It was another beautiful day so we decided to visit the Botanical Gardens. They were a little bit off the beaten path but the S-Bahn took us right there and we were able to enjoy terrific fall colors and lovely scenary inside the enormous greenhouses and outside in a 126 acre park. Several web sites suggested that we try to find a bagel when were were in Berlin (I haven't seen one since I stepped foot in Europe). After searching for a little while we found a bagel place and agreed that they were the best bagels we had ever eaten! A disappointment came when we arrived at the Neue Nationalgalerie only to find it closed while they setup thier new exhibit =( Next we went to see The Berlin Wall and Checkpoint Charlie. There was also an 'outdoor' museum Topography of Terror dedicated to remembering what happened during WWII. It is located on the site where the original SS headquarters stood (which is now just an empty lot). Nancy wanted to see the Jewish Museum building, so we wandered over to see the outside of this unusual place, but didn't have time to go inside (we saw the architect, Daniel Libeskind, speak at the JCC in Indianapolis two days before we left). Another great meal and we were off to the train station for our journey home. We were able to watch Michael Schumacher's last F1 race at a nearby bar before we ended a great trip. You can see our pictures from Berlin here.
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