Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Spent the weekend in Berlin with the missus and friends from Holland (and met the Hopkinsons from Australia on the Saturday, too). Most of the day is spent taking the S-Bahn or the U-Bahn (suburban and subway trains) to get where you want to be. Here are a few black & white impressions of the newest stations on the network. The main station - Hauptbahnhof - not a station for the faint-hearted - if you look over the balustrades, there is an unbroken drop of around 60 metres to the lower level platforms. The Hauptbahnhof from across the river Spree http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Berlin/_MG_4066.jpg.html Monumental modern architecture http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Berlin/_MG_4067.jpg.html A few alternatives to walking http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Berlin/_MG_4068.jpg.html From our table at the riverside bar http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Berlin/_MG_4151.jpg.html New subway station in the government quarter (Bundestag), so far it only runs three stations, Hauptbahnhof, Bundestag and Brandenburg Gate). http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Berlin/_MG_4155.jpg.html http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Berlin/_MG_4157.jpg.html http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Berlin/_MG_4158.jpg.html Tom and my missus waiting for the subway http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Berlin/_MG_4161.jpg.html Subway train arriving from the Hauptbahnhof http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Berlin/_MG_4170.jpg.html Brandenburg Gate - the crush barriers are for the football fans who watched the European Cup on a big video wall http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Berlin/_MG_4176.jpg.html High-level platform, Hauptbahnhof - you can see one of the lower levels at centre bottom http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Berlin/_MG_4181.jpg.html S-Bahn train arriving at the high-level platform http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Berlin/_MG_4182.jpg.html Young lady lost in a world of her own in a train http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Berlin/_MG_4186.jpg.html More to come - hope you like these Cheers Douglas