MAVERICK ROVER WORLD Blog #60 BERLIN, Germany (week 4) 7/14/2019

BERLIN, Germany

(Week #4)

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

Blog Post #60

July 14, 2019

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July 4th Celebration with
The American Embassy
at this infamous airport

This airport is where the Candy Bombers
brought food and supplies to the West Berliners, 
so they could survive during 1948-49.
They also dropped candy by small parachutes for the kids.

 It was amazing and heart warming to see 
the German / US camaraderie 
celebrated at this event.

How did we get here?
Our friend, Hans, is employed by our American Embassy
and we were his invited guests

Fede(L), Hans, Roger, Ron(R)

An original  Candy Bomber in the background.

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Hans also organized a private tour of the 
American Embassy, 
which is a securely designed and constructed building. 
Of course, we had to leave our phones/cameras and IDs
at the front desk until we left the building. 
Maximum security is necessary for the 
integrity of the building and safety of the employees

The tour included photos of the original 
bombed building and its surroundings during WWII. 

It houses a stunning art collection that includes artists such as,
Jackson Pollock, Roy Lichtenstein and many others.

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Brandenburg Gate
is adjacent to the Embassy
where the Soviets entered Berlin 

and declared it their city.

The Berlin Wall which divided 

East and West Berlin 

ran directly in front of this gate.

Just outside the gate is where President Ronald Reagan

made his famous speech 

"Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall"

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Turkish Market
Along the Landwehr Canal in the Kreuzberg area of Berlin,
vendors twice weekly sell colorful clothing, 
bolts of yard goods, classic antiques, fresh fruit, 
vegetables, sumptuous tasty treats and more.

Beautiful Scarves

Two of my favorite couples attending the market

Buying fare for the week

Listening to street artist musicians 

The musicians

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Then we enjoyed Turkish coffee, 

served with lots of coffee grounds, a side of water a

nd a tiny sweet treat

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A sunny Sunday Market

at Mauer Park

(Berlin Wall Park)

Two guys making music for tips

Merchant selling jewelry

Customer buying feather earrings 

We love the eclectic Bohemian lifestyle of Europeans

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On our last night in Berlin we will see

"Cabaret"

at the outdoor tent arena venue

Tipi Am Kanzleramt

Just couldn't pass this up, since this story originated in Berlin

through an adaptation of 

Christopher Isherwood's

"Stories from Berlin"

This plaque is on the home where 

Christopher Isherwood,

writer, actor & activist,

lived in the Schoneberg area of Berlin

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Postperson's delivery vehicle

Mail delivery on streets like these

with built-in bottle cap accents

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TRAIN TRAVEL: When in Europe, purchase train tickets as soon as you know you will be traveling from city to city or country to country. Ticket prices rise as the date gets closer to your travel time.

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"It's not a vacation, 

it's a lifestyle"

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NEXT STOP:

*July 15 - August 9  Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC
*prague

*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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