Sightseeing in Berlin (Part II) - The Pergamon Museum

The Pergamon Museum - this has got to be, in my opinion, the best museum I've been to thus far. I love it even more than The Louvre Museum in Paris and The Uffizi in Florence (to name a few)! Anyway, this museum is located on what is called the Museum Island (an island on the Spree River) on which at least four other museums may also be found. Photo 1 is of the entrance taken at night (recognise the person on the right? Hehe!).

Since visitors are not allowed to take photos using a flash, the quality of the photos are not as good as we'd like them to be. Therefore, I'm only going to show you the photos of the first amazing piece of history you see in this museum - the Pergamon Altar! It is an original-size reconstruction using parts transported from the original excavation sites - Photos 2-4. Thanks to Long-Long (a.k.a. Nazim) for POSING in the photos! POSER!!!Hahaha! ;P

[to be continued in Part III]

Sightseeing in Berlin (Part I) - The Berlin Wall

So what's the first thing one thinks of when Berlin is mentioned? The Berlin Wall, of course! Luckily, we live in the very heart of Berlin - Potsdamer Platz! Hence, the presence of remnants of the Berlin Wall even next to our local Bahnhof (underground station) - Photo 1.

Another part of the demolished wall which is a must-see is the East Side Gallery. I was told that the artwork on these walls are changed once a year. Justina and I decided to leave our own "artwork" (more like graffiti) on behalf of ourselves and our respective families, hehe - Photos 2-4.

[to be continued in Part II]

Warning!!! Warning!!!

Hehe, just a quick warning message to let you know that the next several blog posts will contain mainly photos - yep, I'm doing a "Meela"! :P Haha, only joking, Meel dear! Anyway, to briefly summarise the contents of the photos, last week, friends of mine (Christinah, Andy, Erika, Justina and Nazim) came over to Berlin for a visit as well as to celebrate Brunei's National Day with us (21.2.07 - 25.2.07). Of course, that meant a bit of sightseeing was required AND I finally managed to get off my lazy "posterior" to go around Berlin (after living there for over 3 months now!). Therefore, photos will be from all the sightseeing as well as the reception for the National Day celebration. Enjoy!!! :)