Berlin 2

On Day 2 we took the tour bus. We first visited two of the five museums at Museumsinsel (Museum Island) - Pergammon and Neues Museums. At the Pergamon Museum We saw the Pergamon Altar (180-160 b.c.) which has a room to itself and we saw the Processional Way of Babylon with the Ishtar Gate dating from 575 b.c. was unbelievable. The room would've had to be twice as tall to accommodate the full wall.  How these things were created so long ago with such limited resources is hard to grasp.

At the Neues Museum we saw the famous artifact of Berlin... the bust of Queen Nefertiti. BTW.... if I don't have a photo, I'm just snagging from the Internet. We also saw the Burial Cult Room with coffins and mummies and hierglyphics.... really old stuff from Egypt.

We then visited Ka De We, the second largest department store... second only to Harrods in London and ate lunch. Did I mention that food and drink is always a big part of the tourist mix?! And Joshua had his lunch at McDonalds!!! We continued on the bus tour and that's the next post.

 

Joshua in front of the Neuses Museum that houses Queen Nefertiti Bust. We visted the Pergamon Musuem first where the Pergamon Altar is housed.

 

 

Pergamon Altar (180-160 BC)

 

Pergamon Altar Model

 

Even more amazing is the Processional Way of Babylon with the Ishtar Gate dating from 575 BC.

 

 

 Ishtar Gate

 

Start of the Processional Way. The wall is actually twice as high. It's hard to describe how incredible this is. To be able to even create this.... I wish I had gotten video of this too.

 

 

 

 

Queen Nefertiti

The Nefertiti Bust is a 3,300-year-old painted limestone bust of Nefertiti, the Great Royal Wife of the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten and one of the most copied works of ancient Egypt. Owing to the work, Nefertiti has become one of the most famous women of the ancient world, and an icon of feminine beauty. The work is believed to have been crafted in 1345 BC by the sculptor Thutmose.

 

Ka De We

The second largest department store next to Harod's in London

 

McDonald's - I'm loving it