Year

We continue to Thomaskirche the famous church in Leipzing where Bach was its music director for over 25 years

First stop in downtown Leipzig is the famous cafe Zum Coffe Baum which even has a small museum about the history of coffee in Germany

We spend two night in Leipzig in a relatively cramped and noisy AirBnB close to the downtown area

We spend the majority of our time in Halle hiding from a thunderstorm inside the quite expansive and interesting Art Museum

We spend some time in the historical town of Halle (Salle) exploring the surprisingly beautiful streets that are hauntingly empty after a strong rain

First stop after getting our car is the Beelitz Heilstätten a former sanatorium since abandoned and now a major attraction

We end the day and our visit to Berlin with a walk through the huge Tiergarten park enjoying the cooler temperatures and finding interesting birds

In the afternoon the major stop is a visit we reserved online some time ago to the Reichstag building to see the famous cupola and enjoy the views

From Alexanderplatz we move to the Hackesche Höfe a historic area with interesting architecture and lots of shops

Back to exploring downtown Berlin we start with Alexanderplatz and the famous TV Tower as well as the Marienkirche and the Rotes Rathaus