Not much to say, you've seen the info about Potsdamer Platz in several blog posts, I just wanted to say goodbye...when I first got here I thought Potsdamer Platz was really 'odd', because it's like a small 'ultra-modern, NYC' coming out of nowhere (it's right next to Tiergarten, HUGE park!), but I am starting to like you now and to think you're cool and I think I will miss you....
This giraffe welcomes kids of all ages to their UBERexpensive Legoland adventure (I'm too cheap; I didn't do it)...'she' didn't always have those flowers up in her hair to let her know she was a girl...
This is the Sony Center - how cool you are! This 'arrangement' is supposed to look like Mt. Fuji in Japan, and it kind of does...I just LOVE these photos (thanks for your camera, Katie!)!!!
Beautiful....
And then the center itself. This is where I'd go to see my English-language editions of movies like 'UP!'.
This is the Kaiser Saal (Emperor's Room) of the old, luxurious Hotel Esplanade. Pieces survive and this is a part that they've preserved on Potsdamer Platz...
That is the DB (German Railways) building in back of the Potsdamer Platz's 'unique' traffic light.
Potsdamer Platz back in the 1920's and 30's was, traffic-wise, the busiest intersection in Europe and thus the multi-sided traffic light...
You're looking great, Potsdamer Platz! Whenever you see the green sign with the white 'S', that means 'S-Bahn' or 'Fast-Train'. It's kind of like a subway, but above ground...
Potsdamer Platz was significant because 'No Man's Land' and the Berlin Wall went right through it....they've left up sections of the Wall as a way to remember...this one says 'there is a hole in the Berlin Wall' ;) And thankfully so!
Au revoir, Potsdamer Platz! You're cool, you're hip and I've enjoyed getting to know you over the years...
