Wonderful morning weather wise. Around 20 degrees.
Tour of Berlin Wall. It is truly a historical site that makes one think of why people just can’t get along. A lot of energy and resources were put into keeping ideas apart harming families in the process.
German swearing is very common. It is interesting to listen to our guide drop language cues that we would admonish in Canada. Sorry parents if your kids come home with potty mouths. Blame it on our German tour director and guides. Oops.
Sachsenhausen concentration camp. It was a moving experience that truly makes one appreciate our wonderful life in Canada, even if Justin is the PM for a few more months. A movie suggestion that made for us was “The Counterfeiter”. It is based on what happened in the concentration camp with Jewish bankers and the black market. It is supposed to be very good.
A man in tight leather German Loederhosen(sp?) on a Segway pulling a suitcase was quite a sight for our Canadian people. It brought many laughs for us. Even our guide laughed with us.
Lunch at Checkpoint Charlie. Some found pretzels, some found sandwiches, some found McDonalds. 😊. Checkpoint Charlie was once considered the most dangerous point in the world as Soviet and Americans were on opposite sides from each other. They once believed that World War 3 would start here, if it was to start anywhere.
As we traveled to the concentration from and back to Berlin, we were on the autobahn. On our big motor coach, we were forced to buckle up at the driver’s request. Safety first 😊
We had supper at an Italian restaurant of potatoes/rice and chicken stroganoff. Good fuel for the day.
Tonight we did a Cold War Panel Discussion at the remnants of the wall. Our tour director, Jens, is incredibly knowledgeable in German history. He has the kids “eating out of his hand” with his personality, energy, and wealth of information. 😊
Today was a heavy walking day clocking in at over 15000 steps or 11km.
Everyone is doing well and having a good time. We have a very early wake up tomorrow at 530 to get to train station to go to the Netherlands. Goodbye Germany!
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