From Anna Nagar Tower to Berlin Tower

This is a story of a small, innocent boy who grew up in a humble locality of Anna Nagar in a simple city called Chennai., who went on to do..........................

Well, what did he do? He typed in this blog post.😁

I have now gone from here-

Anna Nagar Tower, Chennai

to here-

Fernsehturm, Berlin

So, here we are, in Berlin. The capital of Germany. City on Spree, The city leaves you on a spree of amazement. The size, the monuments, the people, the cuisines, the modern architecture, the rivers and canals, the parties, the list goes and on and on. Visiting all the places on this in-exhaustive list will leave you exhausted. But at this time of the year, the most important and fun places to visit in Berlin are the Christmas Markets. Boy, they are aplenty!

Gendarmenmarkt in Berlin is at the Konzerthaus flanked by German and French Churches on the sides.

Disco lights at the Konzerthaus.

A Christmas Carol

The Konzerthaus

The French and German churches

The mandatory Rathaus click. A Christmas Market in the foreground

Spoils of war

Berlin Siegessaeule or The Victory Column

Statue of Helmuth von Moltke

Reichstag, the Parliament building

Up closer

Brandenburger gate

Brandenburger gate and Victory column in perfect alignment

After visiting the gate, we ventured into the memorial built for the fallen Jews during the World War 2.

How can I not take a photo of a colourful car? 😅

Christmas fever at the Mall of Berlin

Remnants of the Wall of Berlin, Potsdamer Plaz.

Europe's first traffic signal, Potsdamer Platz.

Berlin Museum

Berliner Dome

Anywhere I turn, there is this Towering structure

As most major cities in Europe, one can take a boat ride around the city

One of many Christmas markets in Berlin

Finally, a merry Christmas and a happy new year!