Yesterday was a rainy day and I got caught in the steady drizzle as I wound up walking the footprint of the Berlin wall.
First I had some lunch in the Arkaden mall at a place called Bendig. Turns out they are caterers and what I had there was delicious: Leberkäs mit Ei und Bratkartoffeln (veal loaf with egg and sauted potatoes) and a Kötritzer Schwarzbier.
After hanging out in the Sony Center for a short bit I then went out and located the footprint of the Berlin Wall as it did pass through this area before it was built up. I began following the two rows of bricks that indicated where the wall stood. It zigged and zagged, here and there; crossed sidewalks and followed roads, right next to buildings and sometimes right through them. I passed Checkpoint Charlie and the Topographie of Terrors where there was a segment of the wall still standing. After a little bit I actually lost the footprint as I walked into a grassy area and I could not located it when I came out the other side.
So, I just kept walking until I came to Moritzplatz U-Bahn and took that via one transfer to a longer portion of the wall that is covered in art. You can check this out in today´s photo album Flickr Berlin 5.8.2007. As I walked the length about 2 km it started to drizzle harder and by the time I reached the end I walked over to the S-Bahn and headed home for a restful evening of drying out and drinking some wine...nice day.
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