Quick Stop in Berlin

On our way home from Poland, we stopped in Berlin and when I say quick it was literally just for three hours.  The first stop was the Berling Wall.  We wanted to show the wall to the kids because this is what separated our family from one another.  My husband's mother escaped East Germany when she was a little girl with her family.  We talked to the children about what it meant to be in the west and what it meant to be in the east.  We then went to the Jewish Memorial and we talked to the children about the Nazi regime and all the harm they did.  How they killed 6 million Jews for just being different. Then the big kids went off for sushi.  The restaurant was so cool with one of those revolving belts where you could choose what plates you want to eat.  The little kids and I grabbed a Bratwurst.  Always a good choice.  Then right as we left the city we stopped off at the Wall Memorial.  What touched us the most was seeing the names of those who died in the pursuit of freedom months before the wall fell. It was a memorable 3 hours and we could have explored Berlin for many days.  So much history!