Photos Are Up

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I have 805 photos in the Germany section right now. I’m curious to see if I hit 1,000 by the time I leave on Saturday. I’m also really thankful they’re digital, and not film. I’d be pushing 34 rolls of film already. That would cost about $170 to get processed at Target. Wow.

At some point I should go through all those pictures and find the best ones. There’s something I could do during the 12 or so hours I’ll spend flying on Saturday.

A few tips, before I link to some photos:At the East Side Gallery, the drawings were better on the end of the wall that I started on. Because my uploader brings them in from most to least recent, this means that the further you get into my pictures, the better they will get. The last of the East Side Gallery pictures will be the best. (Except that they’re all covered with graffiti anyway.)

The tram pictures come after the U- and S-Bahn pictures, and some of those are pretty good.

The Musical Instrument Museum pictures are right in the middle, and if you don’t care about old instruments, you can skip them. That probably will include everyone but me, and that’s ok. I’ll have to send some music students some of those pictures, so I can get proper appreciation. I have some TAs and professors in mind as well.

If the sunset pictures look blurry, it’s probably because they are. It was very dark, so the shutter had to stay open a long time to get the photo.

All right, now for some pictures.

First, a tram picture, dedicated to my dad.

My tram hunting was successful. Following their tracks helps, and so does finding places where they congregate. I even have some pictures with more than one tram at a time.

Next, one of the images at the East Side Gallery (leftovers of the Berlin Wall).

I know, it’s covered in graffiti, but the important part is the picture of the car crashing through the Wall, and the words above it – “Test the Best”. Apparently brute force using cars only worked until the Soviets realized it was working, and rebuilt the Wall to withstand the impact of a car. I wonder if it really is the best wall ever built…? I’m sure the Great Wall of China beats it, come to think of it. Especially considering the Great Wall of China is still there, although – never mind.

I’ll get back to my point. (For the record, I think the Romans built some pretty awesome walls as well.)

After the East Side Gallery, I got on a train and just kept riding until I was way out on the west side of Berlin, at the Wannsee. I got there just in time to catch the tail end of the sunset over the water. While I was walking around, I noticed a boat that looked like it had teeth on it. It also had a tail on the back of it. No kidding. The name of the boat is “Moby Dick”.

It’s rather attention-grabbing, I have to admit.

Finally, this is one of the best sunset pictures I took. The color is just right, and you can make out the sailboats in the foreground.

I really like this one.