MONIKA’S PICTURES FROM BERLIN, END OF JUNE 2016

The World Clock (Weltuhr) am Alexander Platz

Arriving at Platz der Luftbrucke

This is where Peter grew up as a child

Lucas stands where Peter may have stood more than 70 years ago.

The family meets cousin Corinna.

In a park in Kreuzberg

Peter gives Alexander a swing in that Kreuzberg park. — Peter gives Lucas a swing in that Kreuzberg park.

Lucas is admiring the flowers.

Lucas, Peter and Uta

Ilse with Lucas and Alexander

We are on the way to visit Ilse.

Kaiser Wilhelm Gedachtnis Kirche in the background

Ryan and Ebony with Lucas

A left over part of the Berlin Wall

Ryan with Alexander touching a Berlin Bear

Natasha with Lucas

Peter Uwe with Ilse on the day of the great Family Meeting

This picture was taken at 9 in the evening on Saturday, 25th of June. The whole family had met for dinner. Some people are missing. — This picture was taken at 9 in the evening on Saturday, 25th of June. The whole family had had dinner at this restaurant in Friedenau. Some people are missing: Some had not been able to come at all or had to leave early. Still it is a nice large group.

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Peter’s Iphone Pictures from our recent Berlin Visit

Haxenhaus in Tegel (Northern Suburb of Berlin)

Matthew, Caroline and Martin

Inside of Haxenhaus

House in Tegel — A House in Friedenau

Caroline in Klaudia's apartment — Caroline in Klaudia’s apartment

Klaudia and Caroline

Martin in Klaudia's apartment — Martin in Klaudia’s apartment

Sakorn, Matthew, Caroline and Daniel in Alt-Spandau Sakorn, Matthew, Caroline and Daniel in Alt-Spandau (Western Suburb of Berlin) — Sakorn, Matthew, Caroline and Daniel in Alt-Spandau (Western Suburb of Berlin)

It had been Daniel’s birthday and he invited all his family for lunch in Alt-Tegel.

Some more pictures of that family lunch I’ll publish in another blog.

We had tickets for the Komische Oper in Berlin. — We had tickets for the Komische Oper in Berlin. We saw a modern production of the “Magic Flute”

This sign we saw outside a charity shop in Rubensstrasse.

We went with Martin to U-Bahnhof Rathaus Schoneberg.

Quite a collection close to where we came out of the underground station.

View down Innsbrucker Strasse towards Inssbrucker Platz. — View down Innsbrucker Strasse towards Bayerischer Platz.

It was a rainy day. None the less we walked passed the duck pond through the Stadpark towards our destination: Die Pusteblume Cafe!

This duck pond is close to where I used to live as a child.

Another U-Bahnhof (Underground Station)

An interurban train (S-Bahn) arriving at Sudkreuz Station

The next three pictures show some of the food we had at a restaurant in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern:

Red cabbage, rouladen (meat-rolls) and dumplings

In the midst of the Sony Centre (Potsdamer Platz, Berlin Centre)

A birch-tree near the Sony Centre

Potsdamer Platz underground station

They showed here the State of Origin Game from Australia.

This was a great meeting place for Australians who happened to be in Berlin at the time!

Our daughter Monika had arrived in Berlin with her children and two grandchildren.

Natasha pushing her two nephews along. Mum Ebony looks on.

Kids having fun

Peter took the above pictures near the Brandenburg gate where the kids were entertained with chasing soap bubbles.

This is our great-grandson Lucas.

This is along the avenue "Unter den Linden" — One of the statues on the Schlossbrucke symbolizing peace. All along the way we saw some building sites.

Here again Natasha with the kids and the kids' parents, Ryan and Ebony, looking on. — Here again Natasha with the kids and the kids’ parents, Ryan and Ebony, looking on.

This is also "Unter den Linden" — This is die Neue Wache which is “Unter den Linden” a famous avenue.

A mother holding her dead son, a sculpture by Kathe Kollwitz inside of the “Neue Wache”

Martin enjoys Berlin

Our family in a Mexican restaurant in Berlin-Kreuzberg

Nadine, Monika and Troy have come for a visit to our apartment on one of our last evenings there.

And here are some more of Peter’s Iphone pictures from the first week of our stay in Berlin:

Caroline and Matthew

My brother Peter Uwe and Astrid