One of the great things Jacob has introduced us to are the extensive number of walking tours that give a great intro to historic parts of the cities, all for the price of a tip. As the tip is the only income for the tour guide, we give much more than a € or two, but they are good value, informative and fun.
Thus one was 4.5 hours with Amy from Sandemans tours and she took us through the Brandenburg Gate, the memorial to the murdered Jews of Europe, a section of the original Berlin wall and past many other memorials and museums.
After the tour we went back into the memorial the murdered Jews of Europe, which contained many personal stories, often recovered from clothing of the murdered Jews and written on scraps such as toilet paper. This was a peaceful and moving memorial to the people, and not as confrontational as the holocaust museum Chris and I experienced at the Jewish centre close to home in Perth.
