Museum Insel And Environs

One of Berlin's more interesting features is Museum Island, an island in the middle of the Spree, right downtown, on which are located numerous museums, including five of the biggies. A 19th century Prussian idea. Our plan was for another lite day, walking via the old Jewish Quarter to the Spree and the Island, taking in one of the less demanding museums, and then walking back on another part of the Unter den Linden. Maybe have a snack along the way. It worked out exactly as planned except that the museum we had chosen seemed more apt for another day, or perhaps another life. 

Central synagogue, now a museum mostly; closed
to visitors

Berlin version of The Globe

Top of the Bode Museum

Interior of the Bode Museum big room (free admission): one of
the Friedrichs; asked to name a Prussian king, Friedrich is always
a good bet (just like Mary for cathedrals and Louis for French kings)

Cork accessories in an arts and crafts market

The Old National Gallery; maybe next time; or when we're more
interested in 18th-19th century German painting

The New Museum, which we'll do later, along with the Pergamon

Berlin's cathedral...19th century...has not stood the test of time

In another arts and crafts market (it was Sunday), the best currywurst
ever so far

The Neue Wache building on Unter den Linden

With Kathe Kollwitz' Pieta, a memorial to "victims of war and
tyranny" 

One of the Humboldts, outside their university 

Frederick the Great overseeing it all..."God favors the larger armies"

Gardeners working under the Linden