BERLIN-SEPTEMBER, 2012

This was my first trip to Berlin. I was there for one week, and I was blessed with good weather the entire time I was there. The picture above is of the Brandenberg Gate which was previously between East and West Berlin during the time the Berlin Wall was erected, preventing those living in East Berlin from traveling to West Berlin [and freedom.] I stayed in an area that was formerly in East Berlin. Although East Berlin was not as modern as West Berlin when the Berlin Wall separated the two portions of the city, East Berlin is now the area of most of the development, and the area where new boutique hotels and restaurants are being built.