Making friends on vacation. Hofbrauhaus in Munich.
Karlstor, the west entrance to the old town in Munich.
The 16th century Michaelskirche in Munich.
Murals inside Burgersaal in Munich.
Stained glass windows inside Frauenkirche in Munich.
The Neues Rathaus (Town Hall) in Marienplatz in Munich.
The neo-gothic Neues Rathaus (Town Hall) in Marienplatz in Munich. The main 260 foot clock tower is known as Glockenspiele and features twice daily "performances" by mechanical knights in armor.
The stunning Baroque interiors of the Dreifaltigkeitskirche (Holy Trinity Church) in Munich.
Ceiling frescoes in Asamkirche in Munich.
The Neues Rathaus (Town Hall) on Marienplatz in Munich at night.
Cold beer, warm pretzels, a hot afternoon relaxing and people-watching on Marienplatz in Munich.
Neues Rathaus (Town Hall) at night. Marienplatz in Munich.
Joe with a statue of a boar in Munich.
Neues Rathaus (Town Hall) in Munich.
Joe checking out the local goods at the Viktualienmarkt in Munich.
An open-air beer garden in the Englischer Garten in Munich.
Public gardens in Munich.
BMW World Headquarters, as seen from the observation platform of the 950 foot high TV tower in Olympiapark.
The Olympic Stadium in Olympiapark, site of the 1972 Summer Olympics.
The Aquatic Center in Olympiapark, site of the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Panoramic view from the observation platform of the 950 foot high Olympicaturm (tower) in Olympiapark.
More cold beer, more warm pretzels, more people-watching on our last afternoon/evening in Munich.
One of the few remaining sections of the Berlin Wall, located adjacent to the buildings that were headquarters for the Third Reich, the Gestapo and the SS.
The infamous Checkpoint Charlie, the only place where you could legally cross over from East Berlin to West Berlin from 1960 to 1990.
Statue of Superman outside the National Art Gallery in Berlin.
Exhibit inside the Judisches Museum in Berlin.
The Judisches Museum in Berlin.
Panoramic view of Gendarmenmarkt with Franzosischer Dom (French Cathedral) on the left, Konzerhaus (Concert Hall) in the center, and Deutscher Dom (German Cathedral) on the right.
The Brandenburg Gates at night. The monument was built in 1788 and is crowned by Johan Gottfried Shadow's famous sculpture, Quadriga. The Brandenburg Gates are considered to be the symbol of Berlin.
Statue gallery in St-Hedwigs-Kathedrale in Berlin.
Political satire in a Berlin museum.
The Memorial to the Victims of Fascism and Militarism, housed inside Neue Wache in Berlin.
Neue Wache in Berlin. Originally built in 1816, it now houses the Memorial for the Victims of Fascism and Militarism (see previous picture).
The Altes Museum in Berlin.
In the crypt underneath the Berliner Dom.
Statue of Christ in the crypt underneath the Berliner Dom.
The new blue glass church that was built in 1963 to replace the Kaiser-Wilheim-Gedachtnis-Kirche which was destroyed in WWII.
Statue of Christ from the Kaiser-Wilheim-Gedachtnis-Kirche which was destroyed in WWII.
The Kaiser-Wilheim-Gedachtnis-Kirche in Berlin.
The main belltower is all the remains of the Kaisr-Wilheim-Gedachtnis-Kirche in Berlin.
The main Parliament Building in Berlin.
Joe standing in the National Holocaust Memorial in Berlin.
The National Holocaust Memorial in Berlin.
The Holocaust Museum, located underneath the National Holocaust Memorial (see previous picture).
