Berlin, Germany #2 - MyShadowProductions # 109

 Hello again. I have been back in the United States for a few days now.

The main reason for my recent trip was to meet several other family members in Berlin to attend the wedding of one of our nephews :)

On Friday afternoon, September 23, they were married in a civil ceremony at a Standesamt (Civil Registry Office). 

Later that day a Repetition of Vows and Reception was held at the Ballhaus Wedding venue. It was really cool to see other family members I hadn’t seen for a long time and just enjoy the moment for the happy couple.

It was a great opportunity to visit Berlin and Amsterdam since they were not on my radar as places to explore.

In Amsterdam there are free ferries to cross the River between Amsterdam Centraal and North Amsterdam. I took a video as the ferry had landed and the passengers embarked. Click here to see it :) 

Why did the people cross the River? I don’t know, but in a few seconds after exiting the ferry they all went different directions and the ferry was loaded to repeat the scene on the other side :)

On the train from Amsterdam to Berlin I took a one minute video out the window. Click here to view it.

I made a movie/video from my photos in Berlin over the 4 days.

Click Here to view it.

Happenings in Berlin included The Wedding, East Side Gallery, River Spree Boat Tour, Brandenburg Gate, Berlin Marathon, buses (the 100 and 200 as recommended by a “fellow traveler“:) Subway, Trams, Döner kebabs, Alexanderplatz and trying to find “German food at Restaurants” (not as easy as it would seem:)

The next step was early Monday morning to return to Amsterdam Centraal by train from Berlin and then catch a train to Haarlem, a smaller city West of Amsterdam. Rain was in the forecast but it really didn’t change my plans, just changed the photos with a different light.

Talk to you soon with some additional movie/videos from Berlin Botanical Garden, Haarlem and Zandervoot aan Zee.

                 Happy October !!