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“for the german people”. the reichstag has served as the german parliament since the late eighteen-hundreds (just a hundred years before i was born). the new glass cupula on the new reichstag (foster), conveys the importance in the new german democracy, in a very accessible and environmental approach, respecting its history as well. it is open for the people, inside and out.

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the altes museum of berlin sitting under a beautiful and memorable day. the altes, also known as the royal museum or the old museum is another one of those important european landmarks. within these historic walls, one finds more history with greek and roman artifacts and the berlin state museums’ antique collections.

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one of the most important landmarks of europe. the brandenburg gate was commissioned by king frederick second of prussia. it has been standing since 1791 as berlin’s city gate, under different conquers, conquests, battles and bullet holes. as i passed through under the monumental passageways, i couldn’t help but feel humble with admiration with such powerful feeling that i felt from the cool spring breeze and amazing sun rays bursting through the clouds.
today the site turns seven months old..

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warnemünde was founded around 1200 as a small fishing village. it was purchased by the city of rostock to safeguard its access to the baltic sea, but within these two centuries it has developed into the most important port (for cruise ships) and major resort city of germany. this sail ship was visiting the same day i was there. as i have never felt or been on a sail ship (not to mention a large one like this one), i just felt inspired to imagine full sails blown by the chilly winds of northern germany in june earlier this year.

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parrallel to the berlin wall, the 1,400-kilometre-long inter-German border was also marked by barbed wire, metal grill fences equipped with electronic detection equipment, and landmines. there were a total of 302 watchtowers and 20 bunkers were manned by seven units of 1,000 to 1,200 soldiers each. the wall was also protected by 124 kilometres of patrol routes, 127 detector and alarm devices, 259 paths for watchdogs and 105 kilometres of ditches dug to trap vehicles in.

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personally, i think i can easily spend like forty percent of the time i’m awake daydreaming and staring into the blue. it is even better enjoyed when it is complimented by really really calm music or sounds, as i observe patterns, texture, or anything moving along those lines with millions of stories to tell. i do believe this girl enjoys the same. this was in the berlin museum square/district in front of the altes. 2009