A Long Holiday Weekend

The theatre where Bertold Brecht put on many of his works.
A view of central Berlin from the boat.
Now on land for that view.
The tv tower surrounded by cherry blossoms.
The Bode Museum on the Museum Island - a UNESCO protected island full of world-class museums.
The reading room in a café.
The Lenbach House - notice the detail on the porch.
The Bode Museum up closer. Astounding collections of art from the first 5 centuries of Christian art are also here.
A repair shop for very old woodwind instruments.

May 1 is a holiday here, so we have a long and sunny weekend ahead of us. I started it last evening with a long get together with the Danish director of a contact lens company I teach English for. After Thai food, a litre of beer, a little cognac, and then two cocktails, I still realize that I was not made for that kind of alcohol consumption. Since the evening started a 6:30 pm. and ended at almost 1 am., all the drinks were well spaced out so I wasn't spaced out. And I am glad I have nothing I have to do today.
I thought I would post a few more photos of the Berlin weekend - in case you never get there, this may give you a taste of the largest city between Paris and Moscow. Have a good weekend.