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Brauhaus in Spandau–The return
30/06/2011
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It was drizzling
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| Tomato soup and dark bread | Rather scary for a plain fair boy like me but rather good | |
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| After the wort has been filtered off | And then back to the farm for cattle feed |
And they do good food
Just across the road from Alstadt Spandau
In Search of Soviet War Memorials
30/06/2011
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The first dry but closed (renovations)
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| Wilhelmsruh S-Bahn | The outside gate | |
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| The sign | The work | |
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| Treptower Park S-Bahn | The park | |
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| The view from the road | It began to drizze | |
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| Not sure what the statue is | Statue of Soviet Soldier | |
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| The entrance to the memorial | Looking down from the entrance | |
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| Looking back towards the entrance | Looking forward towards the memorial | |
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| One of the craved stone slabs around the perimeter | The memorial statue | |
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| Inside the Statue base | And looking back towards the entrance | |
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| Renovations on the statue | And leaving the memorial |
The second wet but open
Aerial view
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Soviet, Treptower Park, War Memorials, Wilhelmsruh
It says it on my Passport
29/06/2011
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The old blue one, that is
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| From the East | And the warning that you are entering the American sector, semi authentic | |
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| This wasn’t there when I crossed through in 85/86 | And the push back. | |
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| Authentic | Not authentic |
Checkpoint Charlie Stamp
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Berlin, Checkpoint Charlie, June 2011
Bernauer Strasse and Nordbahnhof
29/06/2011
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The border, die Mauer and the Park
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| Nordbahnhof (inside) | Nordbahbhof (outside) | |
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| A real section of the wall | A memorial to those who died trying to cross the wall | |
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| Old Mauer sections | A death zone light | |
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| The death zone observation tower | From the tower and the Church memorial in the distance | |
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| The only section of death zone left | A wider view of the death zone | |
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| Mauer Park | Mauer Park, not the real wall |
And work progresses
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Berlin, Bernauer Strasse, Die Mauer, June 2011, Nordbahnhof, The Wall
Humboldthain Flak Tower
29/06/2011
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Apparently the French didn’t finish the job
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| The start, heading towards but not to Spandau | The palce of Tears at Friedrichstrasse Station | |
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| S1 to Gesundbrunnen and then cross the road | Only half of it is left, the hill around it is the rubble from the other half | |
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| At the top | Looking down from the top | |
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| Views from the bottom | Another view from the bottom | |
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| The Berlin Underground Society Booking Office | Where their tours start but no photos due to copyright reasons |
The British did and the one in the Zoo is gone
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Berlin, Humboldthain Flak Tower, June 2011
Day Two Other Stuff
29/06/2011
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Just stuff that caught my eye
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| Early morning Berlin | A toilet centre? | |
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| Not a chippy in the conventional sense | Rathaus – Spandau | |
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| Brauhaus Mitte | Their Pils, also with a slightly yeasty taste | |
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| Brauhaus Lemke | The Dunkel, a solid drink |
And of course more beer
Bauhaus in Spandau is a must
28/06/2011
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If you want a quality brew
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| The master brewer at work – Christian | More hops | |
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| Boiling | The remains of filtering |
And they can’t make it fast enough
Categories: Food and drink, Travel
Beer, Brauhaus in Spandau, Lager, Master Brewer
Brauhaus in Spandau
28/06/2011
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Yeasty and unpasteurised
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| It was hot | 27c and humid | |
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| Real Coopers | The smell of yeast | |
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| The bar | The toilets | |
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| Havelbrau | Spezialbrau | |
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| The Emblem | And hand delivered |
But full of flavour
Brauhaus in Spandau
Categories: Food and drink, Travel
Beer, Berlin, Brauhaus in Spandau, Real Ale
Luftwaffe Museum
28/06/2011
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It was so hot
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| Friedrichstrasse station | Spandau and the end of the line | |
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| Getting closer | Unusual gate guard | |
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| Hawk – Homing All the Way Killer | SA 2 Guideline | |
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| DDR Mig 23 | Well it was an RAF base | |
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| Looks better from higher up | And another Brit | |
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| The refreshment stall was closed | Last flown here in 1993 | |
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| Mainly missiles | Not quite the gate guard | |
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| The FAF base crest | The radomes |
It took my breath away
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Berlin, Gatow, Luftwaffe Museum, RAF
The Quality of Light
28/06/2011
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The end of day one
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| A local church | The red townhall & TV tower | |
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| Alexanderplatz station | More World Clock | |
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| East German Red Man | East German Green Man | |
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| As below | No exactly the greenest of beanos |
And the strawberry stall was closed
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Berlin, Day 01, Rathaus, Strawberries, World Clock
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