Day 5 of our Germany Trip, Saturday the 9th

Its Saturday morning and we are had our first cup of coffee. Breakfast was  fresh rolls, cold cuts, fruit and cheese. There was also peanut butter on the table. I think they got it because they know I like it.  
Norom had some work to do that morning so Ute and us went out on our own.
We took the train out to a neighborhood to walk around and see things. The central train station in Berlin has quite a history.
Berlin Central Station (German: Berlin Hauptbahnhof, listen), is the main railway station in Berlin, Germany. It began full operation two days after a ceremonial opening on 26 May 2006. It is located on the site of the historic Lehrter Bahnhof, and until it opened as a main line station, it was a stop on the Berlin S-Bahn suburban railway temporarily named Berlin Hauptbahnhof–Lehrter Bahnhof. The station is operated by DB Station&Service, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn AG, and is classified as a Category 1 station, one of twenty in Germany and four in Berlin, the others being Berlin Gesundbrunnen, Berlin Südkreuz and Berlin Ostbahnhof.
Lehrter Bahnhof (Lehrte Station) opened in 1871 as the terminus of the railway linking Berlin with Lehrte, near Hanover, which later became Germany's most important east-west main line. In 1882, with the completion of the Stadtbahn (City Railway, Berlin's four-track central elevated railway line, which carries both local and main line services), just north of the station, a smaller interchange station called Lehrter Stadtbahnhof was opened to provide connections with the new line. This station later became part of the Berlin S-Bahn. In 1884, after the closure of nearby Hamburger Bahnhof (Hamburg Station), Lehrter Bahnhof became the terminus for trains to and from Hamburg.
Following heavy damage during World War II, limited services to the main station were resumed, but then suspended in 1951. In 1957, with the railways to West Berlin under the control of East Germany, Lehrter Bahnhof was demolished, but Lehrter Stadtbahnhof continued as a stop on the S-Bahn. In 1987, it was extensively renovated to commemorate Berlin's 750th anniversary. After German reunification it was decided to improve Berlin's railway network by constructing a new north-south main line, to supplement the east-west Stadtbahn. Lehrter Stadtbahnhof was considered to be the logical location for a new central station.
 

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When we got there, we found that a street market was going on. One of the first place we hit was a Turkish food stand. Bina ordered a couple fresh Turkish Flat Bread with spinach, feta cheese and freshly grated zucchini ... yummy!!!
After walking around more at this market we started our way over to another street market.
 
 
 
 










 

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The leisurely walk there was really nice.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
When we got there Bina bought a very cute frog setting in lotus position made from old silver spoons.
 
 
 
 

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After dinner we walked around some more. There was an area called Berlin’s Hackesche Höfe (Hof means courtyard)which used to be housing buildings all connected and having court yards between the buildings.
 
The complex was designed in the Jugendstil (or Art Nouveau) style by August Endel, and the first courtyard is adorned with a magnificent facade of polychrome glazed brick. The construction of this project, launched in 1906, follows a pattern of clear separation between residential areas, crafts, trade and culture, which distinguishes it from the backyards of the 19th century. 

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We did some more walking around before heading home for the evening.

 





Over all a long day with a lot of walking but it was a lot of fun!