Happy Birthday Reed!

Happy Birthday Reed! 

Keep working on those muscles. 

But remember your sisters are always right behind you 

if you need a little extra push. 

Love you lots! 

Have a fun day! 

Berlin

Berlin Wall 

TV tower

Cool fountain near the TV tower

blowing bubbles in a big park

a huge monument at the center of the park

AMAZING guacamole!

After falling in love with Munich and feeling so at home there I was very excited to return to Germany and see Berlin. Looking back, I have a lot of great memories, from Berlin, but I just didn't love it the way I loved many of the other cites we have visited this year. Berlin is rich with history. While there we saw where the Berlin Wall was, Check Point Charlie, The Holocaust Memorial and Museum, and an interesting communist time museum. 

The most impact-full part of the visit was walking through the Holocaust Memorial. It is pictured above. The large cement blocks start flush with the ground and quickly grow taller and taller. From the outside they don't look that big, but once you walk in they engulf you and you soon wonder how to get out.  

I think it represents intolerance well. It starts off small a joke or a snide comment and quickly it grows and becomes so big you don't know how you will ever end it. Kudos to the designer of this unforgettable memorial.