Freitag: Time to Explore

Today is the day set aside for us to spend it as we see fit. Some are going to the major Catholic Church in Berlin - St. Hedwig - while others are going to the art museum Hamburger Hauptbahnhof, the shopping area of Nikolaiviertel, or perusing local museums that are part of our 3-day museum pass. The cultural opportunities of Berlin beyond the musical performances we are hearing are far reaching and in some cases, not to be missed. We had the chance on Friday to visit the Pergamon Museum (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), where amongst other amazing and massive sites within the museum walls, we were able to see the Ishtar Gate (built around 575 BCE under King Nebuchadnezzar II):

Dereik Domerese and Mariah Thompson at the Ishtar Gate