{"id":141,"date":"2012-07-07T23:48:07","date_gmt":"2012-07-07T23:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.anirama.com\/trip\/europe2012\/?p=141"},"modified":"2012-07-25T04:55:08","modified_gmt":"2012-07-25T04:55:08","slug":"berlin-day-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anirama.com\/trip\/europe2012\/berlin-day-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Berlin, Day 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

We were talking about health at breakfast and I mentioned that I take vitamins each morning.
\nJason says, “What, Centrum Silver?”
\nI say, “Yeah.”
\nAwkward silence.<\/p>\n

With that behind us, we headed over to the DDR Museum<\/a> to see what life was like in the GDR for the typical citizen.<\/p>\n

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DDR Museum Entrance<\/p><\/div>\n

The Museum isn’t very large, but it is dense with artifacts, models, audio and video from the 1950s through 1980s.<\/p>\n

The TV Tower is nearby and we were hoping to ride up and catch the view from the top. There was a very long line, and the GDR era concrete architecture gave the whole place a very uncomfortable feeling, so we continued on, eventually wandering into Alexanderplatz. This giant plaza took us by surprise – it is a full city block in size and not much more that a concrete slab for pedestrians with the tram running through the middle. It is surrounded primarily with post-war residence and industrial buildings, with a newer shopping building near its center.<\/p>\n

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Alexanderplatz<\/p><\/div>\n

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Beyond Alexanderplatz<\/p><\/div>\n

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