Saturday, July 25, 2026

A Trip to Berlin - Day 7 (lots of pictures)

 

We decided to visit Museum Island on day 7.

There was a U-Bahn stop close to Museum Island.

There was a crow!
I wonder if it was a friend of the crows at the Tiny Lodges.

We went to the Altes Museum (Old Museum)
It has Greek and Roman statues among others.

We wandered around and took pictures of the statues that spoke to us.


This was either Apollo or a goddess/woman.
They weren't sure.


Cool lion.




I really loved this statue.

This was either a mother or a fertility goddess.
With that many babies I hope it was a goddess.

There was a small columbarium.


This was a statue of a girl playing a dice game!


I spotted a boar!
Really mean dogs were biting him.

Cool snake.


This was Dionysos.

A statue of a dog. 
I don't think it was one of the mean dogs.

Satyr and Hermaphrodite




It was a really cool museum to wander around in.

The Dom.

Next we went for a walk to the Berliner Fernsehturm.

There it is!
But there was also a church.

WE decided to check out the church first.



I remembered that Sullivan told me there was a really cool fountain near this church.

It turned out it was being renovated so it was covered...

I found another fountain thing close to the church, though.

Fernsehturm


We then walked back to the U-Bahn near Museum Island and went back to our tiny lodge.

In the evening we went out for dinner.

We found a restaurant that had really yummy Mexican food.

And yummy drinks as well.


Next: Our last day in Berlin



Thursday, July 23, 2026

A Trip to Berlin - Day 6

 


On our sixth day in Berlin we visited the Museum für Naturkunde.
(Natural History Museum)


The main hall had dinosaurs!

This one looked really cool.


I spotted a sign promising more dinosaurs.

Wait a minute...
This is not a dinosaur!

Found them!


Dinosaur Shadow Play



There was a display showing what's left of dinosaurs today.

 If you've ever looked a chicken in the eyes, you immediately believe they're related to dinosaurs.

There was a big room with lots of jars with specimens.

A Dodo!

It wasn't a real one, but a replica. 
Still totally cool!

Hippos.



And Knut, a polar bear who was famous for a while.

Lots of other taxidermy as well.


A big (fake) spider!



Not sure who this guy was, but apparently he was important at one time.

Cool bird.


A last look at the dinosaurs.


I very much enjoyed this outing.
We then went back to our tiny lodge and relaxed for the rest of the day.


Next: Altes Museum