Kind: Notes

The Memorial is surprisingly deep at points and shallow at others.

Only a short distance from the parking lot where Hitler’s bunker is the memorial to the murdered Jews of Europe, which is a series of concrete blocks. It is very large and abstract.

A surprisingly number of people are here for the Hebrew language tour. Wish my Hebrew was better.

The sixteen ton world clock was opened to the public in 1969, shortly before the twentieth anniversary of the German Democratic Republic, along with the Berlin TV Tower(seen in the background). The erection of the clock was part of a larger plan to expand and reorganize Alexanderplatz as a whole. At the end of the renovations, the public square was four times larger than it was at the end of the World War II.
It was intended to be both a symbol of Communist power and of Berlin. It remains the latter today, as it is easily visible throughout the central and some suburban districts of Berlin. With its height of 368 metres (including antenna) it is the tallest structure in Germany, and the second-tallest structure in the European Union.

Journey ends for today in Berlin.

First stop on my trip. Welcome to Dublin.