Today has been another easy day due to the tour directors poor health. This morning we experienced, yet again , the excellent transport system in this city. It is Sunday, the trams and buses and trains all seem to move with the same frequency as during the week I.e. Every 10 minutes or better.
We went to a museum / memorial to the Resistance by the German people, both civilian and military, to the Nazi regime before and during Ww2. The displays led up to the failed attempt on Hitler life by von Stauffenberg. Visitors entered the building through an archway into a courtyard. It was very stark with only a life sized statue of a naked man, hands bound in front of him, eyes downcast, but resolute, determined, not cowed, and inspiring to look at.
The displays in each of 13 rooms were well laid out. It was easy to read just the main panel in each room, or you could supplement that with other articles and quotes from people involved.
We left feeling both fortunate that we have never had to make choices such as many Germans had to make, dismayed at the inhumanity perpetrated but with a sense of hope that ordinary people can do extraordinary things, usually at the cost of their lives.
Luckily there was a nice place for coffee over the road to unwind at. We walked from there through a tiny, tiny section of the Tiergarten for about a 30 minute stroll.
After a restful afternoon we visited the local church, Marienkirche., that is, St Marys. We arrived at 5.30 to find it was an Anglican church and had a service starting at 6 pm. We pottered around looking at the amazing organ and a very ornate pulpit and lots of paintings but not too many twiddly bits everywhere. Noel stayed for the service. It was quite traditional, thees and thous, not many peobple, booming organ drowning out everything, my military history teacher enjoyed it very much.
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