Tiergarten

Tiergarten means "animal garden" or "zoo." It's in the center of Berlin and it's huge. I was so jazzed because I love zoos and I love big zoos even more. Here is my map of Berlin (so helpful). That big green area middle (left a smidge) is the Tiergarten and that big green circle at the bottom is the Tempelhofer park (old airport). The Tiergarten is huge, right?

Wrong. Turns out Tiergarten is a park. There is a zoo in it somewhere but that wasn't all zoo. Bummer. I thought I could go on a safari there! But the bonus is that it is a beautiful park full of fall trees and cool statues. My friend Gracie and I just walked around and talked for a few hours. Here is a picture of the German Victory Column in the center-ish of the Tiergarten. It was Designed by Heinrich Strack after 1864 to commemorate the Prussian victory in the Danish-Prussian War and was inaugurated on 2 September 1873. It was moved here by the Nazis during WWII and would have been destroyed had it not been transported to this new location. Thanks Wikipedia.

This is the base of the Column. It has some damage on it--holes and pieces missing. Gracie said this damage is from WWII. What?! This is my first time getting a history lesson IN Berlin. I can't wait for more next week.

Here is the filter I added to the whole thing. Not bad for a phone, eh?

Later I met up with John and Steph (bosses) for some more research. We had a warm beer (that cooled in our hands as we stood there!) and talked and counted. Then went back to their house and talked some more. Great meeting.

We used the front-facing camera. Can you tell?