Our last day in Berlin till we return

Our last day in Berlin till we head back to London. Today we started out a little more leasiurely. Woke up, checked the e-mail, ate breakfast, and at about 10am we headed out to Museumsinsle (Museum Island) we didn't have time to go into any of the museums but we did take pictures of all the cool architecture. It's like Berlin has the coolest old archetecture and newest too! We began the day with the old and by the end of the day we saw the best new stuff! Began with the Berliner Dom again and then saw the Altes Musteum. Some super cute class of kids were on a field-trip and all looked like they were going to leap into the fountain at any time. Next to the museum was Lust Park. (This is a funny name for a park in my language.) We grabbed an ice cream around 11am and walked some more (walking is the theme!) Saw the Pergemom Museum, and many more amazing buildings. So many buildings are under construction. It's like all of Berlin is being rebuilt or revitalized. Later we took a little rest by the Spree River at little cafe tables. It was a beautiful day but already hot by 11:30! We walked back along the river and met Kristen & John for lunch. After lunch we took the U-Bahn to see the Reichstag and the Brandenberger Tor (gate). Amazing to see the Berlin Wall marked out on the street. The gate is so big & beautiful. We saw the American Embassy (or Consulate?) and drank starbucks blended beverages! Nice to be in an air-conditioned building and drink something tasty good! From there we met up with Ryan & Kelly and walked to the holocaust memorial. it's hard to describe but it's cement blocks arranged in lines on a wavy plot all the blocks start small (at differing heights) and grow in height towards the middle of the memorial. You can walk though the memorial and get lost in the cement blocks. It's supposed to represent the way anger grows and you can get lost in it and overwhelmed by it. It can start small and grow till you can't even recognize it. We then took a little detour and came across a exhibit out of doors called The Topography of Terror. Built on the ruins of the old SS building and part of the wall still remined. It was very informative but also super sad. Amy saw this letter from a man to his wife when he was sentanced to die at the hands of the SS, thanking her for giving him 4 beautiful children and being a loving wife and thanking God for the great life he had. SAD!!! The exhibit was in the sun so it was soooo hot! We headed for Checkpoint Charlie (in the shade, few!) and took some pictures. It's hard to comprehend how much of that area was all no-mans land! The whole Potsdamer Platz is almost exclusively new buildings! Some of the most amazing archetecture I've seen in the world! We walked for yummy tasty goodness of Gelato! I got a coconut & raspbrry cone! We saw the first stoplight in Berlin, some pieces of the wall and explanations of that. And we ended with seeing the Sony Center. An amazing accomplish ment with tons of glass and beauty. We headed back to Kristen & John's place. Had some down time and re-hydrated! All six of us headed out to dinner at Basil, Basil, Basil! Yummy noodle shop! SO tasty! Back to the house for some visiting. Now I'm journaling, bloging and uploading my pictures to Picasa so check 'em out! Leave me comments too! Please keep praying for safety and opportunities to share Christ! Tomorrow we leave for Wittenberg, Erfurt & Eisenact til Thursday morning. Don't know how often I'll be able to post but I'll try my hardest! Gutten Nact!