Germany
Essen

My three little loves for the week - Sammy, Vito, and Ellie

My home away from home in Essen

More of the sweet ones!

A little something special about Sammy

The peaceful garden from the balcony in Essen

Thank goodness I can't buy these in the States - absolutely delicious. It's one label at the market I had no problem understanding!

Flowers at the local market - Ruttenscheider Market

Cologne Cathedral

Cologne Cathedral

Justaposition of the old and the new

Cologne - Old Town

Hohenzollern Bridge - Cologne

When in Cologne.....

Funky old oompah style pub

Kohln - the beer of Cologne

Red Dot Design Museum - Essen









Berlin

Emma!

Checkpoint Charlie

The Memorial to the Murdered Jews in Europe

Memorial to the Murdered Jews in Europe

US Embassy in Berlin

The Brandenburg Gate

Support for Ukraine in front of the Russian Embassy

Memorial to Navalny in front of the Russian Embassy

The TV Watchtower


Marx and Engels

Fascinating black market store under the bridge

Currywurst - under the mound of fries - a Berlin streetfood staple - um, yum!

East Side Gallery mural

East Side Gallery

East Side Gallery mural

East Side Gallery mural

Building mural

Building mural

Street art

Contemporary media outlet building - super cool!

Köpenicker Straße in Mitte, Berln

A message from the residents of Kopi - Zoom in

Quintessential Berlin

Kopi Squat - Köpenicker Straße in Mitte, Berlin

By American artist Shepard Fairey - of Obama Hope poster fame

Mochi - quite another love!

Chotta - quite a love!