Our Berlin Itinerary

May 14, 2008

Here’s a reduced version of our tentative itinerary:

Friday, May 16 – Meeting with Ian Johnson, Wall Street Journal Berlin Bureau chief, Pulitzer winner and UF graduate; Bernauer Wall Park and viewing tower

Saturday, May 17 –  Fat Tire Bike Tour toward the former east; Carnival Fair in Neukoelln  

Sunday May 18“Discover Berlin” walking tour; Checkpoint Charlie; Potsdamer Platz

Monday, May 19 – downtown of former West Berlin, KADEWE store; U-Bahn to Allied Museum in former American sector  

Tuesday, May 20 – attend Friedrichstadtpalast musical/play; walk through Tacheles Art House and toward Hackescher Markt S-Bahn

Thursday, May 22 – meet with TIME magazine’s Andrew Purvis; Helmut Newton museum; other museums until 10pm

Saturday, May 24 – Lake Wannsee, Peacock Island, Alt Kladow, Olympic Stadium

Tuesday, May 27 – Friedrichshagen, BBB Brewery at the Mueggelsee Lake.

Wednesday, May 28 – Alexanderplatz –  TV Tower/Fernsehturm

Hello!

May 14, 2008

On May 15, I begin my trek to Berlin to take part in the UF Photojournalism program. This blog is part of my classwork, so watch here for updates and selections from my Flickr photo site.