This ain't no flyover country

Today was all about an early start catching the 6:42 train at Alexanderplatz to Berlin airport. Bags checked and through security after they perused my bag of liquids, we went our separate ways in search of breakfast. I tired to get an acacia bowl but ended up with overnight oats and a cafe americano. Only to get to the gate and have a delay. During the delay, I researched further about the airport. Good lord what a mess. They started work in 2006 with a planned 2012 open dat

It was to be the biggest, grandest airport ever. And it could have been if it was ever completed. Even in its unfinished condition it shows the glimmers of what could have been. Despite never being completed it has been used for several different purposes. This would be Templehof airport on the outskirts of Berlin. The property has been used by the military going back to the Prussians and for very early aviation. Orville Wright did a demonstration here in 1909. In 1933, havi

Today was all about Sauchsenhausen, a former concentration facility. I don’t like to call them camps because that seems like part of the euphemism implying it was fun like summer camp. This place was exceedingly well done— tasteful and respectfully concerning a very difficult topic and period in time. The audio tour alone has four hours of content. Then there is all of the content in the buildings and exhibits. This was way more comprehensive than my trip to Dachau on 1993.