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Berlin trip
Apr. 13th, 2007 11:36 amThe great thing about German schools is that you have frequent two-week vacations. The hard thing about German schools is that you have these frequent two-week vacations. I think I'm ready for school to begin again, but it's been a fun two weeks. I've seen huge swaths of Germany in the past few days, from Frankfurt to Nurnberg to Berlin.
Last night we got back from a few days in Berlin. The kids enjoyed the four-hour train ride on the ICE (German high-speed train, around 200 km/hour), although the novelty wore off quickly. I hope the other travelers survived. If anyone is planning to spend some time in Berlin with kids and would like recommendations on where to stay, let me know. We had a studio apartment with a kitchen for a great price, within walking distance of the museum island. Also, if you plan to see any museums, consider a three-day ticket. Kids 16 and under are free, and a 3-day adult ticket will get you into something like 50 museums for only 30 Euro. Not that you will be able to do all that with kids. I swear the museum guards were using their radios to notify colleagues in the next room that we were coming. No national treasures were destroyed in the process, but neither was it relaxing. Here are some highlights.
My oldest pointed this out to me. The book I'm querying features herons and snakes, and my current WIP has stuff about ancient Egypt. Hm, is there a way to set this as my blog header with free livejournal?
Nefertiti herself (fuzzy because she's behind glass):
And the Ishtar Gate of Babylon, designed by Nebuchadnezzar (yes, of the Old Testament). An inscription on the side says, in part (museum translation): "...Upon the walls in the inner room of the gate are bulls and dragons and thus I magnificently adorned them with luxurious splendor for all mankind to behold in awe." 2500 years later, people are still admiring his art.
Awe, indeed.
More here.
Last night we got back from a few days in Berlin. The kids enjoyed the four-hour train ride on the ICE (German high-speed train, around 200 km/hour), although the novelty wore off quickly. I hope the other travelers survived. If anyone is planning to spend some time in Berlin with kids and would like recommendations on where to stay, let me know. We had a studio apartment with a kitchen for a great price, within walking distance of the museum island. Also, if you plan to see any museums, consider a three-day ticket. Kids 16 and under are free, and a 3-day adult ticket will get you into something like 50 museums for only 30 Euro. Not that you will be able to do all that with kids. I swear the museum guards were using their radios to notify colleagues in the next room that we were coming. No national treasures were destroyed in the process, but neither was it relaxing. Here are some highlights.
My oldest pointed this out to me. The book I'm querying features herons and snakes, and my current WIP has stuff about ancient Egypt. Hm, is there a way to set this as my blog header with free livejournal?
Nefertiti herself (fuzzy because she's behind glass):
And the Ishtar Gate of Babylon, designed by Nebuchadnezzar (yes, of the Old Testament). An inscription on the side says, in part (museum translation): "...Upon the walls in the inner room of the gate are bulls and dragons and thus I magnificently adorned them with luxurious splendor for all mankind to behold in awe." 2500 years later, people are still admiring his art.
Awe, indeed.
More here.
