Stralsund, Germany
Another old Hanseatic League city (and UNESCO World Heritage Listed site) in northern Germany
Stralsund, Germany
How former East Germans enjoy a summer day at the beach - at Binz, on the Baltic Sea coast
The site of the WWII V-2 rocket factory, at Peenemünde, Germany
A V-1 "flying bomb", on display at Peenemünde, Germany
A V-2 rocket, on display at Peenemünde, Germany
The mysterious bent trees of Gryfino, Poland (just across the border from Germany)
Noone's sure exactly how these trees ended up this way: http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/gryfino-forest
Clock tower, Dahme, Germany
"Reichstag", Berlin
The German Parliament building from 1894-1933, and again since 1999. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichstag_%28building%29
"Konzerthaus", Berlin
Oberbaum Bridge, Berlin, at sunset
The 'golden hour' - before sunset - is my favorite time for photography, as the setting sun often provides ideal light for photographs like this: The Oberbaum Bridge across the Spree River in Berlin, Germany. I like the way the setting sun illuminates the bricks in the bridge. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberbaum_Bridge (July 28, 2013. Nikon D5000, 1/200s @ f/8, 24mm, ISO 200.)
Oberbaum Bridge, Berlin, at sunset
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberbaum_Bridge
The Berlin Wall was here!
"Bierpinsel", Berlin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bierpinsel
"Schwerbelastungskörper" - a failed Nazi construction project in Berlin
The Nazis (actually, some of the Nazis' French prisoners) built this huge concrete cylinder to test whether the area's sandy ground would be able to withstand an even larger 'triumphal arch'. It turns out that it wouldn't. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwerbelastungsk%C3%B6rper