My first taste of Berlin

I wasn't able to post any pics before of Berlin but I must tell you about my very first Berlin experience.

This pic was taken within the hour of our arrival to this incredible city. Our Rotarian guide, Jules, had us quickly drop off our luggage at Hotel Kalifornia (clever, eh?) and off to lunch we went. Paul and I held our patio tables while everyone else went inside to grab their food.

So here I am, just people watching and taking in the scenery when all of a sudden I see this in front of me. Can you spot it? It's the Kaiser-Wilhelm- Gedächtniskirche, bombed in 1943. It was requested by Berliners to not have the church be demolished or rebuilt but instead be kept as a reminder of the destruction of the war. You can barely see the broken tower in the distance.

And this was only a taste of what was to come during my short visit to Berlin. It is a city with so much emotion and so much to say. I can't wait to go back.