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Berlin
May 5, 2011 

We have this rule at my apartment building in Los Angeles, too. :(
We have this rule at my apartment building in Los Angeles, too. 🙁

Berlin is the single most grafitti-soaked city I have ever been in.  I keep expecting to see graffiti on restaurant menus.  I swear I saw graffiti on a baby.  The Berliners do seem to like their graffiti.

Had a terrific day following young Kevin the Tourguide’s advice on fun neighborhoods to explore.  I went to three of them, all in old East Berlin.  

Then I grabbed a bite and went on to more touristy stuff – I do have photos to get, after all. 

"Remember when that Jewish family paid us to hide in our cellar? And then Papa turned them in anyway and we got to keep their stuff? That was great." "Ich stimme. Jews always had the BEST toys."
"Remember when that Jewish family paid us to hide in our cellar? And then Papa turned them in anyway and we got to keep their stuff? That was great." "Ich stimme. Jews always had the BEST toys."

I revisited the Jewish Holocaust Memorial. It’s impressive yet a bit troubling that the city of Berlin didn’t seem the feel the need to erect one until – wait for it – 2003.  Seriously?  Wow.

Yeah, it took them until 2004 to build a memorial in Berlin to the Jews murdered by the Nazis.
Yeah, it took them until 2004 to build a memorial in Berlin to the Jews murdered by the Nazis.

I also found the easily-overlooked memorial to the homosexual victims of the Holocaust.  Some people may not know that thousands of gay men were sent to the camps along with other targeted groups – Jews, gypsies, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and members of other “undesirable” groups.  The memorial was unveiled in 2008.  It’s underwhelming, but I’m still glad it’s there.

The Gay Holocaust Memorial may be underwhelming, but I'm glad it's there.
The Gay Holocaust Memorial may be underwhelming, but I'm glad it's there.

I then took a stroll down to the busy commercial district of Potstamerstrasse and saw the godawful boring 3D movie Thor.  Jesus what a dull movie.  But then, I think most supehero movies are dull, dull, dull.  The list of comic book movies I like is rather small:

Superhero Movies That Don’t Make Me Gag

  • Superman (1978)
  • Superman II (1980)
  • Superman Returns (2006)
  • The Dark Knight (2008)
  • Spider-Man (2002)
  • Spider-Man 2 (2004)
  • Iron Man (2008)

 

After the movie I took a stroll through the Tiergarten to get pictures of the monumental angel statue Siegessäule (1873) that was featured in that beautiful but boring movie Wings of Desire.  leafy_2

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