BERLIN

The Reichstag (main government building) had a semi-open air glass dome on the roof to symbolize transparency in  politics. You can literally watch over the proceedings of your government.

Group shot :]

Remembrance stone in the inner courtyard of the ex-Soviet Stasi prison we visited. 

Our tour guide, an ex-inmate and all around bad ass awesome Sean Connery-look alike German guy.

In order to ensure inmates never saw each other, jail guards would shut the door and turn on this red light on each end of the hallway while someone was walking through the hallway, and you wouldn't be allowed to go through the door until they turned off the light.

I spent a couple hours at the Museum for Film and Television and, perfect for me, their special exhibit was about superheroes and comics! Here's a wall of heroes from around the world.

Bernd das Brot, a German kids' show about a talking loaf of bread. 

I took a quiz to determine which hero I'd be and it said I'd be Wickie! 

Hall of historic tv clips. I watched the moon landing auf Deutsch!

This room was INSANE. The front wall (shown) was entirely tvs, sometimes dividing into dozens of "channels" at once, and the ceiling and side two walls were completely mirrored, so the reflections would seemingly go on forever. The stuff playing was a television through the decades montage. Each show lasted like 40 minutes. I watched for probably 25, it was so cool!

Entrance to the film half of the museum.

Randomly ran into Rachel there! :D

The costume from Run Lola Run!

Museum of Musical Instruments *drool*

"OMG CLOCKS."

On the grounds of the STUNNING castle in Potsdam. We got to tour the beautiful yellow building and each ceiling is nearly fully covered in real gold leaf and everything was beautiful 

Up there's the castle!

Es gibt ein Paar Koifisch da! :]

The other Brandenburg Gate, in Potsdam.

St. Nikolai Kirche

Ezekiel, pop and locking since 1837.

I'm a sucker for cool stained glass!

Und noch ein Mal

And a couple group shots stolen from facebook:

LOOK AT THAT AIR! ALL OF US! (except one) This is probably the greatest jumping shot I've ever been lucky to be a part of!

And this is only half of the group, and that just includes the Berlin Excursion, but this is the first legit group shot of everyone studying abroad at Bonn this semester :]