15 october 2005 - canal tour
anna, jana and i took a trip around the berlin canals with a bunch of friends from work on the 15th of october. although it is not internationally known for it, berlin does have a rather extensive system of canals and rivers. i have even been told that berlin has more bridges than any other european city. given cities like venice, i find that hard to believe, but for it even to be plausible, there must be a bunch.
the trip was over 3 hours in total, something which proved a little chilly in the long run. the children were fine, as they ran around, but some of the adults were a bit miserable at the end. i had dressed for it, with extra layers everywhere. it helps to be canadian sometimes.
the bridge is oberbaum brücke, the bridge between friedrichshain and kreuzberg. the canals zig and zag all over but in general there were two halves. the bottom half went from jannowitzbrücke through kreuzberg through schöneberg and out through charlottenburg. i could look up what all these places and buildings are, but i think neither of us would be any smarter if i did.
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