berlin, noch mal

My friend Chloe had to return some clothes in Berlin, so I went along and we made a day of it.Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche, where they have the new, modern church alongside the old, bombed out tower in the middle of the bustling city. I hadn't (on this trip) been inside the old part, where they have a small exhibit and original parts of the entry hall, such as the amazing mosaic above.
Havel River
Schloss Bellevue, where the president lives. Haus der Kulturen der Welt, aka the pregnant oyster. 'Twas a gift from the US of A. Photo = crucial to Chloe's PowerPoint presentation at a later date on the building in our architecture class.

With energy rapidly draining, we headed home to get some groceries at the Hauptbahnhof (which I still find a little odd... grocery shopping in a train station? convenient, nevertheless). The laughs turned into silent walking, getting things done, passing through check-out. We sat down for Subway with our grocery bags to eat and people watch. Through the meal, jokes picked up and moods elevated... instant fuel. Incredible, really.