Leipzig-ing to Berlin

We left Rothenburg for Berlin but decided to stop in Leipzig for lunch.  I loved my baked potato with creme fresch and smoked salmon.  Patrick had a little bit of order envy.  We saw some great buildings and the above ground sewer...blue pipes everywhere.  On the way to Berlin, we drove through a tunnel that was 7878 meters (5 miles) long.  Not one panic attack from tunnel hating me.
We got to Berlin late so planned to start the next morning early with a walking tour.  It was freezing.  We knew it was cold when more than one person on our tour asked why we didn't wear proper coats.  "We don't have proper coats.  We've been traveling for 3 months."  The layers held up well until the last hour.  We sprinted to lunch just to warm up.  

We started the tour in West Berlin.  Not much there because the West Berliner's didn't want anything remaining from the Hitler reign.  This church has not been reconstructed since WWII. 

Then onto Museum Island, the Berliner Dome, and the Berlin City Palace.  Starting to get cold.

I can't remember the name of this memorial statue, but it was powerful.  Then a picture of the iconic "walking man".  And the sight of the notorious Nazi book burning.  boooooo.

Then to the Gendermanmarket.  After a warm coffee break, we found another Wille for Patrick to pose with, and then found Checkpoint Charlie.  

We simultaneously stood in East and West Germany.  Then we saw the Nazi headquarters, one of very few Nazi building still in tact.  That's the Berlin Wall in the background.  So weird and interesting exploring this part.

Though very moving and depressing, we loved the Jewish Memorial.  Toes are numb at this point.  Thank goodness only the Brandenberg gate and...

Victory Angel, and Reichstag.  

The next day we went to the Jewish Museum (one of the best), had an altercation with some bathroom doors and drank some beer.  We loved Berlin and would probably love it more in the warm summer.