Tired Feet Walking Tour June 9
I found a walking tour published by the National Geographic of an old Jewish quarter of Berlin:
Scheunenviertel, or Barn Quarter, is a historic district whose web of crooked lanes has morphed into a trendy entertainment, art, and shopping zone over the past 15 years. The odd name harkens back centuries to when the area was home to highly flammable hay barns. It later became Berlin's main Jewish quarter, a role it has gradually resumed in recent years.
In places along the streets approximately 3x3 inch bronze squares were embedded in the side walk commemorating former occupants who perished during WWII. There were also some blocks with inner courtyards which had been converted to specialty shops yet retained the courtyard appeal.
We then strolled the Unter den Linden, a historic boulevard along the lines of the Champs-Elyseés. Aftet that we visitd the Topography of Terror Museum, very sobering. I then went on to the Mauer Museum which has a collection of objects used to smuggle people from East Germany to West Germany, mainly in Berlin. The ingenuity and daring were inspiring.
Scheunenviertel, or Barn Quarter, is a historic district whose web of crooked lanes has morphed into a trendy entertainment, art, and shopping zone over the past 15 years. The odd name harkens back centuries to when the area was home to highly flammable hay barns. It later became Berlin's main Jewish quarter, a role it has gradually resumed in recent years.
In places along the streets approximately 3x3 inch bronze squares were embedded in the side walk commemorating former occupants who perished during WWII. There were also some blocks with inner courtyards which had been converted to specialty shops yet retained the courtyard appeal.
We then strolled the Unter den Linden, a historic boulevard along the lines of the Champs-Elyseés. Aftet that we visitd the Topography of Terror Museum, very sobering. I then went on to the Mauer Museum which has a collection of objects used to smuggle people from East Germany to West Germany, mainly in Berlin. The ingenuity and daring were inspiring.
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