Touristing in Charlottenburg

We were playing tour guide this weekend, and ended up seeing a few sights in Charlottenburg. The Rathaus Charlottenburg caught my eye:

As did this bear:

Statue at night

Spotted on the way out to dinner. This statue is part of the old Cold War era apartment buildings that dominate our neighborhood.

The crane

I didn't manage to get a very good picture of it, but this morning, I was surprised to find a giant crane in front of our building at work. It entirely removed the doors to the dome over my office, and as long as it was light out, there were workmen outside our office attaching loads of wood to the crane to be hauled up to the dome. Apparently they'll be working on it all month...

Fall at the AIP

From work this morning. Plenty of autumn leaves and a statue in repose.

Under the stairs

In a far fancier building than the one we live in, even the undersides of the stairs are decorative.

Florida Eis

Maybe there's something I don't know about Florida and ice cream, but for whatever reason, I find the idea of Florida Eis thoroughly unappetizing.

Bathtub

Between jet lag and a raging party two floors down in our apartment (finally shut down by the police at 5 am) I'm still a bit tired. Another household object: The bathtub. We didn't have one at our place in Columbus, and it was one of the many reasons we picked our apartment. Hooray for baths!