| Germany-4 trips |
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| 1995: 1500 Aft-Deck |
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| 2005 and 2010: 1500 Flying Bridge |
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| 2015: Europa 700 |
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| Burger König? |
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| Oberbaumbrücke, our gateway to Berlin. During The Cold War the River Spree and "The Wall" divided East Berlin on the right and West Berlin on the left |
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| The Wall |
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| The Berliners know how to do it: free over-night tie downs for private tourists boats |
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| 1962: Jackie on a tour behind the Brandenburg Gate |
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| The Gate today |
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Cruising the Spree. Ahead, the Berliner Dom (Berlin Cathedral)
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| Somber Holocaust Memorial |
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| Gendarmenmarkt, our rendezvous in Berlin |
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| Real organ grinder; erzatz monkey |
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| Sony Center at Potsdamer Platz |
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| Noch ein bier bitte |
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| Rote Rathaus (City Hall) |
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| Prost, at Reinhard's |
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| Treptow: Soviet War Memorial |
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| "The Pope's Revenge:" On sunny days the Commies had to suffer the image of the cross on their Fernsehturm (TV tower). |
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| Reichstag, 1945 |
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| Today |
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| Heinz Minki's: "Romantischer Biergarten, gute pizza, schönes ambiente" (translation unnecessary) |
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| Oldest restaurant in Berlin. They fed Napolean, Beethoven, Adenauer, Brandt (and our barge crews) |
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| Reserviert für Herr Rudi |
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| Well, it's certainly graphic |
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| Likewise |
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| Fitting color, Jackie! |
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| Over-night on the Spree |
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| On the Kurfürstendamm, preserved ruins of the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church |
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| Now that's some Lego! |
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| Kampinski Adlon. Tea and cookies for $100.00 |
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| Checkpoint Charlie |
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| Nicolai Quarter |
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| Teltow Canal (Potsdam - Berlin) |
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Babelsberg Castle. In the background Germany's
"Hollywood," producing major films since 1912. |
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| Reunion on the Teltow |
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| Cecilienhof: Potsdam Conference 1945 |
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| The cast: Stalin, Truman, Churchill |
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| The spoon-on-the-nose trick |
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| Frederick the Great's Sans Souci castle |
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Freddy kept his little "fortune cookie" here.
(No wonder wives were not allowed). |
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| Das crew |
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| Great idea. Get sauced while waiting for your laundry |
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| Russia Colony |
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| Glienicke: "The Bridge of Spies." Former East Germany on the left; Berlin (American Sector) on the right |
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| The sign says it all |
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| Had ein glass bier (or two) at every port |
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| Rendezvous on the Havel |
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| Rosie on a roll |
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| Ville Ingeborg |
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| Concentration Camp "Ravensbrück" |
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| "Steinhavel" First lock heading north from Furstenberg |
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| Duck! |
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| Tie-down at the Goat Farm |
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| Frühstück (breakfast) aboard |
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| Smooth waters on the Havel (Sign: No passing; Sound your horn) |
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| Docked for the night at Bredereiche |
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| Sachsenhausen, the dark side |
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| On the cobblestones. Rough riders? |
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| ... John 8:12 |
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| (Hope Gerry sees the barge ) |
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| Swan lake |
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| Now that's a beer!" |
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| Supervision (Boat Hook 101) |
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| "...doing the hokey pokey" |
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| Hundreds of lakes linked by canals and locks |
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| Das Crew |
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| VRBOs on the Muritz |
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| Eponymous house in .... |
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| Shore leave in Röbel |
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| Remembering the fallen |
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| Cameras ready, covered bridge ahead |
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| Fill 'er up |
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| Grid-lock |
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| Port-of-Call "Wolfsbruch" |
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| Rain, batten-down the hatches! |
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| Rheinsberg Castle |
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| Port of Call "Malchow" |
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| Tight squeeze. The bow and stern thrusters get a work-out here. |
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| On the swing-bridge |
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| Fog delay |
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| 20-mile run on the Muritz |
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| Port-of-Call "Waren" |
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| Pizza! A break from wurst and sauerkraut |
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| Dessert time |
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| Port-of-Call "Neustrelitz" |
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| Port completely rebuilt since the '95 trip |
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Oops!
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| Wooden you just know it |
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| Port-of-Call "Rechlin" |
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| Pumpin' the poop out |
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| Middle of the Muritz |
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| "keep the greens to starboard" |
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| Potsdam to Brandenburg-an-der-Havel |
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| Dock-side for the night |
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Sankt Marienkirche
(Saint Mary's church) |
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"Auf wiedersehen, auf wiedersehen
We'll meet again, sweetheart
This lovely day has flown away
The time has come to part..."
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