Central Europe (Vienna, Prague, Berlin, Potsdam)

September 2002

Dave's brother visited us in September 2002, so that meant a tour through Central Europe.

Vienna

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1. Couple of action heroes.

2. Mozart's chocolate balls are for sale everywhere.  More Mozart action is available on our Salzburg page here.

3. Julie.

Prague

4. 5. 6. 7.

4. Rey passed out on the way to Prague.

5.  Action film stars on the Charles Bridge.

6. Julie observing the St.Vitus cathedral in the Prague Castle.

7. The No. 22 tram.

Berlin

8. 9. 10.

8.  A Berlin landmark whose importance neither Julie nor I can remember.  (Bit ignorant of us.)

9.  At the Bears for Peace display, Julie poses by the Bosnian bear.  Note that reconstruction seems to be a theme.

10.  Last signs of the old Berlin -- one of the few remaining sections of wall.

11. 12. 13.

11-12:  The new Berlin: pictures from the Potsdamer Platz.

13.  Rey (on the right) emerges from the huge Sony store wondering where we are.

Potsdam

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14.  Julie loved this picture taken at night of a gate and bicycle in Potsdam.

15.  Reenacting the Potsdam Conference for our amusement -- note the picture on the right with Churchill, Truman and Stalin shaking hands.  Note also my crude Stalinist attempt to erase the guy standing on the left from the picture -- unfortunately, I didn't succeed in getting rid of him.

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