Berlin 2006

Okay, this is long overdue. I was supposed to post the pix in my online album. But after sorting through 800 over photos (between us and another couple), I lost interest in compiling them. I am posting a couple of them here instead.

Room in the boutique hotel. Real cool room except for the bedsheets which rustled loudly each time we tossed and turned. Didn't sleep well on the first night.

The Aspirin, a product from Germany. 40,000 tonnes of it are sold worldwide each year.

The Reichstag Building, where the German Parliament is held.

This cone-shaped light sculptor is built on top of the Reichstag Building. Its 360 mirrors at the core of the glass cupola funnels daylight into a chamber which converts the light into heating energy.


The Federal Chancellery, Chancellor Angela Merkel's office-cum-residence.

Quartier 206, a mega posh and plush department store.

We stumbled upon an art gallery and found this interesting piece of work.

The Berlin Bear.

The dessert was fantastic!!

Berlin Cathedral, a former court and palace church.

One of the five museums at the Museum Island. Visiting three museums under one day was quite a feat. My legs were so sored thereafter. While the other two were under renovation.

This was at the Hamburger Bahnhof-Museum. Extraordinary pieces of art there. Above were some bookshelves and the books were made of....

Metal!!