A CITY A WEEK AND WHY...

BERLIN

There are many ways to answer the question of 'WHY BERLIN'.

Indeed, Berlin may

be one of the world's most

layered cities--

its many incarnations scraped away

and

continually

added to over a 700 year history.

The current mix is very rich--contemporary art,

modern

architecture,

evidences of

the

Cold War and

of

the

dark, dark

legacies of

World War I and II…

a

nd then there is Museum Island.

This UNESCO World Heritage

Site

is quite

literally an island of museums surrounded by

the River Spree

.

Together these five museums present

a gorgeous, almost

dizzying paean to classical notions of

beauty.

The collections include the Pergamon Altar and the Ishtar Gate at the

Pergamon

and and Nefertiti at the Neues Museum.

We'll be traveling to Berlin this fall, September 14th to 20th. The itinerary is not quite set but we can tell you this--it will include Museum Island and much, much more. Please stay tuned and watch for 'Featured Trip' announcements.

We think this is going

to be a lot of fun.

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