After the zoo, it was time for lunch. We were no longer in schwabien country, so finding some of our local favorites was not an option. We walked and passed many good looking asian restaurants, but it was not quite what we were in the mood for. We continued walking until we found the large market place in the tiergarten. Illuminated as if it was meant to be, was Hard Rock Cafe Berlin. Yes there are Hard Rock Cafes everywhere in the world, but we were so hungry, and the nachos appetizer with a 10 oz mushroom and swiss burger was calling our names. All we needed was something not so Germanish. Plus it was a good time to maybe pick up a souvenir for a certain someone who likes guitars.
After lunch, we headed back onto the U-Bahn which is the very convenient subway train system that runs through all major cities in Germany. Especially since we bought an all day pass, we could take it as many times as we want to all the different edges of the city. But we were just going to Alexanderplatz.
Alexanderplatz is where the TV tower is, the best view of Berlin some 203 meters above the city. It has a lift that only takes 40 seconds to get from the bottom to the top. At the observation deck, there is a 360 degree view of Berlin. As well as a bar. The next floor up is the TV tower restaurant with a rotating floor that makes one full rotation in 30 minutes. But reservations were full.
Here are some photos.
Berliner Dom
< This is the Reichstag
(The bright flash of light)
Directly to the left you can see Brandenburg Gate in the middle of the road.
Above is the Berliner Dom
Probably what was the funniest part of the whole visit, was the amount of English speakers were all at one place at the same time. In fact, our entire elevator was filled with 3 different families that all only spoke English. I nearly forget where we were. Just kidding! I could never do that.
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