Touring Berlin in the rain

On a rainy, but not particularly cold, day in Berlin, we met Gigi (about an hour late) outside of the train station. Our bags were checked into the 3 Little Pigs Hostel and we were mostly ready for a walking tour. Gigi made it interesting and purposeful, and before we knew it, we had walked two hours in the rain, and learned an immense amount about Berlin. Here are some images including: The Memorial to Victims of War, which stunned many of us in it's design and simplicity; The Memorial to books burned in Nazi bookburning riots, which some of us had seen an exhibit at yavapai College last year. The memorial is an open window in the ground to a large empy room with white shelves devoid of books; The Brandenberg Gate, which was undergoing a transformation for a major celebration, The Holocaust Memorial in Berlin, which was a series of concrete pillars and paths that we explored individually; The site of the former Berlin Wall, includine remaining wall, and the bricked lines in the ground all alond the last half of our tour; Checkpoint Charlie, and more...