MAVERICK ROVER WORLD Blog #57 BERLIN, Germany (week 1) 6/23/2019

BERLIN, Germany

(Week #1)

"It's not a vacation, 
it's a lifestyle"

Blog Post #57

June 23, 2019

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Berlin Olympic Stadium 1936
still stands today, much as it did then
except for the interior seating replacements and roof installation

Original Entry Towers and Original Olympic Rings

the bell tower in the background is original

Der Führer Hitler called for the opening of the 

1936 Olympic Games

Hitler wanted an Aryan Nation Supremacy Victory for Germany,

however, Jesse Owens of the USA 

was the Star of the Games 

and the Spoiler of Hitler's Dreams

At the Berlin 1936 Olympic Games, 

Jesse Owens, won gold in the 100m, 200m, 4x100m and Long Jump

– all at the watchful eye of Adolf Hitler.

Not only did Jessie prevail,  

but the 

University of Washington 

crew team won Gold over Germany in a rowing event

"Boys in the Boat"

-Biography by Joe Rantz

A friend of ours, Bill Murray, was actually at these games.

The story is that he was there with three friends.

So that they could all attend the events,

they bought only 2 entry tickets and kept 

going in an out of events while 

sharing the tickets, Genius!

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This remaining tower of the

Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church 

damaged in 1943 during WWII 

has been kept as a reminder of the devastation of war

In the late 1800s  Kaiser Wilhelm II

signed emigration papers for 

some of my Mosser family ancestors

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STUMBLING STONES

have been placed in front of many

buildings to signify "the last chosen residence of those 

who were murdered during the war."

The stones show their name, birthdate, death date, 

how and where they died.

More than 70,000 stones, which honor only a small portion 

of the millions who died during this atrocity, 

have been placed in cities throughout Berlin, Prague, Rome, Budapest, Oslo and many other locations

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Kaufhaus Des Westens

KaDeWe

a high end department store, 

much like Harrods in London

in Berlin

Shopping Mall of the West

with over 40,000 sq ft of shopping & dining

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Teufelsberg (Devil's) Mountain

is a man-made hill in Grunewald Forest at the edge of Berlin.

It was created with WWII bombing debris 

from damaged buildings within the city.

The debris was transported to this location by trucks.

A choice was made to manually move the material 

in an effort to minimize the massive area of waste.  

Able bodied women where the braun 

that moved, by wheelbarrow, the loads up and up until a mountain was created. 

This is now the tallest land mass in Berlin

(looking back at the city)

Debris from buildings, streets and sidewalks of Berlin

emerges from the paths as weather erodes the hill

our local Berlin friends Fede (ahead) Hans (behind)

guide us up the hill

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GOOGLE MAPS: Off Line Usage.   Download Google Maps for Off-Line usage, and you can mark important locations before wandering out for the day by marking the spot with a heart ❤️ or a star 🔆 so you can find these locations more easily when you are out and about. 

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"It's not a vacation, 

it's a lifestyle"

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NEXT STOP:
*June 15 - July 14  Berlin, GERMANY
*berlin(txl)

*May 18-June 15, 2019 HUNGARY
*budapest(bud)

*May 13 - 17, 2019 NORWAY
*oslo(osl)

*April 11 - May 9, 2019 USA
*palmsprings(psp)
*sandiego(san)

*March 1- April 10, 2019 ARGENTINA
*buenosaires(eze)

*February 26 - March 1, 2019  URUGUAY
*montevideo
*colonia

**February 6 - February 25, 2019 ARGENTINA

*buenosaires(eze)

**January 2019 USA
*bozeman(bzn)
*losangeles
*sandiego(san)

**December '18 - January '19 MEXICO

*merida(mid)

*progreso
*uxmal
*playadelcarmen

**October - December 2018  MEXICO

*puertovallarta (pvr) 

*nuevovallarta
*bucerias
*yalapa
*bocadetomatlan

**October 2018 USA

*portland(pdx)

**September 2018 USA

*losangeles

*palmsprings

*lasvegas(las)

*sandiego(san)

*washingtondc(dca)

*newyorkcity(jfk)

**August 2018  ENGLAND

*highclere

*chester

*manchester(man)

*salford

*liverpool

**July 2018  SCOTLAND

*edinburgh(edi) 

*alloa

*sterling

*standrews

*glasgow(gla)

**July 2018  IRELAND

*dublin(dub)

**July 2018  ENGLAND, UK 

*london(stn)

**April - June 2018  SPAIN

*madrid(mad)

*valencia(vlc)

*barcelona(bcn)

*sitges

*palmademallorca(pmi)

*torrevieja

*puntaprima

*caboroig

*granada

*cartegena

*lazenia

*malaga

*altea

*alicante

**March 2018   USA

*sandiego (san)

*losangeles(lax) 

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Our travels include all of these countries and cities around the world, plus multiple states and cities across the USA

**February 2018  MEXICO

**mexicocity(mex)

**October 2017  HAWAII

**maui(ogg)

**April 2017 PANAMA CANAL CRUISE

**mexico

**guatamala

**panama

**costarica

**curacao

**florida(mia)

**May 2016 DENMARK

**copenhagen(cph)

**April-May 2016 MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE

**italy

**malta

**greece

**turkey

**April-May 2016 TRANS-ATLANTIC CRUISE

**portugal

**gibraltar

**spain

**italy

**September 2014 HAWAII

**kona(koa)

**May2014 FRANCE

**paris(cdl)

**May 2014 ITALY

**venice

**April-May 2014 TRANS-ATLANTIC CRUISE

**canaryislands

**spain

**france

**italy

**June 2013 AFRICA

**tanzania(ark)

**June 2013 NETHERLANDS

**amsterdam(ams)

**October 2011 SPAIN

**barcelona(bcn)

**madrid

**seville

**valencia

**January 2009 MEXICO

**acapulco(aca)

**November 2008 MEXICO

**puertovallarta(pvr)

**October 2007 MEXICO

**cabosanlucas(csl)

**November 2006 ITALY

**rome(fco)

**florence

**pisa

**sienna

**tavernelle

**montepulciano

**November 2006 CANADA

**vancouver(yvr)

**March 2005 MEXICO

**guadalajara(gdl)

**July 2004 ARUBA

**December 2003 CANADA

**whistler

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