The ceremony of consecrating the khachqar dedicated to the memory of Armenian Genocide. Elliott and I came across this without knowing what was going on, but curiosity drew us in. Berlin is amazing because there is always something of grave historical importance happening somewhere.
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Video: Giraffe-Headed Bucket Player in Alexanderplatz
Video: Syrian Wedding Party in the Lustgarten, Berlin
My traveling companion and I toured the Altes Museum for hours, studying the Ancient Greek, Roman, and Etruscan works. At 6pm the bells of the Berlin Cathedral began to ring the call to Vespers, so we ran outside to listen. Once out there, we saw a Syrian wedding party arrive in the Lustgarten out front. They danced and played music while the crowds gathered around and clapped. Later in the trip, I discovered that this exact location was used by the Nazi’s for rallies during WWII. I would have been standing about where Hitler was standing as I filmed the New Berlin being celebrated.
Vignette: Church Bells in Hamburg
Vlog: Techno Breakfast
The morning after our first night in Berlin, we went downstairs to the hotel breakfast buffet at 6am. Starved and still aching from our travels, we enjoyed a refreshing breakfast of bread, fruit, and a selection of meats and cheeses. However, the stark modernist decor and graffiti murals that covered the walls combined with the pulsing electronic music blaring through the speakers gave the morning a decidedly German feel.