Berlin
First visit late June 2014 from the Hessen exchange: Hohenschönhausen prison with a tour by a former inmate, the Wall in different spots, Potsdamer Platz, Alexanderplatz, Brandenburg Gate, the Bundestag, and Charlottenburg Palace. In 2025, the Orangerie, Sanssouci and the surrounding palaces, the entire Tiergarten on foot, and the Fernsehturm.
- Historic marker
Brandenburg Gate
Visited: Jun 24, 2014
Arrival notes: First time in Berlin, late June 2014
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The usual Berlin sites.
- Historic marker
Reichstag
Visited: Jun 24, 2014
How I got there: Walk — Walk
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The Bundestag.
- Historic marker
Potsdamer Platz
- Attraction
Alexanderplatz
- Historic marker
East Side Gallery
Visited: Jun 25, 2014
How I got there: Transit — To the Wall
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The Wall in different spots.
- Historic marker
Hohenschönhausen Memorial
Visited: Jun 25, 2014
How I got there: Transit — From the centre
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Tour of the former Stasi prison by a former inmate.
- Historic marker
Charlottenburg Palace
Visited: Jun 26, 2014
How I got there: Transit — From the centre
- Historic marker
Sanssouci
Visited: Jul 1, 2025
How I got there: Transit — To Potsdam
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2025 — Sanssouci and the surrounding palaces.
- Historic marker
Orangerie Palace
Visited: Jul 1, 2025
How I got there: Walk — Park Sanssouci
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The Orangerie.
- Recreational
Tiergarten
Visited: Jul 2, 2025
How I got there: Walk — Walked the entire park
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Walked the entire Tiergarten.
- Attraction
Berlin TV Tower
Visited: Jul 2, 2025
How I got there: Walk — From Alexanderplatz
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Climbed the Fernsehturm.
Route summary: Brandenburg Gate → Reichstag → Potsdamer Platz → Alexanderplatz → East Side Gallery → Hohenschönhausen Memorial → Charlottenburg Palace → Sanssouci → Orangerie Palace → Tiergarten → Berlin TV Tower