Church, the steeple left in its bombed and ruined state. Most things in Berlin have been rebuilt, either reconstructed to match the former state before the war, or completely redone as contemporary. This was left unrestored (though shored up), as a memorial. Ink and watercolor
Alexanderplatz, a double spread drawing in the sketchbook. All this is in one plaza — market tents, a tramline, a beer garden, a bungee jumping thing, and a double decker carousel.
Two brick buildings near Savignyplatz, at the end of our hotel’s street. They are both next to the elevated train line, in yellow brick. Bookstores and restaurants fill the archways under the tracks.
Checkpoint Charlie, from the former East Berlin side. The sign is a photograph of an actual American soldier who was a guard at this location. Our lunch is in the foreground.
We sat in a café to rest our feet. The signs say “The German People”, “City Round Trips”, and “Ice Cream for Children”. A view of the Reichstag building with its glass dome.
Two doors on Grolmanstraße. On the left, our hotel door. On the right, the door to an art gallery across the street. Both Art Nouveau style, maybe reconstructed. Wood, glass, and iron.
We made our final visit to Miro for a delightful lunch.
Hot ginger tea, with real slices of ginger, yum.
There’s a printed menu inside (German and English), but special offerings are displayed on 4 or 5 blackboards outside, frequently updated. Here’s the one for breakfast opportunities.
Stay tuned.
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