[Leica] IMG (BW): Berlin - Railway and subway stations

[douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)]

Thanks Gene,

we almost always take a long weekend in Berlin as a 
break from work.

A nice leisurely drive along B-roads instead of the 
autobahn, with stops for coffee and lunch along the way.

BTW: Believe it or not, we stay at the Hotel California 
(it's on Ku'damm, right in the heart of Berlin) - and 
what does the sign say in the lobby?

You guessed it "Welcome to the Hotel California"!!

Cheers
Douglas


On 26.06.2012 22:40, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote:
> Douglas,
>
> Nice set of photos.  I have been in the Hauptbahnhof in 2008, a very 
> impressive/imposing place.
>
> Gene
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> From: "Douglas Sharp" <douglas.sharp at gmx.de>
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> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 10:13:24 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
> Subject: [Leica] IMG (BW):  Berlin - Railway and subway stations
>
> Spent the weekend in Berlin with the missus and friends
> from Holland (and met the Hopkinsons from Australia on
> the Saturday, too).
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> 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
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> A few alternatives to walking
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Berlin/_MG_4068.jpg.html
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>   From our table at the riverside bar
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Berlin/_MG_4151.jpg.html
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> 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
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> Tom and my missus waiting for the subway
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Berlin/_MG_4161.jpg.html
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> Subway train arriving from the Hauptbahnhof
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Berlin/_MG_4170.jpg.html
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> 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
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> 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
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> 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
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